The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-08-28
Mr.. Sasby Yoies.

The Rev. Petroleum v. Nnsby thus de.
scribes the recent election in Kentucky:
"The election went off msgni6cen,ly.
Never did ] see In all my experience, wich
hez ben very great, sich extensive prepara.
tions made. Bascom's bar wuz made free.
Deekin Pogram, Kernel McPelier and my.
self. one Of wich holds government offs.
and tile other two expects to, he'd barl Nv
new eleckshun whisky purchist, wich Ell.
der Pennibacker. notwithstandin his dlsaf.
feckshun. furnisht at cost, wich wuz %
cents per gallon, ez no tax hez ever bin pade
in his .districk.
lopened tho polls, usin for the purpus
hat, and the votin commenst lively. put
in two, Bascom slip, in three under differ.
ent names. and the other faithful ones vo.
ted ex many times ez they thot nessary.
About 10 o'clock Pollock came up to vote,
at wich ] WIZ surprised. When say sur
prised ! mean II. The very presence nv
the nun ut sich time and place wuz start.
in. and i had terrible effsck on the popu.
lis. "Wnt!" said Issaakcr Gavii., indis,.
'nantly, "shel Illinoy Ablishnist-a man
not born In kentucky-a man who holds
views so totally different from ourn, per
SOON to vote at these ere poles? Never!
And lssaker, bilin over with rage, went
ior him, in wich he wuz assisted by The en-
tire balance Nv the Corners The wretched
man paid heavy penalty for his insolence.
lie wuz carried off by some sympathisin
niggers, mere wreck Nv his former self.
A little later the "Uoonyun men," ez
they call themselves, upon Pike Run. come
down TO vote. But Issaker and McPolter
reasoned with cm, Kernel McPelter's re-
marks wuz periikelerly impressive. They
asserted that ez Amerikin citizens they lied
n rite to vote, and sliood do so at all hazard.
The Kernel, in reply, statid to en-, that the
Corners wuz filin for their liberties-that
no u after wat tllair abstrack rites mite be,
the Corners Good not permit herseli to be
contaminated with Ablishn votes. "Shood
yoo attempt it," sed he impressively, 'the
blood of the Corners will be up,and won't
he answeralle for the consekences. Be-
ware!"
They pressed forertl, when from among
or people single shot was heard, and the
b, one Nv EN-, preacher, fell writhin in
the dust.
| pilied the poor wretch, but what kin
we do? Why will they come about us, irri.
tutin our people with incenjary votes :
That man he'd n family. Wat reason will
he give them, when he's carried home
dead, for his ontimely deceeso lis ever
thus. The Ablishnists will never let us
alone. And yet spose that hirelin and
subsidized press in the North, in the face
nv the provocashen we received will accuse
us nv murdrin this man
Our umbishen wuz 10 have the vote clean
Dimekraiic. But il wlz not so. At nhout
lp. m, Joe Bigler, who he'd heertl NV the
doins, come to the polls. lssaker and Me-
Pelter wuz goin' to prevent him from vo
tin, lint the villain drawd u revolver the
mint they lookt at him, and they partid,
maxim lane for Inn to the hat.
"Does any Que challenge my yote?"
sed he, cockin his weepon. "Ef SO, let 'cm
speak,"
but no one interfered, and ] took Il.
When we counted out there wuz barely
one Ablishn hallot In the hat. II wuz Big.
5'r's. But We were neer enuf yoonani
mus, aud we perpose to keep SO. The
process is simple. II consists merely in
sliootin NIL who differ with us. Thus we
bev peace at home.
Our politkle prospecks are mixed. The
reducksyen Nv the tax OF whisky inclined
many Nv our voters toward Republikinism.
hut ] headed this orr all together. The
Northern papers assertin that Blare's letter
don't mean revolooshen is hurlin us some,
hut that is more than balanced by the ease
with which we kin organize. Yesterday
an entire regiment in the Confedrit servIs
reorganized as Seymore and Blare club
rctainn their officers cz doorin the war,
and yoosin the identikle rolls, flags, and
sicl. II aids us wonderhy.
PETROLEUM Y. NAsBr, p. NJ,
... (Wicli liz Pos,niaster.)