The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-12-31

PosT OFFIs, CoNPEDmT X ROADS, /
(Which is in the Stait NV KentuckyOS
Dec l3, 1868.
The message wuz rssesVed by US at
the Corners, ez mite hev bin expected,
with rapcher. Its astonishin how per-
sistent A. Johnson is! How deliteful-
ly and reglerly he does throw them old
ideas uv hissen at Congress, and how
shamefally they hev got into habit nv
treatin Nv EN-! Why, they refOOsed to
hear his message. What a pity it is
that one who her so much faith in his
sc If cant git any one else to hev any
faith in him! When | read Nv the ia
human treetmeat Congress gave Mm,
/, ez Fedral offs holder shed teers
A. johnson hez'nt yoosed me well-he
hez put me into place where ther is
skasely nothin to steal but SO long
ez hold commishn l shell drop the
Offishl tear at insults piled upon him.
Poor johnson! Me and Secretary
Welles are the only two who do stand
by him, onless we mcleod John Quincy
Adams Jr., wich don't count much ez
he is only one eighth Adams anyhow.
The finanshcl policy Nv the Presi-
dent struck US the most favorable NV
any part Nv it. Troo, we don't none
NV US pay taxes, but Bascom, Penni-
hacker aud McP Pelter, who hev distiller-
les, and who in addishn hold the po-
sishens NV Assessor, Collector, and
whisky Inspector, know that under the
butcher Grant. wich is comm. there'll
be new deal, and that they'll hev to
pay. We're well pleased at the jee;
aud che balance av US liked it becOz ef
the Naslmel debt amt to be paid the tax
on whiskey kin be pat at a still lower
6gger
Indeed, so well pleased were we that
we felt it rite aud proper to call a meet
in to endorse it, wich wuz held at the
church, eE yoosual presidin.
Bascom inteFdoOsed resolooshsn
commendin the fnanshel policy OF the
President, wich we wuE a goin to pass
when to our disgust Joe Bigler riz. Ef
the cholera wood be quite sure to take
that cuss, belive the Corners wood be
willin to take its chances nv it. But
nothin will kill Joseph. He spoke ez
follows
III approve Nv this resolooshen, and
hope it tmay pass yo0aanimusly Debt,
my fellow citizens is a Boa constrlkter
wich crushes all who find themselves
within its folds, Debt heE blited the
undersaed-Debt hez bin my rock
ahead thro life, aud Debt is KILN me
now. 1t aint Debt exactly, neither
wich hurts ns--its the payin NV Debts.
Now A. Johnson's policy suits me. He
takes the debt wich bears interest, and
in the most simple manner possible,
makes the interest pay the principle
lie takes this Boa-constrikter, puts itl
tail in its mouth, and makes it eat itself
up. Sich fnanshel skill hez bin exalted
by few and surpassed by none. Imoye
the passage av the resolo0shen, and
three cheers for A. johnson.
The resolooshen wuE passed and the
cheers gwen with will, when JOSE
riz agin.
III hey one more remark to make,
sed he "Wat is rite in nashnel mat
tiers is ekally rite 10 apply to the mat.
ters Nv individooals. lapprove Nv the
Presidents method Nv payin debts, be-
COZ it shows me an escape from mg
troubles hey a small piece Nv land
onto wich my esteemed friend Bascom
holds q mortgage for money loaned ten
years ago hev paid interest onto
that note promptly for ten years, wich
at ten per ceut amounts to eE much ez
the principle. Now"
swat In thunder are yoO gettin ati''
spokeup Baseom, turnin white.
"The gentleman is clearly out NV or
der" replied. Josef II hsv the floor.
viii the Chair perfect me in my rites
or must | perfect myself"
"To resoom. | mite in justis de.
mand NV Bascom my note, hevin paid
him in interest mOre than tho principle
amounts to. But | shell temper my
justis with mercy, Il forgiv him for
takin the interest hev paid him al
these weary years, and shel make him
! this proposition: Keep the note ill the
interest amounts to eE much ez th'
principle aud then give it to me, can
, celled."
"But how about the money wich
let yoo hev, yoO swindler."
"IIevn't ! paid it TO yoo in the inter
est, askt Josef w~
well, then--Low about The inter
! est" yelled BaseOm, very much ex
"Why, heyen't paid il reglerly
{, aud don't l perspose to keep payin i'll
, replied Joseph. kin anything b
. iaireri Yoo he'd better take my prop
osishen or / may possibly repoOdist'
altogether. The crediter class musn'
! bear too heavy onto the debtor class
= There is q limit beyond wich we won
! be drov,"
/. To-wnnst ther wuza excitement i
+ the house. Deacon Pogram swors tha
= Basoom should give up note wich h,
; held onto him, aud IssAker Gavitt, VIII