The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-04-26
They PITY Us.

Numbers of our exchanges in the terri
tories lying east, west aud south of us, are
plying the condition of Tennesseeaus.-
What do they mean How dare they
speak thus Of people forming one of the
States of the Union ? How dare they pro
yoke the ire of the "torch and turpenti-
ners," those spirits of wrath, those sluices
Oflava, those avenging angels who fly over
our people and pour out upon their heads
visls of wrath, in comparison with which
those mentioned in scripture are as tame
as milk and water? Why ? Are they
not afraid ? Pity US, do you? Have we
not the stars and stripes floating over us ?
Behold thag banner You see the stars,
you will, like US. yet feel the stripes. How
we'll they viii be laid on, time viii tell
We are aristocraGc in Tennessee-real
quality folks. We have given up voting,
as it is a plebian affair. Really we cannot
afford to visit the polls as it takes too much
of our time from the patriciau amuseme It's
of calling on the tax collector. We can
not think Of giving that up. Some people
shuttle cards for amusement. We, more
| aristocratiO. shuttle greenbaeks into the
hads of the funny fellows Eho stand smil-
ing to receive them. That prince of aris-
tocrats, Governor Brownlow, rakes them
into his treasury. From that stuffed hole,
our prince of humorists shuf1es them out
again to another set of fellows who neither
toll nor spin, but wear fine clothes every
day. o, no, you must excuse us. We
cannot think of voting, or exercising any
of the ordinary, vulgar rights of freemen.
And besides, the freedmen can attend to
these things. They served us faithfully
long years ago in the fields. Will they
not serve US as faithfully long years to
come at tie polls?
Pity US, indeed You cannot boast a
BIownlow. You have not the material OF
which to construct one. If you should
boil down and make an extract of your
whole population-men, women. horses,
COWS, raccoons, 'possoms. rabbits, alliga-
tors, croeodiles, ETC., you would fail to find
it. We are proud of him. Don't you
envy us? Don't bother US with your pity
Attend to your own affairs in the terrific
riea, where you are so old fashioned and
plebian in your habits as to cling to The
exploded idea of liberty, and the horriC
practice Of governing yourselves. Noun
the current of events and outFide such fol
lies. Procure, at the earliest possible mo
ment, Metropolitan Police system. Give
everybody's life and property intoits hands
Let it fasten on your vi;als, Oh your pur
ses, on your treasury, on everything yol
possess. Remain away from the polls
take no interest in the reconstruction o
your States. Allow the Radicals to carr
them by default, to frame your vulgar con
stitutions, enact your nasty laws, cleo
your rotten Legislatures, send to Congress
your mournfAl members-do this, and 7or
will be happy as,ge in. Tennessee are hap
py. Then will come the millennium Th
eagle that used to scream the wild note 0
liberty, will fly away to Timbucto. or New
Zealand. or New England, or some sucl
horrid place. Rise to the height Of tb,
occasion. Rise to the lofty height Of Ten
nessee. Look at us-suFvey us fron
head to fOot-see how grandly the stripe
dance around Us, and how proudly W
swing off on the billOw that is to bear u
Ito what haven We know not. Be wise
Let your voting, your reconstruction, al
go By default, sRd yon win soon see your
selves by our side, on the high sea Of glory
Pity us. indeed !-Asn.pdis Ledger.