The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-06-20
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OcIicVc, SIT
So-called, says /.
i You reside in the State Of Georgia. d
3 you? J
| cant, say exactly, says l. / live i
Rome. right in the fork Of two ipjun river.
. In the STATE Of Georgia? says h,
! ifiercely.
Il In state Of uncertainty about that say
L We don't know whether Georgia is
State or not. l would like for you to stat
!, yourself, if you know. The state Of th
country requires that this matter should b
settled, and | will proceed to state 60.
II Never mind, sir, says he. How old or
you, Mr.. Arp? ssa IL s;.ss,s
!, That depends on circumstances, saws j
4 don't know whether to count.the last fiv
years or not. Durin the war you folks sal,
that State couldent secede, but tia
while she was in q state Of rebellion .sh,
1 ceased to exist. Now you say we rot on
and we shant get back again until 1867 sS
! mans age has got somethin to 40 with hi,
rights, and il we are not to vote, 1 dom
/ think we ought to count the time. That,
)about as near as can come to my are
|sir. '1ee
/ Well, sir, says he, are you familiar with
the political sentiments Of the citizens q
your State?
! Got no citizens yet. sir, that we know Of
will thank you tospeak Of us as pcoplp. .
1 Wei, sir says he, I'll humor your obsti.
macy. Are the pbple Of your State
Don't speak oft ,as a. State, sir. if Won i,
please, says |. I'm on oath now. and Won
must excuse me for being particular. Can
it section" &
Mr. Arp, are the people Of your section
sufficiently humbled andrepentant to come
back into the Union on such terms az mo
may think proper to impose?
Not m-u CHI they amt, says /. / dont
think they are prepared for It yet. lhey
wouldent voluntarily 20 it blind acainst
your hand. They say the deal wasent fair
and you've marked the cards and stole tho
trumps, but at the same time ihey don't care
q darn 9. what you do. They've became IN.
different and don't care nothin about yonr
Guy Fawks business. / mean no respect
to you, gentlemen, but was swore to tell
the whole truth. Our people amt a motto
in you only out Of curiosity. They don't
expect anything decent, or honorable, q
noble from you, and they've gone to work
diggin and plowin and plantin and rasin
boy children. .ls.a
Right here the man with memorandum
scratched down a garbled extract, and old
Boutwell, says he What do YOU mean hv
that? What inference do you intend?
I'm stain facts, says I you must draw
your own differences. They are Tasia 5oy
GU dren. Any harm about that? Any
treason! Cant a man raise boy children
Perhaps you'd like to amend the Constitu-
ton and stop II. Old Pharaoh tried to
stop " among the Israelites, but IL dident
pay; he finally caught the dropsy in the
= aeo Sea W are rasin boy children for
the fun OF u. Theygare q good thing to
nave 10 the house, Us Mrs. Toodles would
say,
Mr. arp, says ne, are not the feelings Of
your people very bitter towards the North?
beg your pardon sir, says /, but you'll
nave 70 split the question, or else I'll have
o split the answer. Our people have
'ery high regard for honorable men, brave
men, noble-hearted men, and there's heap
y EN- NorIn,; SIT, anc there's q heap of wild .
'Ws ana orphans there we are sorry for
'uI as Ior TINS here Radical party, they .
0ok upon EN- IKE they was hyenas q
cratcnln w the dead for Twin. Its as
!. 70 nate EN- as u is to kill snake. J
y us.srly lmposslole lot me to tell the
trengtn and length and height, depth and !
: 0, tnelr contempt Tor that party. :
ney look upon Radical as-as--as-- !
ell az Q oegear on horseback--a buzzard !.
ann round 2 dead eagie-a suck egg dog J,
Feepln up 70 the tail OF a dead lion. They
l y aoout nlrln krownlow to abuse EN-. to
y language on EN-, Ike ne did q few years
20 when ne spoke against Pryne. IF they
- hlre bfownlow, ne will epatter EN-, he :
III dau6 EN- all over, and slime EN- and !,
oD6er on EN- about right, and it will stick, I'd
7 tne pores are open aud their morals Il
'onpy would like 70 stand Oft about q
o fods ana hear him spread himself. I'll d
ould oe worse than squirt-gun full Of y
w STOP, and have no doubt would rive y
neral nc. satisfaction. 2
iaat IS suflclent, sir, says old Boutwell,. y
~ was N their power to do so, would
'ur people renew the light? Ic
NOT unless they could fight tile Radicals R
aione. and OIL the world agree to hands q
I Even tnen there wouldent be no el
NJ, LOT we couldent cotch you. til
!. y nat 40 your people say upon the sub !.
=, -. ~ negro equality
t lucy say Us ne, Slit don't exist BY =
-, .a' :. a"u never can u practlce Folks =
- . hvs u, ;., lree ana equal That may
,ractiso, e l;a T Tb.,,, ". ~ Mways Deen
arvwhsro - tha.a " = = erauss q society
II Il and tl'sre = 1nen ~ g.'e lne sac
There i ur mon = tba 's1 'aa. gives u 70 :
t vote me-. and s tho sa ns.das so.e' anu men