Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-05-30
NASBY.
Mr.. Nasby at Home--The Cor
ners Finally Brought to the
Support Of Greeley. cd C., ID


CONFEDEIT Y ROADS,
(wich is in the State NV Kentucky,)}
May 9Th, 1872.
| he'd a severe time Nv it at the Cor
ners, gittin our people to consent TO ia
kin the great and good Horris Greeley
to their buzZums, and embracin NV him
the same ez tho he he'd bin Breckin-
ridge, Hoffman, or some sich man, wich
they he'd bin more familyer with. 1t
took four days NV persistent swearin
afore / Good convince EN- that l he'd any
idee NV supportin man wich they he'd
heerd me denounce ez the vilest Ablish-
in despot on earth, thousand times.
Alas they don't know the full elastis-
sity nv the Democratic mind.
called meetin, and give EN- an ac-
count NV my stewardship at Cincin-
nati.
l cOmmenst my remarks by sayin
that went to Cincinnati with view
NV nominatin that sterlin patriot, Judge
Davis. who, tho in offs ez Republican
hez'nt enuff Republikinism about him
to hurt him, or that other sterlin patri-
OF, Chas. Francis Adams, the son Of
John Quincy Adams, but wich hezn't
anything NV the Adams about him but
the name. 1t wuz gatherin NV the
/ zAs s;p hnl c l,ar b.
and that WIZ what WIZ the matter with
us. Not one NV the delegates held a
government posishen, and not one NV
us he'd any chance NV gittin one under
Grant. "Grant be id" WIZ the cry
in chorus. s'Give us anybody else"
contest, tho, i wuz somewhat disap-
pinted. The yConvenshen he'd thrOwd
off on Adams and Davis and nominated
Greeley.
"Hang him!" shouted the people. 81
kin lick any man in minute. who
asks me to vote for him. shouted Kerr
mel McPelter. ...r.
| Ipaid no attention to these compli-
ments.
81 he'd no idee Nv even supportin him
and wuz glad NV his nominashen only
ez / bleeved he wood draw of enutt
Republican votes to enable us to select
a sound Constitooshnel Democrat"
aThat's wat we want-a sound Con-
stitooshnel Democrat" yelled Kernel
McPelter, late NV the Confedrit servis.
"But hev notist that the great ma
ljority NV the Demokratic papers-Q
kin read, my brethren, and hey that adj
vantage over yOO)-insist on adoptin
him at our Convenshun and ef so, he is
our candidate"
i 'sWe'll see him.
eHold" sed 1 quickly, mo good
Demokrat kin bolt regler nominashen,
and after all Harris is not the wust one
we kin hey. Our motto wuZ "Princi-
Piles, not men, We carried it out to
the letter. We adopted principles and
ez for men, we come ez near nothin ez
possible, under the circumstances. Troo,
he is high protective tariff man, wich
, don't SCOT Elder Pennibacker, but the
tElder must remember that the versateel
, Horris is willin, ef we will support him,
, to treat that ishoo ez one to be settled
by the people elsewhere. He wuz an
oppressor NV the South Kernel McPel-
ter wood say. Troo he wuz at times
: and then agin at times he wusn't. hey
J wacht the great and good Greeley very
, closely for many years. There amt
: no question that / now remember NV,
Except slavery and the price NV the
New York Weekly I'riboon,) that he
amt bin on both sides nv dozen times.
| Like the intoxicated indivijuel who
J coodent git into bed coz the room wu2
] whirlin round, and who determined, fl
nally, to lay still and wait till the bed
T come round to him, all that any ques-
: ton hez got to do is to stay still and
! Horris is certin to come round to it. He
bleeved slavery WIZ unconstitooshnel
and yet wuz for payin the niger own
: ers for the niger. He defended John
e Browns raid and opposed secession
| Then immejitly thereafter he favored
a secession, then insisted on war agin III
| for secedin, then urged the Fedral hire
r Inns OH to Richmond; then tried t,
n patch up peace with us. He hez biz
Radical and Conservative; Four
e ierite and 4 believer in bran bread. III
a opposed Taylor and supported him; hi
J. supported MIN; he supported Linkil
q and opposed him; in short he hez biz
r Oh all sides NV all questions-one sid'
1 to-day, and tother tomorrow, and yer.
= frekently both at the same time. Ii
It short, 1 don't know NV nothin that h
n hezn't bin, and can't imagine nothii
: that he amt extremely likely to be.
e read his record yesterday, and wuz wus
r tore up in my mind than ez tho he'
IS bin on q drunk for week. neve
= knowd more confusin OF intoxicati
e readin.'' ..... ...
" "But," sed Deekin Pogram, "are w
e Dimokrats to be compelled to vote TO
,, sicll bundle NV contradickshens?"
Is "My aged friend" replied blandly
: "wood yoo like to receive from me tn
8 tritiin sum NV one hundred and eight
:, dollars, wich 1 owe 700? Wood Bas
!. com? Wood" .....
y From every individiuel in that aw
/ jence there came up like the roar NV
;, torrent: "Yesn'
On the question ov my payin m
debts the Corners is singerly yoonani
!. nous.
~ "My brethren, the way to my liquid
attn is Post Offs, and Post OTIS onl.
= Ef wuz in my old place now okkepie
: by that disgustin nigger, Lubbock, yo
- wood hev at least chance for voc
/. money. Ef the great and good Greele
is elected THAT NIGGER GOES OUT, AN
IGOIN. Pollock goes out NV the Co
lectors's Offs, and in goes lssaker GAY
lit or Kernel McPelter. Watkins, ii
go nigger Assessor woodcnt be allowed
:, hold his place mint, and that saii
. Deekin Pogram, or that other saint f
der Pennebacker wood be immejitIy II
,d d stalled, and"
w (Hear! heart" from Issaker Gavit
r. Elder Pennibacker, McPelter and p,