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Title: Even Back Then ..
Post by: mrclose on January 23, 2013, 06:54:55 PM
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Nathaniel Grigsby

Son of Reuben Davis GRIGSBY Sr. & Nancy BARKER.

Born 11 October 1811 in Nelson Co., KY.
Died 16 April 1890 in Attica, Harper Co., KS.

Buried in
Attica, Harper Co., KS.
He was a Civil War veteran of the 2nd Lt. Co. G, 10th Indiana Cavalry.

He was a farmer.



Nathaniel was also a dear firend of Abraham Lincoln.
Title: Re: Even Back Then ..
Post by: thundley4 on January 23, 2013, 07:06:25 PM
Just in case there is any doubt.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/grigsby.asp

It's real.
Title: Re: Even Back Then ..
Post by: Shooterman on January 23, 2013, 07:20:23 PM
Other than to say I have seen this before, I make no comment other than this. To accuse Thomas Jefferson of being traitorous was not quite true. :banghead:
Title: Re: Even Back Then ..
Post by: Dacabeti on January 24, 2013, 03:19:08 PM
Quote from: Shooterman on January 23, 2013, 07:20:23 PM
Other than to say I have seen this before, I make no comment other than this. To accuse Thomas Jefferson of being traitorous was not quite true. :banghead:

Thomas Jefferson was a member of the Democratic-Republican party which split over Governing philosophies, The Republicans in that party later left to form the Whig Party. The first straight Democrat was Andrew Jackson.
Title: Re: Even Back Then ..
Post by: Eupher on January 24, 2013, 03:35:48 PM
Quote from: Dacabeti on January 24, 2013, 03:19:08 PM
Thomas Jefferson was a member of the Democratic-Republican party which split over Governing philosophies, The Republicans in that party later left to form the Whig Party. The first straight Democrat was Andrew Jackson.

Yep. Spoils system and "Here I am, lookin' out for the little guy!"
Title: Re: Even Back Then ..
Post by: Shooterman on January 24, 2013, 04:17:45 PM
Quote from: Dacabeti on January 24, 2013, 03:19:08 PM
Thomas Jefferson was a member of the Democratic-Republican party which split over Governing philosophies, The Republicans in that party later left to form the Whig Party. The first straight Democrat was Andrew Jackson.

In reality, I had it backwards. It was the Republican-Democratic Party which morphed into the full blown Democratic Party. The point being the Democrats of old are nothing like the sniveling craving assholes we have today.

Keep in mind those Whigs included people like Hamilton before Burr did his job on him ( should have done so sooner, in my opinion ) Many, if not most of the Whigs before they went belly up were Northeast corporatist and the forerunner of what we have as NE Yankee DIMS and PUB liberals. They had tariffs place on all shipping in and out of the South and got them going and coming, in effect, the South paid twice. That money was used for infrastructure in the North while the South sucked hind teat.