Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "SWINGIN ROUND THE CIRKLE." BY PETROLEUM V. NASBY, LATE PASTOR OF THE CHURCH OF THE NEW DISPENSATION, CHAPLAIN TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT, AND P.M. AT CONFEDERATE x ROADS, KENTUCKY. HIS IDEAS OF MEN, POLITICS, AND THINGS, AS SET FORTH IN HIS LETTERS TO THE PUBLIC PRESS, DURING THE YEAR 1866. Illustrated by Thomas Nast. BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD. 1867. _DEDIKASHUN UV THIS BOOK._ TO ANDROO JOHNSON, THE PRIDE AND HOPE UV DIMOCRISY, Who hez bin Alderman uv his native village, Guvner uv his State, Member uv the lower house uv Congress, And likewise uv the Senit, Vice President and President, and might hev bin Diktater, But who is, nevertheless, a Humble Individooal; Who hez swung around the entire cirkle uv offishl honor, without feelin his Oats much; The first public man who considered my services worth payin for; AND TO ALEX. W. RANDALL, POSTMASTER GENRAL, His most devoted Servant, Whose autograph adorns my Commishn ez Postmaster, _This Volume_ IS RESPECTFULLY DEDIKATED. CONTENTS. PREFIS, OR INTERDUCTRY CHAPTER I.--AFTER THE NEW JERSEY ELECTION II.--CONVERSES WITH GENERAL MCSTINGER III.--A REMARKABLE DREAM IV.--A CHANGE OF BASE--KENTUCKY V.--ABOLITION IN KENTUCKY VI.--A CONVERSATION WITH A KENTUCKIAN VII.--A VISION--SPIRIT OF ANDREW JACKSON VIII.--A PLAN FOR UP-BUILDING THE DEMOCRACY IX.--A VISION OF THE NEXT WORLD X.--A SONNET XI.--THE SITUATION--THE DEMOCRACY WARNED XII.--THE PRESIDENT'S 22D OF FEBRUARY SPEECH XIII.--A WARNING XIV.--REFUSES TO SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT XV.--THE PATRIARCHAL SYSTEM XVI.--A DREAM XVII.--A KENTUCKY TEA PARTY XVIII.--A CRY OF EXULTATION XIX.--A WAIL OF ANGUISH XX.--MOURNFUL VIEW OF THE SITUATION XXI.--A PSALM OF GLADNESS XXII.--A DISCOURSE UPON THE NIGGER XXIII.--WORKINGS OF THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU XXIV.--PRESIDES AT A CHURCH TRIAL XXV.--MEETING TO INDORSE GEN. ROSSEAU XXVI.--PREACHES--THE "PRODIGAL SON" XXVII.--A PLEASANT DREAM XXVIII.--THE REWARD OF VIRTUE XXIX.--THE CONVOCATION AT PHILADELPHIA XXX.--THE GREAT PRESIDENTIAL EXCURSION XXXI.--THE PRESIDENTIAL TOUR CONTINUED XXXII.--END OF THE PRESIDENTIAL TOUR XXXIII.--AT HOME AGAIN XXXIV.--THE CLEVELAND CONVENTION XXXV.--AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE XXXVI.--THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS XXXVII.--MR. NASBY'S OPINION ON THE CAUSE OF THE PRESIDENT'S DEFEAT XXXVIII.--ANDREW JOHNSON PRESIDENT OR KING?