The Portland daily press., 1872-03-27


HARTFORD, Conn.,, March 8, 1S72.-From
Connecticut came to me Massedonian cry,
'"Come over and help u.s. Ez the commit
tee, in private note, asshoored me NV sup
plies, l accepted with alacrity. Couple Masse-
donian cries with likker ad Hbitum, and it is
not in my poor, weak human nachur to re-
sist. l shood respond even were l stretched
on bed NV sicknis. But go to Connecti-
cut willinly, fur like her Dimocrisy Durin
the late unpleasantnis wich resultid so disas-
trously to the South, the Dimocrisy Nv that
State never wavered jim the support NV the
cause NV Southern rites, and after the struggle
wuz transferred from the field to the politikle
arena, nowhere did we find more stedfast
friends. Nowhere wuz ther sich genuine, de-
liteful hatrid NV the nigger-nowhere wuz
there more earnest opposishen to all the
measures proposed by the Infamous Ablishin-
lists, which hev so long held us under their
iron heels. Then agin the likker wich the
Dimocracy of Connecticut drink is the most
sarchin nv any ever tasted. There is
grip in tit takes hold of the centre of life
with more vishusnis than any ever got hold
Nv.
/ wuz received with enthusiasm. for help
wuz very much needed ther. They depended
on me to enfoose suthin like enthusiasm in
to the campane. wuz rekested immejitly
to attend a meetin NV the Central Committee,
that might be instructed in the little detail
wich it wood be necessary to know, that /
mite adapt myself to the pecooliarities of
Connecticut politiks. II spose, gentlemen
said l, in my easy fowin style, ''that the
speeches wich, as Dimocrat, Ihave been de-
iverin fur the past four or five years in all
seekshuns NV our wunst happy but now dis
tractid country, will anser for this State with
out material alterashen. Dimocrisy, gentle
men, is eternal prinsipple wich, like the
everlastin bills, can never change. Ez some
Nv yoa may never hev he'd the pleasure NV
heerin that celebrated speech, / will give you
a synopsis Nv it. After alludin breefy to the
grandjer Nv the country, dwellin more fully
ON the granjur NV the partikeler State into
which happen to be in (wich l asertane
aforehand), perceed to wunst to viggerus
denunsiashen of the Niger"
The Chairman begged me to pause.
''On general principles" sed he, "and ez
rule, / sympathize with our friend in damnin
the Niger. But it will hardly do in this
State at this time, to il dulge in that most ma
tral damnin. The fact is, Mr.. Nasby, there
is several thousand niggers in Connecticut,
and they vote! Dimocrisy can't afford to
damn any class which votes. Give Mr.. Mas
by drink"
took the drink and continyood.
Il protest agin the nigger-a Nashnel
Dimocrat, pertikelerly Kentucky Dimocrat,
must perpetually protest agin the niger;
but recognize the stooashen here, and viii
struggle to adapt myself to 1t. l will do vio-
lence to my Dimocrisy and my feelins, and
let the Niger alone. But while am willin
not to abuze him on general prinsiples, ez a
matter NV course l shell oppose with all the
power hey the unholy and unconstitutional
amendments which emancipated him, and'-
"Wil Mr.. Nasby pardon me-" sed the
Chairman blandly; 'in the platform adoptid
by the Dimocrisy NV Connecticut, emansipa-
shen is accepted ez a fixed fact, and-but Mr.,
Nasty drink"
took a drink-a very large one, fur in my
furry it wuz necessary, and went on.
Il spose,' sed, /, 'that ez you have done
this, L shell hev to swallar emansipashen-a
leetle drop more NV that whisky ef you please
but 1t don't matter. L kin at least yoose
that porshen NV my speech which denies to
EN- civil rites and the ballot. 1 kin do this
consistently, tur, after ALL what does emansi-
pashen amount to without ekal rites and the
ballot, and wat
May L interrupt you wunst moreT inter
rupted the Chirman, blander than ever. The
] platform adopted by the Dimocrsy NV Con-
necticut accepts not only the emansipashen
Nv the Niger, but ekal rites and the ballot
ior ALH-eHe MI. NdsDy uIiuk, Vi py the
| way set bottle and glass by his elbow that
he may help hisself"
wuz SO staggered by this that / involunta-
rily put the bottle to my lips instid of goin
tbro the formality NV pouring it into a glass,
and In my dazed condishen held it there till it
was neerly exhuastid.
"Gentlemen," remarked after mint NV
profound thought, fur a Nashnel Dimocrat
you are askln great deal, but-but-Pm
ekai to 1t. accept emancipashen, civil rites
and the ballot. But my speeches will neces-
sarliy be short. You hev clipt my rite wing,
and amputatid my lett, and L hev only the
tail to support me. The way 700 hev the thing
nxed my speech must, ez matter NV course,
be conhned to hnanshel topics. Thank Heay-
en- the repoodiashen NV the debt is still left
me, anu on tnat snei uWen.
Take another bottle, Mr. Nasby," sed the
Chairman, more blander than ever, land
| permit me to suggest that the platform NV
| the Dimocrisy of Connecticut repoodiates
the proposishen to repoodate the Nashnel
debt with loathin and skorn, brandin the
charge ez slander, and insists upon its pay
ment, principle and interest. Take another
drink, beg, MT NasDy.
"Good LordP gasped l, In astonishment.
"Emansipashen, Ekal Rites, lmparshel SUI
Tage ana the payment OF the DEBT! why,
| gentle slrs, L might ez well put on clean
shirt and be Republican to wunst, for ez
near eZ XIII see, Ine matter NV clean linen
is all that we shei differ in. can't doc it
reeiy CAM Thlnx Nv kentucky-think NV
southern lUeany and li1noy-think NV the
irish lt IN MOO fork-thnk NV meF
Inc chairman Win smile, the blandness
| NV winch l never sd" ekane9, pressed me 10
take one more urink' wien ulu. de tnen
Iemark. lnat ~ tne presenI s.ate NV aliairs,
Ullhoersy Il coouent pe eApeGseu 70 1e one ana
1!o saiIe erSay Hay mheie. 10 leaTn succesS'
Mlcn IosI Oinces, IL was cSihPeheu 70 cur
IvaIe an elasussty Nv Periesshuil Wicn al
| lows auaptln itseii 10 any kind NV eircuHstaIi-
ces. Ii wuz NV necessary one tnihg IN one
pace and announcer IN anotner-Jest ez tne pc,
cooner pecoonarlties OF the people MANIFESTED
thelrseiYes. FL the people OF certain local.
ity wants one pertiKier ilne NV poIsy, IL Is tne
biznis Nv the Dimocrisy to promise it-ef
another seckshen desires line NV policy pre-
cisely the opposite, why the Dimocrisy
must promise tnat aiSo. Such proceedings
VIII, !! know, make comDnashens NV rather
\ stafLnn character. IL Is staggerer TO see
our lfiend Nasby defendin Niger votin, but
neV hopes Nv seem Tweed ana Sweeny, and
ocnur., anu ureeiey al worKin togetner on
PLATFORM NV opposishen 10 corrupshen.-
1 When success hez crowned our efforts-when
there is a Dimicrat in the place Nv the butch
er Grant, Dimoeratie Congress and Dino
/ cratic legislachers, and slch, then-wen, let
the fucher care Tor herself. Inc pint now Is
success. But, he resoomed, comm to
thlngs Practikie, take another drink.
A III.