The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-09-07
Mistellaueuns.
A JOHNSON DEMONSTRATION.

Nasty has at last got the post Office at
Coniederit X Roads, and thus describes the
proceedings:
At last hev II! Finally it cum! After
five weary trips to Washington. after much
weary wai,in' and much travail hev got il.
I am now Post Master at Coniedrit X Roads
and am dooly installad in my new position.
Ef ever he'd any doubts ez to A. Johnson
bein better man than Paul the Apostle, q
look at my commission removes IT, Ef ]
ke,ch myself feclin that he deserted us
unnecessarily five years ago. another look
and my resentment softens into pity. FL
doubt his Democrisy look at that blcssid
commission and am reassurcd, for Prcsi-
dent who Good turn out wounded FEEDER
al soldier and appoint sich a man ez NE,
must be above suspicion.
lfelt il wuz comm two weeks ago. ]
received cirklcr from Randall, now my
sooperior in offs, propoundin these ques-
tions:-
]. DO 700 hev the most implicit faith in
Androo Johnson, in all that he hez done,
in oil that he Is doin and all that he may
hereafter dof
2. Do VOC bleeve that the Philadelphia
Convention will be convocashen Nv saints
all nctuated by pure motives, and devoted
to the salvation Nv our wunst happy but
now distracted country?
3. DO 700 beeve that next to A. John
son, Seward, Doolittlc, Cowan and Ran.
dali are the TOUR greatest and purest and
bestest and self sacrifcinest and honestest
and righteousist men this country hez ever
prodoost3
4. Do yoo blceve there Is psrtikerly
hot place reserved in the next world for
Trlmbull, hotter for Wade. and the hot.
,est for Sumner and Thad. Stevensf
5 Do 700 approve NV the canin Nv Grin.
nell l,y Rosso?
@. DO yoo bleeve the kcepin out Nv Con-
gris eleven sovrin states a unconstitutional
and unwarrunted assumption Nv power by
a secshnal congris?
Z. Do yoo bleeve the present congris a
r,mp, anil that (elcven states bein unreprc.
sented) all their acts ara unconstooshne|
snd illegal ceptin them which provides for
payin salaries?
& DO you blecve that tho Memphis and
Mo Orleans onpleasantness wuz brought
about by the unholy machinashens Nv them
Radical agitatos, actin in conjunction with
ignorant aud besotted niggers to wrcak
their spite on tho now loyal citizens Nv
these properly reconstructed cities!
o. Are VOC not satisfied that the African
citizens NV Amerikin descent kin be safely
trusted to the operations Nv the universal
law wich governs labor and capital?
10. Are 700 willin to contribute rea-
sonsble per cent NV yoor salary to fund "a
he used for the defeat Nv objectionable
congrismen in the disloyal States north!
To all Nv these inquiries not only an
swered yes bu, went aforc Justis NV the
Peace and took an affidavit to cm, forward
cd Il back and my commission wuz fourth.
with sent to me.
There wuz joobilce the mite Il ariv.
The news spread rapidly through the -four
groceries NV the town, and sich another
spontaneous ou,burst Nv JOY I never wit
messed.
The bells ring, and for an hour or two
the Corners wuz in the highest stait Nv CO.
si,cment The citizens congratulated each
other on the certainty Nv the acceshun NV
the Prcsiden, to the Dimocrisy, and in their
enihoosiasm FIVE niggcr families were
cleaned out, two NV en-, one male and
the other female, wuz killed. Then q
pcrceshun wiz organised as follen:-
Two grocery keepers with bottles.
Dcekin Pogram.
Me. with my commission pinned onto ,
banner, and under Il written. . In this sigu
we couker."
waron with q tablo onto it. A niegc
On tho bottom boards, Bascom, tho grocer!
keeper with one foot onto him, ho'din
banner inscribed, " Tho niger where h
oush, TO be-"
Citizen with hottie. ..
Deekin Pogsam's dorer Mirandy in
ssi,cod Nv wo,lopin . wench. Banner
"wc've rcssiued our rites"
Two ci,issns with bottles uyin to kesp ID
psrecshun.
Two more citizens wieh he'd empsye'
their hottie, fiiIin out by the wvs;ds. o,
Citizens two and two with bottles. p,
Wagon loaded with tho books and fdrni
sur Of nisser skool, in ssait Nv wreck
with ded Niger layin on top Nv u, wicl