The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-05-18
MAY 18, 1866.
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NASBY'S WALL OF SADNESS.
CoNrEpERrr X ROADS (wich is in the I
Stait NV Kentucky, April o, 1866. !


Stai, NV kentucky. April 0, 1866.
am kittlc full NV cusses.
Under me is bumin the fire Nv mgc, wict
is bcin continyooally fed with the oil Nv dis
appointment.
And bile over.
The Civil Rites Bill. wich our Moses put
his foot onto. we thought wuz dead.
And we fired great guns. and hung ont our
flags. wich we laid aside in 1860, and made q
joyful noise.
For we said one unto another, "I.o he is
true Moses inasmuch es he is lcadin US
out NV tho wilderness
The Civil Rites bill WIZ tho serpent wat
bit us, and he histcd 1t. that we might look
aud live.
Now let us be joyful
For the Ethiopian is delivered into our
hands. bound liani aud foot.
Blessed he Moses
We will make him grind our corn, but he
shall not cat thereof
blessed be Moses
We will make him tread out our wheat, but
we will muzzlc his mouth.
Blessed be Moses
lie shall pick our cotton, but the hire he re-
ceiveth he shall stick in his eye without in.
juring the sight thereof
Blessed be Moses
lie shall toll in the sugar mill, but the sugar
he shall not sell.
Blessed be Moses!
Ills sweat shall nourish our corn' out nc
shall cut mary enr thereof.
Blessed he Moses
We will burn his skool houses and destroy
MS spe'mm pooks }'o' sna" wv. u,o mssU sa,i '''
superior !? and who shall say our hand'
blessed DO Moses.
The skool teachers WIN we ar anu iea'nsl
and whar Is tie ploo Ko'ed hire'ns u '''uHe
us afraid !!
blessed be Moses .,h.,
We looked at the nlgger ana saia, hn ,a ia.
the last s'ate Nv tnat Iuauo, % w vi; o' w
fust. for before we had ms labor wie ne was
strong and healthy nut had 10 hKe care OIL
him when he wns sick and old, aud now we
kin git his labor without the care.
blessed be Moses
The Ablishnisls cast out one devil, and gnr
nished the room. but there wns seven devils,
more stronger and hlingricr, wich rushed IN
and pre- emptcd the premises.
Blessed bc Moses
But our song OF Joy was turned INTO "a'e
OF anguish.
Moses sought to hist the serpent, but the
serpent histed him.
He's on pole, and the bitn north wind is
q bowin onto him.
He can't git up cny higher, because his
pole ain't eny longer, and he can't git down
because he amt no place to lite onto.
lie vetoed the bill and Congress hcz vetoed
him the Civil Rites bill they passed in un-
civil manner.
Nav, bein the niger hez rites he Is our ekal.
Our ekal is the nigger now, and Onlcss the
.tooI bo,,.es Ia burned and the speIliu books
Js.,roved be y;ll soon I've our superior.
"'S Wo ,y,,, ,v;I,;n ~ v;ve him ,be rite of bein
anal h,t' ,losi ne kin sue. ~ ''f1'
H. lin l,e n witness npin us, and he kin set
his face ncin ourn.
Our wise men may make laws to keep him
in his normal spccr, but Nv what avail is they ?
We kin buy and sell him no more, neither
ho nor his children.
The mon will clcavc unto their wives and
tho wives unto their husbands, and Our hand
is p0werlls to separate em'
Their children wc kin no more put up to nuc-
ton and sell to the highest bidder, we pocket.
in jOyfully the price thereof.
Tliey lIcv become SISSY and impudcnt, apd
say, "Go TO, arc we not men p
/ bid one git OFF the sidewalk, and he babe
me be damned.
chucked yellow one under tho chm and
smiled onto her, and she sqnnwscd, ana hcr
husband hearin her came up and bistid my
he'd, even cZ n white man wood hev d'ln.
chasiscda a sickly one who gnvo INC up
md he sood me, q Caucashun, for assalt and
aud battery, and got Judgment:
Vale! i6r Moses put out his hand to save
us these indigni,ies, but his hand was too
weak.
Our Moses isplayin Jaxon. He fancieth he
rcsembleth him becoz his inIstals is the same.
Tic rescmD'cti Jax1h much'y-n ua! 'ax,
on he'd policy wicii he Good carry Out, ana
Moses hez policy w'cf he can carry out
And cz he cant carry OUT n's po"cy' "e
people are caryingit out for him.
Wich they do lo'd'n II out al arm 'ehg'h
and holdin their noses.
Moses is a cake half lfbaked-h IL hot on one