The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-09-06
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Mr.. Nasby goes 10 New Orleans
to Acquaint the Presidents
Friends with the COntempiaf.
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PosT OFFIs, CoNFEDRIr X Roads,
(wich is in the Stait NV Kentucky.
- '@@ August 20, 1867.
p Twas a settin all so pleasant in the
Post Offs last mite, musin onto the
mutability Nv human affairs, when L
received the fcllerin despatch, per
boy on a mule, from the stashen:
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 1867.
To p. V. Nasty &c.:
Hev determined to be President or
nothin. Shel remove Stanton, and
immejitly thereafter Sheridan, and
ultimately the, ballence NV EN-. Go
on to Moo Orleens and made this
known to our trends. Draw on the
general fund for expenses.
A. J.
Wat thrill run thro me ez / red
this! never felt so good but wunst
before in my life. 1 wuz in an intee-
rior town IN Massachusetts four days,
wher the most stimulatin bevrage
wuz root beer. The occasion when
1 felt better than I did on the receet
NV that despatch, wuz the identikle
mint l struck Moo York and stood
afore a bar. Oh wat q pleasin, sooth-
in, magnetic thrill run thro my veins
ez the golden Liquid gurggled down
my esoffagus! Jest SO l thrilled at
reedin that despatch. My thot-con-
tracted brow smoothed sgain, the
wrinkles OF care left my face, and l
wuz boy agin'
l left immejitly, and after pleas
and journey reached Moo Orleans.
/ had no trouble in finding them to
whom 1 wuz accredited. If there's
a divinity wich doth hedge a king,
tber must be suthin also in the face
NV troo Dimekrat wich betrays him.
1 wuz follered to my hotel by crowd
Nv the first men nv the city, and when
they saw my name onto the register
the scene wuz terrific. They knowd
me! they knowd my comm wuznt for
nothin, and afore / he'd time to say
nay, / wuz hurried to the Lost Coz
Club rooms and made an onorary
member for life, incloodin the free
dom NV the bar, wich privilege l
priced.
wat nooze from Washinton?'
should they all with one akkord.
Calm yoorselvesn sed / impress
lively, 'and restrane yoor emoshens.
Four days ago l received this and
1 read 'em the dispatch. Never shel
1 witnis anuther sich a sceen. Old
men acted like yooth, while young
men wept like wimmem.
Excuse US sir sed one, 'this weep
in is onmanly, but ah, did 700 know
wat hev suffered. Sence last Joon,
a year, l hevn't killed a nigger nor a
preecher, and hey only knocked two
NV 'em down and for them two wuz
three months each. But,
thank God, I'm free agln-Im freen
and he fell onto my neck and askt
me to take a drink with him, which,
fearin the effex NV irritashen on him,
in his present eggsitable state Nv
mind, i did.
Iwuz askt eff he'd ever bin in Moo
Orleens and on sayin that / hedn't,
my friend accompanied me to the
many obieks Nv Interest in their city.
Here sed he, is the buildins in
wich Beast Butler received the sur
render NV the city, and where he
signed the order for the hangin NV
Subsekently, in this same
room, the tother beast, Sheridan, took
his orders from Mayor Monro and
Abel. Ha, ha! 'twuz retribushen,'
and he smiled grimly several minits.
Here is the hall where Dostie and
his Ablishn hordes gatherd over a
year dSO, duu liOu WiCu DooeiC "uH
carried a corpse. At that angle in
the blldin 1, with this good rite hand,
slew three niggers and a Burow
preecher. Right here where we are
standin, q cart containin the killed
came along. wuz eggsited and in
furiated at their obstinacy in holdin
the Convenshen. In my revolver
there wuz one load--in the cart un-
der the corpses wuz Eigger, groan-
in. mounted the cart, and turned
over the corpses-the wounded mig
ger had on bloc cote-inflamed
with rage at the site pulled the trig-
ger and he groaned no more
Glorious sperit" sed /, in eggsta-
cy wringin his hand.
Just in front NV wher we stand
thirty odd niggers wuz killed, and
one or two NV them Burow teachers.
1t don't become me to say how many
killed, but l wan't idle. In three
weeks thereafter l received my par
don from the President, and am now,
thank God, citizen
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