The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-02

Posr OFF1s, CoNFEDRIT Y ROADS,
witch is in the Stalt Nv Kentucky
...-l September 20, 1867.
Last week wuz Invited 10 go into
Ohio to assist my brethren Nv that
State. The Massedonian cry reached
me. "Come and help usp and ez the cry
wuz coupled with the asshoorance that
1 shood be pervided for, / needed it,.
Couple Massedonlan cries with whisky,
and can't resist EN-. 1 never try. 1
knowd there wuzn't much ditfrence
Htween the DimOcrisy NV Ohio and
Kentucky, but wnZ Onprepared for
the strikin resemblance found. Twins
is not more similar. My 1st appint-
ment wuz in a purely Dimekratic Coun-
ty. It.wuz settlement after my own
heart, and the mint my practist eye
restid onto it, my sole leaped for joy.
1t wuz Il town wich he'd bin some day
the seat nv biznis, but ralerode run
min some niue miles TO one side Nv II he'd
cut OF its trade, and the Inhabitants
hevin nothin to do, the better part NV
EN- went with the trade. Nacher alb
hors vacuum, and there rushed in sich
as found It dittikult to live elsewhere.
The whole population hevin much leis-
ure fell TO Pitchin coppers, w1ch, to
make the game excitin. they pltched
for drinks. Pitchiu for drinks soon
rendered em incapable Nv more violent
exercise; and in year from the time
| the trade left EN- it wuZ the strongest
and most intense Democratic town in
| the State. Ez they must eat suthin,
and ez the groseries coodent run per-
petooally without money, they he'd oc-
casional spasms nv labor. Then wood
| their feelins be lasserated. Then wood
| they look over to the Kentucky shore,
and see thousands nv Jest sich men ez
theirselves sPendin their lives in one
unendin round NV copper pitchin, hoss
| racin and poker playin, the niger
meanwhile sweatin to furnish the
means and they wood break out into
murmurin at the crooel fate wich cast
their lot where every man wuz forst to
sweat for hisself, and the cuss of labor
coodent be filled by proxy. Their prox-
unity to Kentucky tantali2ed EN-. They
wood hev all gone their Good they hev
raised enutf to buy q Niger apiece, but
they coodent. There wuz a most de-
| liteful look NV serene repOse about the
place witch charmed me. Nothin stood
uprlte. The sign-post Nv the tavern
he'd bin leaned agin so much that 1t
he'd contracted the same habit, the
hosses, from a too rigid economy IN The
matter NV oats, wnz leRnin agin the
side Nv the barns, the shutters on the
groseries hung cornerin across the win
ders in consekenceuY the lower hinges
befn broke, the clap boards on the houses
all hangin by single nail-a one end,
presented any but reglar appearance,
and the men were all either sittin on
store bo1esi or leanin agin watever pos
sessed sufficient strength to Keep EN-
up.
Iwuz enthusiastically reserved. The
town wuz excited on two questions. /.
Taxation. 2. Niger Equality. The
cheerman NV the deputashun wuz the
most cheerin style NV Demkrat L he'd
seen for years. His independent hair
he'd pushed Its way thro the top Nv his
hat and bristled in all directions, biddin
defiance to the world; his toes protrood-
in from his shoes and his trowsers hang
in lopsided by one suspender indicated
sovereign contempt for appearances.
He begged me, with tears streemin
down his eyes, to rouse the people agin
the dangers wich threaten em.-
"Think, !" sed he, "uv the hundreds NV
thousands Nv millions, wich wei the
people, are forced, to pay IN taxes to
the General Government, and rouse elm
to the necessity NV ackshen ~
al will, sed I, 81 will. State to me
the amount nv taxes paid the tyranille
government in this Arcajen spot, that
may hev the data from wich to speak. !"
"'raxesr returned this patriot with
an amazed look onto his countenance,
| "TaxesI Wedon't pay any taxes here.
The Assessor came here two years ago,
sidered it worth while to come since.
But, good Lord, our hearts bleed for
these unforitnit victims Nv Ablishn
policy, wich hev suthin, and is forced
to pay onto it! The people is bein
ground into dust by taxashen.i And
the old man wept bitter tears at the
| Iniseries NV the sitooashen NV the peo-
pie. What techin benevolence!
On the question NV nigger ekality,
found EN- at a most deliteful heat.
They he'd seen the terrors NV 1t, and
know'd whereof they spoke. Niggers
he'd come from Kentucky across the
river to EN-, and instid NV acceptln
their normal speer, and yieldin quietly
to the irresistible DEGREES NV Heaven,
wich made EN- theinferiors Nv the white,
tSSv he'd, the moment they he'd dccu-
mulatid aptbin to live on, assoomed
the airs nv ekality. They refoosed to
keep their places. The Cheerman re-
markt, ez shown the stubborn cussed-
ness NV the race, that .one NV EN- lived
some months next to him. he (the
cheerman) borrowed pork on several
ocCRshens nv him, twict a bakin NY
flour, and, on one occashen, nine dol
lars Nv the miserable rags wich we are
forst, by a tyranikle Government tu
accept ez money. Il That niger he'd the
pade! and even talked NV sooin for It.
But on consultin lawyer, he didn't
OWN to the uncertainty eZ to who wood
hev to pay the costs. Another instance.
A niger, wich wuz nearly white, set
tied in the visinity. He he'd not only
a daughter, but farm. Ny son sores.
Labor he despises ez u occupashen only
fit for serfs. He proposed 10 WOO this
nigger's daughter. 1t wuz a strug-
Gle with me-. My son marryin fe-
male wich he'd the accursed blood nv
Ham in her, vapes! But JIMUEL,
my sou, sir, threw dirt in my eyes.
About sixty akers NV dirt. L thot Nv
the pleasant time I Good hev n livin on
TINT farm-uv the days devoid Nv labor
and the evenins filed with ease, and
after severe ethnologikle struggle
with my feelins, consented. wanted
to take keer nv that niger. Pityin
him ez an inferior bein-loaded in his
abnormal condishen with Responsible
ties wich he, Good not be expected to
discharge, I wood hev taken charge NV
bis atfares. / Iwood-my son Jimnel
aud I-hev managed his farm and his
stock and sfch.- AlasL Jimuel nlen-
shuned the matter TO the Ethiopian,
sir, and with wat result2 He wuZ ig-
nominiously kickt out NV the house,
sir.y He wuzsd-Td, sir, for a drunken
broot, by Il Niger wich threatened ef
he ever showed his pimpIed-pimpled
wuZ the word-face abont there agin,
he'd break every bone In his body. Sir,
this ia becomin unsupportable. They
must be dragged down to our level.
My proud Caucashen blood revolts.
There must be "A inferior race, and its
us or the nigger. The Injen is out nv
the question, ez there amt any nv
thenlihere To be inferior. j wouldn't
mind the Injen, but there amt none.
Its the niger or nothin. Give him the
ballot, sir, and what'll distinguish usH
Speek with a angels tongue onto this
theme, beg" l5t@i
The meetin WuZ a glorious one, and