Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-10-30
miscellaneous
%
SSSBY TAKES A NEW DEPAR-
TIRE.

HOW THE DEMOCRATS ABANDON OLD Is
SUES.
The Rev. Petroleum Y. Nasty has come
70 life again with the democratic revival.
and addresses the following letter TO the
Toledo Blade
CONFEDERATE y ROADS
witch is in tho State Eoni-ehJI,
October ,, 1874.
] hev bin long time convinst that the
prinsiple trubblc with the democrisy WIZ
Il sort of lack of prOgressivenis. Of adapt
ability, eff may so speak, to changes in
the requirements Nv the times. Dimocrlsy
hez alluz bin in rut, and it never kin
cit on to glory, in my opinyun, till it gifts
histed ont Nv it.
l determined that the CIcss-Roads, at
leest, should he progressive, and should
be progressive. and should take the lead in
maxim dimOcrisy all that it ought to be.
In short, perposed to inoSgerate ne"
deparchcr, and bring the old party up
abreast with the live ishoos w the day.
To this end | consulted with Deekin Po-
gram, Issaker Gavett and Captain Mcfei-
ter, and thcv agreed with ME that that wuz
wat ought to be done and that no time shood
I've lost don Nv it. Ever prompt, seq
estid that we git together that very night,
~ the back room at BascOm's, and draw
ur, a progressive platform, which shoot 60
fortG to the world as the prinsiPples NV the
progressive dimocrisy nv the CroSs-heads
which <ye shood live by.
But the ill-luck wich hez followed NE all
my life, a.9d hez well-nish brot my gray
hairs in sor VOW TO the grave, wuz close be-
hind me on tbis occashun. At that al
ternoon wuz cent for to 60 to Secession
vile to serve on u ,joo-y TO try 4 nigger tor
hog steelin, wich OF course Good not be put
off told Issaker, the Deekin and Nc
Peter to sit together and draw up the re-
solooshns and send en- 80 the county paper
TO insert.
"Make EN- strong and peppery," | sed
Avoid the musty nOshuUs uy iEe deac
past, and strike out suthin ucw ana start
lin. Make EN- progressive, and put yonr
selves in accord with to-day. femeinO@!
that all old things must be done away witt
; end all old things must become new, Heat
, off the Abolitionists and Grangers aud alci
nv coin back onto the old, and being moft
procressive than even they are
/ With this advice LEFT EN- and went Il
! Secessionyille and tried the nigger. We
didn't waste any time on evidence or any
tbinc Nv that sort Nor did we leave tht
boz. We brought him in guilty, and It
save tie county costs hung him at once.
| 90, home the next morning, and wen
to Issakcr's imTciet to see wat they he'd
done.
Did you draw up them resolooshuns ?
l askt.
I'VE did" sec he, "and send them of
and they are in print afore this time
"Are they progressive ?" askt l.
"Yoo bet :" sed he.
Did you ignore old ishoos Did yo
draw sponge oyer the past, and are the
full of live, new ideas -
They are" sed he, ''herc is copy nv
EN-
took the paper and red
Whereas, 1t seems ez tho the Corners he
call to step in the front rank NV the pro
rresive men Nv to-day, and
Whereas, The Corners believes III pro
I cress, turns its back onto the dead pas
and ignores the dead ishoos wich hez here
tofore be it
Resolved, That the dimOcrisy Nv tn
Corners believe that the war Nv lol2 WI
| iustifiab!e, and hereby return their thank
to the heroic soljers and salers who so nool
sustained the honor Wv the country's ha
in that desprit struggle
Z Resolved. That the resolooshens Nv "