The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-12-18
Nasby's Latest.

Under date Of Washington, Nov. 18th, "Nas-
by" writes to the Toledo Blade;
We he'd meetin in Washington last mite to
consider things. II wus lodge Nv sorrow.
Secretary Randall remarkt that 30 far rs he wuz
concerned he hed made up his mind. lie shood
not take offs under the incomin administration.
He mite yield In other matters (for he wus NV
n webbing nacher), but on this he wuI infiexi-
BILE. McCulloch and Browning were also deter
mined, but Seward had other ideas. He chirp-
eli In that the Oldest man coodent tell wat sixty
days wood bring forth.
.Wat shall We dot" askt Postmaster from
Ohio.
"I sejest for President Johnson sod Ran
dali. ''Thst he apply for the Spanish throne.
lie wood be acceptable to the Spanish people for
he hel all his life been putting the Bourbon
down!'
Randall hes no longer any fear Nv the Prcsi-
dent.
"Gentlemen," remarkt 1, 81 hev an idea,
wich II actid onto will put us out Nv our seas Nv
troubles"
"spsskr exclaimed they all with one breath,
..speck %
'My idea Is Cuba. Cuba, the gem NV the
the Antillcs-the britest jewel In the crown NV
Spain. Let Secretary Seward, who hez talent
Cor reel estate. buy It now before the new gov
eminent hes It's internal reyenoo system cstab-
lished, and while il is hard up for money. Let
Cuba BE- the politikle Botany Bay Nv this coun-
try.-Let II DO bought by Seward and then let
the President 70 to work to wunst filing Off
sis for its government. while he still hez the
power NV appointment. He must not wait to
hev 'em hold eleckshins, for we allus succeed
better in gettin oficis by appointment than by
eleckshuns. Wat haven see open before Us!
"But sposin Congress, when II meets refooses
10 ratiy the purchis by maxim IN appropria-
shen - askt . doubter.
"Refoose to make tho appropriashun! Refoose!
Tia Put before Gineral Grant the prospeck NV
never agin seein the Blair family-put aforc
Congress and the Amerikin people the hope nv
never seein sgin the faces Nv any NV the men
hev mentioned, with the thousands Nv others nv
similar tastes, habits, and necessities, and wat
would twenty or thirty millions, more or less, be
TO emf Nothin Congress wood vote II instan-
taneously, and the people wood al say amen 7
"But sposn Congress shood refoose, wat them
Jest e1 well. The Blairs wood hev their posi-
shuns, and the Cuban officials, ef they are vers-
ed In American politikle history, know, II they
know anything. that when the Blairs get into a
place, nothin but death loosens en-.
I'm inc uetcOusuiS VI INC piVspcck lnink
nv an island with enuh niggcrs onto Il to do our
labor, and enuff white Cubaus who can't read
10 vote for usf Why, Il wood recall rccollec-
tons Nv them happy days before the war when
the Dimocricy wui thus constitooted. hunger
and thirst for SIGH.
.Rnll swiftly round ~ wheels Of Tine
Aud bring he happy day.
"Then 0inrsl Grant Good hev pceoe! Then
he wood only hev the Ablishnists on his hands
Then the niggers Nv the United States mite hev
suffrage. Tor Il wood make no difference to us.
We wood hey ofhsis to live onto. and pure mig
gers to look down upon, and wat more Good We
wantr
The sesestion WI, hvor,bly received, and
hsv no doubt It viii be acted upon. 81 Il is
bat Why this Ell" 1t must 30 done-lt shel
Be.