The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-05
THE CHICAGO nouination and platform have


THE CHICAGO nomination and platform have
been discussed by the philosophers at the Con
tederate x roads in Kentucky. The pro
| spectiye action of the Democratic convention
at New York was also considered incidental
ly. Here is Mr.. Nasby's account of the con
versation:
Deekin Pogram wuz indignant, "Good
HeavlngsP said he, with horrors in his saint,
ed face, Kin it be that men prfessln nashnel
views wood offer SIGH an insult to AentucKy
ez to nominate SIGH man ez Grant, VINO
sword in hand, devastated her fertile neids and
piled the bodies NV her nootral sons who re-
sisted his advance mountains high? Kin it be
that"
Don't take posshen rashly. 1t amt improba-
BILE that we may hev to nominate Hancock or
some other soljer. In that event-but I've sed
enuff"
well, at all evence," sed the Deekin, sits a
most humiliatin thing to hev throde in our
Eases infamus proposishen to pay det in
kurred in infamus attempt SURROGATE us
2 pleg our labor 2pay Diet unconsti2shunally
injured, & un-"
"Deekin," sed /, "yoor zeal do admire, but
your RELY indiscreet. 1t may be found neces-
sary in order to carry Noo-York to nominate
Belmont's man, who will be pledged to this
very thing. Go little slow"
"Well, however that may be, it's burnin
shame to throw into Kentucky's face Abo-
lshonist-two Nv UNI in fackt-apd-"
"Deekin", Il spoke this time sevearly) "yoor
very indiscreat too-day. It's possible, and
may say probable, that that noble patriot,
Cheef Justis Chase, who has been a frightful
Abolshinist, and who, eff he runs, will, for OBJ
vlous reasons, maik us swaller at the beginnin
a poTshun of his heresies may be our candi-
date. Say nothing, Deekin, that you will hev
to take back"
Feelin that rite here wuz q splendid chance
tor an improvin diskoors on the nacher, ohjikts
and aims NV Demokrisy, 1 opened out onto EN-.
"Demokrisy," L remarked, sis distinguished
chiefly for its elasticity in adaptin means 10
ends. One wood suppose that post offs is its
cheef end. In one sens it is. Demockrisy is
willin to sacrifice anything which it hez for
post-offis. 1t might raise Deekin Pogram's
Ire to sujest the nomination OF Hancock, on
account of his slawterings. or Belmont's can
dldate on account of his insisting ON paving
the nashernul debt, or Chase, who hez ben in
his day suspected Of being tainted with ablish-
unisnm. But my brethren let it be remem-
bered that success is the main object. Sue
sess is what Bascom wants, that /, being con.
tinued i'll offs, may hev the means to pay fol-
the hkker consume, and to avoid the neces-
sity of bein continually rekwested to chalk
it down, which praclis he esteems disgustin,
and one which greatly increases his labOrs
Capt. McPelter wants success that he may
contnyoO to hev Assessors, Collectors, and
Revenoo offisers with which he kin divide the
profits NV the 50 tax on the whiskey he makes
and Deekin Pogram wants success that he
may hev his niggers agin, or at least that he
may hev the privilege Of hirin EN- tor "a pei
month, deducting % cents per day for each
days absence, without no Burow offlser or
other military satrap-hanging about to mo-
lest or make afraid. Success is the main pint
and eff Hancock is the way, walk We in it-ei
Chase or Seymour is the way, walk We ditto
for with either Nv these men all these things
Wen hev. When they come TO us they leeve
Their former selves behind"