Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-09-11


served till battle Wuz imminent, wen
made my way North agin.
Rooined by this unlawful seizure, for
the bars at wich wunst he'd credit re-
foosed to open account with me agiD,
devoted myself to aboosing tyrannikle
government, engaged in prosecootin an
unconstooshnel war. / headed the
Holmes County patriots who resisted
drafts, organized the Knites NV tho
Golden Circle in'Ohio aud Injeany, and
organized more riots than any one man
in these two States. kin say trooly
that doorin that short time, no less than
twenty men, trained eddicated by me,
who hadn't the discreshun ego out at
the proper time, was incarserated in
Basteols, where they languisht for
months. -. lon
My career since the mornful endin NV
the war, is well known. i supported
Andrew johnson the moment he desert
ed the Ablshinists. wuz with him in
his triumphal progress thro the North,
l held up his bands doorin the iinpcacll-
ment struggle aud bought up three NV
the Union Senators wich voted for
acquittal. assisted also in the saugh-
ter NV niggers in Memphis and Moo Or
leans. ,-" 'H. "'ih' liH 9d I.Fq
am, NV course, acceptable to the
strateout Dmocrisy, ez ! hold views en-
tirely in consonance with them. /, am
intieXibly opposed to the payment NV
the nashnal debt. | am opposed to the
fifteenth amendment, and my dawters, if
1 he'd sich, shood never marry niggers.--i
On these questions no man in Ameriky
is more sOunder than am.
The Dimocrisy NV Ohio owe me this,
fer services rendered. | hev been drag
ged throo horse trofs for hurrahin tor
Vallandygum. l hev been pulled out NV
my bed III Janooary by soljers and COM
PEELED to take oath; NV allegiance, and
languished ouce III Bastile for my stead
tastness to Dmocrisy. These things
ought not TO dwell onto, but if no one
else will, must. oaH lais.l
l hev made other sacrifices. When
torn from my peeceful home 60 fte our
friends Nv the South, he'd wife wich
loved. Life wuz Il peeceful streeme, aud
we fioated calmnly along. She took in
washin, and talked politics at neigh
borln grocery, investin the proceeds OF
her labor in the sustenance afforded at
the bar. When | returned, wat met me?
The KILN NV men outrite wuz not the
most heart-rendin incidents NV that
fratrisidle struggle. 1t wuz the siVrin
NV domestic ties, the tearin down NV
domestic altars, and the separatin NV
families. When | returned | wuz coldly
met. Looizer Jane wuz washn as yoos-
ual, only harder than ever, and notist
the children he'd new frocks and Shoes
The fust afternoon wuz at home asked
her in my old tamilyer way for dollar
and ahalt, ez win.ed to 90 down the
street. 1sH sdt Ig
"That's playen !"sshe remarkt. ad . n To p
"Hevn't you got it ?" askt. ,i.f.-e ..ll
81 hev," she replied, Sand | propose to
keep it. | hev diskivered suthin since
yoove bin gone. hev found that it's
easy to support myself and the Chi dren
washin at u dollar dozen, but add To
that a hulkin man, with nose like
yoors, and it's harder than | keer. This
home is mine, yoa kin vacate." ~ ''"'i'i''
And sbe calmhly rung out shirt ez
tho wat she sed wuz commonplace re-
mark in stead NV a practikal diverse. I'll
lett her. A teendish Ablishinst he'd
put this idea into her head and she he'd
actid onto it.. Since that time / 'hev
wended my way alone, subsistm by
CHance. ADllSlllllSiD owes me the ilkker z
l ought to hev he'd, out NV wat that
woman hez earned since that croosl day.
. wat fearful debt To pay.
The acoot Democrat may ask wat |
want NV nominashen when defeat is
cortin Its suthin to be candidate.
shood make Vigorous campane The
masses i'll the rooral deestricks dent
often see q candidate for SO high an offs,
and shood beam onto, en- all. wv
course l shood from this date TO the
second Toosday III October hev free
likker. The rank and file wood esteem
1t an honor to drink with me, and
shood consider it convenience to drink
with them. For two mouths shood d,
hev all L wanted, wich wood be the hap
piest two months Of my lille. / shood
probably die NV delirium tremens, but
Good atord it, Oh wat gorgus pros
peck Oh wat an elysiunl! Kin the
Dimocrisy NV Ohio be 30 crooel ez to de-
prive me NV it? kin at least held the
votes of the hard-handid Dhnocrisy wich
wuz knowd ez Copperheds dooriu the
war, and can't see that we hey ever
got any other kind no matter who we
nominated.
Respectfully,
PETROLEUM " Nasty, ~"