Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-07-13
Massey.
The New Departure Again--Mr. Nasty
" tries once more to get his Peo-
pie into line, and is just at
the Point of Success,
WhenJoe Bigler--.
CoNFEDERIT Y ROADS, /
twIcH Is IN THE STATE Nv KY.
June "a, 1871.

T. tbNfEDERlF " ROADS,
| tWlCH Is IN THE STATE Nv KY. -.
June "a, 1871.
Hevm been instructed that tn,
Moo Departure wlch wuz inaugural
id by the lamented Vallandigham
wuz to be made middle plank il
, the Dimekratic platform, | tried ou
people a second time on it, deter
mined for once at least to be square
ly up with the times. They kicke,
viciously whenever | menshune,
/, it. ..
Watt sed Dekin Pogram, am
in my old age, after lifetime u,
strugglin with Ablishnism, to con
fess the niger my ekal-to assoshi
ate with him. vote with him
Never M
'Hellr eiakilated lssaker Gavitt
am l to sink all my Dimocrisy ant
make my politikle bed with the mig
gerl Never,,' L -lr5- on
And Captin McPelter, and Elder
1 iPennibacker, and all NV EN-, remark
ed similar.
reasoned with these men.
told EN- that the nigger wuz a citi
zen now-that he did vote anyhow,
and wat wuz wuss there WIZ lively
prospeek that he wood continyoO
votin ad fRitUm. The Dimocrisy
Good never get into power okkepyin
its present posishun, and ez the
principle principles NV the Democ-
risy wuz to git into power, why not
shift to accomplish that pint: For
instance, confess l want the Post
Offs; Issaker Gavitt feels that the
country needs his services ez AS
SCISSOR, and Captain McPelter wood
accept the posishun NV Collector.
Eff the moo departure is the way to
them posishuns why not walk there
in: Success is wat we want, and
wat We must hev. Besides when
we've got the power, eff the idea
don't SCOT us / spose there is sich a
thing eZ goin back on the arrange
ment.' H...i -.-.
That little orashun fetched EN-.
lssaker sed he wuz willin, Captain
McPelter immejitly expressed his
self delited with it, and ez we all
owe Bascom, he insisted on it. Dee
kin Pogram and the rest NV EN- still
hung out obstinit, but they wuz
easily settled. Bascom merely re-
markt' Moo departure, gentlemen,
or no likker,' and they suceombed.
What wonderful power that man
wields! Wat an enviable posishen
he holds-the only grosery for four
miles, -t-. --
| never do things by halves. I'M
mejitly | told our people that this
thing wood hev to be done in good
faith. a." .r-f o.
The niggers and people resident
in the Corners, must be met in the
sperit NV friendlinis, and the rite
hand NV fellowship must be extend
ed to EN-. t. |
They must be convinst that we
are in earnest. To that end | ar
ranged for quiet reunion the next
evenin at Bascom's-a sort NV n So
shell meetin to wich all NV them
classes wuZ to be invited.
1t workt well. The niggers wuz
all there, and 4 half dozen NV north
ern whites also. A -' j..
1t was cheerin site to see Dee
kin Pogram and Elder Pennibacker
ninglin with EN- freely, shaking
hands with em,and pattin EN- on the
and conversin with EN-
EASILY and without any reserve
what ever. They played it beauti-
'ul and the niggers took it in dead
'iA /,
Joe Bigler and Pollock wuz there,
Nv course, and they appeared ez
pleased ez the rest uv EN-. Pollock :
ay back on chair with one eye
shut, exclaimin Glory. amt it
BEAUTIFUL while Joe Bigier, swear {
nsthat things wuz now jest ez they
should be, and that under this ar
'angement he Good act with the
Democracy one more, invited us all J
o take a drink. t'f
Instantly every man uvus rushed !
o the bar and we all drank to the
100 departure' and immejitly resum-
ID our pleasant talk with the Mig {
,ers. s.slE -..a alE /
In perhaps ten minutes Joe sed {
hat this wuz the proudest moment
" his life. The people NV the Cross
Roads, his native place, wuz at last
Twin in harmony and wuz all broth
rs. r-.. Er III
The white, the black, the North I
rn man and the Southern man wuz
IL standin on the same platform, in
eace. asr, tt. |
'Troo! troo. Josef, sed | graspin |
pertlkelerly black niger by the c
Iand, it is ez it shood be. Thank |
1even for this blessed day. c
i iine 700 in yoor thankfulness,' q
ed Josef. "Ef he'd flag / wood Il
ave it, but ez hevn't fag-let's
axe q drink" II
There wuz another rush ,and after b
he drink we resoomed our conver- a
ashen with the niggers. b
'Bascom,' sed Joe, to save time, b
pose you put a gallon out on the Il
ar and let our reconciled friends a
clip themselves. h
This proprosishen wuz reserved L
18th alacrity and there wuz one e,
lore rush. The niggers didn't git W
drop NV this, for we NV the Corn tt
rs give EN- no room. The gallon b
uz consoomed in perhaps 4 and a
alf fminits. I'll
There is suthin in whiskey that {:
It's out whatever is mean and ugly a
man. IL
A man in a state NV sobriety may tt
ontrol hisself, but when he hez ii
hiskey down him, wat there is in Sc
i'm is certain to come ont. WIZ so al
this case. el
1ssaller Gavitt after the 9th drink IL
ed the ugliest glare in his eyes | 81
'er saw; McPelter, Pennibacker X
nd Pogram become suddenly re m
rived. AT this juncter Bigler sung el
At:
Another gallon, Bascomr and al
lat gallon went quickly ez the b'
her ia
There wuz Il sudden change. The dl
m danortura Uuz foruottan IsSa W