The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-08-23

eggslteLnent. The citizens coDeraloo
lated each other on the certaintyluy
the acceshun Nv the President TO the
Dimocrisy, and in their enthoosiasm
five Niger families were cleaned out.
two nv EN-. one male and the tother a
female, wuz killed. Then q percesbun
wuz organised as fCllers:
Two grocery keepers with bottles.
Deekin Program.
ME-, with my commission pinred on .
TO banner and under it written
am this sign we conker."
Wagon with taboo onto It. A ME.
ger on the bottom boards, Bascom. the
grocery keeper. with one foot onto
him, holdin banner Inscribed -.The
Niger where he oughter be-"
Citizen with bottle
Deekin Pogram's daughter Mirandy
in a attitoo1 nv wallopin a wencb.-
BanDer:-"We've RegaiDed our Rites. .
Two citizens with bottles tryin to
keep IN perceshun.
Two more citizens wich he'd empty.
ed their bottles, fallin out by the way
side. ''e 'Fi
Citizens two and Two with bottles.
Wagon loaded with the books and
furhitur Nv Niger skool, in a stait
Nv wreck, with ded niger lawn on
top nv it, wich he'd bin captoored with.
in the hour. Banner:-"My Policy"
The perceshun mooved 10 the meetin
hous and Deekin Pogram takin the
Chair a meetin wuz to wunst organ.
ised.
The Deekin remarked that this wuz
the proudest moment nv his life He
was gratifed at the appintment nv his
esteemed friend, becoS he appreciated
the noble qualities wich was so con.
spikuous into him, and becoz bis ardu.
Gus services in the coz NV Dimokrisy
entitled him to the posishun. All these
wuz aside Nv and entirely disconnect
ed from the fact that thare wood now
be a probability Nv his gittin back a
little matter Nv nine dollars and sixty.
two cents Hear Hear wich he had
loaned him about eighteen months ago.
afore he had knOwed him we'll or Iarn-
ed to luv him. But thare wuz anuthcr
reason why he met to rejoyce to.nite
1t showed that A Johnson meant biz.
ness-that A. Johnson wuz troo TO the
Dimokrasy, and that he he'd fully made
up his mind to- hurl the bolts Nv of.
fishl thunder wich he held in his Pres.
idenshal hands. at his enemies. and to
make fight in earnest, that he wuz
goin TO reward his friends, them ez he
Good trust. Our venerable friends
Dein put in condishun 10 pay the con-
fidin residents Nv the Corners the lit
tie sums he owes them is a good thing
('Hear!' "Hearl'' "trool" 'troo!' with
singular unanimity from every man in
the bildin,) but wat wuz sich consit er-
ashuEs when compared to the gra.e
moral effect Nv the decisive movement
GA id site," shouted one grocery
keeper, ana 1--WE don't want no moral
effect" cried anothcr) My friends
when the news Nv this bold step Nv the
President goes forth to the South, the
price of ConfedrIt skrip will go up and
the shootin Nv niggers will cease, for
the redemshun nv the first / consider
ashoored. and the redoosin NV the lat
ter TO their normal condishuD, | count
ez good ez done.
Squire Gavitt remarked that he wuz
too much overpowered with emoshun
to speak. For four years, nearly five.
the only newspaper which come TO the
offs had passed thro' the polluted hands
Nv Ablishnist. He he'd no partik Ter
objecshun to the mispgided man, but
he wuz Il 81 mbol nv tyrany and so
long ez he sot there he reminded en-
that they were wearin chains. Thank
the Lord that day is overl The Cor
ners is redeemed, the second Jaxson
hez risin and struck off the shackles.-
He wood not allood to the trife NV
twelve dollars and half that he loan
ed the appointee some months ago,
KNOWN that it would be paid out nv
the first money.
Bascom, the principal grocery keep
er, rose and called the Squire to order
He wanted to know if it wuz fair play
to talk sich talk2 no man Good feel
o moro heartfelt satisfaction at the ap-
pointment Nv our honored friend than
him, shown ez it did that the President
he'd cut loose from Ablishnsm wich he
dispised, but he protested agin the
Squire undertaken to git in his bill
afore the rest he'd q chance. Who
furnisht him his liker for eight months
and who hez the best rite for the first
dig at the proceeds Nv the position?-
He wood never
The other three grocery keepers
rose, when Deekin Pogram rooled EN-
all out Nv order and offered the follow
ing resolutions:
WHEREAS, Tho President hez in a
strickly constooshnel manner relieved
this commoonity NV an offensive Abb
lishnist appintod by that abhorred ty-
rant Liukin, and appinted in his place
sound constitooshnel Democrat, one
whom 10 know is to lend, therefore
be it .,. .,r., rs
Resolued, That we greet the Presi
dent and ashoor him nv our contin-
yood support and confidence.
ReSolued That We now consider the
work NV Reconstruction, so Tar OF this
commoonity is concerned, completed,
and that we feel that we are wunst
more restored to our proper relations
with the federal government.
ReSolued, That the glorious defence
made by the loyal Democracy NV Moo
Orleans agin the combined convention
ers and niggers shows that freemen kin
Il -.