The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-01-03


zion hat the Document Produced upon a
Kentucky Conrocdfion.
Posr Orris, CosTEpRIr Y ROADS,
| (Which 10 in the Stat Nv kentucky.)
December 1885,.
The Corners WIZ last mite in most de-
lheful fever Nv excitement. ] he'd been
over to Secessionsville, the nearest milroad
s,ashen, and he'd accidently prokoored a
copy NV Louisville paper containin the
annyool message Of the President, aud had
heerd Nv the faiyoor Of the impeachment
projeck. Filled with joy inexpressihle,
mounted Bascom's mule, witch he'd Dor.
red for the Trip. and rode back ez fast ez
that mule cool carry mo. Ez rode 'hro
the niger settlement, near Garretstown, on
my way hack, Good not help,in my cxu'a.
ton, shakin my fiat at the whit.wssled
cottages afIa! Hal" .hot Ego on In
yoor iancied scoority. Pore over yer spell.
In hooks, stumble ,hro yer Recders. dress
up yer wives and children, whilo 700 kin,
for yoor time 10 short. Tho cloud is gath.
erin over yoo-itwill bust shortly. Ha!
hs" And ! struck the spurs into tho
mule and dashed on my wny, tho ha ha
sounding dcInoniacly in the darkns.
Hastily flingin myself OFF tho animal
s,r,Ied into Bascom's, whcro, nfore his
hlazin fire, they were all assembled.
"Thnnk ilevin!" sod ], fallin on my
knees in taboo.
"Wnt::" sell the assembled consregs.
shun.
"President Johnson has ishood mes.
sagc, anil he llnint inpea-ht! !"
"Tl,ank the Lord" piously exclaimed
Deekin Pugram. and. "Thank the Lord
they all sed, will, M intensity Nv piousnis
witch totally unnamed me.
"Reud us the blessid document" sod
they.
81 will" sed I; hut upon feclin for It !
found il he'd slipped ont Nv my pockit on
the road. Not hevin much yoose for pock-
its don't keep en- very much in repair.
"But never mind | kin tell It tn 700 ez
we'll"
"Go on" sell they, with intense eager.
ness.
"Go on 2" sell Joe Bigler, "let's see how
tho nce looks after its run thro POST
master. "Go on"
I commenst by Stain that tho President
90. out with fervent lament that the Yoon'
yum wuz still in state Nv disorgnniza,ion'
and tina, the ten seeded States wuz not
agin under the flag.
allow troo, and how lamcntable the
,roo,h - sighed Capt. Mcpelsor, late Of tho
c. 8. A.
81 omit all references which be elokcnsl,
Irnnkcs NV tho necessity Nv yoonyun, e.
cetru. and pass to the only pint witch Is Nv
interest to u.s.. Firstly, he recommends to
n.-s..-. y.-, il,sy. take iIy, hack ynck.'
"Amen !" shouted. Deekin Poyfum.
"That the work witch they hev bin doin
IN opposihen to his policy, be to wun1 re.
pealed-,o wulisl and promptly. lie dwells
a, length upon The fact thu, the Constitoo.
shen g,iarnnsrs to all the States Il govern.
rnent republican in form, that 1t gives to
every citizen habis corpus. don't jiss
remember tho argument that follows, but ].
may be inferred. Its us he's pleadin for
for us his bowels yean. How kin State
hev government republican in form, when
one half NV its citizens, witch the good Nv
the toiher half require to he KEEP In state
of Scriptooral scrvitood, are ngoin about free
and don as they please3 From this, by nm
easy translashcn, he dips into the CRATE and
TO us all important subjeck Nv Niger suf.
frnrc, and on this no Is the movinest writer
who ever tcched pen to paper. He holds
that tho niggcrs Nv hc Southern States arc
40 CONSTRUCTED Jist now That they kin elect
a President, and that there n wrong is com.
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gence, should hev that blcssid privilege.
lie holds that the all important ballot shood
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~ ,nJ h.nc, in IN, ten State, only the
with, raee are Justly entitled to il, and''-
.uold n mini, :" said Joe Birler. "Arree
in with the presidcn, tina, the ballot shoo.l
ouly l,e given 10 them wich kin read-ap.
,rec;,,;n the horrid danger nv ciyin il to
'h.m WIN ,,ck This qualification, I wan, all
Tim, h, ~, On lin, he'd to bc red in full for
o,r e,l,,nnent. 1 bcy n COPY nv the mes
..,. in INV ,ocket. and here is the passage,
ns.L;, will VOC read ], to us?"
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