Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-10-04
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MR.. NAsBY DETAILS HIS ADVENTURES IN A
STRONG DEMOCRATIC COUNTY IN SOUTH.
ERN oHIoETHE SUFFRAGE QUESTION
IN THAT PART OF THE DEMOCRATIC HER
ITAGE.
Posr OFFS. CoNFEDRIT K ROADS,
witch Ia in the Staff Nv Kentucky,)
September 90. 1867.
Last week wuz invited to go into Ohio
to assist my brethren Nv that State. The
Massedonian cry reached me, Come and
help us!" and ez the cry wuz coupled
with the asshoorance that shood be per-
vidcd for, needed 1t. Couple Massedo-
,nian cries with whisky, and can't resist
en-. never try. knowd there wuzn't
much difference atween the Dimocrisy Nv
Ohio and Kentucky, but wuz onprepared
for the strikin resemblance found, Twins
is not more similar. My LIST appointment
wuz in q purely Dimekratic county. II
wuz settlement after my own heart, and
the mint my practist eye restid onto it,
my sole lesped for JOY. Ii wuz a town
WITCH he'd bin some day me seat OF blznis,
but ralerode runnin some nine miles to
one side NV it he'd cut of its trade, and
the inhabitants hevin nothin to do, the
better mart NV EN- went with the trade.
Nacber abhors vacuum, and there rushed
in SIGH as found it diffikult to live else
where. The whole population heyin much
leisure, fell to pitchin coppers, wich,i to
make the game excitin, they pitched for
drinks. Pitchin for drinks soon rendered
en- incapable Nv more violent exercise !;
and in a wear from the time the trade left
EN- 1t was the strongest and most intense
Dimocratio town in the State. Ez they
must eat suthin, and ez the groceries
coodent run periodically without money,
they he'd occasional spasms Nv labor.
Then wood their feelins be lasserated.
Then wood they look over to the Kentucky
shore. and see thousands Nv jest SIGH men
ez themselves spendin their lives in one
unendin round Nv copper pitchin, boss
racin and poker playin, the niger, mean
while, sWeatin to furnish the means, and
they wood break out into murmurin at
the crooel fate witch cast their lot where
every man wuz forst to sweat for hisself,
and the cuss of labor coodent be filled by
proxy. Their proximity to Kentucky
tantalized EN-. They wood hev all gone
there Good they hev raised enuff to buy a
niger apiece, but they coodent. There
wuz most deliteful look Nv serene re-
pose about the place witch charmed me.
Nothin stood uprite. The sign-post Nv
the tavern he'd bin leaned agin SO much
that it he'd contracted the same habit.
The bosses, from too rigid economy in
the matter Nv oats, wuz leanin agin the
sides NV the barns; the shutters on the
groseries hung cornerin across the win
| ders in conscience Nv the lower hinges
bein broke; the clapboards on the houses
all hangin by single nail at one end
presented any but a reglar appearance,
| and the men were all either sittin on store
| boxes, or leanin agin watever possessed
sufishent strength to keep EN- up.
wuz enthusiastically reserved. The
town wuz excited on two questions:
t. Taxation.
O. Niger Equality.
The cheerman Nv the deputashun wuz
the most cheerin style Nv Dimokrat he'd
seen for years. His independent hair hed
pushed Its way throo the top Nv his hal
and bristled in all directions, biddin def
ance to the world; his toes protroodir
from his shoes and his trowsers hangin
lopsided by one suspender indicated 6
sovereign contempt for appearances. III
begged me, with tears streemin down hi
| eyes, to rouse the people agin the dangers
witch threaten en- "Think," sed he, "u1
the hundreds Nv thousands Nv millions
witch we, the people, are forst to pay II
taxes to the General Government, ant
rouse EN- to the necessity Nv ackshen
81 WILL" sed /, II will. State to mi
theamouda Nv taxes paid the tyranikl.
government in this Arcajen spot, that
may hev the data from witch to speek.'
"Taxes!" returned this patriot, with 81
amazed look onto his countenanCe, "taxes
We don't pay any taxes here. The Asses
sor came here two years ago, and findil
nothin to assess, hezn't considered it wort
while to come since. But, good Lord, on
hearts bleed for these unfortinit victims u
Ablishn policy, witch hev suthin, and
forced to pay onto 1t The people is bel
ground into dust by taXashen." And tn
old man wept bitter tears at the miserie
Nv the sitooashsn Nv the people. Wins
techin bene volence
On the question Nv niger ekality,
found EN- at a most deliteful hat. The
he'd seen the terrors Nv 1t, and know
whereof they spoke. Niggers he'd con-
from Kentucky across the river TO EN-, an
jnstid Nv acceptin their normal speer, an
yieldin quietly to the irresistible decre'
NV Heaven, which made EN- the interiors U
the white, they he'd, the moment they a
oumulatid suthin to live on, assoomed tt
!, airs Nv ekality. They refoosed to kee
their places. The Cheerman remarkt,
shown the stubborn cussedness Nv Il
race, that one Nv EN- lived some montl
next to him. He (the Cheerman) borro
ed pork on sevraf occashens Nv him, twi
l bakin nv flour, and, on one occashe
J nine dollars Nv the misrable rags which '
1 are forst by tyranikle Government,
accept ca money. That niger he'd t
soopreme impudence to insist on be
pade and even. talked Nv sooin for
But on consultin lawyer, he didn't, ow
to the uncertainty ez to who would hev
pay the costs. Another instance. A nj
Ger, wich WIZ neerly white, settled in t.
s yisinity. He he'd not only daughter, b
e farm. My son sores. Labor he despis
d as a occupashen only fit for serfs Hep
IS posed to woo this niggers daughter.
If wuz struggle with me. My son marry
J. female witch he'd the accused blood
o Ham in her vanesl But Jimuel, my sc
% sir, threw dirt in my eyes. About SIX
# akers Nv dirt. | thot Nv the pleasant til
n I Good hev Twin on that farm-uv the da
N devoid Nv labor and the evenins filled w
g. ease, and after severe ethnologikle strl
y gle with my feeling, consented. wa
t. i'd to take keer NV that niger. Pity
8, him ez an inferior bein-loaded in his
q, normel condishen with responsible
a, witch he Good not be expected to dischar
O. would be taken charge Nv his aftares
b. wood-my son Jmuel, and HEY m
ed aged his farm and his stock and 81