Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-08-28

dygum and only failed to make my escape
thro the treachery NV Aboltionist who
wormcd hissclf into my confidence by hav-
ing copy of the Moo York Day Book and
a pint bottle NV sod corn whiskey in his
hind coat pocket. l thought, in my inno-
cense, that one so equipped Good not be
anything but true Dimocrat, but found
to my sorrow, that wolves often put on
shcp's clothing so perfectly cs to deceive
the very elect. Arrested and taken to a
camp NV Linkin hirelings, l wuz clothed
in oius bloc, musket wuE forst into my
unwillin hands, and / wuz transported
southwark to dip my hands in the goar NV
my friends. Did do itS Mol / deserted
the first night, and escaped to the Dino
cratic hosts, with whom | served till bat
tlc wuz imminent, when | made my way
North agin.
Rooined by this unlawful secure, for
the bars mt wich wunst had credit refoos-
ed to open accounts with me agin, devot-
ed myselftO aboosin tyrannlcal govern
mept engaged in prosecootin un uncon-
stooshncl war. headed the Holmes coun-
ty patriots who resisted drafts, | organized
the Knites Of the Golden Cirkle in Ohio
and Iniany, and l organized more riots
than any one man in these two States. /
Kin say trooly that doorin that short time,
no less than twenty young men, traned
and iddicated by me, who hadn't the dis
creshen to Get out at the proper time, wuz
incarcerated in Basteels, where they Ian
guisht for months.
Ny career since the mournful endn NV
the war is well known. / supported An
drew Johnson the moment he deserted the
Abishnists. l wuz with him in his trium-
phal progress thro the North. j held up
his hands doorin the impeachment strug-
Gle, and bought up three NV the Union
Senators wich voted for acquittal. l as
sisted also in the slaughter of niggers in
Memphis and Moo Orleans.
am, NV course, acceptable to the strate-
out Dimocracy, cs hold views enterely in
consonancc with them. / am intieXibly
opposed to the payment NV the nashnel
debt. am opposed to the fifteenth amend
ment, and my dawters, if l he'd sich, shool
never marry niggars. On these questions
no man in Ameriky is more sounder than
am |.
The Dimocracy NV Ohio owe me this,
for services rendered. / hev been dragged
throo horse troffs for hurrahin for Vallan-
in Janooary by soljers and compelled to
take oaths NV allegiance, and languished
once in Bastile for my steadfastness to
dwell onto, but ifno one else will must.
l hcv made other sacrifices, When torn
! from my peeceful home to fite our friends
NV the South, he'd wife which | loved.
! Life wuZ a peeceful streme and we fioated
calmly along. She took in washin and
| talked politics NV her labor in the susie
nance afforded at the bar, When l return
ed what met me? The KILN of men out
rite wuz not the most hart rending incident,
NV that fratriciblc struggle. 1t wuz ihC
sevrin NV domestic ties-the tearin down
Nv domestic alters, and the separtin NV fam
! lilies. When / returened | wuz coldly met
! Looizer Jane was washin as yoosual, only
harder than ever, and l notist the children
he'd new frocks and shoes. The fust after
noon ! wuz at home l askt her in my ole
familycr way for a dollar and a half ez
wanted to 90 down street.
''Thats played!' she remarkt.
"Hevn.t 700 got it?'' | askt.
II hev," she replied, "and perpQse t
keep it. l hev discovered suthin sine,
yoove ben gone. | hcv found that it's easy
cnuif to support myself and the children
washin at dollar q dozen, but add to thai
a hulkin man with n nose like yoors, ant
its its harder than l keer. This house i
mine-yoo kin vacate.n
And she calmly rung out shirt ez th'
wat she sed wuz common place remarl
instead NV practikel diverse.
| left her. 4 tcendsh Ablishmcnt het
put this idea into her head and she he'd &C
It'd onto it. Since that time | hev wende,
my way alone, subsistin by chance. Ablish
nism owes ME the home | he'd. Ablisll
nism owes me the likkcr l ought to hev he'd
out Nv wat that woman has earned senc
that crOoel day. Q wat fearful debt t
pay.
The acoot Dimocrat may ask wat | wan
Nv nominashen when defeat is certain.
Its suthn to be candidate. l shood maxi
vigrous campane. The masses in tn
rooral decstricks don't often see a cand
date for so high an offs, and | shood bean
onto EN- all. Uv course | shod this dat
to the second Toosday in October hev fire
likkers. The rank and file wood esteem
it an honor to drink with me, and l shoo
consider it convenience to drink wit
them. For two months | shood hev all
wanted, wich wood be the happest tw
months in my life. | shood probably di
NV delirium tremens, but l Good afford il
Oh wat a gOrgus prospeck! Oh wat a.
elysium! Kin the Dimocrasy NV Ohio b
SO crooel ez to deprive me Nv it? l kin a
least hold the votes Nv the hard-handil
Dimocricy wich wuz knowd ez Copperhed
doorin the war, and | can't see that we he
ever got any other kind, no matter VIII
we nominated. Eff that element ain
strong enuff to elect me, l spose l shoo
90 to jine the unnumbered throng NV Dim
ocratic candidates who hev encountered dc
feat in the dreary years gone by, and who's
ghosts still hover on the confines Nv polit
kle life,
submit this to the Dimocracy NV Ohio
feeling that l am askin only what is III
doc.
PETROLEUM V. Massey,
Wich wuz Postmaster.