La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-04-14

man, If he had time to roach his back an
draw his beed. Now, Mr.. President,
want you to roach your back when yo
come to veto this lor. Take the middl
man out from tor, and settle the Buro."
SEES the President, II know all abou
takin the middle man from tor, and l.
show the boys how they pass thar re
quilt patch work lors and expect me t
sine them. Majer, I'll rite the veto, an
while | am doin that you must rite on
that general proclamation we have bee
torkin about, and when we get through W
will reed over and correct them"
VERY WE'LL" says l, "Mr. President
be pinted in that veto; leeve vaig gener
%alitees to Mr.. Seward and Bonypart, blu
we must rite SO that every body can un
derstand us-it saves a site of trouble
Thereupon the President took his slai
and pencil and rit off the first draft of hi
Veto Messidge, while l lit the genera
p~roclamashon. When we finished, tn,
President red first and we altered ant
amended it to suit our jint yues, which
that is the same messidge sent to the
Sennit on the 10Th inst, and which has
been published, and l incident send you
a copy of it. After the messidge was
finished, | red the proclamation us fol-
lers go
In the naim Of. Amen. I. Andy
Jobnsing. President of the Unity States
to the whole terriirmy of North America.
Greetin.
KNOW you that since Generals Sheri-
dan and Fitzpatrick, Melroy and Butler,
Thomas and Hunter, Grant and Sherman
has gone through the rebellion with thar
and %gethered up all the gold and
silver wotches. silver spoons, brest pins,
finger rings, hives and forks. silk dresses,
and everything else they wanted.
IS spiles belonging to the v%ictors, and
destroyed everything they dident want.
laid waste the feeds, burnt the
iwellins, fences, barns, stables, and mills,
,ut down the front trees, trampled on and
,rofained the GRAVES Of the honored ded,
Imprisoned the wimmin, old men and BOYS:
he arms Of the Co~nfederacy so-called has
thar arms, given thar payroll, ta-
zen my amnesty oath, and gone home to
ook at the chimlys whar once stood thar
leuses' and gether together thar families
o none over the desolashons of thar
country, in good yernest, determined to
I've ana die III the Union, and to accept
on the terms of my proclamation,
10 that now the thunder Of canons and
n%orters, and muskits. and rifles and pis-
ols, has dide out, the tramp of the wor
lorse, the rumblin of baggidge Wagons
nd a~mbulances, the groans of the sick and
Wounded, the double quickin of army
ores and regiments is heerd no more.
Now, then, it seems to me a fittin or.
ashon to issue this my speshal proclama-
hon to all Amerika, that peece do now
ain in Worsor. In the languidge of the
Oct
wild wors dedly blast is blowed cut.
And gentle peece returnin;
with many Il sweet babe fatherless,
And many a wider mournin,"
"The old flag valves over every inch
t our territory, and we possess all the
'tes, stocks, and navy yards everywhar.
nd the ole Union is restored. The lost
leiads which had broke loose from thar
atteral center of grayitashon. has come
ack into thar proper places in our Sis
and is all -movin on harmonious to-
ether everywhar. but in Congress. The
me is come for our arms to be mustered
1t, and go home. The swode should be
let into the plowsher, and the bagganit
to the prunin hook. tSee holy rt at
is pint.) The canons and guns, and
ootin irons should be gethered together
rest in peece, and the casin wagins
ouid be put to rolin saw-logs to rebild
Q Waste places of our country.
"Peece havin returned thar is no fur !
er necessity for marshall lef emmy whar +.
these States. and tharfore, I do call in !
provo marshalls and commandments Of .
rleks, and restore to the people the !
1Jistlates OF thar own approval. And .
rther, l now restore the rit of Habeas {
'rpus eyerywhar. So that eyery man
every shaid Of euler may have his own 7
dy, and no body shant take it awav g
him by marshall lor. nor by no other b
40 OF lor, without his own consent. and v
thout tel in him, wharfore he takes Il. v
q givin him a chance to get it back II
IN without delay. G
To the arms of the Unity States, q
Iich has borne the beet and burden Of y
II years hard ftin and long marchin, I a
urn thanks in the naim of the restored 8.
ZION, speshally to the glorious officers 81
! soldiers who advanced our flag with q
: sfeelin nothin they found lyin loose or t
lied m the garden. and without i~nsultin q
protected wimmin and children. Go to a.
II homes, and all you who has got UNI al
pack your napsax and call around YOU "
lr wives and children and show them
" spoons, and watches, and spectick- J.
and other valuable trofis. Hang NOT
beds if the little ones should ask Won
OF you paid for these things, and YOU
e to tell them you stoled all from non sh
nhatants. Remember the great Dick hi
with q he'd as long as a horse and
hlddeons as SATAN and the Rev. DR.. in
lckenridge of Kaintucky think that an
IS no harm in steelin from rebbels. GU
ause rebbels have no rites in nothin. Ii
10 the people of the North or North hi,
The great m~anufacterin stock frt
in wheat GROWN country, I do proclaim it
peece has arriv. Liv on your for
made durin the wor from Convent sh
tracks, for I am afeerd that the Aber. I t
On OF slavery will loose you your hest to
for the futur forever. The Pi
Ter masters yused to feed and cloth tba it