New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-06-27
Mr.. Nasty mt IEOme-The Corners
Finally Brought 10 the Sup
port Of Greeley.
CONFEDERIT Y ROADS,
(Which is the State NV Kentucky, }


(Which is the State Nv Kentucky
May Sth.
1 had a severe time NV il at the Corners,
cittin our people to consent 10 takin the great
and good Horris Greeley to their buzz,nns,
and embracin NV him the same ez tho he he'd
bin Breckenridge, Hoffman, or some sicl
man. witch they he'd bin more familiar with
1t took four days NV persistent swearing afore
Good convince EN- that / he'd any idec Nv
supportin man witch they heerd me denounce
ez the vilest Ablishen despot on earth thou
sand times. Alas! they don't know the full
elastissity NV the Democratic mind.
called a meetin, and give EN- an account
NV my stewardship at Cincinnati.
/ commenst my remarks by sayin that
went to Cincinnati with a view NV nominatin
that sterlin patriot, Judge Davis, tho in offs
ex Republican, hezn't enuff Republicanism
to hurt him, or that other sterlin patriot,
Chas. Francis Adams, the son ofJohn Quincy
Adams, but witch hesn't anything Nv the
Adams about him but the name. 1t wuz a
q gatherin Wv the people, not an ofiis-holders
convenshen; and that wuz what wuz the
matter with US. Not one NV the delegates
held a government posishen, and not one
NV us he'd any chance Nv gitten one under
Grant.
"Grant be d-d.' was the cry in chorus.
''Glye us anybody else."
/ contest, tho, wuz somewhat disap-
pointed. The convenshen he'd throwd of on
Adams and Davis and nominated Greeley.
Hang him :" shouted the people, 9 / can
lick any man in a minute who asks me to
vote for him ~ shouted Kernel McPelter.
paid no attention to these compliments.
81 he'd no idee Nv even supportin him, and
wuz glad NV his nominashen only ez / bleeyed
he would draw Of enuir Republican votes to
enable US to elect a sound Constitooshnel
Democrat"
"That's what the want-a sound Consti-
tooshnel Democrat ~ yelled Kernel McPel-
ter, late NV the Confedrit servis.
But i hev notist that the great majority
Nv the Demokratic papers--U kin read my
brethren, and hev that advantage over YOGI
insist on adoptin him at our Conyenshun, and
eff so, he is our candidate"
"We'll see him.
"Hold!" said 1 quickly, g No good Demo-
KRAFT kin bolt a regeler nominashen, and after
all, Horris is not the wust one we kin hev.
Our motto wuz Principles not men, We
carried it out to the letter. We adopted
principles; and eZ for men, we conc as near
n0thin ez possible, under the circumstances.
Troo, he is high protective tariff man, witch
don't suit Elder Pennibacker, but the Elder
must remember that the yersa.eel Horris is
willin, eff We will support him, to treat that
ishoo ez one to be settled by the people else
where. He wuH an oppressor NV the South,
Kernel McPelter wood say. TrOo he WIZ at
times, and then agin at times he wuzn't. l
hev watched the great and good Greeley very
closely for many years. There amt no ques-
ton that We now remember NV Except slav-
cry and the price of the New York Weekly
Triboon.) that he amt been on both sides
NV dozen times. Like an intoxicated indi-
vijucl who cOoden't git into bed coz the room
wuz whirlin round, and who determined,
finally, to lay still and wait till the bed come
round to him, all that eny question hez got
to do is to lay still and Horris is certain to
come round TO it. He bleeyed slavery wuz
unconstitooshnel and yet wuz for payfn the
Niger owners for the niger. He defended
John Browns raid and opposed secession.
Then lnmelitly thereafter he favor'd seces.
sion, then insisted on war agin us for secedin
then urged the Fedril hirelins on 20 Rich
mOnd then tried TO patch up peace with
US. He hez bin a Radical and a Conserva.
tive; Fouricrite and believer in bran
bread. He opposed Taylor and supported
him; he supported Lincoln and opposed him
in short he bez bin on all sides NV all qucs-
tions-one side to-day, and tother Tomorrow
and very frequently both at the same time.
In short, don't know nothn that he amt
extremely likely to be. / read his record
yesterday, and WIZ wuss tore UP in my mind
than eZ tho he'd bin on drunk for a week.
never knowd more confusion or intoxica-
tin readin."
"But," sed Dekin Pogram, "are we Dino
Gratis compelled TO vote for such bundle NV
contradikshens ?''
My aged friend" l replied blandly,
''wood You like TO receive from me the tri6n
sum NV one hundred and eighty dollars witch
/ owe you? Wood Bascom? Wood
From every indiviuel in that awience
there came up like Tic roar NV a torrent !:
"Yes!"
On the question NV my payin my debts the
Corners is singlerly :, oonaniinous.
My brethren, the way 10 my liquidation
is Post OrGs, and Post Oriis only. Ell wuz
in my old place now okkcpied by that DISCUS
tin niger, Lubbock, 700 wood hey at least n
chance for your money. Ef the great and
good Greeley is elected that Niger goes out
and go in. Pollock goes ont Nv the Collec-
tors Offs and in goes Issaker Gavitt or
Kernel McPelter. Watkins, the niger As
SCISSOR, wouldn't be allowed TO hold his place
mint, and that saint Dcekin Pogram. or
that other saint Elder Pennibacker, would be
immejitely installed"
l"Hear! hear ~ from Isaac Gavitt, Elder
Pennibacker, McPeltcr, and Pogram-Kerncl
McPelter earnestly lickin a man who had in-
dulged in laiter.]
I'm short, my brethren, We want the
ollises. We hcy been eatin grass like Nehu-
chadnezzar since 1850, with the exception of
Johnsm's blessed yeers,) and Pharoh's lean
kline amt nothn TO us. We hunger and
thirst for en-. Uv course I'd ruther cit nv
place back agin thro Breckenridge, but ruthcr |
than not hey it, I'd take it from Wendell
Phillips hisself. IF Greeley is necessary to
gittin them go Greeley. lie may shift cz
fast ez he pleases. I kin ioller him. Put that
Post Oils in front of me, and il he can shift
faster than kin, / Lev 0ycrcstimated my
powers in that line. Aud we shall get the
ofnsas under him. He will insist upon quail
ncafacns strenuoaIsiy, but he hcz his own