Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-02-20


A Railroad Dialogue. The Yankee PeddIer
and the Southerner.
The following conversation took place on
the cars Of the New Haven Railroad shortly
after the November election. One Of th'
,peakers was q pecHliar-looking man, with
4 thin, pale face, thin lips, sharp black eyes
quantity of long, black-and-gray hair hang.
ing from his chin and around his mouth, snC
llso about his ears and behind a slouchet
black felt hat-evidently a character Ht
held little parcel in his hand, wrapped il
brown paper. The other person, who sat s
'ew seats ahead on the other side of the car
was a snug-built well-dressed, gOod-lookinl
man.
Just after emerging from the tunnel at 42C
street, A, !" the 6rst-named, got up and wen
to a Z, the second, and putting his leg ovel
the arm Of the seat, planting a good larg'
foot with a coarse boot on 1t, on the cushion
thus commenced;
A-a Good morning, Captain; how art
your
B.-aYery wen, how are you ?"
A.-"Tolerable. Been down South ~
Be Yes
A.-a Going home r
B.-"Yes"
A" Going down again this winter ?"
b. Yes, if the d-d abolitionists don
kick up such bobbery that it won't b,
pleasant"
A.-HI guess they WON'T land opening
his bundle he showed the Captain a small
imitation bronze head). "Captain that's q
fine head; you don't see one such in thou
sand. Thstsa great head I"
B." Whose is itp
A.-a Why, that's the likeness of Johr
Browns great man he was.
B." He got hung, didn't hep
> 49, Well, yes, but that don't argue any
a. Ngan him; a great many good men ge
sniug = Rrst Straight-forad men in a cause
'iiiu IIus' IN. IN Brown, are apt to get hung
p1eI3S. ,,Ae I lddidn't gel, hung, though I sup.
De,.e-ios ,'s I'M M be ought to; no its youl
~ ~ = el1o" >od cause that's apt TO gel
s'' lOlles' iiiSL TL!. ~ such like generally
hung. Traitors an LAWYER, IKE .Judg,
employ a good, smart y p p,ste e. rsoat, y-~,
Roosevelt, Caleb Gu hing " l-''''S sroIIr Iii
Though he's dead now) and >Sey ge,,ei-b ~,
get clear, specially if there's a L 'Eser IN -
ease.n
B.-"no you know what I'd do u you
brought that thing into my store to sell
A" No; what would you 2"
B." you didn't go out quick I'd kick
you"
A." Would you2 I wouldn't come,
then; bat it's q great head, Captain"
B." Why don't you 60 down South and
talk so2"
Al When hunt such vermints, l hunt
Il I. 81 chi
B.-@ If you did 60, they would kill you in.
less than tWenty-four hours. The slaves
themselves would kill you.
Al dou't doubt they NIGH if they are
as degraded as some of their masters. |
don't doubt slave might get 50 degraded by
association that he'd kill man that came TO
set him free"
B.-sT'd sooner live down there than
among you d-d abolitonists"
Alive no sort Of objections, if you like
II but I'd rather stay here. Perhaps you'd
IKE TO work on a rice plantation for your
yletuals ana clothes, and throw in all the
children you could raise2n
B.-"White Daen can't work on rice plant
ationsi none bat niggers can do it"
A-"Well, | hold that if there is a place
on God Almig ghty' airth that's 80 bad a white
man can't live there, and a Niger Ia wiliina
to work there, he Is entiSsd 10 a doIl1r a dgy AZ
Ieast and to own ali the children he can rails,
in such a cnssed place. want to see :,
change now and then; want the masters Il,
stay at home and raise cotton in the summer
and let their slaves 80 to Saratoga Springs,
say once in seven years. / think they worlE
the better for It.
B.-@phs niggers are great deal bettel
Of as slaves; it would be better for them all