The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-08-16
From the Nashville Banner.
THE ELECTION.
CUFFY IN HIS GLORY.



State Of Tennessee. snd, slthough from N,
returns from our own personal observation
the farce 10, % was expected. sufficient,
complete. yet IL does not lessen the sxcep
'ionsbls Significance and interest OF tbs oc
cssion. The day. whatever may be lis con
sequence. is historic.
4 We can not shut our eyes, and we ough
not TO close our seoses 10 ths fact that IN.
negroes voted In most cases like sheep, fol
lowing the tinkIe of the radical bell, ana
jumping together from tho Brownlow pei
to the ballot box. They evinced truly
pesceable spirit, Sustained from drink, sac
generally excused themselves for what they
did by saying, "ws had 10 DO jus, IS ,hey
told ~ in the League
II, seemed ss IL each Of our colored fsl.
low citizens had made up hi. mind for grsst
though silent display, aud that sll con-ider.
ed themselves bound for grand poIi,ico
relie leo. morale camp meeting. ~ish Brown.
low - the rear. and the "Hsppy Land Of
ICsnsan' before them. tory acres Of con6s-
Gated land and q tree ticket at the close
over the waters Of Jnbilo'
THE cUFFocRAcY.
Cufiey seemed 10 have risen from the how.
els OF earth. lie not only came 10 from ~
psr,s Of the county hu, from the nechbor-
ing counties and sejscsnt states. He was
hero from the old Kentucky home with q
ballot IN one hand hoe handle 10 the 9th.
e.. He was here from Alabsms, not per
hsps-
with banjo ON bis knee
but sssuredIy with . 'duster, - pack. and :
certificate Of registration. He came 10 al
sorts OF costnmss and In every way o. con.
veysnce. Here was The respectable body
servant o. the steady citizen with the Old.
black. switch tail coat Of his master 'bos-
rowed' Tor the occasion; here the iolly 90
devil. shirt tail Bill, without Z coat. wear.
Jog red vest and checked pair Of breech
60, Ia sport.
Inc style Of hat worn for the moe, psri
was un'que--a cross betweena dress six
snd hay stack. We saw ons Young man
from the low country he said be was. who
had on bandsna handkerchief, black vel
set Jacket. and white domestic under breech
- trimmed with blue. lie fou.ishsd Al
brownlow ticket and an empty bottle Of
whisky. Now Squire ssys he, .ius, fiji II
viii you! All the shops is shut 10. Al.
'm's dry ss .. bisket. II youth hil il. mi
'ote lists you says Another Old coup,rv-
nan hsd his ~ife with him. She can't vote.
aid he, but. bress God. ! fotch Ter along u
ee dat kin, aye golly We met three
om'ng 10 sbrest on The Murfseesboro p,ke
bout two O'Clock. They were s~es,inu
'roiusely. snd hsd evidently walked f.r anal
at. "Where are you boys bound forr wel,
sked. One cf them, ha.i grown lad
topped moment and replied. 10 Nashville
vote. We's done voted 81 Layergoe.
nd wants 70 get 70 de city so dat We Kin
70 m another pop for Brownlow. Ist 'ou,
clock yet. sri
COMPULSORY MEASURE.
lev evenings ago an order wss irsuedl :
oil the leagues throughout the State, tha,l,
'ch member was 70 appear al the polls anal,
ote on election day. under penalty OF
eavy fine. and, in extreme cases III refusal
nprisonmen'. Early Thursday morning =
'lored man, neighbor Of the writer
me 70 him and said. 4 must qu, work sDdl,
70 town to-day and vote, but IL DOM !.
ey'iI hne me 10 the league, aud run melh
y Of the country. Besides I mus,y for
'cwnow. They'll spot every coIered man !,
= don'. To this we replied. IL YOU want.
vote, why vote. II you want 10 vote for y.
ownlow, vote for him. But don't lei any j
. intiIndate you. All the radicals ool
r'h can not drive you OF Tor refusing % y
their slave We urged the poin, and ex.
'Ined y, but slI 70 no purpose. lIe had 4
en- builied is;o the belief that lis Iife do. N,
nded on bis obedience 10 The LoyaI !,
sgue, and reason and fact We're equally u.
able 70 overcome bis scruples of in,imid. \.
On. n.
I'm obliged 70 take care of myseltn IN
. he. ~ lives Ia little cabin. vith w,