Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-02-27
CoNFEDRIT x ROADS,
the State NV Kentucky,)


spare NV gettin suthin out NV 1t after all.
Ef we can't make reform go, what is there
for usS At the worst | perpose to make
1t earn me a livin. / am in the reform
biznis, and shell push it ez biznis.
hev determined to start Reform moose
paper. The idee sprung full.Aedged from
my massive intelleck two weeks ago.
When determine upon thing go and
do 1t, and so, two weeks ago, | ishood the
prospectus, and with 1t the Massedonian
cry for help to all the rich Dimocrats /
knowd or Good heer NV.
| stated in my prospectus (wich |
wrote in Bascom's) that the Cross Roads
Reformer and Friend 40 Purity" wood be
devotid to reform in its broadest sense,
public and privit. l deplored the wide
spred corrupshen that he'd pervadid and
permeated all departments NV the public
servis sence that gileless patriot, A. John
son, vacated the Presidenshel cheer, ez
we'll ez the laxity Nv morals that pervadid
all classes Nv society," wich wuz the legit.
innate outgrowth NV Radikle dees. | he'd
throwd myself into the breach, and wuz
determined to do all in my power to check
the flood Nv fraud that wuz sweepin over
the land, and wieh bid fair to room the
Republik. To the coz NV purity and re-
form l he'd devotid all there wuz Nv me.
/ stated distinctly that the Cross Roads
Ref0rmer and Friend 40 Purity" he'd but
one panacea for all the evils the country
is labrin under, namely, the Dustin NV the
Republican party and the putin in power
Nv the Dimocrisy. That is all there is NV
it. This is the short road to politikle
purity, and, by example, the promoter Nv
privit purity. We want to hev back in
Congris that galaxy NV intellecks that
ohOna On racp1npdant1u 5norin Rnnlfon
mons Administrator, and in the places
NV trust and profit the patriots who rallied
80 gloriously around the crib presidid
over by A. johnson. Some NV EN- are
dead, alas! but there are enutf Nv EN- left
to fl all the ofiises, and there amt any
resk NV their declinin.
/ sent an appeal for aid to various lead
in Dimocrats Nv the country, and received
responses wich show that in this enter
prise hev hit the precise idea that is
needed. For instance, Fernando Wood
wrote me the follerin:
Iagree with 700 that the times demand vigger-
GUS paper, which she oppose the corrupshens
wich are sappin the very foundashens our liber-
ties. The crimes uv the Republican party cry to
Heaven. Enclosed find cheque for fifty dollars.
wood send yoo more, but heven't realized on my
Credit-Mobilier shares yet, and me and Brother
Ben find the lottery bizness dull sence the panic
struck us. Trooly,
FERNANDO WOOD.
His brother Ben wrote as follows:
Enclosed find fifty dollars to aid in estabshin
The Cross Roads Refo1n,er and Friend Of Purity.
lwish Good spare more, for ef ever ther wuz a
time when public and private purity needed boost
in, this is the time: We must combine TO crush
Republikinism and innoggerate rain purity.
Iwood send more, but the fact is policy sellin is
dull, and faro banks amt more than payn ex-
penses. But sich ez my donashen is, take It.
Trooly, BEN WooD.
That noble patriot, John Morrisey,
wrote me thus
1 bid you God speed in yoor noble enter.
prseg The time hez come for vigorous war
agin the corrupshen that is sappin The founda
shens Nv Amerikin liberty. can't send yoo eny
more, for hav he'd a terrible run NV luck at two
NV my faro banks, and the repeeters had to pay
at the last eleckshun drained me, but hev hed
yoo appinted to an offs under the Sheriff of Noe
York, and will hev 1t arranged that yoor salary
shell be sent 700. Wv course 700 will hev to bt
here on eleckshun days 10 vote in sich precinck'
ez are assigned yoo May yoor efforts at bringir
our country up TO its former standard NV vrchoC
be crowned with success. Hopefully.
JOHN MoRRIsEY.
Boss Tweed wrote ez follows:
write in bonds But oppressed ez l am b.
crooel persekoOters take a lively interest ii
everything that looks to purity in otishel matters
In my lonely cell on Backwell's Island do groa
for my country. hev directed my son Richart
to send yoo $50 to aid yoor paper jest C
he kin collect it from the ongrateful contractor
vwG, who refoozed to divide with me when | got int
IN power. But go on in yoor good work.
Trooly, W. NJ. TWEED.
The letter wrote to Harry Genet WI
answered by friend Nv his, who remarke
that, Mr.. Genet was abroad for hi
health, but that he shood forred it to hin
and that Mr.. G. wood doubtless contribbi
ez he wuz, ez he allus he'd bin, staunc
friend of Reform.
From the South the responsis were er
couragin, tho not profitable.
From every one Nv the glorious soljel
Nv the Confederacy come words NV chez
They bid me go on and deel heavy blow
agin the monster Radicleism, and in SUI
port not only Nv Reform, but Nv our con
mon country. Four yeers more u
Radicle rool wood be suffishent, they WI
every one Nv EN- convinst, to destroy th
Government bequeathed us by our father
and wich he'd bin made sacred by thei
blood
Aleck Stephens wrote me letter al
provin NV the design Nv the paper th'
kivered sixty.eigh pages of foolscap, bl
he didn't enclose a dollar wich wuz
lame and impotent conclooshen.
One man from Alabama insisted tn,
the motto NV the moo paper shood b.
"Offisis in rite hands and purity i
Offs" Tie offisis, he went on to remarl
Good never he in rite hands so long ez
disgustin niger wuz Postmaster in N
poleonville, place wich he wunst okk
pied under johnson. He believed in no.
partizanism, and the President ought
reassure the people by shown EN- that
WIZ not inflooenced by partizan feelin
Let the President remove his appinte,
and put Dimocrats in their places. Whe
he wuz removed and that niger wuz pl
in his place, he, for the first time in h
life, despaired Nv the Republic.
wuz astonished at the number Nv +
sponses | got from Republicans. The
cum in by the bushel. Every one NV e.
he'd lost all faith in Republican form I
Government-every one Nv EN- bleevt
that the Government Led fallen into bf
hands, and consekently they despared l
deSpare wuz, they all specified the date
witch they commenced desparin, ez for i
stance
"On the 18th Nv July, 1878, felt tn
all wnz gone"
Or this
"On the 22d Nv August, 1879, ft
that the sun NV Republikinism had s
forever, onless a change Good be made
l wuz at some pains to ascertane wi
things went to room on them pertikel,
days, and found that it wuz Jooly
1878, that the first he'd been detected f
renomenashin to Congress, and that {
the 22d Nv August, 1872, the second h
bin removed from Collectership, and Il
others wuz in the same state NV heal
without excepshin. But it don't do to
quire too pertikerlerly. They believe Il
Government is in bad hands and that
enulf for me. These men-and all NV tn
class, demand reform, but they didn't i
close no material aid. How do they spo
the battle agin corrupt Adminishtl
shen is to be fought, ef they don't furni
ammunishen?
l got In in donashens land loans, vii
is the same thing about 5000. I'll
paper will be ishood next week. l h
paid Bascom $40, and Deekin Pogra
$25, on akkount wich hez encourag
them.
Things look brighter for me. May n
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