The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-07-06
Mistellaueons.
NAsBY.
Mr.. Nasby Presides at a Church Trial.
CosrEpERir Y ROADS, (wich is)
in the Stait Nv Ksntucky.)
June q. 1866. !

lney Ncu TtCuOH iU tuc CuutOh az uiO
Corners Yesterday, which bid fair to result in
rendn NV the walls NV our Zion, and the
tearin down NV the temple we hev reared
with SO much care and hev guarded with 80
much solissilude. When ] say 1--WE" mean
the members thereof, ez the church wuz 10.
organized sence the war by returned Confed-
crit soljers and sich Dimokrats ez remained at
home nootral, but inasmuch ez am the only
reglarly ordained Dimokratc paster in these
parts, ginerly conduct the services, and hentz
hev insensibly fell into habit Nv speekin NV
the church ez "my" church, and feel all the
solssitood for its spiritooal and temporal vel.
fare that Good ef wuz reglarly ordained eZ
its paster, which expect to be ef fail in
gettin that post office at the Corners which is
now held by Ablishnist Nv the darkest dye,
whicl, President Johnson, with a stubborn.
ness cant account for, persistently rcfooscs
to remove. .... -.f .-H
The case wuz suthin like this:
Deekin Pogram wrz charged by Elder
Slather with hevin, in broad daylite, with no
attemrt at concealment, drunk with niger,
and a Tree nigger at that, in BascOm's gro
Gerry, and to prove the charge Deekin Slatller
called Deekin Pennibacker.
The Deekin wuz put onto the stand, and
testified as follows
aWuz in Bascom's grocery n playin seven
IN for the drinks with Dcekin Slalher. He'd
Jest beet the Deekin one game and he'd four
on the second, and held high, low, aud jack,
and wuz modrilly certain Nv goin out, partik-
lery ez the Deekin didn't beg. Wuz hevin a
little discussion with him-thc Deekin insist.
in that il wuz the best three in five, instead NV
the best two in three, Jest cz though man
Good afford to play five games between drinks!
The ice is preposterous and unheard of, and
,her ant no precedent for any sich course.
We WIZ settling the dspoot in rcgler orthod-
OK style-he he'd his fingers twisted in my
neck handkerchief and held a stick of stove
wood suspended over his head. While in this
position we wliz transfixed with horror ut see
ing Deekin Pogram enter arm in arm with
nigger and
The Court. Arm in arm, did you say Bro
Pennibacker?
Witness. Certainly.
The Court. The scribe will make minnit
NV this. Go on.
Witness. They cum in together, e2 sed
arm in arm, walked up to the bar, and drank
together.
By the Court. Did they drink together?
Witness. They ordcniably did.
BY myself The Court desires to know
what par,ikcler tlooid they absorbed.
Witness. Can tsay-spose twas Bascom's 4
new whiskey-thais all he's got ez the court
very well knows.
BY myself The sexton will 60 at once to
Bascom's and procoor the identicle bottle
from which this wretchcd man, who stands
charged with thus lowerin HIMSELF drunk, aud
bring il hither. The court desires to know
for herself whether II wuz really whiskey,
The pint is an important one for the court TO
know.
A wicked boy remarked that the pint wood
he better understood by the court il it was
quart. The bottle wuz, however, brought
and the court, which is me wuz satisfied thai
il wus really and trooly whiskey. Es the re.
freshin flooid irrigated my parchcd throat,
wished that trials based upon that bottle Good
be perpetooal.
I considered the case proved, and asked
Bro. Pogram what palliatOn he had to offer
set before him the enormity NV the crime
and showed him that he w,is by this conrse
sappin the very foundashun Nv the church
and the Democratic party. Watts the use,
askt, NV my prcechin agn niger equality, as
long es my Dcekins practis it. told him that
Ham was Gust by Nocr, an wus condemned
to be servant unto his hrcthren-that he wus
an inferior race that the Dimocrisy was bull
upon that idea, and that assocatin with him
in any shape that indicated equality was eth
er p,ii,in them up to our standard or lowrin
ourselves TO theirn in either case the result
was fatal. implored Bro. Pogram to make
clean breast NV il {; confess his sin humhly
receive sich punishment es shood be awarded
him. and 20 and sin no more. "Speak up
Bro. Pogram,' ses paternaliy ndyct severe
ly.
Bro. Pogram to my unspeekable relief, fol
he is the wealthiest member Of the congrega'
ton, and one we darsnt expel, replied:
"That he DID drink with the niger, and
wat wus more. he wus justified in doin II, fol
THE NIGGER PAID FOR THE wHisKEY!'
.But shoorly," remarked, "it wasn't nes'
sary to yoor purpose to come in with the nlg'
ger arm in arIn-a attitood wich implies Ia
iniliari,y ef not afieckshun."
The prisoner. The nigger and he'd bin
pitchin coppcr for drinks, and !, possesslr
more akootnis he'd won. took the niggel
by the arm, fearing that ef LEI 20 NV hin
he'd dodge without payin. They are slip
perry.
0vcrjoyc,l, clasI,cd him around the neck
and to wllnst dismist the charge Us unioundeo
and frivolous.
"Nly brethren" ses 1, "the action Of Bro
Pogrnm is not only justifable, but is com
nendable and worthy Of imitashun. HAN
wus Gust by Nocr and condemned by him to
serve his brethren. The niger is the de-
scendant Of Ham and we are the descendants
of the brethren, and cf Noer he'd clear ritt
TO cuss one NV his sons and sell en- out to the
balance NV the bows for all time, we hev ded
wood OH the nigger. for il is clear that nc wu'
made to labor for Us and minister to oui
wants. So il wus, my brethren, until an Ape
who he'd power nterfered and delivered
him out NV our hand. Wat shel we do
Wet we cannot do by force we must do by
inanccerin. We can't any longer compel the
niger to furnish us with the means, and
therefore, in order to fulfil the skripter, we
are justified in accomplishing by our superior
skill wat we used to do with whips and dorgs
Tho spectacle NV Bro. Pogram's niarchln
into Bascom's with that niger, wus sub
lime spectacle and one well calculated to cheer
the heart NV the troo Dimeknt. Ho he'd van.
quishcd him in an encounter where skill was
required, thus demonstrating the sooperiority
NV the Anglo Saxon mind-hc led him cap
i've and made NV him u spoil.
Wood, O wood that we all he'd niger to
play with for drinks. The case is dismissed,
The costs to be paid by the complainant"
The walls NV our Zion Is stronger than ev.
or. This trial, es II resulted, is new and
strong ubutmcnt-a tall and strong tower.
'PrrsoLruM v. NAssY,
Late Pastor Of the Church Of the Moo Dis
pcnsashun. -.l-.t.4s.l.. .,a'f
EDucAriox OF rlr FakspxEN.-New advocates
are arising at ths Snuth to urge the education OF
the colored population. Some Of the most prom
insnt eitissas Of Perry County, Alabama, met 10
Convention : few days since to devise means for