Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-07-15
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LETTER TO HON ELITHAYER FROM A VA.
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~ HEAD WATERS TADPoLE NAVIGATION,
q YAzoo SwAMP, MISSISSIPPI June 10. J
q Hon. ELI THxYER-DEAR SIR Having seen
notice to the effect that you forming society
with the avowed object Of colonizng and renovating
the worn out lands lying the tide waters of Eas-
tern Virginia now, sir the object of this commur-
cation is to invite you and your Yankee coDonsts to
the more fertile lands lying on the Yazoo river,
description of which may not be unnecessary. The
Yazoo river is a very small, narrow, muddy stream,
of great length, and with as many bends, crooks
winds and twists, as are in Yankee conscience,
winding its way through Of the most fertile and
productive regions of country in the world. Upon
either side of the river lie immense bodies of un.
cleared lands, thickly set with dense forest in
which you ind trees of every description and of
gigantic proportions Underneath this growth you
will find the TALL rank blue cane growing thick
as the sins of a Yankee preacher: Intermingled
with this you will find the vine and bamboo. So
you that in the summer months, when the forest
is in thick foliage, there night holds her regal sway
and unbridled nature rcigns supreme.
The spontaneous productions are such as to con-
duce to the comfort of and happiness of every Yam.
kee. Among the most choice aligators, turtles,
buffalo gnats mosquitoes and other delcacies suf-
fciently inviting to tickle the most fastidious appe-
tite of the most dainty Yankee. On the cultivated
lands grow to perfection, string beans, onions and
pumpkins )" the latter grow to fabulous size, one
being sufficiently large to house Eli Thayer and his
colonsts the first winter and feed them some. You
need not fear the attacks of mosquitoes, is we'll
known that the blood of the Yankees on the coast,
from the river St. Johns to Cape Cod, has become
thin and poor, from cold, hunger and ague
fever that the mosquito would starve to death in the
vain endeavor to draw nourishment from the blood
of the Yankee; while, on the other hand, the Yam
kee would fatten on the swamp malaria, and live for
ever.
Now, this portion of the Yazoo Swamp is not
adapted to either white folks, niggers mules, and
we presume it would therefore be fine country
to grow string beans, onions pumpkins" and
Yankees.
Should you conclude to come, you must accede to
the following propositions
l. You must leave your kind of morals in the land
of steady habits, as We do not tolerate Kalochism
here.
2. You must not color and trim the leaves off the
pumpkin vines and sell them for baling rope.
8. You must not defraud, cheat, swindle or cor
rupt our niggers.
4. On your entrance into the State, you and all
your Yankee colonsts must take oath to support
the Constitution Of the United States, do not
tolerate treason here.
In using the term Yankee, in this communication,
We mean to apply it to that species of the human
who foster in their hearts lying hypocrisy, de-
ceit and treason, the British loving Yankee and not
the aw.abiding national men at the North. Your
obedent servant
YAZOO SWAMPER