The Portland daily press., 1867-05-10
he Southern Military and Clasicle Institoot,'
"rhe Ham and Japheth Free Academy for the
development NV the intelleck NV all tr
races irrasnaclx tive NV cnlar y

ueVSlOpiilcHb NV thO ihtciicCh NV I'LL
races irrespective NV color."9
That, he thort, wood anser the required end
The colored gentlemen who choose to avale
themselves NV the pryligis afforded by this in
stitooshun, when it is finished, kin find in this
no cause NV complaint. They are recognized
They are given the precedence. They stand
first in the matter and foremost. Wat more
kin they ask? ts
Bascom he'd series of resolooshins which
he desired to present. He sed it mite be look
ed upon ez strange thai he shood favor the cone
centrashun NV free niggers at the Corners, but
he he'd good and suffishent reasons. First he
he'd faith that constant contact with the Board
wood bring EN- to the pint of patronIzln his
bar, but ifit didn't he knowd perfectly well
that the Board and Fakutv wood manage to
git all they he'd, for toOltion, witch he wuz per-
tectly certin he'd git in the end. Wat he want
ed wuz people hereto yoose an illustration
borrered from his biznis-the offishels NV this
lnstitoot wuz the funnel through witch the
wealth Nv all NV EN- wood be conducted to his
Golfers. / fell onIo his neck in rapcher, and
then vOwd that l WIZ wilhn to die tor
his good; thatl cared not how much NV other
peoples money run through me TO him, eff twas
thus diiooted. The resolushins presented read
ReSOlUed, That the name NV the Southern
Military and Classiiile lnstitOot be changed TO
1.-The Ham and Japlleth Free Academy for the
development. NV the intelleck NV AL races, ire
spectiye NV color. t.s o+ -5.r VI
Resolved, That in maxim this change, We
the Board of Directors, do so, assertin: . 4
/. That in this emergency we justified
in doubtin whether Noer got tite at all, the
statement in the Skripters to that effect bein
undoubtedly an error OF the translators. ~
2. That eff he did git tite he didn't cuss Ham
at all. -. .,,T III ,sttss1 .3-t.1
g. That eff he did cuss Ham, the cuss wuzn't
intended to extend beyond Canaan ut the q
farthest, and hence his descendants got scot
free. -'' -.l.5.t.-,-,-
A. That eff the curse wuz really and trooly
intended to attach 10 all efHam's dec ndants,
irrespective OF Color to thesend of time, it hahn
NV no eifeek in Kentucky, that State hez
alluz run irrespective NV any code 'ceptin SIGH
ez hez bin adopted by herC Legislaeher.
D. That the theoree that the niger, irrispec-
tive ov color, is a beast, is delushion, snare
witch we hav alluz practically held, no mattur,
what we may, Tor efleckt, hev sed; ez the NUM-
Der of mulattoes, to say nothing NV them still
further bleached in .Kentuckee, abundantly
proves.
6. That the Ethiopian, irrespective ov color,
is tfewly man ana a bruther, and the temail
Ethiopian, irrespective ov color, troOly "a WO-
man and a sister. & kG-t AIN "
keS0i0ed, That this Institoot whoes name is
now happily changed, shell he conducted upon
the principles Of strict equality, irrespective ov
Color --,,a--s "a q ann 'erz1E Z
aesoL0ed That when We refeckt that tie
blowted aristokracy Of England interdoosed,
and the erly settlers OF Massachusetts sank
summed slavery on this konGnent, forcing It,
really, onto us, we bile with indignashun to-
WARDS EN- and KIN hardly restrane ourselves.
tResotced, That at the tables, in the choice of
rooms, and in all matters where there is a
choice, the Afrikan man and brother, irrespee-
tive ov color, shell .hey the precedence.
ResotDed, That Oberiin kollege by not giving
the sons OF Ham, irrespective OF color, the pree
edence, SHOES clearly That II IS actuated by mar
TOR minded prejudise which deserves the rep I
robashen oy every lover ov his kind. ~ / =
Resotoed, That the Ethiopian, irrespective oy
color, kin change his skim and that his Odor if
he heZ any, is rather pleasant than otherwise
Resoloed, That we look with loathin upon
the States North, witch, alluz protessin frend-
ship for the noble black man NV the cotton
fields, refoos to take hilp to their buzzums, IL
respective OF color. s5it@ar= +. ~ n md II ~ |
and Northern IiynOis and the Western Reserv
In Ohigho, ar ones5 in thare profesfiuns ON
luv for the negro, thay vii cum doui with do
nashuns to assist tn the kompleshun ,loY the
Akadami. ls-s.s- -. .l.-5.' siI,i ~. H I
Dekon Pogram didn't no about Oh this. He
he'd bin edikatid in Ham and Iiager, and waz
bleever in Oaesimus.l lie douted. Sposen
after oil the konseshun Niger shood play of
onto US? SposeIi he shoodent vote with us af-
ter oil, but king TO his Northern trends? or
sposc he shood voat with us and we shOod tlro
his voat, git kontroal, what then2 How Good
We redoos them to thares nOrmul4 kondishun
agin aiIer oil this playerin? j Ais ~ faars
Baskum repiide that he waz surprised at the
Cthou outoostHeS. ufSt, tflay QlQ VOat
with the Abolishunists, we waz no worse of. ez
that waz what thay proposed to do anyhow.
III, GU the other hand, thay didn't, what then?
The trouble with en- now is thay no tn muteh
Let EN-" said Baskum, warmin up let EN- |
assosheate with Us yeer; let EN- voat with US |
ct setery, and in twelve months thare presisely
fitted agIn to be survance unto thare brethrinl
Look" sed he, lat the Northern Dimokrasyl
and sea TO what We may hope to bring these
men in time. .er7lr Is 9l''ra70I7
But little more bizzness was transacted
Beverly Nash of s. Carolina was unanimnslv
called TO a proiessorshp, and a young gentle-
man OF color, who, from his strong resemblance
10 Elder Gavitt, ort to hev biznes kapasity. waz
unanimously eleckted member OF the board.
The yoonyun is purteet, Ham and Japheth
hev shaken hands, and are embracin each 9TH
er.
:, Ma prosperity attend the nupchuls, and ma
the ishew be fortunate. 1 hev got over the dis
gust attendant upon the flrst chill and konso-
kWently am teelin well t! I'D :. llill1 ~
PETROLEUM v. Massey, P. NJ,
wv hitch Is Postmaster,) and Professor in the
Ham and Japheth Ere Akadami for the devel-
oy kuller.