Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-26
For the Statesmanr1

MR.. EDITOR: Being in a quandary and
learning that you are gentleman Of linn
tied pretensions, but 'huge eimpecuniosity,
I desire to throw myself upon your kind
indulgence for moment, in search of ad-
vice. Twas formerly vender of peanuts
on street corner in Cincinnati, and from
my frequent dealings with some of the
great men of our party, have cultivated an
extensive acquaintance. fourished in
my calling, and realized a goodly support
from my merchandise, until freedman set
up stand in opposition to me, when
freely surrendered my extensive run of
custom in favor of my colored brother
Soon after 1 received note from General
Hayes, requesting me to call upon him in
his sanct,e sanctoram. called at the hour
specified and was ushered into his presence.
He arose to his feet upon my entering, and
advancing toward me, he grasped me warm
ly by the hand, exclaiming, Il am glad to
meet you, my dear Union friend" He con-
you nobly surrendered your profitable posi-
tion as peanut merchant in favor of your
colored brother, when he saw proper to sit
up stand in opposition to you, and have
determined to prove that so good and noble
an action shall be rewarded" just then.
we heard rap at the door, and upon an
invitation from the General, brother
member of the Manhood Suffrage party
crossed the threshold and asked the Gen
eral to loan him fifty cents, as he though
he had converted a Democrat and it
was his turn to "licker." He returned
soon after, his countenance bearing an eX-
preston of mingled desperation and dis
appointment, and informed the General
that it was no go, as "licker" would no
longer bribe even the most degraded to sell
their vote in favor of the nigger. The
General was apparently troubled upon re-
ceiving this information, for he sat for sew
eral consecutive seconds in deep thought,
breaking out at last with these solemn
words: -s.:.....-
"If we fail in bribing voters to support
us, what, oh! what shall we do? Jear zoe
are lost, lost, lost" Again he sat in pensiye
meditation, while his brother manhood
member was wepting profusely. Turning
toward me, the General proceeded to re-
mark, GAS was about to say before re-
ceiving this additional shock, we have a
gigantic work to perform in tile political
world. Our down trodden colored brother
must vote or our party will be cast into OBJ
livion. and (what is still more importantly 1
will not be elected Governor. 1 want you
to lend your assistance in this great and
good work. wantyou to go forth point
ing the soldiers to their bleeding wounds,
to their comrades dying groans, and (what
is of greater importance) to the blood that
issued from their colored brothers back
when scourged by the hated slave owner"
He rose to his feet and struck a posish
pointing with his right torefinger to
his brother advocate of Manhood Suf-
frage, who was violently weeping
in the corner over his lost cause, he con-
tinued: "See those manly tears, observe
those fervent sobs, they cry as it were from
the bowels OF the deep for you to be up and
doing before it is too late, before we are
lost, forever lost" These arguments were
too strong, could hold out no longer, i
accepted. Ever since have been fervently
laboring, but have found it was a.greater
undertaking than had anticipated. When
L tell the soldiers that their wounds were
the result of Democratic rule, they tell me
lie, that they are the result of Abolition
| treachery, treasury robbers and money
mongers who were elected by the Radicals
to fill the seats formerly occupied by hon
orable, patriotic statesmen. When 1 point
to the bleeding backs OF the poor slave,
they point to the blood-stained scaffold in
Washington. When L depict a parting
scene where parent and child were sepa-
rated by cruel masters, they call my atten-
ton to the separation of daughter and
mother in Washington, the one murdered
by Stanton & Co., the other doomed to
,oorse than orphanage. Let me lie all 1
can in endeayoring to paint the actions of
the Democratic party black, they always