The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-05-18

felIers that he's leadet9 ait got. no better
sense; but he has-he knows better. He
was raised in Dawson Kounty-has bin
honored and supported by the people, and
he knows that there aint better people In
this world; but he has joined William G.
BIownlow and his set to persecute and in
suit and REFUGE below the level nv free mig
gers the people he was raised among, and to
degrade men whose fathers, before they
went to the grave. was Mr.. Trimble's friens
at a time when he needed frens, and he'll
need 'em again before he gets 'em. Don't.
talk to me about his hangin me. I'd heap
rather hang him. Eff ever do anything
to be hung for. don't insult me in my dyin
moments by bringin any sich man as that
to tie the rope arOun my honest neck. /
don't want the ongratful hand that was rails
ed sgin his own people, fuln about my
throat; fur when I die, no man can write
upon my humble grave that tried to take
away the dearest right NV freeman from
the frens nv my youth-from the boys I
played with, and the ole gray headed men
that tuck me by the hand and stood by me
in every trial. Eff that's what you call
loyalty, then there aint drop Nv the infer
nal pisen in my veins. There's my kFeed,
and if I hadder bin by you, when you writ
that insultin and degradin threat, I'd er
stOmpod the life outen you, ingoDs, garlic
and all.
And not satisfied with threatenin me
with the great R. H, you say Fletcher will
sine my name TO a Dutch memorial. He'd
ruther sine his deth warrant or an order for
his kofin. He may be fool about some
things, but he's got too much sense to do
that. The Colonel Nv regiment that was
never raised-the hero of battle that was
never fout-7the great mountain warrior that
wos so anxious to fte fur the ole flag, that
he went all the way to Richmond to git
kummishun from JEFF Davis to raise rigi-
ment, burst through the rebel lines, broke
his neck to git to the Union army, wbar he
could jist stand and kill rebels all day with
out stoppin. to eat, butatt e got out Nv
the rebel lines, went another. a5ay, tucked
his tail between his legs, sneaked off to In
danny and hid hiself so snug that Brown
low had to git out a search warrent to find
him after the war was over, and then had
to swar to him the ftin was over before ne
could git him outen his hole-talk about
has putin my name to Dutch memorial
You talk mighty like fool. You must be
some kin to Mullins. You are lik the ball
ance Nv your tribe-a chat:erin and iabber-
in and Cont know what you are talkin
about. Ls.
And you say that Brow4 win cuss
ne? Tell him jist to let hisself in eff he
feels like it and know be does. Tell him
he may run both Nv his cussin mersheens
agin me at the same time-to one in Nash
vile. the other in Nocksville-let 'em cuss
in big Romun letters. and in italicks daily
and weekly. It win be much more healthy
fur him to do his cussin by mersbesnRss,
fur eff he waste try it by woTs 9th
whar 1 could hear him, mite make move
that would cause him to think the Misisip-
py assassernator. was after him. and alarm
him. You know he wont ride nowhar but
ION railroad, and eff he was to cuss me
whar I could hear him, some axident mite
happen to him before he could git to the
kars. don't want to hurt him. Fact is
1 feel sorter sorry for him sense ole Prin-
tiss turned him loose. You could er hurd
the lieks ole Priptiss laid on his back a
mile. wouldn't er had sich limbastur
fur the whole nv Sneed and Crosier's estate
l see Brownl2w has put his spurs on and
mounted his high horse agin. He's agwine
to git hurt. 1 don't mean that anybody il
agwine to sassinate him and send him tc
the devil rite strait. but what mean is he'i
agwine to be throwd and git his inferna
make broke. He kant blame me for it. I've
give him far warmth. I've told him wons
and I tell him agin, the people Nv this Stat
aint agwine to be rid by him much longer
Thar back is a gittiu sore and they are be
ginnin to prance now, and when they git Il
kickin up before, and kickin up behind, h,
1 kant stick on to save his life. He may pu
the franchise curb in thar mouths and dasl
the rowls into thar sides, but that will ohIy
make 'em wu5s. Oyerbord he's bound Z
90, eff he leaves his boots stickin in tn
strips He thinks he's got things in
swing now. He's got a law POssed fur III
special purpose nv keepin his set in Office
and thar is a law on the stocks to bankrul
the State and steal everything that the pee
pie uv Middle and West Tennessee baV got
We bav lost all our niggers-big armie
bav eat out our substauee-our houses ha'
bin burnt-our fences destroyed-our mult
and horses tuck away from us-we hav BIZ
driv from the ballot box-we are hevily Il
det, and now they propose to steal from u
what little the war has left US. The bond
uv the State is to be issued to pay loya
men fur thar losses. Everybody knows
what that means. Brownlow is 70 appin
the commissioners to judicate the losse
aud Fletcher is to pay 'em. Even foo
knows how that viii be done. Betweer