Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-04-24
From tho Toledo Bla,,e.
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IHe CoHHecii-iu E.echon-thc efet II pro-
dfced al TIE CorHer>. and hkeiriSe at WASH
iagfoa-A propoSif,a1i to reD,ore the CoHege
rcJcfed
WAsmNGroN, April :, S67
The news uv the election in Connecticut
created the most profound sensation at the
Corners. Il cum to H. 80 unexpected. 80
like Il clap ny thunder from clear SKY,
or ruther 80 like CLEAN lly ,uniite thro 4
mass NY overpowrin black clouds 50 like
the first streak uv sunlite IN the mornn
after lone mite of coIcra morhuS with no
brandy in the house. that we wuz over
powered with it, The Corners hevn't cX-
pcrienct ~ich Il satisfactory Spasm uv Joy
~emcc the reject uv the news NV the Fort
Piller affair 1t perdoost a very singler
effect on Deckin Pogram. When | cum
up to him with the news, he wuz engaged
with all the elokence he posseSt tryin to
convince a nieger, wich formerly belonged
10 him. that, after all, the Southerners
themselve, wuz the only ones wich the nig-
rcrs could trust and that when the time
cum for EN- TO exercise the lective fran
ehise ef they he'd eny regard for their own
interests they would turn their back on the
Ablishnists, who wuz to Il man, hory
headed dececvers. and trust them and
them only who knowed en-.
.Samyooel." =" Sed the Deekin, IN affcc-
shunit tone, with one hand on the nieger'~
shoulder. why shoodent we love yoo !
You are bone NV our bone, and flesh uy
our hesh-we are NV one blood" (thiS
remark the Deekin got into habit some
years ago nv eettin off when speekin NV
the Dimocrisy North, and alluz uzes it.
1t is ruther effective tho in this instance
ef he'd been in his place, Shoodent hey
struckshen which mite be put onto ID
and our interests is one, Samyooel.'
Deekin," sez |, interruptin him, dee
kin, Connecticut has spoken in thunder
tones, and hez gone Dimocratic -
Wat Sez he. =. Dimocratic -
Verify" sez l. A Governor, and
three Congressman out uv four"
There wuz Il sudden rupchurc uv the
friendly relashuns existin between tn,
Deekin and Samyooel the dark complex
ioned. II he wz NY the peekin's flesh
the Deekin wuz in favor NY mortifyn it
for never wuz flesh so belabored, ez WI,
that onfortunit chattel's The flesh WI
mmeiitly lasSerated. He pitched int,
him feroshuS, and after pummelm the a>
tonished Aferkin, who didn't see why tn,
result of Il eecshun shood work sich
change, till he wllz out nv breath, he con
denst wat strength wuz remaining into ON
vigorous kick, exclaimin-
Take that, VOC black Swindler. iv'
talked sweet to you under false pretenses
I've been betrayed into wastin soft sawde
onto nigrer-into coaxin wher | hey
ondeniable right to ommand-into-'
WAT does all dis mean ~ sed the mig
ger, family.
Mean - scd | to him; my trIen'
this is the reaction we've heard SO mucl
about-itS arriv 1t means that there i
Il exceedingly good chance NV your ben
redoost again to your normal speer, u
your comm down from the high hoss yoov'
been a ridin and in bein agin servan
unto yoor brethren. 1t means that Conn
ecticut hez spoken, and that yoore a goo
deal more valuable to us now than yo
wuz a hour ago. Go, my friend, and bu
salve for voore brooses, for unless yoO
: heeld, yoor value will be less in the mark
ct. Yoo'd be ashamed to sell for lO'
price. woodent yoo?''
, | left the Dimocrisy jubilatin and cuI
on to Washington, feelin that [ must 9
where | Good find kindred soles. Th
mite | arriv there wuz high carnival at tn
White House.
The President wuz in tail feathe
Their WIZ Connecticut visible all over hin
He he'd wooden nutmeg for buzzul
pin-a minatoor Eastwood ham hung trol
= his watch fob. and in honor NV the occ;
; shun they wuz drinkin punches made u
New Englnnd rum, with small slices
! Weathersfeld onyuns in EN- instead u
lemons. Randall sprung toward me ez
entered the room, and clasped me by OF