The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-25
A decentralization Par6y'' at Hunts
willie. Ala.
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Huntsville Correspondents n. 7. BersldI
attended social gathering the other
eveniUg,the design Of which was to heal over
all feelings Of Snimosity; but in that re
spect 1t was signal failure. The guests
had no sooner assembled than the two di-
visions placed the walls dividing the par
lors between them, and commenced their
tete-G tetss in two distinct circles. As for
myself, I was amused, and made myself at
nome hrst In one room and then in the
otner, improving my time in gathering IS
much information as possible from the eld-
erly gentlemen who chose to be communi-
catIve. There was nothing worthy Of note
transpired until the gossips grew tired of
slsnderiDg their nejghbors and utteriDg
sickly nonsense, when one of the young
ladies was called upon TO favor the COM
psny with some music. This brought the
secesh from the other room, and there was
once more a contact of sntagonistic ele-
ments. "What shall favor you with 2"
said Miss s.. "Bonny Blue Flag" said
q rebel colonel, IS he tWlfled his long sandy
mustRche around his long honey digit
"The 'Bonny Blue Flag is played out re-
DlieA the LADY,. Eh1lt have fbs rnDeio so4
to the words Of The Flag with Thirty four |
Stsrs' Shall favor you with thst3"
"W-a-a-l, y e-es; guess we shall have to |
accept it ss an ultimstum; but don't like |
it" mo, sir, but you fear it" said Yam
kee teacher of colored schools from Messe- |
chusetts. So the joke wes on the colonel,
and the lady, choking down her laughter,
began singing. I must confe1s, in justice |
to her, Southern born and bred as she is,
that never heard patriotic song executed
with more feeling. When she came to the
chorus she seemed to throw the whole i'm.
pulse of her soul into the words
HurrahI hurrahl for equal rights, hus.ahI
Hurrah for the dear old flag with every stripe
and star.
It created quite q sensation, to the edih-
cation of the Yankees and much to the
discomfort of the would be rebels. Taking
it altogether, the Yankees had rather the
best of it; but this did not add to the de-
clAred object of the meeting.
NEGRO SUFFRAGE
meets with a very determined opposition
from the old citizens here. This, however,
IS only in accordance with their well known
character. The people of the South are
proverbisl for their opposition to every
hing tending towards impIoYement-cs-
oecially when they can see q nigger in a
wood pile. Their prejudices always run
.wsy with their judgments, and hence it
,ould not be expected that they would see
my benefits arising fr'm the suffrage of
he negroes. Moreover, they know that
legro votes would never be cast in favor of
heir schemes, and their enfrsnchisement
would rule out of the councils of the state
.no nation every one but truly loyal men.
They cannot see further than the end of
heir nose, and consequently do not look at
ne benefits to srise in the future by giving
ne negro vote. They would rather have {
Lslt the representation in Congress, if that
representation accorded with their biased
1ess of government than to have 8 full
ePresentstion Of men fully up with the &
Improvement of the age, portion of whom
7ere elected by Negro ballots. The North
m men here are directly opposite in their
Jews on the Texed question of negro en- s
rannhizAmOnt,- -aadj IS far as have con !;
ersed with them, favor the measure, both
n grounds of policy and justice. Ali !
gree, however, that the act would neces- 6
srily have TO contain limitation clause, :
nd that only portion Of the most ihtelii- q
ent should be allowed to exercise the pre-. !.
Dgstive. May common sense soon disen- ;,
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