New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-10-06
NEW OREGON HOW RID COUNTY. IOWA, OCTOBER 6 1893

graded hy slavery, where, at the same
time, nearly two-thirts ofthe free states
deny suffrage to persons of The same
race, who have been educated as free
men, among freemen, with the thou ghts,
habits and responsibilities of freemen.
%. That such a policy would inevi-
tably throw the union party out of
power in New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin,
as we'll as in all the border states; give
the next congress and president to their
opponents; defeat, in all probability, the
adoption Of the amendment to the con-
sti:ution Of the United States,
which they have everywhere
opposed, and by which alone
liberty to the lack man and protec-
ton to him in its enjoyment are made
sure"
These decla rations are explicit. Sen
at.r D,olittle. however, would have
Shown more mnnilnoss had he been
equally clear in the convention. His
resolution. without declaring in favor of
negro suffrage, declared for a policy
that Of making the number of electors
the basis of representation which the
majority of his party believe would
speedily compel the s'uth to concele
the enfranchisement Of the blacks 1t
was therefore evasive and deceit(ul. 1t
attempted indirectly y to commit the par
ty to what he opanly condemns after
he has been thoroughly cadseled by
the radical press. What will the
Janesville convention say to his letter?
Will not the radicals Of the state un-
derstand now that his resolution did
not mean anything at all, and that his
third proposition in the above extract
is in fact an ASSERT N against any pol
icy calculated to promote negro suf,
frage. Chicago Times.
The life OF Washington, in the
"Squiboh Papers," published by Carrie
ton of New York, is orc of the NEST ex
travagant specimens Of john PhGuix's
humor. Here is specimen Of it:
George Washington Was Que Of the
most distinguished movers in the Amer
lean Revolution.
He was born of poor but honest par.
ents, at Genoa, il the year 1902. His
mother was called the m,ther of Wash
lngton. He married early in life, Il
a widow lady, Mrs. Martha Custis
whom Prescott describes as the ca1Ssid
est pretty woman south of Mason and
Dlxon's line. Young Washington com.
menced business as county surveyor,
and was present in that capacity Mt Il
sham fight, under Gen. Brld,lock when
so many guns were fred that the whole
militia were stunned by the explosion
and safe down to supper unable to hear
word that vas said. This supper
was after wards alluded to as Bad
docks deaf eat, and the slmile, ''deaf as
a Braddock." subsequently vulgarizet
into "dcaf as a Laduock," had its rise
from that circumstance. Washington
commanded several troops Turing the
Revolutionary r war, and distinguished
himself by fearless|y crossing the Del
aware on ice of very inadequate thick,
ness, to visit family oe Hessians oi
his acquaintance. He was 'lonately
fond of green peas and string beans
and his famous motto was, Sin time o
peace prepare for war"
j Washingtor's most intimate fnen'
was French gentleman, named Mar
Gus Dee, who, from his constant hab-
it's Of risibility, was nick name'
"Lauehy get" His greatest victor.
was achieved at Germantown, where
coming upon the British in the night
, he completely surrounded them with
wall Of cott n bales, from which h
opened a destruc rive fire, which soo'
, caused the enemy to capitulate. Th
cotton bales being perforated with mus
ket balls were much lncreased II