Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-11
PosT OPFIs CoNFBDRIT Y ROADS,
(Which is in the Stait Nv Kentucky,
MARCH %, 1867.

NWICu lS Ill JlIG CbdlG NV j, ,
MARCH %, 1867.
l hev made many sudden and rather
'strordinary changes in politix-some so
very sudden that the movement pro-
doost CoDjestion Nv the conscience. l
rekollect wunst NV advokatin free trade
and high protective tariff, all within
twelve hours Il made speech in q ag-
ricultooral deestrik Nv Moo York in the
forenoon at 10 A. NJ, and in manu-
facturin town in Pennsylvany in the
evenin, our platform bein so construct
id that both sides Good find a endorse
ment in it, and hev performed many
other feats NV moral gymnastics but
this last change | hev bin called upon
to make is probably the suddenest.-
Last week Toosdy, Deekin Pogram, Cap
tain McPeter and wuz engaged in
riddin the Corners Nv niggers. We had
endoOrd EN- ez long ez we thot possible,
and determined on standin it no longer.
Selectin three wich we wuz satisfied he'd
too much spellin book into EN- to be
enslaved agin, we wuz prepariu nOtises
to be served onto en- Orderin EN- to
leave in twenty-four hours, when / re.
seeved in the northern mail letter
marked "Free-Alex. w. Randall, ?. M.
g." | knowd it wuz offishel to wunst
that blessid signatoor is on my CON-
misshun, and I've contemplated it too
often to be mistaken in it. Its contents
wuz brief, and run thus;
To all Postmasters In the Southern
States The piggers hev votes-Consil-
iashen is our best holt. See to it,"
This brief tho not hard to be under
stood order was sealed with the ottishel
seal Nv the Post Offs Department stampt
into putty instid Nv wax, to.wit a
loaf Nv bread, under roll Nv butter,
with ten hands a grabbin at it. [ COM
pretended the situation at site, and set
about doin my dOoty with both Roman
and Spartan flrmness.
DeekiD," seq |, tearin up the rotises,
these niggers we hev misunderstood
They are not an inferior race-they are
not descendants Nv Ham aud Hager-it
wuzn't Paul's idea in sendin back Ones
linus to condemn him to servitood-we
hev misunderstood the situation, and
must make amends. The ugger is de-
NOlu NV SthtLly ouI1 10 UIObtN 81 ulau anu
q brother {"
Wat 2" said the Deekin, tippin back
in ama2ement.
'Jest wat say" sez l. read that, 4"
and flung him the letter.
The upshot NV the conference wich
follered wuz the callin Nv meetin the
next mite, st wich all the Ethiopiaus Nv
the Corners wuz invited and urged TO
be present.
The trouble wuz TO git the niggers TO
attend the meetin. The fust one spoke
to laffC in my face, and askt me how long
it wuE since he'd helpt hang couple
nv niggers, by way Nv flnishin of cel-
ebrashen. Pollock, the Illinois store
keeper, got hold Nv it, snd told Joe Big
Ter, and Joe swore that eff the neggers
hednt any more sense than we Civ em
credit for, in sposin we Good bsmboozle
em 50 cheep, he shood go back to the
old belief, to-wit that they wuS only 8
sooperior race NV monkeys, after all /;
and by mite every niger in the visinity
wuz postid thoroughly, and out Nv all
Nv EN- Good only git four who would
promise TO attend, and them the Deekin
hed to pay 81 apiece to. To give 1t
eclaw / promised one Nv EN- SIS (te be
paid st the close Nv the meetin) TO sit
on the stand with me, wica, bein very
poor msn, and hevin q sick wife in &
shanty nesr by, who wuz suferin for
medicine, (wich he cOodent git without
money! he accepted.
At this pint an idee struck me. re-
membered Pbilsdelfy, and determined TO
hev g scene rivalin the Couch and Orr
biznis. Another thing, Cuf, under
stand that it's q part Nv the bargain
that when ia my speech I turn to yoo
and stomp, 700 must rise aud embrscs
me-"
swat :" SCI he.
Fall into my arms, lovin-like-you
understsnd-jist as tho we wu1 long lost
brothers IL
"'Scuse mel" sed he. "I'ss nifty
low nigger, and wants to buy de old wo
man some Qninine, sud wood do mos