La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-03-31
Bill Arp
ToMR. TAM HALL

popular, LnaC no apoloSy Is necessary ~
the following lengthy extract from
letter of his addressed to Mr.. TammanJ
Hall, the style adopted by Bill in address
ing one of the wings of the New Yorl
Democracy. The r~emainderof the letter
is devoted to Joshua Hill, of Georgia
the following extract is more general:
Dear Tammany-You are a glorious ole
Teller. You've got a heart-a great big
heart-and if you we're here I would ex
claim in the langwidge Of my uncle Billy
"put your hand in mine, honey. and kis;
me-" We are whipt at last, oldTammany
We rebs are conquered. subdued and
subjugatad. not by bayonets or bullets
but by your friendly overtnres, your
manly speeches. You and Sunny South
Cox and Company have captured US
taken us prisoners. and we are now as
dosile as we have been hostile. Dideni
| tell you that we would meet You on hall
way grown? Dident we stretch forth
our arms for sympathy. aud wasent we
about to turn away in defiance and despair
for the want of it I?
1--WE spred the mantle of oblivion over
the past. IF you Of the South have the
spirit to accept, we Of the North have the
heart to render ofises of Kindness. We
will help you plant again the seed whose
perfect leaves, flowers and fruits shall be
yours with ours to enjoy"
Did Mr.. Cox say that, old Tammany,
and did you clap your hands and say
"ongkhore 2"
I'VE are to-day arrayed against the
contention concerning the black race,
and are looking forward to the white race
for the welfare and greatness of our
country"
And dident you say that. too, old Tam
and dideut all hands iewbilee and
exclaim that's it. them's em, that's the
doktrine, the niger may be a big fish,
but the white mar is q whale" And
dident you all take another drink on that,
Tammany! Wish some of US rebs
bad been there, old fel, jest to have techd
with you. Thank the Lord
hat there are good men North of Dixie.
There's a heap of EN- here, Mr.. Hall, and
heir hearts are a jumpin and a bumpin
md q thnmpin as big as yours. Their
aearts were castles, and their buzzums
'itadels, but you have taken EN-. Don't
alarmed, don't reseed. don't take back
be kahn and screen, and we Of
he rebellious South will wipe out the last
park OF hatred to such as you. We are
low wipin away the curses that were upon
'uf lips. We are risin up from our hu-
niliation, and like strong men, are shakiu
dust from our garments. Think of it.
Fammany. What n glorious sight to see
brave peepul lifted up-a whole nation
f white folks rekonsiled. What spirit.
hat COST, what inspiration told you how
!, reach us! How did you know that we
as weak where we was strong, IN the
isne secret corner of cur buzzumsl
You've got US, Taminany, and we'll 4
'spond to you, we'll reinforce yon :
eve said some hard things, Mr.. Hall /
we tried to scorch and blister and ex-
fiate. but you seas we were go dea. +
red by bulls-Trumbulls and Kepubli- :,
n bulls. They bcllerd and we paved =
It. They punched as in the cage, and =
gfowled. They put tax under orr !,
ddles aud we kicked, What else could 4
do! Jest think of it, Tammany. i
llned and desolate, the peepul in &
'urnin and their hptaes in ashes-no 4
kuries, no comforts, 40 Christmas worth /;
'uss, no Santa Claws, no nuthin. C,.ula j,
lick the hand that laid us low 7-nary =
ae-no. never. While we was strugglin b
rise from out the wreck. to breath the ;r
Q us, to take an invoice and see n
there was enuf Left to live for, our enc s
es were a shoutin hit him, kick him. +
.sh him, smash him agin." n,
were then at the bottom, Ta,umanv. n
Q dident know there was any lower n,
up, but eur enemies were huntip. and II
y are still huntin some deeper pit 20 II
: us Ia, and some pendulum of Poe TO y,
lng and cut us. Well, we amt heath :.
!, we've been to meetin, we've seen +;
'~shioneros, we've got churches and .,
and hymn books and prayers. I'll
I've got pious old men and wimlnen. st
brave boys, and maidens who are
shed all the way up like the corners ne
temple. God bless EN-, Tammany, Fl
IN competitor with them are conferred h
hopes OF posterity and the joys of our lei
We've all got hearts, old Tammany, Az
there's many a good Samaritan among
Who wouldent pass you BY and 60 over
the other side. We've got charity. 20
and long suffering, and patience and
Q IN abundance, though we cant be-
Q them Radicals will walk right |
light into heaven without kiockin AZ III
door. That doktrine of elektion is a of
erfu1 thing, Tammany, but as shore Sn
are born it looks sorter %unconsti- a
lonaL. to us, for them fellers to enter tab
celestial city They may pass
ndments ennf to do it. and / reckon III
8 why they are a tihkerin at the old knt
'ment so long ; but somehow or other abe
| hear . Of EN- a dyin, my thoughts per
rally have a downward tendency. spe
help it, Tammany. and
maybe we'll get over SIGH f~aelins. and
wife says we will ~attsrwhile. We are ewt
ght towards you, old Hall, and our the
stature haye been tryin for about two wit
his to laraaonlze things generally, mes
reasonable man ought to be sat fut,
with the efforts they have made. fall
cant satisfy them Radicals, / don't hav
what we do. glol
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