Des Arc citizen., 1866-03-08
Bill Arp 10 ]ir. Tammany EIaIl.

DEAR YAMMANY:-Yo ou arc a glorious old foner. You've got heart-a great big heart-and if you were here l would ezclaim in the langdwage of my uncle Bill ly, put your hand in mine, honey, and kiss me" We are whipd at last old Tam many We rcbs are conquered, subdued and subjugated, not by bayonets or bullets, but by your friendly oyertures, your manly speeches. You and Sunny South Cox and Company have captured Us, taken us prisoners, and We are now as dosile as we have been hostile. Dident l tell yoa that we would meet you on half way grown? Dideut we stretch forth our arms for sym pathy, and wasent we about to turn away in defiance and despair for the want of it?
 Uo spred tte maqtts Qfo5jigio1 oeer aie past fyou qI t5e 4oa.1 haoo t3o spirit 70 accept ,ce Qf He Eo4d hare tto hcort 10 lender you the q5ises Qf Kindness. IIe nHhcLp you p}qat ogotn tlc seed ee1oae per1tc5 leapes, R2,eers and .ff@jts shat de yours ,eith ours to c1JQy"
 Did Mir. Cox say that, old Tammany and did you clap your hands and say "Ong- khoro.'
 Jleoye to-day arrqyod against de con- teatioa c9accyning tte dltcl race, oad are l2ohjag foruard to He 'gljta racc for l@e sye fare aad greatness Qf eur co~tt,y.' And didont you say that, too, old Tam many? and didout all lands jawbileo and oxclaim that's it, them's 'cm that's the doktrina, the nigger may be a big-Gsh, but the white man is a whalo." And dident you all take another drink on that 1Ir. Tammany? Wishsome of usrebs had been there, old fcl, jest to have techd tumblors with you. Thank the Lord tha5 there are good men North of Dixey. There's d heap of 'cm here, 1.r. Hall. and their hearts age jumpin and bumPin and a thumpin as big as yours. Their hears were castles, and their buzzums sitadels but you have taken 'em. Don't be alarm ed, don't reseed don't take back nuthip; be kahn and screen, and we of the rebel lious South will wipe out the last spark of hatred to such as you We are now wipn away the curses that were upon cur lips. We are risin up from our humiliation, and like strong men are shakin the dust from our garments. Think of it, Tammany.
 What a glorious sight to see a brave poepul lifted up--a whole nation of white folks rekousiled. What spirit, what gost, what inspiration told you how toreach Us: ! How did you know that we was weak where VIC was strong, in the same secret corner oi our buzzums:
 You've got Us Tammany and we'll res pond to you, we'll reinforce you. We've said some hard things Mir. Ilallj we've tried to skorch, and blister and oXc0T5aTe but you see we were goaded, gorod by bulIs-lrumbulls and Republican bulls They beIlerod and we paved dirt, They punched us in the cage, and we growlod They put tax under our saddles and we kicked. What else could we do: Jes lNi-'-0N
 think oft, Tammany. Ruined and desc late, the people in mournin and thoi bonsos in ashes-no luxurios, no comforts no christmas worth a cuss, no Santa Claws no nuthin. Could we lick the hand tina laid us low?-nary time-no, never. WhD
 VIC was strugglin to rise from out th' wreck. to breathe the air above us' to tax an invoice and see if there was enuf left t' live for. our enemies were shoutin hi him, kick him, mash him, smash hin
 We W were then atthe bottom Tammany