The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-06-29
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We are payin your taxes

bidin our time. We are psyin your taxes
and your duties and back rations for 1864,
and licenses, and your internal revenue.
and obeyiu your laws without havin az
hand in maxim 'em, and we are cut off fri
pensions and public lands; and you sol
poor mans still in my county the otheH-
because he couldn't pay your tax on
peach brandy he stilled for his neighB
some two years ago; and soon you'll
selin the land for the land tax, and 20
tryin your best to play the devil gener5
but you'll catch it in the long run. 81
you don't. Talk about Fenians. w
the good men of the North and Sou
get together, they'll walk over the II
fast that you wont have time to gs
the way. You'll subside into obsd
and your children will deny that their
dies ever belonged to such a party.
cuse me, gentlemen, but I'm little *
Five cents a pound on cotton will
anybody that makes it. Tax on indI
on sweat and toll. Protection tariff
pennsylvania and FIVE cents a pound tax
! Southern cotton-half It's average worthN~
and your folks will manage some way or
other to steal the other half. My advice to
you is to quit this foolishness and begin to
travel the only road to peace" 2
Old Blow couldn't keep up with hi
garbled extracts.
"What makes the President so pOpul,
at the South?"
Contrast, sir-contrast. The more
amt like your party, the more popular he i
He would treat US about right, l reckon
you would let him alone, but you bede
him so that sometimes he don't understa
himself. I don't think he knew for aw
whether his Peace Proclamation restoS
the writ of habeas corpus or not. But
you go on and impeach him, aud that
bring matters to a focus. I'll bet you'd
in Fort Delaware in a week, and the Sou
ern members bs here in their seats, a
they'll look round at the olitical wreck
ruin and Plunder and stealage that's b
gOin on, and they might exolaim, in the
guage of the poet
Who pin bere since Psh pin goneT
"Mr. Arp. suppose we should have
with England OF France, what would
rebels do?"
They'd follow Gen Lee AT q
son and Longstreet and Bragg
ry. My opinion is, that Gen
head the Union army, and 2
would be his chief of staff, and
would rank mighty high. and =
y "What would you do with Genq
''Sorfyyou mentioned him. Y
to hire him, reckon, as can
and make him sing Hail Columl
light, as a warnin to the boys h ~
is to burn cities and towns and
upon defenceless women and
No, sir, our boys wouldn't e
such.'
At this the man with the mss
put down some more garbled extr.
''Do you think, Mr.. Arp, thS
South should ever hold the balance
er, they would demand pay for the
groes?"
II can't say, sir. But don't think tho
South has lost anything that way. We got
their labor before the war for their vittles
and clothes and doctors bills, and We get
it now for about the same. It's all settled
that way, and your Bureau couldn't help it.
The only difference is 10 the distribution.
Some of US don't own as many as we used
to, but everybody has got niger or two
now, and they'll all vote 'em or turn 'em
of. A niger that wouldn't vote as told
him, shouldn't black my boots.''
At this time the Committee looked at one
another, seemin to be bothered and aston
ished. Garbled extracts were put down
with a vim.
Mr.. Boutwell, says he. "Mr. Chairman.
think, sir, We are about through with the
witness. think, sir, hrs testimony settles
the question as to what We ought to do with
, Southern traitors"
! The chairman give me Republican nod
, and remarked, Eyes sir, think We do
The scoundrels burnt my Iron works"
! Whersupon retired, having given gen.
eral satisfaction. Yourn truly,
BILL ARP.
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