Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11
MASSEY AND THE PRESIDENT AT
 RALEIGH.

It seems that Nasby accompanied the presidential party in the North Carolina tour. In his last letter he thus describes the ceremonies at Raleigh:
 At Rawley General Battlos welcomed the presidenshel party and the President re- sponded. He remarked that in Rawley he first opened his eyes penniless boy. Here is the scenes of h1s childhood; here is eve ry thing to bind man to his fellow, and to associate him with that with which he is associated; here Is where the tenderness uv his heart hev taken holt upon everything to wich it hes attached itself But he wuz wandrin from his subjick His mind went back to the day he left this city penniless boy. Where is them which he left behind him? He begged to inquire where is the friends uv his childhood? Where is the Heywoods?-
 "Killed at Antietamp shouted returned Confedrit. II wuz by Willyum's side when he wuz shot,
 -" Where is the Hunters?''
 Runnin a distillery at Nraxhall Court House." sed this same feller, who thot the President really wantid to know. He wuz choked down. and the President perceded.
 Where is the Roysters and the Smith ses, the Brownses and the Joneses? Wher is the long list uv men who lived at that day; who lived here when I wuz a penni less boy, and who, like me- commanded re- specI for consistency of devoshun. I feel proud uv this demonstrashen-I feel proud nv any dcmonstrashun. Ez alloosion hez bin made to my boyhood days, when wuz a penniless boy, 1 may say here as perti- to the fundamentle principles uv the guv'- l tn ha flo nd i But to return to my subjeck. When went out from among you penniless boy, I adopted the Constooshen as my guide and by them hev allus been guided Tc the young l wood say they will be safe ill takin me ez model Leavin here a pen niless boy, it is not for me to say whether or not hev succeeded. 1 am no longer g penniless boy, nor is-but this IS wanderin from the subjeck. For the encouragement of the young men afore me, 1 wood say that I hev enjoyed all I care about. am not aspirant for nothin, and therefore the way is now open for em. I thank you fo1 this corjel welcum. North Carliny sent me out penniless boy, and did not afford me sich advantages ez considerin my merits, ought to hev he'd, yet love her. Its bet ter ez it wuz. Coin out penniless boy, and returpin after holdin every offs from Alderman of my adoptid village, up to President, shows my qualities to much bet ter advantage than ef l hadn't gone out a penniless boy. I thank you for this trib- ute to my many good qualities"
 l And he started to get down when Ran dall whispered suthin in his left ear.
 Risin promptly and drawin out his hand kercher, the President assoomed a look uy subdued grief, and resoomed:
 II hev cum among you to participate in the dedicashen of a monument to a man wich 700 all loved, tho it hez taken suthin like fifty yeers for you to diskiver it. He wuz poor and humble, which accounts for my goin from among 700 8 penniless boy, ] but uv him I am proud, for had it not bin for him I wouldn't hey returned the shinin example to yoor young men wich l am" 7" 1 The corner stun wuz laid and the monu- ment set on it. It is uv red limestone, ten foot high. It's ez good ten foot uv stun respeck ez there is in North Carliny. Ez the monument was elevated there was the appropriate speeches, and then my little arrangement cum in. A nigger woman I he'd took with us from Washington rushed for'ard and sed "Bless de Lord, I'ze bin waitin for dis day to see de President our President" at which squad of nig- gers I'd picked up and drilled, hollered l s'ROri''