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CONTENTS.

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PAGE

  • 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