The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-08-13
s'The Everlasting Niger, in Congress

s'The Everlasting Nigger:, I'm Congress.
The msrvelously sound and funny chap,
"Orpheus c. Kerr" Of the Sunday Mercu
'ry, thus graphically hits off the abu sers of
"ths Abolition Congress
Speaking of Congress: attended one Of
its sitting> the other day, my boy, and was
deeply edited to observe it's manner Of
legislation for our happy but distracted
country.
The Honorable Speaker (ne Crow oc.
cupied the chair.
Mr. Podgers (Republican, Mass. desired
to know if the tax upon Young Tyson is
not to be moderated? Speaking for his
constituents, he would say that the present
rate was entirely too high to suit any gro.
Ger
Mr.. Staggcrs conservative, border State)
wished to know If this body intended to
legislate for white men or nigg rs? His
friend, the pusillanimous scounirel from
Massachusetts,, chose to oppose the tax on
Yesng Hysaa, bscAasa- to use his eas>
words-it would not suit negro, sir''-
| Mr.. Podgers thought his friend from the
border too hasty. The phrase he used was
''"ny grocer"
Mr.. Staggers Withdrew his previous re-
mark. We were fighting this war to se-
cure the Constitution and the pursuit Of
happiness to the misguided South, and he
accepted his friends apology.
Mr.. Higgins democrat, New Jersey
said that he could not but notice that eve
rything that the honorable gentleman had
said during this session was fatal heresy,
destructive Of all Government, degrading
to the species, and an insult to the common
sense of his (Eiggns) constituents. His
constituents demanded that Congress
should set the country at rights before Eu-
rope. 1t would appear that at the least
imperious sign from Europe, the American
knee grows
Mr.. Juggles conservative, Border State)
desired to inquire Of the House whether
the great struggle in which we arc now
engaged is for the benefit of the Caucasian
race, sr the deceased African? His friend,
the pulling idiot from New Jersey, had
seen fit to remark that the American ne.
groes-
Mr.. Higgins denied that he had spoken
at all of negroes. He was about to say
that at slightest behcst Of Europe, "the
american knee groos .)aertJle to bend."
Mr.. Juggles wished it to be understood
that he was satisfied with his honorable
friends explanation. lie would take some.
thing with the honorable gentleman imme-
diately after adjournm mt
Mr.. Chunky (rep., New Hampshire) was
anxious to inquire whether it was true, as
| stated in the daily papers that Gen. Nc.
Dowell had been ordered to imprison all
the Union men within his lines on suspi.
clon of their being secession'sts, and place
guard over the property Of the secession
lists on suspicion Of their being Union men?
If SO, he would warn the Administration
that it was cherishing viper which would
sting it:
s'The rose you doftly cuil-ed. man,
May wound you with its thorn,
Mr.. Waddles (Union, Border State) pro.
tested against the decency Of Constitu
t'onal body like Congress being insulted
with the infamous and seditisus abolition
doggerel just quoted by his friend, the des-
picable incend'ary from New Hampshire.
We were waging this war solely to put
down treason, and not to hear rose, the
falrest of flowers, mentioned in the same
breath with the filthy colored man.
Mr.. Chunky was sorry to observe that
his honorable friend had misunderstood
his language. The line he had used was
simply this:
''The rose you denly cuLL-sD MAN"
Mr.. Waddles was glad that his valued
friend from New Hampshire had apologized.
tie had only taken exception to what he
considered fatal and dangerous heresy.
That was enough for me, my boy, and |
left the hall Of legSlation; for sometimes
become little wearied when | hear too
much Of one thing, my boy.
az The Albany Standard hits off the
susceptibility Of Wall Street in a most
amusing manner, in the following tele.
grams:
New YORK, July 19-1OAM