I. —How he came to be a Democrat 25

II. —Wingert's Corners Secedes 28

III. —Negro Emigration 31

IV. —Oad to Peece 34

V. —Has an Interview with Vallandigham 36

VI. —Proposes to Celebrate the Fourth 40

VII. —Annihilates an Oberlinite 43

VIII. —Makes a Candidate “uv Hisself” 46

IX. —Shows why he should not be Drafted 52

X. —In Canada 54

XI. —Is finally Drafted 57

XII. —Deserts—His Experience in Clothes 60

XIII. —Captures a Turkey 65

XIV. —Improves his Fortunes by Marriage 68

XV. —Converses with a Southern Soldier 70

XVI. —At Home 73

XVII. —Assists Draft Resisters 76

XVIII. —Strategises 79

XIX. —Addresses the Soldiers 81

XX. —Organizes a Democratic Church 84

XXI. —Goes on with his Church 87

XXII. —“Capcherd” 90

XXIII. —Starts a Paper 93

XXIV. —Preaches and makes a Sudden Shift 96

XXV. —Observes a Day of Fasting 99

XXVI. —Visits Vallandigham 102

XXVII. —Converses with a Brother 107

XXVIII. —Confession of Faith 110

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XXIX. —Preaches—Subject: “Givin” 113

XXX. —Visits Camp Dennison to Electioneer for Vallandigham 116

XXXI. —In the “Apossel Biznis” 119

XXXII. —Waileth 122

XXXIII. —“Changes his Base” 125

XXXIV. —Has an Interview with the President 128

XXXV. —Preaches 132

XXXVI. —Proposes to Restore the Union 136

XXXVII. —A Plan for the Salvation of the Democratic Party 139

XXXVIII. —Takes a Retrospective View 142

XXXIX. —Communes with Spirits 145

XL. —Tries an Experiment 149

XLI. —Addresses Jefferson Davis 152

XLII. —Establishes African Slavery 155

XLIII. —Opposes the Nomination of a Military Man 159

XLIV. —Preaches—Subject: “The Prodigal Son” 163

XLV. —Dreams 167

XLVI. —Tries to Awaken an Interest 172

XLVII. —Recommends Unanimity 176

XLVIII. —Again Repudiates McClellan, and Reasons Therefor 179

XLIX. —Ordains a Missionary 182

L. —Will Support McClellan 186

LI. —Gives Thanks 189

LII. —Waileth 192

LIII. —Fremont's Nomination 195

LIV. —Nominates a Ticket 198

LV. —Addresses Jefferson Davis 200

LVI. —On the Return of Vallandigham 203

LVII. —Defines his Position, and Appeals for Aid 206

LVIII. —Declares for Repudiation and Union with the South 210

LIX. —Shows that a War Platform won't do for the Democracy 213

LX. —Has a Class Meeting and Deprecates Negro Killing 216

LXI. —Starts a Society of his Own 219

LXII. —Indorses the Nomination 222

LXIII. —The Candidates and Platform 226

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LXIV. —Waileth Muchly 230

LXV. —Despondent 233

LXVI. —Lamenteth 235

LXVII. —The Planter's Lament 238

LXVIII. —Has a Dream 240

LXIX. —Loses a Friend, and Writes his Obituary 244

LXX. —Issues an “Appele” 248

LXXI. —Has a Difficulty with his Flock and Leaves it 252

LXXII. —Ye Lament of Joseph Bowers 255

LXXIII. —Takes a Retrospective View 262

LXXIV. —Deprecates the Arming of the Slaves by the South 266

LXXV. —Has a Frightful Dream 269

LXXVI. —Proposes the Emigration of the Democracy 272

LXXVII. —Consults the Spirits 276

LXXVIII. —“Waileth and Cusseth” 279

LXXIX. —Renounces Slavery 283

LXXX. —Lamenteth 285

LXXXI. —Lines onto O. P. Morton, the Tirent uv Injeany 288

LXXXII. —Details the Failures of the Democracy 290

LXXXIII. —Mr. Nasby and his Friends on the Fall of Charleston 292

LXXXIV. —Lamenteth over the Apostacy of the Saints 297

LXXXV. —The Fall of Richmond and Lee's Surrender 300

LXXXVI. —The Assassination 304

LXXXVII. —“Makes a Delegashun uv Hisself” 307

LXXXVIII. —Sonnit—2 a Litter uv Little Pigs 311

LXXXIX. —Has a Vision 312

XC. —Lays Down a Platform for the Coming Campaign 317

XCI. —Sonnit—2 a Old Hoss 321

XCII. —Meets a “Reconstructid Suthern Shivelry” 322

XCIII. —“Dreams a Dream” 327

XCIV. —Sonnit—2 Whisky 331

XCV. —Issues an Address to the Southern Democracy 332

XCVI. —Searches the Scriptures, and gets Comfort Therefrom 336

XCVII. —Suggests a “Psalm of Sadness” for his friends South 339

XCVIII. —Has a Dream which Unveils the Future 343

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XCIX. —Opposes the Nomination of Soldiers 349

C. —Sonnit—2 Hanner Ann 353

CI. —Meets a Pardoned Rebel, who Enlightens Him 354

CII. —The Wise Old Rat 361

CIII. —Sonnit—2 my Nose 365

CIV. —The Diskontentid Pezant 366

CV. —Sonnit—2 a Skeeter 371

CVI. —Embarks in a New Enterprise 372

CVII. —Indulges in a Reminiscence of his Youthful Days 375

CVIII. —Sonnit—2 a Korn 380

CIX. —On the Diversity of the Races 381

CX. —Sonnit—2 a Five-cent Piece 385

CXI. —On Southern Character 386

CXII. —A Horrible Vision 390

CXIII. —Has a Conversation with the Devil 398

CXIV. —Appeal to the Democracy 403

CXV. —After the October Elections, 1865 407

CXVI. —The Bow-Legged Knite 411

CXVII. —Gives his Experience in Negro Impudence 416

CXVIII. —A few Last Words 420