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From the Toledo Bl4de.l


From the Toledo Blade.l
CoNrErERIr y RoADs. (Wich il in the
Stait Nv Kentucky, June 9, 1866.
They he'd a ructiou in the church at the Cor
uers yesterday, Sich lid far 90 result IN rem
din NV the walls Nv our Zion, and the t arin
down NV the temple we hev reared with so much
care and hev guarded with 20 much solissit0od.
When say "we,'' mean the members thereof,
e. the church Wuz reorgauizsd sence The war by
returned Confcdrit soljeIs and sch Dimokrats
e. remained al home IootIel. hut inasmuch e.
am d only rCglerly ordained DimCkratic pastor
in these parts ! ginorly conduct the services,
and heLtz hcv iuseIs;tly fell into a habit q
sreekin Nv the church q my church, and
feel eli the olissitcod for It's spir.tCol and tenn
poral welfare that / coed If | Wuz reglarly or
dainod e. its paster, wich expect 20 be ef fail
in get,n that post ellis az the Corners wlch is
now held By d Ablishnist NV the darkest dye,
wich President johnson, with a s;ubbornness
can't account for persistsntly rcfo1scs 20 remove
The case Wuz suthin Ike this:
Deekin Pegram WIZ charged by Elder Slather
With heyin, N broad jayli,l, with no attempt at
concealment, drunk with "a Niger, and free
Niger at that, in Bascrm's grocery, and 90
prove the charge pcckn Slather called peekin
Pcnnihacker.
The Deekin vuz pu; unto the stand, AMI tes-
tilted as follows
- Wuz in Bascom's grocery Fayin seven up
for the drinks with I1ekin Slather He'd JET
beet the DeekIn ons game and hel four oa the
second and held high, low and jack, and Wuz
n0iritly ccrtIn nv going out, partikleriy c. tie
DeekIn diia't beg. Nuz havin a Little discus
sion with him-the Dcekiu insisting that it wuz
the lest three in five, instead Nv the best two
A. II. -.
play FIVE games between drinks The ice IS
prep,sterous and uuheari Of, and there amt no
precedent for any SIGH course. We wuz sett.in
the iisp0ct rcel-r orthodox sfyi.-he he'll hrs
fingers twisted IN ny a5-s handkerchief aud
held o stick Nv stove weed suspended over bis
head While in this position We wuz trausdxcl
With horror al scein uoekiu Pcerau enter arm
in arm with a Niger and
The Ccurt-Alm in arm did yCu sly, Brother
Pcnnihlcker'
NituCss-Certaiuly.
The Court-Thsn scribe viii make o m,-l.t
US this. Go On.
Wi,ness-They cum u together, Cz I sci, arm
in arm, walked up 10 the bar aud drank
together.
By the Couri-Dil they drink toge;her'
Wiyness-ThCY ouieuiatly Oh.
By myse.:-Tlo Court desires O. know what
particular floil they observed.
Wrtucss-Can't say-sr0Ee twas Bascom's
new whiskey-that's al he's got Il the Court
very well knows.
By myseli-The Sexton VII 20 nj cace to
Bascom's and prCcoor the i!cuticie bottle from
which this wretlLel man, who stands charged
Win thus lcwctia hi--rif, drunk, st.I triu.. il
Aither. The Court desires 60 know lr herself
whether it WIZ really whisky. The Viat is m
important one for the Court 20 know.
4 a. D. -. . e.. a. q
be better understood by the Court Il il Wuz
quart. The bottle WA. however, brought and
the Court, which j. me, wuz satisfied that .t WIZ
really and trooly whisky. Ez the -efreshin
flood irrigated my Qarchel threat, wished
that trials. based upon that bottle Good be.per-
petoo3L
Ie1usidered the case proved, AMI asked Bro
Pogram what pallation be bad O. offer. / set
before him the enormity ~ the crime, AID
shovel him that he wuz by this course sappin
the very ioundashun Nv the church and the Dim
okratic party. Watts the use, / askt, Nv my
preechin agin niger equality, SO long q ny
Deekius practiss il. I told him that Ham wUz
Gust by Noer, and wuz condemned % De g SER
want unto his brethren that be WIZ az inferior
race that the Dimocrasy wuz built upon that
idea, and that associatin with him in any share
that indicated equality, wuz either putin them
Up TO Cur standard or OWCrin ourselves 90 theiru;
in either case the result WuE fatal / imrlorcd
Bro. Pogram 20 make clean brcst Nv Il; con-
fees HE SIN AMI humbly receive such punishment
ez should be awarded him. and 20 and sin no
more. "Spesk up. Brc. Fcgram," scz 7, pater-
nally and Yet severely.
Bro. Pogram 10 my unspekablc relief, for he
is the wealthiest member Of the congregashun,
and one we darsn't expel, replied
"That he 4id drink with the Niger, and wat
wuz more, he Wuz justified in dom II, for he
Niger paid for the irhiskeu -
''But Shortly l remarked, 1T wasn't nee
essary to yoor purpose TO come in with the mig
ger arm IN arm, a attitoCd which implies famil-
iarity ef not efiecshun ,''
The Prisoner-The niger and | he'd been
pitchin coppers for drinks, AMI possessing more
akootnis, bed won. I took the Niger by the
arm, fearin that eli | let 60 or him he'd dodge
without payin. They are slippery.
Oyerioyed, | elasped him round the neck,
AID to wuIst dismist the charge IS unfounJei
and frivolous.
My brethern," sez l. ''thc action @. Bro
Pogram is not only justifable, but Is commend
able and worthy Of imitashun. Ham wos Gust
byNoer and condemned by him 10 serve his breth- |
ren, The niger Is the descendant Of Ham AMI
we are the descendants Nv the brethren, and Of |
Noer had clear right TO cuss one Nv his sons
atAA sci NNA int lA-allIG " us UlNe lOr al i
time, We hev ded wood on the niger. For it |
is clear that he wuz made to labor for Us and |
minister 10 our wants. So il wuz, my brethren.
until an Ape, who he'd power, intcrfered and /
delivered him out Of our hands. Wat shell we /
do Wat we cannot DO by force We must do |
by hnanceerin. We can't any longer compel the |
Niger 10 furnish US the means, and therefore \
in order to fulfill the skripter, we are iusti- /
ned in accomplishing by our soopeTior skill wat |
we used to do with whips and dorgs
The spectacle Nv Bro. Pogram's marchin
into Bascom's with that Niger, wuz a sublime
spectacle, and one well calculated to cheer tn
heart Nv the troo Dimekrat. He he'll vanquish-
e1 him in an encounter where skill wuz reauir-
ID, thus demonstiatIn the sOoperiority Nv the
Anglo Saxon mind, he lei him captive and
made Nv him a spoil.
Wood, wood that i've al he'd a niger to
play with for drinks The case is dismissed.
Inc costs to be paid by the complainant
The walls Nv our Zion is stronger than ever.
This trial, e. it resulted, is a new and strong
Ibutment-a tall and strong tower
PETROLEUM " Massey,