The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-01
HANCOCK IN iso7.

4 Nasby letter, dated New Of,
leans. December Is, 1867, addressed
to President Johnson, contains pas
sages that viii have currency through
this campaign. We quote as fol
lows:
Il found Moo Orleans in a tremor
of Joy. The principal biznes eiti-
zens again about the streets. ciappln
ther hands and hollerin ilalleller.
The order OF the great and good
Hancock hez now restored conil-
denz in the bussoms uv our trends
and CONSERVATION in the brests az
our enimies. Jdries, thank God
are no more polluted with niggers onto
'em. They are now drawd from the
old citizens. MANY ny which served
under Buregard, in Che late unples-
.antness. Bizness. therfor goes on
without delay. Ez a sample OF how
much bizness Is facilitated l may
menshun that in one cort there was
. "A cases in witch niegers wuz pialn-
tifs. and Is in witch niggers was de
fendunts. The tryin nv all these
cases okepied 3 hours and 19minuts.
Uv the time specified, , hours and
/ % minuts wuz consumd by the nig-
gers in PAWN the costs. 1t IL q SIN
eular thing how wrong the niggers
allus IL. That which particularly
binds Gineral Hancok TO Us IL that
part ny his order witch prohibits the
military from being at the polls.
1t IL eggstremely probable that th;
EtheopeanS NV American descent
viii be centrally persuaded not to
vote at all. The citizens nv Texas
hey a way Of perswadin tie niggcrs
wen they amt unconstitushunally
interlcrcd with, that viii, ! think.
enshoor the triumph NV correct pTiu-
ciples in that State. \ native Tex
an, a gentelmin who IL now in Noe
Orleans purchasing cartrigcs foI
finch reyolyers, to be used in re-
constructing the State, gave me sich
informashun ez prccloodcd the ne
cessity nv my going persinly to IN
spect
y would sujest that you, towunst
take the last orders NV Gineral Han
COX and make it the subject nv Z
message TO Congress. Detail In ful
the Gineral's talk here, and add Il
ii cz only you kin.
Tell Congriss the General is agoir
to make the law the rule NV his con
duck, and that heproposes touphold
the corts and civil authorities. anC
viii only yoos his military to thcst
ends agin the niggers. Sling in her,
suthin To the cfieck that American
liberty tWich in this country IS
+ |pekulycr vericty OF arGklci is still
ian Inheritance uv the witc people
and shall ailus be- Tell EN- tina
when q solicr hcz unlimited powc
in his hands. and rclooses to yoos j
for the purpose OF satisfying scl!isl
ambition. he presents a hctty Sampl
Of virto under difficulties. 1t woulo
| be well at this pint to compare Han
cock TO Washington, making TIA
difference atween m merely nomi
nal. Say that there may De officer
in the army beside Hancock win
initiates Washington, butyou haven
sot eyes on em yit. Assert tha
/ Hancock IS the first officer in com
Imand, scnce the close NV the lat
Ionpleasantncss. wat has given utter
/ ans TO sech scntimence in his order.
and demand that Congriss she'll yot
him a gold mcdil.
Il seiest that this be done &
wunst, for reasons wich are obviu-
We desire Hancock to continvcw il
, well-doin, but ez that wcll-doin' il
our behaf mite lead 10 hiz nomina
shun fur the Presidency, it Il wei
enough to kin him off in that direC
ton so sune cz he IL committed
Hence rite Don't let Seward dilo1
it or Randlc polifox it. Put in m
naked idees, clothed in yoor ters
and yigrus languidee. and YOU vii
hey dun a gud thing. l repecte,
them III the leadin' officers nv tn
Lost Coz Club, and the idce wa
rapchegously received. '