The Ottawa free trader., 1866-10-06
SoLiioquy Of u Sou & Ia erner.
80 By "BRIck' roNEaoY, foa'

Dog gon nv buttons if US folks down her,
dou't amount to little bit of melody sfte
all. We we're but handful of towards be-
fore the war killed off hall of ~, ye
tie great big North is afraid to have US il
the Union! We uns helped make the Consti'
tuition and helped make our common country
great. aud whca we saw danger of our rights
under the Constitution being Ignored after
we were educated by abolitiOnists to believe
we had the right to secede, to save ourselves
did secede, dog gon us if these same men who
wanted US out aid mt want US back again
They said we were bill Of expense to the
Union--that it cost more TO furnish US mails,
revenue officers, etc, etc, than 1t come to
and when we wished to relieve the liberal
North OF this taxation on our account, dog
gon US but they incurred more expente to
keep us in than We we're worth while we
were in. And they didn't want us TO work
niggers, vet were willing to sell them u us,
and TO buy all the niggers raised, and,pay
in gimcracks for the same They drove
us out of the Union They said wei had bet
ter 90 out. We took them At their word. for
such good Christians as populate the North
must be honest; and they sent armies here
to drive US back. They sad we'd a right to
s.cede, and advised US to do so. We tcCk
the North at their word. Then they said we
could not secede
And they sent soldiers and thieves down
among Us. While brave men fought us,
thieves stole from us the things We bought of
them, and now insist on selling them overt
We could stand their fighting, but, dog gon
'em, not their stealing. When we sent our
wounded home, We found our homes burned,
or our goods stolen They destroyed or stole
all we had. then blamed US for not caring for
their wounded They carried o" war against
rs 20 drive us back into the Union. And
when we were driven back, they discovered
that we were out Of the Union!
Thev wanted Us 10 Seud members to Con-
gress, AMI they sent them back home. They
say fighting alone can restore the Union.
and still when the fighting is over with, say
war divided the Union. We have been SUBJ
essed-distran.
contrabandcd-r reconstructed and
ies lated. -- ---
We have quit fighting. yet are warred upon.
We want peace, vet are promised war. We
want to be in the Union. yet are told We shall
not come in They call Us inidels, ye; for
get Christianity themselves.
II W. are I0w wiIhou; money, influence.
power or prestige, why IS the North afraid Of
u? II We are expected To- be good citizens
Nhy do not the radicals ofihe north set the ex>
annie? Ii we are not ia the Union, where are
We? This our rewar! for disbanding our >erried
ranks. what was the use of dis banding p
Why not keep on fighting? If W. are con-
luered, Why not ACCEPT Us as such: If We
are not conquered, why not 90 on with the
war. renew the murderouS crusade for cotton,
l.. -. IA rba
men who fought rs like brave men now say
lar PLAY shall be- the order of the day.
The c1ysr.is. thieves and pluntercrs who rob
bed and de, lated and dcsecra,ed Us, now are
anxious for aI.Jiher war upon u. that the
balance OF what have may be stolen from
D.. aud their pocket, .iill further filled, and
We are il4ined Tor not laughing at sonr own
'uncr;l,. Ne are asked to >n. melodies
While sitting on bayonets, We are asked to
lance while the slow match is burning still
brightly IN our cellars. We are asked 20 sat
,till and be insul.ed by the rncu who stole
rsm a. who iusulted our women--viio
stole while others fought. We are asked TO
Dc good citizens. when are treated like
BAD citizens We are ask ed TO believe others
xhO will not believe u, even in tears. We
ire asked 20 grow flowers III the face Of wiz
ry D asst yet pIpii = from the North and 70
leck onr grave yards with flowers. while dO-,
lre barking at our heels. The North claims
he religion of the country, yet j:,bs aud Aia.bs
Is with puritanicAl haze.
Al We want is peace. We wish to repair
The damages the war made. We wish TO
i've a. brothers of = common heritage, yet
are treated as ecrvaris. A one "t the South
-rners ~ 10 bear all of this-l Try TO smile
i try to dance while our couqucrors are
iid!iu. IN dr,inlleH slee--I am in earnest in
asking for the peace which wa, promised Us
if We IN ,ba nded our armies-l KEEP, faith
with tie North. vet the North viii mo- keep
faith with uS. Ard tell yJu that ii we can
have The lpeace ana the rights spro,nised US.
ii, i a burden and we had better lu-c It n
,nce But will wait awile-tor surely the
,snse OF national honor has not quite lied
Dut il, the North. There is a better day
coring-another year viii tell the story.