The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-03-15
From the Metropolitan Record.
Bill Arp to MIR. Tam m any Hall
MILLEDaEvILLE, Feby. 1866.

old fcllcr. You've got n heart-a great
big hcart-and if you were here / would
exclaim in the language of my unkle
Billy. "put your hand in mine, honey, and
kiss me-" We are whipped at last, old
Tammany. We rebs are conquered, sub
ducd and subjugated, not by bayonets or
bullets, but by your friendly overtures. your
manly speeches. You and Sunny South
Cox and Company have captured us, taken
us prisoners, and We arc now as dosilc as
we have been hostile. Dident | tell YOU
that VIC would meet yuu on half way grown
Dident we stretch forth our arms for SYM
pathy, and wascEt we about to turn away
in defiance and despair for the want of it !?
"We spread the mantle Of oJtcion orer The past.
II you Of tie South haUc the spirit TO accept tce OF
the North hare the heart 10 tender you The oseS Of
kindness. We wM help you !plrnt again The seed
'chose perfect hdres, Rorers and fruits shall be
yours riM ours 10 eiyoy.'
Did Mr.. Cox say that, old Tammany
and did you clap your hands and say
"ongkhore?" ?"
Nc are to-day orrGysd against tie contention
concerning the btlck race, and are looking torrard
to the nhfe race for Tie uc!fdre and greatness Of
our eountry.'
And didcnt you say that too, old Tam
many? and didcnt all hands icwbilcc and
exclaim "that's it, thems en-, that's the
doktrine, the Niger may be big fish, but
the white man is a whale" And ddent
you all take another drink on that, Mr.
Tammany? Wish some OF us rebs had
been there, old fel, jest to have techd tum-
blcrs with you. Thank the Lord that there
are good men North of DiXey. There's
heap OF en- here, Mr.. Hall, and their hearts
ae jumpin and a bumpin and thumpia
as big as yours. Their hearts were castles
and their buz uus sitndels, but YOU have
taxed 'em. Don't be alarmed, don't reseed,
don't take back nuth;n; be kahn and screen,
and we Of the rcbcllious South will wipe
out the last spark OF hatred to such rs YOU
We are now wlpln away the curses that
were upon our 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 brave peepul lifted up--a whole
nation Of white folks rekonsiled. y hat
spirit, what gost, what inspiration told you
how to reach us? How did you know
that VIC was weak where we was strong. in
the same secret corner of our buzzums
You've got us Tammany, and well re-
spond to you, we'll reinforce You We've
said some hard things, Mr. Hail. we've
tried to skorch. and blister and excoriate,
but you see we were goarded, gorcd by
buls-Trumbulls and Republican bulls
They bellcred and we paved dirt. They
punched us in the cage, and we growled
They put tax under our saddles and we
kicked. What else could we do Jest
think of it, Tammany. Ruined and desc
late, the people in mournin and their
homes in ashcs-no luxurcs. no comforts,
no Christmas worth Gus, no Santa Claws,
no nuthin. Could We lick the hand that
laid us low Nary tmc-no, never
While we was struggling to rise from out
the wreck, to breath the air above us to
take IN invoice and sec if there was cnuf
lett to live Tor, our enemies were Il shoutin
hit him. kick him, smash him agin.
We were then ut the bottom, rammany.
We didn't know there was any lower deep,
but our enemies were huntin and they still
arc huntin some deeper pit to put us in,
and some pendulum Of Poe to swing and
cut us. Well we aint hcathcns. we've
been to mcctin, we've seen msshorcrys
we've got churches, and sermons, and
hymn books and prayers We've got pi
Gus old men and wimmen, and brave boys
and maidcns who are finished all the way
up like the corners Of temple. God bless
EN- Tammany, partiklcr them last, for in
connection with them arc ccntcred the
hopes of posterity and the joys of our life.
We've all got hearts, old Tammany, and
there's many good Samaritan anon. us
who wouldent pass you by and 20 over to
the other side. We've got charity. too
and long suffering, and patience. and hone
in abundance, though We cant believe them
Radikals will walk right straight into hoa
ven without knockin at the door That
doktrin Of elektion is powerful thing.
Tammany, but as shore as you arc born it
looks little unconstitutional to as for them
fcllers to enter tho celestial city. They
may pass amendment cnuf to do it, and /