American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-08-01

becoz it stopt ations on him; and Lucy,
aoetaioon, who formerly belonged to and
still resides with Elder Garvitt, (who is
now absent ez delegate to the South
ern religious convention at LouisvilIe)
testified that the Burow "wnz no great
shakes" becuz ben widower and the
father Of all her children, and bein ez
she's free woman, she asks the agent to
make the Elder marry her and he woodn' t
do it. Butsich evidence is irrelevant,
and | didn't consider worth while both
erin yoor ekslency with it, Both, how
ever, strongly Insisted on the removal Nv
the Abolishun Postmaster at the Cor
ners. t Fa af fe g5a
ABsLUM PEFTUs. M
Wuz convinst the Burow was against
the prosperity of the State, and wuz un-
minin the moral and physicle welfare NV
the niger. 1t made him impudent.-
He'd some NV EN- workin for him, and
notist at moons and mites he'd find EN-
with spellin Book and a reader. Didn't
bleeye in readin Coodn't read hisself,
but had a cousin wunst who learned, but
ez soon ez he Good read he moved into
Injeanny, quit the Democracy and becum
a lothsun Ablishnist. Herd he wuz
killed in the war, and served him right.
Wanted to know what we would do VIII en-
the niggers Good all read. Sposed we'd
have to 'lect them to office, ez the people
alluz selected sich when they Good find
EN-. Didn't bleeve in nigger equality,
and wuz in favor of imejiate change in
the Post Offs at the Corners
Captin McSlather thought things he'd
cum to perty pass when man coodn't
lather negro without bein hauled up
afore bureau. .pfa
Kurnel Pelter thought eff yoor eggs
cheney Good witness the corrupshun that
eggsistod in the Burow yood make short
woek Nv it. Why he whipped nigger
hand. more than he ought, perhaps, and
he died of the iujoories 1t wuz a ag-
gravatin case. The niger wuz sassy,
and it cost three hundred and sixteen
dollars to pervide for his family. That
infamous Burow made me pay for their
rashens all winter. He askt Indignantly
if this wuz er wuz not a free coun try,
into which such things wuz permitted
And the Ablisheu Postmaster at the
Corners approved the tyrahikle action,
He demanded his removal '' ' ~
Ieonseeve it to be Unnecessary to sub
join further testimony. | kno not what
luck yoor other Commissioners may
have had in askin testimony on this sub
jick, but in this visinity there cant be no
dout that there cant be that love for the
Government without wich free institoo-
shens won't flurish to any alarmin extent
ontil this monster is squelched. The tes-
timony is unanimous, and them as have
egsaminei, arc representative men, )
Yoo hav notist the singular unanimity
with wich they all bore testimony to the
necessity Nv change in the Post Orfs
at the Corners, endorse all they say on
this question, konsiderin that change is
ez necessary ez ingtbe CRATE work Of pac-
Iifyin and consiliaten the South ez the
removal Of the Burow itself. In case a
change is made, would say for yoor
guidance that / hey bin warmly solisited
to aksept the position, and to pacify en-
at last yielded reluctant cor sent. The
fact that never served in the Confeder-
it army may bean objection, but to Offset
that / voted for Vallandygum twice..
Ef possible send me pardon at the
same time 700 send me my commishun
ez Postmaster, for ef the Post Qrfs don't
pay may want to run for sum other
offs in wich event that document would
be essenshel to mysuccess,
Trcoly yoors,
PETROLEUM V. NAsBY,
Lait Pastor NV the Church NV the Moo