Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-03-22
..Antuorons geaaiug*
Bill Arp to Mr.. Tammany Hall.
MILLEDGEv:LLE, Feby, 1866.

MILLEDGEY:LLE, Feby, 1866.
Dear Taumuny:
You are glorious old feller. You've got
heart-and if you were here 1 would ex.
claim in the langdwage of my uncle Billy,
'pnt your hand in mine, honey, and kiss
me- We are whipd at last, old Tammany
We rebs are conquered, subjugated, not by
bayoness or bullets, but by your friendly
overtures, your manly speeches. You and
Sunny South Cox and Company have cap
tured US, taken us prisoners, and we are
NOW as dosile as We have been hostile
Dident l tell you that We weuld meet you
on halfway grown? Dident we stretch
forth our arms for sympathy, and waseut we
about 10 turn away in defiance and despair
for the want of it?
I'VE spred the mantle of oblivion over
the past If yoa of the South have the
spirit to accept, We of the North have the
heart to tender you the ofises of kindness
We will help you plant again the seed,
whose perfect leaves, flowers and fruits shall
be yours with ours to enjoy
Did Mr. Cox say that, old Tamnany, aud
did you clap your hauds and say 'ougkore
I'VE are to-day arrayed against the con-
teption concerning the black race, and are
looking forward to the white race for the
welfare and greatness of our country Aud
dident you say that, too, old Tammany !?
and dideot all hands jewbilee and exclaim
Hrhat's it, them's 'em, that's the doktrine
the bigger may be big fish, but the white
man is a whale And dident you all take
another drink on that, Mr.. Tammary "
Wish some of US rebs bad been there old
fel, jest to have teched tumblers with you.
Thauk the Lord that there are good men
North of Dixey. There's a heap of 'em
here, Mr. Hall, and their hearts are jumpin
and buupin and thumpin as big as
yours. Their hearts were castles, and their
buzzuus sitadeIs, but you have taken EN-
Don't be alarmed, don't reseed, don't take
back uuthin be kahn and screen, and we
of the reoelious South will wipe out the
last spark of hatred to such as you. We are
now wipin away the curses that were upon
our lips We are risin up from our huuil.
iatioD, and Ike strong men are shakin the
dust from our garments. Think of it, Tam
many. What glorious sight to see brave
peepul lifted up-a whole nation of white
folks recoDsiled What spirit, what gost,
what Inspiration tolk you how to reach US ?
How did you know that he was weak where
we was strong, in the same secret corner of
our buzzums?
You've got US, Tammany, and well re.
spond to you, we'll reinforce you We've
said some hard things, Mr.. Hall; we've
tried to skoreh, and blister and excoriate,
but you see We were goaded, gored by bulls
-Trumbuls and Republican bulls. They
bellsred and we paved dirt. They punched
us in the cage, and We growled. They put
tax under our saddles, and we kicked -
What else could we do? Jest think of it,
Tammany. Ruined and desolate, the peo,
nle in mournin and their homes in ashes
no luxuries, no comforts, no Christmas
worth Gus, no Santa Claws, no nuthin p
Could we lick the hand that laid US low :?
parry time-no never. While we was
strugglin to rise from out the wreck, to
breath the air above us, to take an invoice
and see if there was eDuf left to live for,
our enemies we're shoutin hit him, kick
him, mash him, smash him agiu.
We we're then at the bottom, Tammany.
We didn't know there was aEy lower deep,
but our euemies were huntiD, and they still
are huntin some deeper pit to put US in,
AND some pendulum of Poe to swing and
cut US. Well, We amt heathens, we've been
to meetiu, we've seen misshionerys, we've
got churches and sermons, and hyun books
and prayers. We've got pious old men and
Wiumeu, and brave boys, and maidens who
are flushed all the way up like the corners
of teuple Gud bless EN- TammaDy