Worcester daily spy., 1871-06-17
Nasty Departs.

The new departure impulse has made itself
felt in Kentucky, and even the conservative Mr..
Nasby is moved by it. That political philoso-
pher announces that he had for some time been
convinced that without some shift in the posi-
tion of the democracy their hope of success was
very small. While in this mood he heard of
Vallandigham's resolutions, which seemed to
him to offer the prospect of a new life. The
disadvantage of abjuring everything democratic
and putting the party on republican ground was
slight in comparison with the solid gain of put
ting himself in the post Office, and his friends
McPelter and Pennibacker in the offices of as
SCISSOR and collector. If, by passing resolutions,
enough dissatisfied republicans could be in
duced to unite with the democrats to
elect a president of that party, Mr..
Nasby had no scruples about passing
any number or kind of resolutions adapted to
secure so desirable result. Accordingly the
leading democrats of the corners were sum-
moned to meet in council at Bascom's grocery.
The consultation was short and extremely salts
factory. few showed some disposition to re-
bsl against what they called an abandonment of
democratic ideas; but Bascom made short work
with them. He remarked that it was necessary
that the offices should be in the hands of his
friends for obvious reasons. He wanted pay for
his liquors, and he knew no other way of
getting it, He believed in the fullest freedom
of thought and action, and desired that every
one should express his views without reserve;
but any one so stupid as to differ with him on
that question should never get drop at his bar
This silenced opposition, and the resolutions
were adopted with gratifying unanimity.
public meeting was called, to which all the
African fellow citizens at the Corners were in
vited and the best seats secured for them. Mr.
Nasby presided with junction, and made a speech
Overfowing with his new-found good will for
colored citizens and Yankees. Resolutions were
adopted, expressing with even more en-
phasis than Vallandigham's recognition of
the constitutional amendment, acquiescng
in the results of the war and pledg-
ing perfect equality to "our African
fellow citizens" So far all went well:
but the venerable ex-postmaster, who tearfulIv
confesses that "f he has a weakness it is to slop
over" thought to add to the impressiveness of
the scene by a symbolic ceremony. At his
suggestion the twenty-five colored citizens pres
ent stepped forward to the platform, where Dea-
con Pogram, Issaker Gayitt and twenty other
white citizens, met and grasped them by the
hand, while Nasby himself was to wave over
them the flag of our common country Just as
the tableau was complete, Joe Bigler rose and
praised the action of the meeting as nobly
generous as well as Just, because the news
had just been received that the republican
party was so torn with internal dssensions that
Its most hopeful leaders conceded the success of
the democrats, no matter who might be their
candidate or what platform he might stand on
and the negroes had therefore no protectors
AT this announcement the impressive tableau
was suddenly dissolved. Deacon Pogram floored
the nigs in front Of him with a vigorous blow.
and his example was followed by the other Cau-
casians The resolutions were rescinded, Others
of very different tenor passed, and the meet.
ing broke up. The nextday Mr.. Nasby learned
TO his intense discontinue that Bigler's revela.
tion was hoax, cruelty contrived to expose the
1nsincerty of the new departure. 1t is possible
that neither Vallandigham nor the New York
world would bear similar test any better