Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-08-12
Nasty.
Mr.. Nasty Assists At Conversation II Dsaeerass
Who wish 70 Ascertain he Views Of Their
Candidate Upon the va,ieus Questions that Ars
Agitatng the Public Mind.
GOVERNORS ISLAND,
Wich is in the State of Moo York, ,
Iaolx lG lSSO

Wich is IN the State OF Moo York.
Jooly l6. 1850.
| hev bin for sevral days over at Govern
ors Island assis.in Gen. Hancock. ez a sort
NV a doorkeeper. wich. inezmuch ez | am
certin Nv wat kin eat an drink, is better
thing than the prekarious life l Iced a, the
Corners Also. when the struggle is over,
he can't ef he is ELECTED. help givn me sum
posishen soo,able to my age and abilities
Il scots me very well and | shell stay here,
probably, doorin the campane. hev sue
ceeded in receivin quite an amount Nv mon
ey, already. from patriots witch wanted TO be
admitted to the presence out NV their turn.
Yesterday wuz field day. We he'd del
egashuus from almost every state in the
Yoonyun, all wan,in to know suihin about
the generals views on the various ques-
tons now before the people. and they wuz
admitted one hy one. The first wuz dele
gashen from Moo York and Boston. witch
wus anxshus TO get his noshens on the fnan-
shell Que ssion.
"Representin." sed the spokesman. ''the
great fnanshel institooshens NV the kentry.
We ask for a plain and explisit deelerasten
en- to your finanshel polisy in the event II,
your eleeshun.
never shell forgit the Generals answer. 1
..Ef there is any one thing above anoth-
err" sed he. that | wish to hev understood.
it is nv position on this. the most importan,
question before the people. want no equiv
ocashen. and even tho nv vews shood lose
me votes, ! shell be ez plain and eSplisi, ez
Good be desired On the question Of finance
| hold that the hes, polisy shood be adopted,
regarilis Nv consekences. Their will be
Congris elected this fall. and tina, Congrs
will pass bills and SIGH. bearin' on this ques-
ton. From one stand pint shood say that
We needed more money. and from another
less. Whatever NAV he the differences NV
opinyun on this great question. am thoroly
eonyin.t that the Greenbackers NV lnjeany.
in common with the hard money men NV
Moo York. is ekally interested IN pure
government, and that is wat Mr.. Tilden. in
common with John Kelly and myself. per
pose TO give our common kcn,ry. for wich
Tough, and wood hev died. Gentlemen.
trust nv anser to your question is sa,isfacto-
~. Fl no, ! refer VOC TO the Nashnei DIM
ocra,ic Committee"
The Committy retired and delcgashun
NV Grecnb=ckers from lnjeany wur admitted.
They wantid to know also.
Gentlemen" sed the great leeder. "ef !
am distinguished for ANYTHING execp, militia
~ skill !, is for directniss with my fellow
citizens. am rcjoiced that he, an oppor-
tunIiy Wv ansersn the queries wich may be
pu, 10 me. In the matter Nv currency.
whether we need more or less, whether II
shood lie rede-mahe IN gold. or not be re-
desmable IN ANYTHING. i question on wich
need no, say there are grave differences uy
oplnyun II II is hes; Ia hev nat money.
ne must hcv fat moncy-cf. on the other
hand. vat IL called sound money .hood b.
held 10 eondoosc TO the creates, good Nv the
creates, number. that i va, We want. But
one thing VOC mus, bear IN mind cE WOO 20
10 Your homes. wich j. tibet eternal vigilance
is the pric, Nv liberty. and the, the Fabian
pali.y NV Gen. Washington WI, wat bro, the
kcntry thro the Rt,ooshinary War "
tibet am entirely certain. But for that We
wood he groanin' under the woke Nv British
despotism and the beacon lite Nv liberty
wood not hev bin lit on this continent, |
trus, he, snsered yoor question fairly and
clecrly ard that VOC know INV posishen Fl
there u ANYTHING else WOO wood like Ia know
mcnshun il. and in the meantime NJ. Nash,
will show VOC some excellent Bourbon wits
~ IN the adjoinln' apartment"
This commiity got nd Nv. Their come in
one from the South. waniin' in know his
views on reconstruct ,hcn and the .,aiu, uy
tie southern states. ginncrally.
