The St. Cloud journal., 1869-08-26

From Our Regular Correspondent. e.
SULPHUR WELLS, VA,
METcALr COUNTY, KYs}
August 10, 1869.
STATE ELECTION.
EDITOR JouRNAL.-The State cleo
ton has taken place and Na4by,s party
has swept everything before it. At
last accounts Nasby was throwing his
hat in tho air in front Of tho P. 0. at
the Cross Roads. Dea. Pogram was
enthused and vociferated for TAFT,
the successful candidate Of his party
for State Treasurer, that Office which
holds all the money and holds it fast.
Petroleum was jubi'ant. Ae had been
deoapitated by Grant, but now wears
the honorable badge Of Constable at
the old Cross Roads. He had a grand
jolli6cation, in Deacon Pograu'a gro
Gerry tho day after election, where the
faithful cougregated, 10 largo, homo.
goneous crowds, and drank freely.
The Deacon stood behind the counter,
aud served customers with a dignity and
solemnity becoming his position in his
Democratic church ut tho Gross Roads
He said he had been a member of that
church past forty years, and never was
more encouraged at the signs Of tho
times than now. They wore auspicious.
The commonwealth of Kentucky stood
firm like adamaut, against the assaults
Of tho adversary. Forty thousand for
TAFT to five thousand for Wing, pro
claimed to tho world outside that the
Democracy of the Cross Roads was
inviucible. He rejoiced At the defeat
Of the school tax. Now the nigger
was left high and dry in his own cabin
to educate himself: He wss in favor
Of nigger equality but he wanted: the
equality among the niggers. He was
oppoeed to the school tax because it
would put the black urchins in the
schoolhouse with white children. He
was opposed to the education Of the
niger in anything but tobacco raising.
He rejolced now that white mems
money would educate white mems chill
dren. All the time, the venerable form
Of Deacon Pogram was seen passing
from the iron hooped barrel to the
counter tremulously.
-, Il rHx CROSS ROADS. 81
The Cross Roads is on the extreme
Southern borders Of Kentucky. It has
never grown much since Nasby went
there. There is Nasby's old Post Office !;
Uncle 'solomon's store; Deacon Po-
grams Distillery, and his Grocery,
opposite the Post Office !; and tho old
church that the Rev. Nasty used to
preach in. he has quit preaching;
and Deacon Pogram sometimes reads
sermons; while the ex-pastor sits in his
pew, taking notes to write letters from.
He has great contempt for his deacon !;
and writes letters while Deacon Pc
gram is praying: Nasby wears COW.
hide boots, and Texas hat, His suit
is gray, with brass buttons. The Dea-
con always dresses in black, with tall
white collar; and he is always taken
for the Pastor by strangen who como
to the Cross Roads to see the eminent
Nasty. Nasby sits on logs; or the
horse block ; or the door sill of the
Post Office; talks with everybody ;
wbittles, and puts on airs And yet
he is distinguished. Andy johnson
called at the Cress Roads shook hands
With Nasby, and thanked him for his
able report Of tho Impeachment trial.
Stokes stays away ; but Gov: 'Senter
and Parson Brownlow's son have been
up from Knoxville often; aud the
Knoxville WAtg is even taken at the
Cross Roads. The Cross Roads poll
ticians are working for Senter and
pro claim him the coming man in Ten
nessee. Deacon Pogram, who used to
invite Parson Brownlow toprcach in
his church before the war;, says he has
not entirely given up Parson Brownlow,;
for the venerable Senter has written
letters to Uncle Solomon, to have the
Cross Roads do what they eau to make
Senter Governor. He don't like
Stokes, because he is 20 desperately
unpopular. I heard Deacon 3Pogram
say himself the other day, that Stokes
would be beaten by hundred thou
sand, and that Senter was the man :;
and when he said Sentcr was the man
he emphasized it, by hearty blow of
his gold headed cane upon the Post
Office floor. Senter is opening the
way SO long closed, for oil to vote; and
As most of the people about the Cross
Roads have groaued over the loss of
that blessed privilege for years, they
naturally banker for Senter's success.
Nasby is in exstacies; and is writing a