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Locke, David Ross, 1833-1888 [1864], The nasby papers: letters and sermons containing the views on the topics of the day of Petroleum V. Nasby. (C.O. Perrine & Co., Indianapolis, Ind.) [word count] [eaf634T]. To look up a word in a dictionary, select the word with your mouse and press 'd' on your keyboard.
I felt it my dooty to visit Washinton. The misarable condishon Interdoosin myself, I opened upon him delikitly, thus: “Linkin,” sez I, “ez a Dimocrat, a free-born Dimocrat, who is prepard “Speek on,” sez he. “I am a Ohio Dimocrat,” sez I, “who hez repoodiatid Valandigum.”
“Before or sinse the elecshin, did yoo repoodiate him?” sez he. “Sinse,” retortid I. “I thot so,” sed he. “I would hev dun it too, hed I bin you,” “We air now in favor uv a wiggerus prosecushen uv the war, and “Say on,” sez he. “I will. We don't want yoo to change yoor polisy, materially. Restoar to us our habis corpusses, as good ez new. Arrest no moar men, wimmin and children, fer opinyun's saik. Repele the ojus confisticashen bill, wich irrytaits the Suthern mind Do away with drafts and conskripshens. Revoak the Emansipashen proclamashen, and give bonds that you'll Do away with tresury noats and sich, and pay nuthin but gold. Protect our dawters frum nigger eqwality. Disarm yoor nigger soljers, and send back the niggers to ther owners Offer to assoom the war indetednis uv the South, and plej the Guverment Call a convenshen uv Suthern men and sech gileless Northern men “Is that all,” sez the goriller. “No,” sez I promptly. “Ez a garantee uv good faith to us, we
The President replide that he wood give the matter serious considerashen. “Nothin pertikler. I wood accept a small Post orifis, if sitooatid So sayin I wavd my hand impressively and walkd away. Petroleum V. Nasby,Paster uv sed Church, in charge.
Locke, David Ross, 1833-1888 [1864], The nasby papers: letters and sermons containing the views on the topics of the day of Petroleum V. Nasby. (C.O. Perrine & Co., Indianapolis, Ind.) [word count] [eaf634T]. |