w lshIn' to state nv vcws on all the
questions afore the people frank, and fully.
am glad Won arr here. In regard to the
southern question. the Importance ny wich
recognize. h-V to say that Il her BIN the
rnol nv TN, life tn fnllcr the hes, examples.
heV alluk held that the victory Of iunaiy's
Lane. account w wich hev Jist BIN reed.
IN. wuI one Nv the most brilliant on record.
and that the settlement Nv the questions IN
,ol,ed IN tibet var wuz II crc,liiablc TO Amer,
kin craftsmanship a. the ,ictone, IN the
fecll ~us TO Amerikin arms. know | shel
he kivcrcd with aboose by the unscnlpulous
opposishen to the democracy but shell new
erthele.s anser frankly ali questions pro-
pounded trust, gentlemen. VOC are sat
lsiied"
This commitiy Withdrew, and another NV
niggers from South kerliny. wich wanted To
get pledge tina, the Dlmocrac, wood PER
teci EN- in their rites in the event Nv sue
cess, entered.
The gineial reserved en- with the same
uTbanlty that he did the Others.
The oondishcn NV things in the South.
,ed he, lis, understand. TO be deplored.
That Is. the oondishen ia 10 be deplored. per
,idin' they are ez sum accounts give EN-, and
not to be deploretl ef they are "a other. state
EN-. Ii Is saie TO say. gentlemen, that VOC
will be perfected ef the condishen Nv things
Is such eI make perteckshun the proper
thing To do. The reel question to be con
sidered is, are VOC in sch a condishun eI 10
make perteckshun necessary Is the Law
of our kommon kentry ,sich is my pride, sich
"a wood testify the President Nv the Yoon-
ted States"
The General stopped very sudden here. for
delegashun u, South kerliny rife club,
wich he'd heerd the niggers ~uE Their rushed
past me, and woodeni take no for an an,er,
and got in anyhow. They insisted on the
niggers gittin out, Wich ez they amt agoin
10 be allowed to vote in the South nyhow,
We considered entirely safe to do. We hus-
tied EN- out without ceremony, and CIV aw-
jence 10 4 delegashun w Irish from the
Sixth Ward, Moo York. wich won,id sum
definit plege ez to the inyashen Nv Canady,
in the interest NV Irish independence. and
subscripshen to the Irish Skirmishin Fund.
The Generals treatment Nv the Irish wuz
ez mastery ez the Others. He shook EN-
eoDelly by the hand. and sed that the luv Nv
liberty wuz implanted in every Amerikin's
bosom, and e,ry Irishman's ez well. and that
liberty vux the birthriie Nv e,ry man.
''Ceptin naygurs and Chinaze," interrupted
Irishman.
He accepted the amendment-excep,in
Niger. and Chinese, neither Of wich was fit
TO be incorporated INTO the body politikle
But Nv one thing thar Good be no doubt.
Robert Emmett wuz the gratist man the
world ever prodoos,, exceptin DAM O'Con-
nell. and the Irish citizens fought all the
wars that this or any other kentry ever he'd
He Good lay his hand onto his hart and say
he loved the Irish race. He felt that he he'd
stated his posishen with sufhshent cleernis
Their wuz one skip in the arrangements
wich hev alreddy rectifed. witch is not get
tin the different delegashuns off the island
in different direck shuns. II is a great mis-
take to let EN- git chance TO talk with each
other after they leeve. They compare notes
and dror conclusions.
They got to talkin outside, and one Moo
Yorker exprest the sentiments Of the Others
when he remarkt: