New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-03
NASBY,S WAR MEETING.

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NASBY'S WAR MEETING.
Inauguration Of Hayes by Fo'ce.
CoNPKDRIr RoADs,)
Wich 10 in the State Nv Kentucky, ,
November l6, 1867
The ackshen nv the South Kerliny can
vassers, and the probability nv fr0ds in
Looisisns and Floridy, wich will defect Til
deu and Reform. neerly broke the hearts NV
BascOm and all his customers. BascOm was
neerly killed. becoz he he'd confidently
countid on gittin wat money shood be pade
to the Corners for Their war elaine, and the
people wuz disappointed becoz they hoped
for at least three yeers stiddy and reliable
likker out NV the proseeds thereof. The
iron hez entered all our soles. A niger
will be contiunered in the pOstOfis, aud l,
witch am entitled to the place, will hev to
liv in q desultOry manner all the remainder
nv my life. l shell never be postmaster.
Four more yeers out Nv place will kill me.
Before another eleckshen Their will be an
grave ut the Corners, and eff, per-
it, the inscription VIII be, 'Died NV . bro
ken heart and unwarmed bowels"
The Corners wuz more thOroly aroused
when it got the news that ever saw it be-
fore. There wuz but little sed, but on every
face there wuz that etern expression wich
is alluz dangerus to tyrants, and wich gin
orally makes em quale: that is. Of they are
in the vicinity and observe it.
81 shel never own another nigger" sed
Deekin Pogram, settin down his glass
empty; ''our iberty's gone forever"
frod," sed Teddy O'Brien. wich wuz sent
from Moo York with thirty repeteeters to
vote in Injeany, 1.-THE hope of the country
is gone"
Teddy is waitin for money to git back to
Moo York to his perfeshn Nv burglary.
Captain McPelter remarkt that he he'd
not felt so cad eence he wuz captured by
the Fedrels at Altanty. There wuz, he be-
lieved, no further hope nv the yoonyun Of
all the States.
Issaker Gavitt, bein' nv more fiery
sperit, ASSERTED that he did not perpOse to
submit. He he'd killed four niggers hisself,
and prevented twenty more from vOtin, ez
his eleckshun precinck wood show, and he
didn't perpose to lose the result of his labor
by frOdulent returns in Louisiana.
swat are we standin here fOr2' wuz his
elokent remark. ::Are we slaves! Let US
show that we kin at leest die in defence nv
our rites; let US organize and prevent the
Nv the yoOsurper. Haze"
II will pledge this frale arm" sed Deekin
Pogram, land this frale body, in SIGH
coz"
And the war sperit lifted up the face Nv
every man in the room with demoniac
glare. never cav SIGH yO0nanimity, nor
SIGH self-sacrifcin sperit. "War! war.
agin the yoosurper!" wnz the cry Nv every
wun Nv EN-, and ez if by one impulse they
out Nv Bascom's to the meetin-
house, and organized a meetin.
"NO compromise No yeeldin!' shouted
the entire meetin; 1--WE will die rite here or
any where in defense of our rites"
"Gentlemen," sed I, in my capassity nv
perpetyoal cheerman, "it is yoor purpus to
march to wunst onto Washinton, and lay
ablishin parts nv 1njeany and Ohio till SIGH
time ez the Dimocrisy Nv the other States
she'll jine US.
"To Washington" shouted Issaker: ''the
treasure is therew
"Inieany and Ohio" said McPe!ter
"them States is rich in bosses and SIGH ~
"And in the southern part Nv EN- Their is
distilleries sed Deekln Pogran, quietly
but determinedly.
The others SHOUTED thaS they didn't care
where they wuz taken, but they demanded
to be led again the enemies NV the country,
and that to wunst. They wuz all ez thirsty
for gore ez a Dimecratic country editor,
and can t say anything more than that.
The war sperit wuz SO terribly aroused
that it was with diffikilty that the biznis
Good be done in any order, but FINELY did
git roll prepared, and the entire meetin
he'd their names put to it ez members nv
the First Battalyun Nv Kentucky Avenjers,
for immejit servis.
Jist at this critkle moment, Joe Bigler
az the door and whispered to
Squire McGrath that hostilities mite COM
mence to wunst and glorious beginnin
might be he'd, for q YOOnited States mar
shell, wlch wuz in the visinity looking after
some crooked whisky, he'd heerd NV the
proseedins and wuz on his way thor to
arrest the entire bilen for reasonable per.
ceedins, and in a mint the intelligence wuz
all over the hous. The Avengers put Their
in ther pockets and dlstressin
stillnis pervadid the meetin. Silence wuz
broken by Issaker Gavitt.
"Parson," sed he. 'wOodent it be we'll
enuf to destroy that roll ?"
did it promptly. My presence Nv mind
don't often forsake me. "Gent}emen," |
"ef the entire Corners is to be
Overawed by the minyuns Nv power"
"Ther amt only one Nv him." wuz Josef,s
reply.
spOse Their amt no objeckshuns to meetir
Nv the sittizens to consider the present COR.
iishun Nv affairs, is ther!"
II shOod say not" sed Josef.
"And ct minyun Nv power kin prevent
800 sittizsns Nv the Corners from diving in
defense NV Their rites he can't preyers en-
from resolvin, kin he7 Their are more ways
than one nv maxim tyrants tremble."
And e committee wuz appointed. which
reported the follerin preamble and 7esoloo.
shens:
WAREAs, The Corners bleeves that HAYES
and Wheeler, the Radikle candidates. are
6eln countid in by frods Of the most alarmin
and
Wsreas, The Corners hev spent q CRATE
deal Nv time and energy to kerry not only
Kentucky, but 1njeanny, for Nlden and
Reform, and
IN Looisianer, Floridy and South Kerlinv
wus Nv tho most peaceful character, OWN