The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-07-20

There wuz Joy n, the Corners when .'
postmaster (who takes the only paper wru
r,,,.. 10 the Office. cep,in lew wen
.o,,c. 10 some demonlizcd n'ggers WI"
h.y learned TO read, and the officers NV the
F,eedmcn's Burow herc) read to the crowd
IN. news nv the canin witch Rosso, w'ch y
NV Kentucky, Civ Grinncll' II sent 'hr'''
nv Joy through the State w'ch amt uo'"
,hrillin yet Bustin out into nine harry
cheers, we to-w,inst organized n'eeoh io'
the purpose NV eSpressin our ieel'ns OH ''''
,,omenious occasion. The bell was r''hg'
the people gathered together and ""z
elected chairman Ulcy alliz elect me To
presidc becoz I'm bakl.hedded-'hey think
h.la.beads and dignity is inseParablr') "nd
Deekin Pogram secretary, with M Vice
Presidents, one for each State. j made u
short speech OH takin the chair, consra'"-
latin EN- ON the suspicious event witch called
us together. Whereupon a committee on
Resolutions wuz appin,e,l, wich after short
absence reported ez follows:
Uhusas, Genral Rosso, native born
Kentukian, and therefore gentleman.
havin got into argument with Iowa sheep
breeder; and
Whereas, llcvin got the wors, NV the ar
gument, he dex,erously turned il into black
guardin and
Hhueas, Hcyin got the worst of the
blackguarlin, he remembered the ancient
usages NV the chivalro,'s sons Nv the South
and cancd him, therefore be il
Resolved, That we, the Dimocri-y NV
Conicderit X Roads, witch is in the State Nv
Kentucky, hereby thank Gen. Rosso for his
manly vindicaiion NV The character NV Ken
lucky.
Resolved, That we know not wich to at.
nire the most the dashin Gineral's courage
in bavin the public sentiment Of tie North,
or his prudence in selectin the smalles:,
and physically, weakest man in the House
to demonstrate onto.
Resolved. That ez Thad Stevens is 10
years NV age and lame, and hardly recov-
cred from his fit NV sickness, we suggest
that our beloved hero commence nrg''-
ment with him, feclin that so far ez the ar
sument and blackguar,lin goes the result
will be the same, only 80 much more ~ cz
to give him good excuse for KILN him,
witch wood be doin the South scrvis in
decd.
Resolved, That the Dimocrisy NV Ken
lucky hevent fct so good sencc the Mem.
phis Riots.
Resolved. That this manly net NV Gin
eral Rosso's makes up and comPcnsa'es
the South for the outrage he inflicted onto
her when he jined the vandal host witch de-
wasted her soil, and that hereafter he shel
he received with just the same cor'i'allty
ez tho he had gone into the Conie'ieri' in
std NV the Federal servis.
Resolved. That the thanks NV the Dimoc-
ricy arc due the bold, brave men who ac-
companicd and stood by Gen. Roso in this
vindication NV the Southern spirit.
put the affirmative az is the custom
here. il bein the roo, when the leaders
want thing to pass, never to call Tor the
nays, and il went through all right. Then
arose and stated he'd another resolution,
witch wished to offer, AMI read IL:
Resolved, That in rctainin in the Post Of'
ifs at the Corners, Ablishnist, President
Johnson is -"
AT this point Deekin Pograin interrupted
me. lie spozed this meelin wuz callsd to
congratulate Gincral Rosso, and wat wuz
the sense NV mixin up pal,ry Post Oils
with matter NV SO much Importance cz
the canin NV a Ablisl,nist Il was clearly
ont NV order.
lreplied, "wood 700 bc glad or wood
this congrcgashun bc glad to heV me IN
the Post Oils, in the place Nv that Ahl'sh.
mist 2"
Tho Dcekin replied that personally he
wood. lie hal the highest respect Tor my
massive talents and my excellent qualities
nv head and heart, and besides he ,hough,
probable ef 20, the Pos, Otis, he would
stand n chance Nv gc,,in the nine dollars
and sixty.two cents borrowed money ]
owed him, and -
I called him to order at once.
Bascom. who keeps the grocery, AMI
who furnishes me with likkcr lvich ! hev
to take for my hair,) ON the strength NV
rcmittances I am to receive, insisted on
hearin the resolution cf il wool further my
gctin the Post Otis, and so did the hen.
evolent gentleman with whom ] board, AMI
resoomed; 81 kin see good reason for
incorporatin a rcsolooshun dcmandin
change in the Post Otis into the proccc,iins
NV this meetin."-" There wood be my
friends" sed !, emo yoose NV sendin him
naked resolution dcmandin this change,
bccoz he receives hundreds and tens Nv
hundreds Of applications for offices every
day. In fact they pile in a, SIGH rate tina,
no never opens the half NV them. The
Dimocrisy, my brethren, are alive on this
subject. Ef they are to support the Pres
ideni, they want, and will hev, the pos,
onficcs, for NV what use is il to support
man and yoor own expenses II is plain
that the procce,lins NV post oils mee,in
wood never reach him. but this, my br,h-