Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-07-13
Nasty on Hancock.

One of Nasby's letters, dated New Orleans
December l6, 1867, and addressed to Presi-
dent johnson, contains very interesting read
ing for this campaign. In it We find the fol-
lowing:
Il found Moo Orleans in a tremOr of joy.
The principal bizniz citizens is again about
the streets clappin their hands and hollerin
'Hallelujier' The order of the great and
good Hancock heZ restored confidenZ in the
buzzums NV our friends and CONSERVATION in
the breasts of our enemies Juries. thank God.
are no more polluted with niggers onto EN-.
They are now drawn from the old citizens,
many of which served under BOregard in the
late unpleasantness. Bizness, therefore, goes
on without delay. Ez a sample of how much
dizziness is facilitated, may menshun that in
one court there wuZ A cases in which mig
gers wuz plaintiffs, and 10 in which niggers
wuZ defendants. The tryin Nv all these
okepied hours and 10 minutes. The YER
dies in the Al cases being invariably fur the
defendants, and in the IS other cases fur the
plaintiffs. Wv the time specified, 2 hours
and 90 minutes wuz consumed by the niggers
in payin' the costs. 1t is a singular thing
how wrong the niggers alluZ IL. Thet wich
pertickerlerlv binds Gen. Hancock to us il
that part Nv his order wich prohibits the
military from bein at the polls. 1t is eggs
tremely probable that the Etheopeans NV
Amerikin descent will be centrally persuaded
not to vote at all. The citizens NV Texas
hcv way NV perswadin the niggers when
they amt constitooshunally interfered with
that will. think, cnshOOr the triumph NV cor
rect principles in that State. native
Texan, a gentleman who is now in Moo Or
leans a purchasin catriges fur Finch revOl.
vers. to be used in recOnstructin the State.
gave me SIGH informashun az preclooded the
necessity Nv my going personally to in
spect.
would suggest that you, to wunst, take
the last order NV Gen. Hancock and make il
the subjeck NV messige to Congriss. De
tale in full the Generals talk here, and add
to it ez only 700 kin. Tell Congriss the
General il agoin to make the law the rool Of
his conduck, and that he proposes to uphold
the corts and sivil othorities and will only yoOs
his military to these ends agin the niggers
Sling in suthin' to the effeck that Amerikir
liberty (Which in this country is pekeolyel
variety of the artikle) is still an inheritance
of the white people, and shall allus be. Tell
EN- that when solier heZ Unlimited power
in his hands, and refoOses to yOOs it for the
purpoos of satisfvin selfesh ambishum, he
presents hefty sampel Nv virtOO under diff
fkulties. 1t wood be well at this pint tC
compair Hancock with Washington, makir
the difference atween UNI merely nominal
Say that there may be officers in the army
besides Hancock who immitates Washington
but 700 haven't sot eyes onto EN- ez yit. As
sert that Hancock is the first officer in com
mand sence the close Nv the late unpleasant
ness, wat heZ given utteruns to SIGH senti
mence in his orders, and demand that Con
griss shell vote him gold medil.
sejest that this be done to wunst for rea
sons which are obvus. We desire Hancock
to continue in well-don, but ez that well
doi1 in our behalf mite lead to his nomina
shen for the Presidency, it il well enough to
kill him off in that directshen so soon ez he
is committed. Hence write Don't lei
Seward diloot it, or Randall POLLOK it. Pu
in my naked idees, clothed in yoor terse ant
vigrus languadge and you will hev done
good thing. l repeated them to the leadin
officers NV the Lost Cos Club and the idet
wuz rapcherously received"