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David Ross Locke
David Ross Locke

David Ross Locke (also known by his pseudonym Petroleum V. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) Nasby) (September 20, 1833 – February 15, 1888) was an American journalist and early political commentator during the American Civil War. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South

Locke's most famous work, the "Nasby Letters," was written in the character of, and over the signature of "Rev. Petroleum V(esuvius) Nasby" a Copperhead and Democrat. The Copperheads were a vocal group of Democrats in the Northern United States (see also Union (American Civil War) who opposed the American Civil The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. They have been described as "The Civil War written in sulphuric acid. "

Locke was originally from Vestal, Broome County, New York. Broome County is a County located in the US state of New York. He edited, and wrote for, the Toledo, Ohio newspaper the Toledo Blade. This article is about the city in Ohio, USA. For Toledo Spain, see that article The Blade is a daily newspaper in Toledo, Ohio, first published on December 19, 1835. He was apprenticed at age 10 to the newspaper, the Democrat in Cortland County, New York. Cortland County is a County located in the US state of New York, named after Pierre Van Cortlandt, president of the convention at Kingston Following a seven-year apprenticeship, he tramped around until his next protracted stay being with the Pittsburgh Chronicle. Around 1855, Locke started, with others, the Plymouth, Ohio Herald. Plymouth is a village in Huron and Richland counties in the U On March 20, 1856, became the editor of the Bucyrus Journal. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Locke was in Bucyrus, when the Civil War broke out. Bucyrus is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Crawford County, located in northern Ohio approximately 28 miles (45 km west

"Nasby" loudly championed the cause of the Confederate States of America from secession onward, but did little to actively abet it. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Secession (derived from the Latin term secessio is the act of withdrawing from an organization union or especially a political entity After being conscripted into the Union Army he deserted to the Confederates, joining the fictional "Pelican Brigade. Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. " However, he found life in the Confederate Army "tite nippin" and soon deserted again. The War Department was established by the Confederate Congress in an act on February 21, 1861. By the end of the Civil War he was back in civilian life.

The "Nasby Letters", written in the semi-literate spelling used by other humorists of the time, were intended to rally support for the Union cause, since "Nasby" himself was portrayed as a thoroughly detestable character - a supreme opportunist, bigoted, work-shy, often half-drunk, and willing to say or do anything to get a Postmaster's job. Postmaster (or Postmistress) refers to the head of an individual Post office. At the time the Letters were written, Postmasterships were political plums, offering a guaranteed federal salary for little or no real work. Until the glorious day when he received a "Post Orfis" from Andrew Johnson "Nasby" worked, when he worked, most frequently as a preacher. Andrew Johnson (December 29 1808 – July 31 1875 was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865-69 succeeding to the Presidency upon the assassination His favorite Biblical texts, unsurprisingly, were the ones that were used by Southern ministers to "prove" that slavery was ordained by the Bible. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin

Abraham Lincoln loved the "Nasby Letters," and quoted them frequently. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal He is quoted as saying, ". . . I intend to tell him if he will communicate his talent to me, I will swap places with him!" ([1]).

After the Civil War, "Nasby" went on to comment on Reconstruction. He settled in several different places, most notably "Confedrit X Roads, which is in the Stait of Kentucky", a fictional town full of idle, whisky-loving, scrounging ex-Confederates, and a few hard-working, decent folk, who by an amazing coincidence were all strong Republicans. He travelled frequently, sometimes not entirely voluntarily ("Nasby's" habit of borrowing money he never repaid, and running up tabs at the local saloon often made him unpopular) and continued to comment on the issues of the day. A bar (also called a Pub or Tavern) is a business that serves drinks especially Alcoholic beverages such as beer liquor and mixed drinks for consumption

Locke discontinued the "Nasby Letters" a few years before his death, since the times had changed and "Nasby" was no longer topical. While the semi-literate spelling in which they are written has often discouraged modern readers, it can also be seen as a point of characterizing "Nasby. "

Several collections of the "Letters" came out in book form, some illustrated by Thomas Nast, who was a friend and political ally of Locke. Thomas Nast ( September 27, 1840 – December 7, 1902) was a famous German-American Caricaturist and Editorial cartoonist

Works by Locke

This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain. The New International Encyclopedia was an English -language encyclopedia first published in the early 1900s The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone

References

McClure, Alexander K. , "Lincoln's Yarns and Stories"

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