Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-05-12
Nasty.
4 Convention at the Corners 10 Nomi-
nate q County Ticket-How Joe pigler
Perverted the Resolution Ususlly
Adopted st Such Conventions. =

A0SptC9 ~ SUN SoHf6utlous. q
| cwieA is IN the Sat. y Ksnsack,jf
| There never will be peace or any,
thing like it at the Corners till that
disturber, Joe Biglsr, and his faithful
adherent, alder and abetter, Pollock
are shot or otherwise killed. In the
oiden time, afore the inoggerashen
Nv the Ablishen era, we he'd short
way nv disposin Nv SIGH. 1t wuz a
maxim in the South that Their Good
be peece only where Their wuz o per-
feck yoonanimity Nv sentiment, and
to bring about that onenis NV idees-
that deliteful concord witch wuz so
desirable-we were in the habit nv
shootin or hangin the most stubborn
Nv those witch didn't agree with the
majority, and tarrin and featherin
those who were not accessible to
Kentucky reason. By vigorously
persooln this course the minorities
in this vicinity wuz kept tolably
small and comfortable. Why these
cusses hevent bin so treated passes
my comprehension.
Our t:onvenshun to nominate can
didates for county offices wuz held
yesterday. / wuz cheerman Nv
course, for now okkupy that posi-
shen (since it wuz discovered that
Captain McPelter kin rite he ,hez bin
Sekretary), and | felt sinkin sensa>
shen when | saw that cuss Bigler
and that other cuss Pollock enter
the door.
Deekin Pogram, ez he saw en-, bill
ed over. Risin to his feet, the VEN
cradle old patriark exclaimed in q
voice tremulous with emoshun, wat
in thunder he wuz there for.
Josef, hev 700 rite to set in
Dimocratic convenshun, holdin, ez
700 do, opinyuns the reverse nv
Dimocratic >"
Deekin," returned this Bigler, 81
carry in my body Federal lead
wuz under the Confedrit flag in SIX
ty battles, skirmishes and skedaddles.
/ hev certifikit 20 that etfeck from
the late iamented John Morgan -
That certifikit wood admit me to
sect in any Dimocratic Convenshun
in the. North-shel it not be sufficient
here in Kentucky? Alas, the Profit
is not without honor save in his own
Cross Roads"
And Josef let on he wept, when
Pollock osten tashusly handed him a
pocket handkerchief.
<" Ef held any hetrodox views
hev repented nv EN-, me and Pollock,
and we perpose TO vote for all yer
resolooshens, like frisky lambs wat
is glad to get back to the troo fold.
Don't we. Pollock"
"Certin, we do. The convenshun
may go on and count us in ez troo
converts from Ablishinism witch, in
view of the fact that my store hez
bin set on fire twict becox Nv my aw>
ful opinions, ] may be sed to be lit
rally brand pluckt from the burn.
in. Go on"
Findin thay wuz bound to stay,
we went on. The first thing in Or
der wuz the adoption Nv resolooshens,
ez follows
l. We resolved we he'd the utmost
confidence in Androo Johnson, Pres
ident Nv the Yoonited States, pervi-
ded he wuzn't impeeched; of he wuz
then we shood hev the privilege Nv
considrin him worthy nv confidence
or not, ex the circumstances NV the
case shood warrant.
2. That the Congris Nv the Yooni>
| ted States was a unconstitooshnel
body, witch wux persistently endeav-
rim to break up the Government Nv
the Yoonited States, witch we wuz as
persistently strivin to save.
8. That the only hope Nv Yoonun
lay in tho displacement Nv sich trait
ors ez Grant, Sumner, and Stevens,
and the putin in their places SIGH
gileless patriots ez Breckenridge
Brite, Vallandygum, ct al.
4. That the thanks of the Democ>
racy is due the people Nv the South
for their forbearance in not risin to
sweep the radical faction from the
| face of the earth.
AT this pint Bigler arose. He
wanted to know eff this convensh en-,
stylin itself Democratic, wuz goin to
be satisfied with them resolooshens 7
He called for the readin Nv the regler
one without which no Democratic
platform wuz complete. He refer
red to the one dedicatin this Gov
eminent forever to white men,
Here it u.s." he sed
RESOLVED, That this Government
wuz established by white men, and
| that white men will keep it intact
for white men and their posterity
forever.
| demand, Ell white man, sed
| this Bigler' 8 that this resolution be
added. Let every white man, every
| proud Cancashen, who blievesin race,
say avs, and with emphasis"
| And every one nv EN- ho,lered out
!" avs with all their mite.
Good" sed Bigler, good
White men and their posterity wat
a mode sentiment. Say aye to my
resolooshun agin.
! Now Pollock, brother in tho troo
faith, newly baptised, will 700 open
| the door Z? Its better TO be dorrs
keepes in the house w Democracy
| than to dwell 10 the tents Of Adolf
tionism. Open the door"
WITCH Pollock did and then enter
ed-wat? Good heavens
| A HUNDRED MULATTo, oUADRooN
AND ocToRooN NIGaERs-Two BY TWO.
What does this mean 2" shriea.
ed /.
Who are them 2" gasped Deekin
Pogram.
" He'll +" sed Issaker Gavitt pro,
fanely.
" They are the posterity referred
to in my resolooshen. This Gov
eminent wuz established by white
men and skel be preserved for white
mon and their posterity. think il