Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-01-20
Nasty.
Mr Nasty and HIS FriesdI Discuss the
Message-The Financial Policy Of the
President Particularly is Approred al
the Beginning, but

Mr Nasby and HIS FriendI Discuss the
MeSSage-The Financial Policy of tie
President Particularly is Approred at
the Beginning, but
Posr OFFIs, CosFEDRIr y ROADS,
witch is in the State Nv Kentucky.)
December Is, 1868.
The message wuz reserved by us at the
Corners, ez mite hev bin expected, with
rapcher. Its astoneshin how persistent 4.
johnson is! How delitefully and regler-
" he does throw them old ideas Wv hissen
at Congress, and how shamefvlly they hev
got into habit Nv trectin Nv EN-! Why,
they refoosed to hear his message What
a pity it is that one who hez so much
faith in hisself can't get eny one else to
hev any faith in him When L red NV
the inhuman treatment Congress gave him,
|, ez a Fedral offs holder, shed tears. A.
johnson hezn't yoosed me well-he hez
put me into a place wher ther Is skasely
nothin to steal,-but so long as l hold
commishun l shell drop the ofishl tear, at
insults piled upon him. Poor johnson =
Me and Secretary Welles are the only two
John Quincy Adams, Jr., which don't
count much ez he is only one-eighth
Adams anyhow.
The fnanshel policy Nv the President
struck us the most favorable Nv any part
Nv it. Troo, We don't none Nv us pay taxes /;
but Bascom, Pennibacker and McPelter,
who hsv distilleries, and who in addishen
hold the posishens NV Assessor, Collector
and Whisky Inspector, know that under
the butcher Grant. wich is comm, therell
be new deal, and that they'll hev to
pay. We're well pleased at the lice
and the balance NV us liked it becos eff
the Nashnel debt amt paid, the tax on
whisky kin be put at a still lower fgger.
| Indeed, so we'll pleased were we that we
felt it rite and proper to call a meetin to
indorse it, wich was held at the church,
as yoosual presidin.
Bascom interdoosed a re.olooshen COM
mendin the fnanshel policy Nv the Presi-
dent, wich we wuz goin to pass, when to
our disgust Joe Bigler riz. IF the cholera
wood be quite shoor to take that cuss,
believe the Corners wood be willin to take
its chances Nv it. But nothin will kill Jo-
seph. He spoke ez follows:
al approve Nv this resolooshen, and
hope it may pass yoonanimously. Debt
my fellow citizens, is Boa constrictel
wich crushes all who find themselves with.
in its folds. Debt hez blited the under
signed-Debt hez been my rock ahead
thro life, and Debt is KILN me now. [
amt Debt exactly, neither, wich hurts US
it's the payin Nv Debts. Now A. John
sons policy scots me. He takes the deb
wich bears interest, and in the most simpl
manner possible makes the interest pay tn
principle. He takes this Boa constrickter
puts its tail in its mouth, and makes it ca
: itself up. Such fnanshl skill hez bi
exalted by few and surpassed by none.
move the passage NV the resolooshen, an
three cheers for A johnson"
The resolooshen wuz passed and th
cheers given with a will, when Josef ri
agin-
81 hev one more remark to make" Sc
; he. Wat is rite in nashnel matters
; ekally rite to apply to the matters Nv in
dividooals. approve of the President
: method NV payin debts, becoz it shows m
,, an escape from my troubles. L hev
small piece Nv land onto wich my esteeme
friend Bascom holds mortgage for none
loaned ten years ago. 1 hev paid interes
onto that note promptly for ten year
which ct ten per cent, amounts to ez muc
ez the principal. Now"
Wat in thunder are you getting at ?
spoke up Bascom, turning white.
The gentleman is cleerly out Nv o.
der" replied Josef q hev the foo
Will the chair perfect me in my rites {
: must l perfect myself p
"To resoom. | mite in justis deman
|; NV Bascom my note, hevin paid him in il
terest more than the principle amounts t
But l shell temper my justis with mercy
!, | forgive him for takin the interest [ hay
paid him all these weary years, and sh
= make him this proposition Keep the moi
. till the interest amounts to ez much ez Il
" principle, and then give it to me cance
: led"
= But how about the money wich Il
q 700 hev, 700 swindler."
"Hav'nt paid it too in the interest
I: asked Josef
= "Well, then, how about the interest
y y yelled Bascom, very much excited.
e ~ Why, hav'nt L paid it reglerly, al
=. u don't perpose to keep payin it ?" repli
ne josef {" Kin anything be fairer ? Y
81 he'd better take my proposishon or 1 mi