The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-01-16
NASBY.

NASBY.
Posi- OFFIs, CONFIDENT X ROADS,
witch is in the Staff Nv Kentucky,
December 13, 1868.
The message wuz reserved by us at
the Corners, cz mite bin expected, with
rapcher. Its astoneshin how persistent
A. johnson is! How dclitefully and
reglcrlv he does throw them old IDEAS
NV hissen at Congress, and how shame
fully they hev got into habit Nv treet-
in Nv en- Why, they refoosed to hear
his message! What pity it is that
one who has so much in hisself cant git
any one else to hev any faith in him -
When | red NV the inhuman treatment
Congress gave him, ], cz Federal offs
holder shed tears. A. johnson heznt
yoosed me well-he hcz put me into
place whcr Their is skarsely nothing to
stcal-but so long cz l hold a COM
mishn | shall drop the oliishl tear at in
suits piled upon him. Poor Johnson !!
Me and Secretary Wclles are the only
two who do stand by him. oniess we
mcleod John Quincy Adams, Jr, witch
don't count much ez he is only one
eighth Adams anyhow.
The iinanshel policy Nv the Prcsi-
dent struck us the most favorable Nv
any part Nv it. Troo, We don't none
Nv us pay taxes, but Bascom, Penni-
hacker and McPeltcr, who hev distilcr-
les, and who in addition hold the po-
sishcns NV Assessor, Collector and
Whisky Inspector, know that under the
butcher Grant, which is comm, there'll
he new deal, and they'll hev to pay.
We've well pleased at the ice; and the
balance NV us liked it bccoz eff the
Nashncl debt amt to be paid the tax
on whisky kin be put at Il still lower
figgcr .... Sea-.
Indeed, so well pleased We're we that
we felt it rite and proper to call a meet
in to endorse it, witch wuz held at the
church, | CT yoosuol prcsidin.
Bascom interdooscd rcsolooshcn
commendin the finanshel policy NV the
President, witch we wuz goin to pass
when to our disgust Joe Bigler riz.-
IF the cholera wood be quite shoor to
take that cuse, / believe the Corners
wood be willin to take its chances NV
it. But n6thin will kill Josef He
spoke as follows:
II approve Nv this rcsolooshen, and
hope it may pass yoonanimuslv. Debt,
my fellow citizens is Demonstration
witch brushes all who find themselves
within its folds. Debt hcz blitcd the
undcrsincd-Dcbt hez bin my rock
ahead thro life, and Debt is KILN me
now. 1t amt Debt exactly, neither,
witch hurts us-its the payin Nv Debts.
Now A. Johnson's policy scots me-
He takes the debt which bears interest,
and in the most simple manner posi-
Bile, makes the interest pay the princi-
pie He takes this Boa-constriktcr,
puts it tail in its mouth, and makes it
eat itself up. Sich finanshcl skill hcz
bin exalted by few and surpassed by
none | move the passage Nv the res
olooshcn, and three cheers for A. John
son.
The rcsolooshcn wuz passed and the
cheers given with a will, when Josef
riz agin.
al hcv one more remark to make"
Sed he. "Wat is rite in nashnel mat
tiers is ckally rite to apply to the mat
tiers Nv individuals. approve NV the
Presidents method Nv pawn debts, be-
COS it shows me an escape from MY
troubles | hev small piece NV my
land onto witch my esteemed friend Bas-
com holds a mortgage for money loaned
ten years ago. hev paid interest on
to that note promptly for ten years,
witch at ten per cent. amounts to ez
much ez the principle Now"
"Wat in thunder are 700 gcttn at :"
spoke up Bascom, turnin white.
'The gentlemen is clecrly out Nv
order" replied Josef Il hcv the floor
viii the Chair perfect me in my rites,
or must perfect mysclf?'
ITO resoom. | mite in Justis de-
mand Nv Bascom my note, hcvin paid
him in interest more than the principle
amouts to. But shell temper my JUS
It's with mercy. | forgive him for
takin the interest l hev paid him all
these weary years, and shel make him
this proposishun Keep the note till
the interest amonts to ez much ez the
principle and then give it to me, can
ccllcd.'"
But how about the money witch l
let VOC hev, 700 swindler?"
Hewitt paid it to 700 in the in
tcrcst," askt Josef
"Well then-how about the inter-
est p yelled Bascsm, very much excl
ted.
Why, hewitt l paid it reglerly, and
don't l perposc to keep payin it ?" re-
piled Josef. kin anything be fairer ?
700 he'd better take my propsishun or
l may possibly repoodiate altogether.
The creditor class mustn't bear too
heavy onto the debtor class. There is
limit beyond witch we won't be
| drove" ..
To-wunst Their wuz excitement in
the house. Deacon Program swore
that Bascom shood give up note witch
he held onto him, and Issaker Gavitt,
who wuz also in debt, fell onto Bigler's
neck in delirium Nv joy at this happy
relcese from his troubles.
Thank the Lord" sed the Deekin
for thus maxim my way easy"
And they all demanded of Bascom
their notes. One, Patrick, who hednt
paid interest for six yecrs insisted on
hcvin the amount he hed'nt paid en-
dorsed on the note, and becoz Bascom
called him Odd fool " he went for
him. They clinched and the fife be-
come general-the lites were put out
and the meetin broke up in confession
This discussion didn't interest me be-
coz Debt don't bother me-. l hev bin
Twin on an improvement on A. John
sons idea all my life, viz: don't pay
neither interest nor principal, l kin
therefore look at the question calmly
and without prejudis. l must confess
that Bascom wuz not rite. He ought