The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-03-20
ArtSersol yntelligelltet,
From the Rome Courier.
Bill Arp on the Situation.
BIG SuANTY TERRITORY, No. 8.
March Sth, '67.

remnant OI my Hlioei'io' "NJ - ~ ~
friends Bob Hide, Sam McCracken, Tip
and other respectable gentlemen OF all
sexes and both colors seemed to be dis
heIved aboutithe times, and insist on my
views about the momentous state of our
sufferin country l haven't been to Wash
inton, nor been playing sentinel ON
watch tower, but my observation convin-
ccs me there is. q power Of fuss on hand
about something Politics look squally
aud alarmin. Bill Sherman overrun the
country and destroyed and carried away
our property, and now his brother John
is fnishin up the job BY robin us OF the
rights and liberties our forefathers won.
Good gracious! Whatan awful people we
are And now comes Joseph, the senti-
mel, with his long-winded message Oh con-
ISOLATION, tellin us how we may flee from
the rath to como-skeerin the people to
death. and gettin everything in q stew.
What made him in suchga hurry? why
dident hekeep silence for few days until
the veto was signed and the bill. was
passed? Why dident he give Mr., Jen-
kins q chance:2 May be that Joseph feels
sorter responsible for the fix he's got us
in. May be he's rcpcntin for the didos
he cut up, and the seeds Of discord he
sowed during the war but [ doubt it
I don't think his ambition or his vapity
sees esfanything but his own Importance
It looks like he thought the Capital was
moved to Atlanta, and he was Governor
still. He's afraid the people will think
he's dead, and just as soon as big thing
happens. andaa little before, he. clutches
the. occasion-seises the opportunity, dc.
livers his message, stirs up the people,
sets the Gate City in torment, gets his
name in the Herald and the Tribune
Joe Brown, whale, big leader, conspicu
GUS, fame, history, Mr.. jenkins nowhere;
Millcdgevill gone up; Joseph Z. runnin
the machine, in Atlanta
Well, I:don't know what is at the bot
tom ofalI this, but am afraid that While
Joseph was in Washington somebody
carried him up into ahigh mountain, and
showed him a Kingdom ortwo, and he
fell down and worshipped. These little
Kingdoms that man sometimes sees
from the top of mountain are mighty
demoralizing.
My friends, we've got nothing to be
ashamed Of Since the war our pursuits
have been peaceful and honorable We
need .humiliate ourselves through fear
of what humankind can do us. If the
Radicals intend to confiscate US, they will
do it, and no acceptance Of Sherman's bill
will prevent it. If they want our cab
bages, they are gon TO have en-. If
they will ride over, one law, they will over
another. If they disregard Mr.. Johnson's
great argument, they'll disregard any
thing Nobody knows what they won't
do, or when they will quit doing it, and
my advice is to suffer and be strong, en-
durc everything and accept nothing All
is lost save honor; hold up your man
hood, don't lick the hand that's raised to
strike the blow. Joe Browns banner
says GALL is lost save honor: and that is
only tolcrable l thank you, it grows puny
and weak" lie says we CAN have repre-
sentation in Congress Who by? A man
who can take the test oath, and control
the ngger vote Who wants such rep
resentation! How long before he would
jine the Radicals and go in for confsca-
ton. If he controlled the Niger vote
he'd promise EN- land or anything else.
Demagogucs have always controlled the
ignorant whites, dcmagogucs will control
the ignorant blacks. Who controls the
nigger influence in Tcnnessec?-who.
Brownlow and his party. Tennessee
has done just what Joe Brown wants
us to do, and now look at her and weep !;
nigger candidate running for Governor
But suppose we had representation,
and that elected all good men, fair men,
just men, what could they do for us? Just
,,rI.,,j ,jorreyra4r1, *setes eEouru-nt undo any
thing that has been done: and with a
Radical President they could do as much
more as they pleased just let 'cm all
alone, give 'cm rope, moro rope; history
is repeating itself, the crisis will come
sometime, tyranny and oppression must
run it's course. Joe Browns programme
won't stop it. One Of his resolutions
made my head swim; | ielt like taking
chloroform. Ho would make the whole
Yankee nation believe we loved 'em like
brothers, and wanted 'cm TO como out
South, and let us hug 'em We'll Ill that
sort Of stuff is played out. There ANITA
hundred men in the State that has any
moro respect for Radical tlian hycna,
and Joe Brown knows it. But the good
Lord knows our hearts, and how fondly
we cling to those moderate men of the
mighty North WHIP would save us from
the humiliation that awaits us Let 4
kind word be spoken to q subjugatcd rob,
and the warm blood quickens in the veins.
Joseph is afraid We can't stand q mill
.tary government. Well, know its hui
miliating whitening, crushing, but we
have stood it, and can try it q while lon
ger We can do it till VIC can do better.
Military Government aint the cause Of
our poverty and distress Its govern
ment higher than Thomas, OF Sherman or
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