"Swingin round the cirkle" : $b His ideas of men, politics, and things, as set forth in his letters to the public press, during the year 1866.
John Locke · en
Whereas, the President hez, in a strikly constooshnel manner,
relieved this commoonity uv an offensive Ablishunist, appinted
by that abhorred tyrant Linkin, and appinted in his place a
sound constooshnel Demokrat--one whom to know is to lend;
therefore, be it
_Resolved_, That we greet the President, and, ashoor him uv our
continyood support and confidence.
_Resolved_, That we now consider the work uv Reconstruction, so
far ez this community is concerned, completed, and that we feel
that we are wunst more restored to our proper relations with the
federal government.
_Resolved_, That the glorious defence made by the loyal
Democracy uv Noo Orleans agin the combined conventioners and
niggers, shows that freemen kin not be conkered, and that white
men shel rule America.
_Resolved_, That, on this happy occasion, we forgive the
Government for what we did, and cherish nary resentment agin
anybody.
The resolutions wuz adopted, and the meetin adjourned with three cheers
for Johnson and his policy.
Then came a scene. Every last one uv em hed come there with a note made
out for the amount I owed him at three months. Kindness of heart is a
weakness of mine, and I signed em all, feelin that ef the mere fact of
writin my name wood do em any good, it wood be crooel in me to object to
the little laber required. Bless their innocent soles! they went away
happy.
The next mornin I took possesshun uv the offis.
[Illustration: NASBY'S DREAM OF PERFECT BLISS.]
"Am I awake, or am I dreamin?" thought I. No, no! it is no dream. Here
is the stamps, here is the blanks, and here is the commisshun! It is
troo! it is troo!
I heerd a child, across the way, singin,--
"I'd like to be a angel,
And with the angels stand."
I woodn't, thought I. I woodn't trade places with an angel, even up. A
Offis with but little to do, with four grocerys within a stone's throw,
is ez much happiness ez my bilers will stand without bustin. A angel
4sooth!
PETROLEUM V. NASBY, P.M.
(wich is Postmaster.)
XXIX.
The Convocation of Hungry Souls at Philadelphia.--A Description of that
Memorable Occasion by One who had been Provided for.
POST OFFIS, CONFEDRIT x ROADS
(wich is in the Stait uv Kentucky),
August 14, 1866.