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Title: "Swingin Round the Cirkle."
His Ideas Of Men, Politics, And Things, As Set Forth In
His Letters To The Public Press, During The Year 1866.

Author: Petroleum V. Nasby

Illustrator: Thomas Nast

Release Date: December 5, 2005 [EBook #17228]

Language: English

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"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 KENTUC