The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-01-16
Letter From Dimmycrat Ann spooks.
CANADA, (Which is in the Forks J
of the Sant:am). State of Or
egon, Jan. 11th, 1869.

ment; Squire holland actin as Presi-
dent. Elder Grey Back in the Chair.
Jedediah Spooks was sober for once, and
occupied the chimney corner, awl the
while eaefisng aweigil at the charred re-
mains of corn-cob pipe. l sat with my
knitting inn the opposite corner, slnokin'
likewise The comittee scattered itself
around the rheum On chairs The ker-
mel was elected speaker, pro tenn 'Wh hat
does that mean 2" whispered Jcdediah.
Don't show your ignorance ofpariy- men
tary rules said l, lookiu' wise, as |
smoked and knit and took items. just
here | paws to ask how many men can
do 3 three things at once Echo Ann
sirs, sknot a mothers son."
Well, the speaker began. Said he,
gentlemen, fellow Dimmycrats, friends
and bretheren." Hear he choked. I
we'll new what was the matter. Nobody
had provided the won thing needful
He couldn't proceed without his dram.
1t was a terrible sacrifice too make for
the caws, butt I eheerfully maid it. Go
ing too the cup-bored, and unlocking the
fastenings thereof, I brought 4th the
necessary fluid and some minutes elapsed
bed the jug was empty and we were
awl filed. At length the Kernel maid
another attempt. "Gentlemen, fellow
Dimmycrats, friends and bretheren, said
he. THAT means as" roared the Squire.
"What else inn thunder do yew mean
too say ?" The Kernel took his seat
amid storm of applause. Elder Gray
Back called the house too order. One
of the nameless veterans rose, and
taking his band-Anna from his pock
ct proceeded too blow his knows. "Here.
Herev' roared the Squire, and the ap-
plause and laughter shook the building.
"Oyder, Ordcr," thunderod the chair.
'I rise too say-I--rise too say--my
friends-that--we air Dimmycrats, roar'd
the nameless at larst, and down he sot,
blowing his nasal organ as if he wanted
us too think he was Gabriel on the ram
| page. We didn't think So Silence
rained for minute and ]. Then
Deacon Spooks got up. He is as long
as flag staff, (metaphorically speakin')
as slim as fence rail and as crooked as
grapevine. Strikin' an attitude wor-
thy of a Semmes or A. johnson, he be-
gan: entlemen, speakin' is not my
fort. If my memory serves me write,
we have assembled hear too draft our
Resolutions. Air we doin' hour dew
tea? Air we?" Elder Gray Back sug-
gested that each man rite his Resolution
and lay the paper on the table, blank
side up. When awl were finished, they
could compare them and choose the best
ones. Squire holland assented. Every
body else looked sheepish. ''The rest
can't rite, Elder" I vcntured two say
and that ended that plan. The Squire
took the pen and rote rapidly for Is or
20 minutes, pausing occasionally, two
consider. He finished at length and
gave me the paper two read. It was as
follows "Whereas The late Dimmy-
| cratic Convention, inn caw-cuss assem-
bley did, in the plenitude of there wis
dom and 4-sight, unanimously nominate
Hon. Horatio Seemore for President,
and Gen. T. P. Blare for Vice; and
| Whereas, It is the dew-tea Of every
member of the glorious Dimmycratic par
ty too stand buy his ticket and ask no
questions and, Whereas, the choice of
the Convention is Cor ought two bee)
hour choice, therefore, Resolved, .1st
That we air Dimmycrats." Theapplause
was SO vehement that was compelled
two paws. Resolved, I'd. That we
are not Abolitionists." Prolonged ap-
plause "Resolved, Sd. That slavery is
the normal condition of the nigger."
Renewed applause. "Resolved, 4th.
That niger is knot as good as white
man." ssAn,en ! and anaen," said the ell
der, deyoutly. "Resolved, 5th. That
we indorse as merciful and newman,
righteous and necessary, awl the arts of
hour Southern bretheren dew-ring the
late Abolition crusade" "Two much
truth to tell" said my husband, "butt
its mighty sound Dirnmycracy." ere
solved, 9th. That Seemore is Dim
mycrat." aThree cheers for Seemore," /"
said the Kernel, and we cheered. Ere
solved, 7th. That we endorse Blare. =