Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-07-26
From the New Orleans Picayune.
Rough and Ready Ratification Meeting.

When the news Of the nomination Of old
Rough and Ready arrived at his pla ntation,
q day was set apart by the oyerseer, for a
general jubilee among the niggers. After
the sgemmen and ladies OBJ COLOR" had all
assembled-to the number of three hundred
and odd-at the big shanty, a proposition
was made to hold ratification meeting,
and pass resolutions expressive of their SEN
timents spon de casion.
Old Pompey was called to the chair, and
Eustavus Adolphus Taylor Woody, was ap-
pointed Secretary.
Pompey then rose and made the following
speech:
Genmsen and Ladies OBJ Color:-Ebery
nigga must keep him fy-trap shet while 1
displain de object OBJ dis meetin. De i'm
portant news jes arribe, on de back OBJ de
old Hos telegraf, which ride on the wings OBJ
mount pegassie, and speak to US wild de
tongue OBJ thunder, dat our old massa Zac
am going to be de president of desc Uni
ted States OBJ de hol worl.
Idispress to you den, dat dis plantation
am now de seen OBJ ODE joyful, walk, chalk,
jolifcation. We ratifcates de nominashun
OBJ old Massa to de big White House at
Washington. (Cheers, yah!yahD
CORY, niggas, dat cheerin make my hart
jump like de hopper grass, an my mouf
open, like de clam.
We lub old Massa like de Built oad lub
sucklins = him public and pribate serbices
am long knone dis child. My head grone
grey wachin him, like de possum wach de
Asa-when you put your thum on him he
not be dare any more. Gree Cheers for
dat, heh! heh hehD
De fact OBJ it are niggers, we is bove de
comon grade, .we's all president OBJ desc
United States, OBJ de worl, de darkies oh
Henry Clay am no use to demself, dey is no
more 3fat slick" darefore dey can't shine
ssid desc gemen.
We is all goin for to go to Kongress, we
pix no more cotton dare wild desc hans, an
In the language OBJ de poet,
1--WE Is gwoin to Washington,
To shine like de dimonn
(Forty-nine cheers for dat, heh heh heh !
heh!!D
Pompey then took his sea-, t,mid the @thuA-
derin" cheers his eloquence had inspired
them.
There was two or three other speeches but
our informant did't take the trouble to note
Them.
,s a committee consistingo of the following
sgeuen OBJ color" were appointed to draft
preamble and resolutions spon de casion -
Washington Pompey, jr.!s Randolph Quash-
ey, Cesar Gumbo, Gustavus Adolphus lack
ary Taylor Wooley, jr., and shinbone Grif-
fy.
Shinbone Gritty, the chairman of the
committee. introduced the following:
Whereas-the wings hab elected all OBJ US,
to bs president Of desc United States oh dis
worl, and whereas We is alike in sole an
body, an sentiments, therefore
Resolved, Dat we distend to dem our fel-
nership and am willin to sosiate wild dem if
.day behave demself.
Resolved, Dat we goes in for de point
auent oh Ketchen Kabinet and cold wittles,
Resolved, Dat we is gwoin for to gwo in
for de sub-treasury an Ogle on gold spoons
Resolved, Dat we sport old Massa fo,
President, and Washington Pompey for te
bake de hoe cake and fry de sassage, at d.
White House.
Resolved, Dat de 9Mill boy OBJ de slash
es" couldn't kill dat Mexican. Heb! heh!
Resolved, Dat we Glib folty leben cheer
for old so,d Whitley" (Heh! heb! hehD
After the transaction of some other brie
business, it was motioned @dat de meet
do now adjourn, and dat de niggas procee
to dar spectiye places Of abode with all tn
order and regumiarity of SO many brayi
donkeys