The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-01-10
9rts ana Sfents @aaeata gtratuts Wmhes 9nasmn, &C.
NUMBER 45.


hurraw for Andy johnson, and the pa
pers say, oh he's for us. he's all right,
he's our friend Well,spose he is, hadn't
he ought to be- Did you expect him to
be a dog or black republican pup. Be.
kause he amt hangin of US, is it me-
cessary to be playin bpocrat around the
footstool of power, and maxim out he was
the gTentest man in the world, and I'VE
was the greatest sinners2 Who's sorry?
Who's repentin? Who ain proud Of our
people? Who loves our enemies? No
body but darned sneak / say let 'em
hang and be hanged to EN-. before I'd
beg EN-, for grace. Whar,s Sokrete's,
whar's Cato? But If Andy holds his
own, the country's safe, provided these
general assemblys and sinods, and Bish-
op'c conventions will keep the devil and
Brownlow tied. Here's passel Of sliukf
hearted fellers who played tory jist to
dodge bullitts or save property, pow a
howlin about for ofis-want everything
because they was for Union. They was
for themselves, that's all they was for,and
they ain a goin to git the ofises neither.
Mr.. johnson amt got no more respek fer
'em than have We want to trade 'em
off. By hoky, we'll give two of EN- for
one copperhead, aud ak nothin to boot.--
Let 'em shinny on their own side, and git
over among the folks who don't want US
Reconstructed. There's them newspaper
scribblers who slip down to the edge of
Dixey every "a hours, and peep over at
US, ON tip toe. Then they run back puff
fin and BLOWN with a straight coat tail
and holler out, taHe amt. dead-he amt
deadlock out ev'ry6ody. I'm jest from
thar-seen his toe move-heard him
grunt; he's goin to rise again. Don't
withdraw the soljers, but send down more
troops Immediately" And here's your
Harper's Weekly, headin all sich--a
gassin lies and ISLANDERS in every issue
maxim insultin pikters in every sheet
lbreedin everlastin discord, and chawin
bigger than ever since We got licked
Wish old Stonewall had cotch these Har-,
/ pers at their ferry, and we boys had
knowd they was goin to keep up with this
Ideyilment too long. We'd made baptiss
of them sertin, payroll or no payroll
Hurraw for brave soldier, say, reb or
no reb, yank or no yank; hurraw for a
manly foe and generous victor--hurraw
for our side too. I.golly, excuse me, but
such expressions will work their way out
sometimes, brakes or no brakes. ...ssa
i But I'm for Mr. johnson. I'm for all
i the Johnsons-it's bully name, There's 5
our Governor, who amt goin at dis.
count--and there's Andy, who's doin
powerful well eonsiderin, and theirs the
hero of Shiloh--peace to his noble ASH
es. And there's Joe-my bully joe
i wouldn't / walk ten miles of rainy night
to see them hazel eyes and feel the grip
Eof his soldier hand. Didn't my rooster
always flap his wings and crow whenever
he passed our quarters? "Instinct told
!! him that he was the true prince, and it
would make anybody brave to be nigh
him. I like all the Johnson's, even to
t SAM. c. Ge never levied on me if he
could git round it For twenty years me
! and Sam have been working together in
the justice court. / Twas an everlastin de-
Efendant, and Sam, the constable, but he
e Eneyer sold my property nor skeered Mrs.
: Arp Hurraw for the Johnsonsl
q Well, on the whole, there's a heap Of
e things to be thankful for I'm thankful
the war is oyer-thst's the big thing
Then l m thankful ! amt black repub-
lican pup. I'm thankful that Thad. Ste
r vens and Sumner and Philips, nor none
) of Their kin ain no kin to me. I'm
thankful I live in Dixey, in the State of
a Georgy; and our Governors name amt
T Brownlow. Poer Tennessee I golly,
d didn't she catch It'll Andy Johnson's
!. pardons won't do rebels much good there.
r They better get one from the devil #
J, they expekt it TO pass. Wonder what
K made Providence afiikt 'em with sich q
a lcussi
t But can't dwell on sich a subjekt.
! It's highly demoralizin and Improbable.
ssweet land of Liberty. of thee
Icould not sing in Tennessee sszs.
But then we've had acircus once more,
j and seen the clown play round, and that
makes up for heap OF trouble. In fakt
!, : it's the best Of Reconstruction / have yet
: observed. Yourn, hopin,
i BILL ARP.
= P. S.-And they hawled Grants cabin
thousand miles. Welll Sherman's wal
7 horse stayed in my stable one night. !
= want to sell the stall to some Yankee
State Fair. AS our people amt the sorl
: that runs after big folks things, the stall
! ain't more than other stalls to me. State
= Fairs. it's for sale. suppose that Har-
: per's Weekly or Frank Lesly will paint q
pikter of i. soon, by DRAWN on their i'm
e aginations. b. A.
Il A COUNTRY school-teacher, preparing
for m 70 b hihit;on &c his schonl salacfad .