Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-06-05
2GINIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1866.

again it goes from me down, dowpstlown, to
the niggggers, and the Republicans, ,and Radi-
Gals, and that's as low as they rya. There
amt no equality, and you can't make one.
Wen vote the niggers certain. I'll vote
Tip ,-and Tips a 'hcad CENTER He'll vote
about forty. and the first thing you know
we'll elect seven big, black, greasy niggers
to Congress. Well do it certain-seyen of
'em eighteen carats strong with African
musk. The other rebel States wiA do the
same thing, and you'll have about fiftv of
en- to draw seats with, and you cantall stick
your legs upon your desks together, ,Sand swap
lies and vcrmin, and be shampood at the
same shop, and the fair sexes can settogctlter
IN the galleries and mix odours. and fan their
scent about prom;scuous. Wc'll give YOU a
full benefit of your Civil Rights bill, see if
we don't. You so on-p!ay. your cards.
We are bidin our time. VIC are pawn YOUR
taxes and your duties and back ratios TOR
1864, and licenses, and your nfernalrevenue.
and obeyin your laws without havin any
hand in maxim 'em and we are cuti off from
pensions end public lands; and YOU sold a
poor mans still in my county the other day
because he couldn't pay your tax on some
peach brandy he stilled for his neighbors
two years ago; and soon you'll be. sellin tho
land for the land tax; and you're tryin vour
best to play theNdevil generally; but SsRsl
catch it in the long run. See if you don't.
Iaik about Fenians. When the good men
OF the north and the south all get together
they walk over the track so fast that YOU
won haT time to get out of the way. You'll
subside into obscurity, and vour children
will deny that their daddies ever BELONGED to
such party. Excuse me, gentlemen but
I'm a little excited. Five cents a pound on
cotton will excite anybody that makes it.
lax on lndustry-on- sweat and toll Pro
lection tariffs for Pennsylvania, aadfye cents
pound tax on southern cotton-half its
average worth-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''
Old Blow couldn't kecpup with his gar
bled extracts.
the south?''
Contrast, sir-contrast. The more he
am like your party, the more popular he is.
lie would treat US about right. | reckon if
you would let him alone. but You cdevil
him, so, that sometimes lie don't understand
himself. don't think lie knew Tor while
whether his Peace Proclamation restored the
writ of hnbeas co3pas or NOT But do YOU
go on and impaach him, and that will bring
matters to focus. I'll bet you'd be in Fort
Delaware in week, and the southern mem
bers be here in their seats, and thoy'll look
round at the political wreck, and ruin. and
Plunder, and stealage that's beeurgDin on.
and they might cxclaim, in the language Of
the poet,
"Wlo's pin here since I'sa pin gomez
"Hr. Arp, suppose we should have a war
with Eng land or France, what would the
rebels do?"
They'd follow General Lee, and General
Johnston, aud Longstrcct, and Bragg, and
old Bory. My opinion is, that General Lee
would head the Union army, and General
Grant would be his chief of staff ana General
bueA would rank mighty high, and"-
hat would you do with General Sher-
MANI"
"Sorry you mentioned him. We'd have
to hire him, l reckon, as camp fiddler. and
make him sing 'LI0H CoIum6iu' by frelight.
as warning to the boys how mean it is to
burn cities and towns and make war upon
detenccless women and children. No, sir,
our boys wouldn't fight under no such.'
At this time the man with the memorandum
put down some more garbled extracts.
"Do you think, Mr.. Arp, that if the South
should ever hold the balance of power, they
would demand pay for their negroes?"
Il can't say, sir. But don't think the
south has lost anything that way. We got
their labor before the war for their vitteIs
and clothes and doctors bills and we get it
now for abo"t the same It's all settled
down that way, and your Bureau couldent
help it. The only difference is in the dis
tribution. Some Of us don't Own as many
as We used to, but everybody has got mig
ger or two now, and they'll all vote en- or
turn en- off. A niggcr that wouldent Vote
as l told him shoudent black my boots
At this time the Committee looked at one
another, seemin. to be bothered and aston,
ished. Garblcd extracts were put down
with vim.
'Mr. Boutwell," says he, "Mr Chairman.
think, sir; we arc about through with the
witness. think, sir, his testimony settles
the question as to what we ought to do with
southern traitors!'
The chairman gave me a Republican nod.
and remarked, ,'.Ycs, sir 1 think we do.
The scOtnarels btrht lily iron works"
Whercdron retired, having given gene
raj satisfaction
Yours truly, Bill ARP.
Gen, Grants Opinions,