The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-20
WASHINGTON, April 1867.


WASHINGTON, April 1867.
The news nv the election IN Con-
nectieut created the most profound
sensashun at the Corners. 1t cum to
as so unexpected, so slike a clap Nv
thunder from acleaf sky, ofEruther so
like CLEAN Nv sunllt thro mass NV
overpowrin black clouds, so like the
first streak NV sunlite in the morning
after long mite of colera mortus
with no brandy in the house, that we
wuz overpowered with it The Cor
ners havn't experience SIGH a. salts
factry spasm Nv Joy sence the reject nv.
the news NV the Fort Piller affair. 1t
perdoost very siugler efectaon Dee
kin Pogram. When I cum up to him
with the news he was engaged with
all the elokence he possesst tryin to
convince a niger, witch formerly be-
longed to him, that, after all the
Southerners themselves wuz the only
ones wichl the niggers Good trust. and
that when the time cum for them to
exercise the 4ectiye franchise eff they
had any regard for their own interests
they. wood turn their backs on the
Ablishnists, who wuz to q, man, hOry
headed deceevers, and trust them and
them only who knowd em.
SamyooeE," said the -Deekin. in
.affecshunit tone, with one hand
on the nigger's shoulder. why shood-
emit we love 700? Yoo are bone Nv
our bone, and flesh Nv our fesh-we
are NV one bud" (this remark the
Deekin got into a habit some years
ago NV gittin off when speakin Nv the
Dimocrisy North, and always uses it.
1t isAruther effective thoAin this in
stance, eff had been in his place [
shoodent hev slung it out, OWN to the
pecooliar construckshen wich mite be
put ontf ;t)-" and our interests is
one, Samyooel" - IS
Deekin," says I, interuptin him.
s. Deekin. Connecticut hez spoken in
thunder tones. and hez gone Dino
cratiel -
. " Watt says he, DEMOCRATIC!
verify" says l. A Governor
and three Congressman out of FOUR
There WIZ a a sudden rupchure NV
the friendly relashens existin between
the .Deekin and Samyooel the dark
complexioned. If he wuz Nv the
Deekin's s. flesh the Deekin, was in ia
vor of mortiyin it, for never wuz flesh
SO belabored ez wuz that unfortunit
chattel's. The flesh was imejitly las
Grated. He pitched into him ferosh-
us, and after pummelin the astonished
Aferkin, who didn't see why the re-
suit of the eleckshun shood work SIGH
a change, till he wuz out Nv breath,
he condenst wat strength wuz re-
mainin into one vigorous kick, ex-
claimin- mas
"Take that, 700 black swindler.
I've talked sweet ito 700 under false
pretenses. I've been betrayed into
wastin soft sawder onto a nigger-in-
to coaxin wher | have a ondeniable
rite to mand-into-" s. s.
Wat does all dis mean?" said the
niger family .selqA& t
Mean! said l to him: my
friend this is the reaction we've heard
so much about-its arriv. 1t means
that there is exceedingly good
chance Nv yoor bein redoost again to
yoor normal speer, NV yoor comm
down from the high boss yoo've bin
ridin and in bein agin servant unto,
your brethren It means that Con-
necticut hez spoken. and that yoor,
a good deal more vafooable to US now
than VOC wuz ashour ago. Go, my
friend, and buy salve for yoor brooses,
for unless yoor heeled yoor valyoo
will be less in the markit. Yoo'd be,
ashamed to sell for allow price wood
ent 700? 30. 80 5
left the Dimocrisy jubilatin and.
cum on to Washington, feelin that /
must go where Good ind kindred
soles. The mite / arrived there wuz
high carnival at the White House
The President was in tall feather.
There wuz Connecticut visible all
over him. He he'd q wooden nutmeg
for a buzum pin-a mTnatoor bass
wood ham hung rom his watch fob.
and in honor wv. the occashun they
wuz drinkin kpunches made zof New
England rum, with small slices of
Weathersfeld onyuns- in EN- instead
of lemons. Randall sprung toward
me ez 1 entered the room, and clasp
ed me by one hand, the President by
tother, and we then-not altogether
onlike the three graces-embraoed.
They he'd the advantage Nv me, ez
they he'd one odor-tfe onyur, witch
[ hedent, but / stood it. Why not,
when that odor wuz from the breaths
of those hevin the appintin power? L
wood hev stood it he'd they bin eatin
assafetida. - .
Atthis Understanding Welles cum
in, sssa a t.aue ..af1. -
NHa! said he, why this unwon-
ted hilarityl why this joy where grief
generally holds her COURT =
The Connecticut eleckshun,' said
Seward. ~