New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-17
SOUTHERN SYMPATHY FOR GERRTT
SMITH, WITH A PRELIMINARY BOG
" BLACK" INGRATITUDE.
Erom I1s Loaisiana Cour.er.

From Ihe Loaisi1Hd tobrsp
In the latter part of the last century the great State
of Newlork boasted great land speculstor, Peter
surnamed Smith. Said Smith began to be dlstin-
guishsd toward the close of his adventurous and
schemng life, for the multitude of his riches. The
most vigorous could not " shake q stick at each
Of his farms in hour by the City Hall clock. He
was millionaire long before that llegtimate word
adopted into the English vocabulary. Il was an
od-fogy age in which he lived SO Peter never dreamed
of making himself President, or even Governor by
means OF his wealth Tradition says that he podded
on schemngly cunningy and sngily to the last, TAX
ing pleasure in saving brazen copper cent than
he took in cheating neighbor out Of thousand.
Peter had son--only son, but that son was
whopper. He called his name Gerritt, OF Us he was
wont to pronounce it, Garrett" for the boy was,
next to hard dollars, in the very hp-top OF the Old
mans affections As young Smith grew in stature, he
grew in mischief. At an early age, his pockets were
filed with cash. bis trunks replenished by his careful
mother, and packed off 10 college. quick wit,
strong memory and due share OF the paternal pansi-
bly enabled young Smith to get through his colegi
ate duties without much labor and to devote the time
thus economized 10 miscellaneous mischief. He at
length graduated with honor, and was looked upon as
the cream and topmost skmmng of bis class. Few
equaed him in his wonderful oratorical power, though
he had then and still retains habit Of referring ~
Smith for proofs of assertions made by Smith.
His career is an old story lie studied law, but was
too indolent to practice le embarked in politics but
unluckily got upon the Federal side. His Federal
party became Wing party, and the Wing party
howed such signs of premature decay that Smith
taxed his political fortunes upon Aboitionsm.
His subsequent career is known. Elected to Con-
grees he found night sessions such bore tn Vt he was
compelled to resignsueh at least is his excuse; but
the real was probably thst he was unwilling to
associate with the scamps whom he found among the
Black Republican delegation.
Cert has been chief among the niggers friends
He has given away scores Of thousands OF acres to
the colored images of their Maker, dreaming fondly
that his black brethren would settle upon the estates
thrive and raise up little darkes 10 worship Smith and
tla hnl tick ef uav tu,a
show the sincerity Of his regard for all that il Af
can he has the legs of some big runaway niger thrust
under his mahogany. Lazy nigger preachers make q
hotel of his mansion at Pcterboro', and his accom-
plshed daughter, clad in broadcoth Boomers sits at
the church where Smith breaches anked to the right
and left by cOOrod sisters.
But Smiths niger landholders sold his bounty and
spent the money In brass rDgs red waistcoats onions
and whisky and now that he has become for the se-
cond time the Abolition candidate for Governor Of
Newfork the sable ingrates refuse en- dsse to vote
will sell the land be gave them, ard they will travel
de adj heads the underground railway, which he
establishes aud which he chiefly supports, they will
light their pipes with the abolition papers which he
supports but when it comes 10 voting for him they
fatty refuse. The very privilege Of voting along with
their white ellow-ctzens won for them by Smith,
and now when ne aspres to the office OF Commander
III Chief of the NewYork State Militia, not solitary
nigger ballot can he get This ia shabby way 10
treat great pbilanthropist benefactor, preacher
Of the gospel the wealthiest well the most
eloquent OF al the advocates Of Niger equality.
Bat the New.York darkies don't want b. " fro
away their votes. They want to fuse with the Black
Republicans la the Know -Nothings tried TO do at
Syracuse and so " mite all the elements OF oppos.-
tion" to IT. " .avedrvng Democracy
(The readers Of THE TRIBUNE need not be told
that the above is about equally compounded Of
truth and falsehood. We publish 1t to encourage
the exhibition of good nature among our Southern
brethren. They are apt to lie more abusivey and
less amuslngly than the foregoing. Ed. IT,