, 1868-10-09
RecOnstucted Eloquenoe.


We clip the following from the Mobil,
Register, of Sept. 18th:
The late colored members Of Georgia Leg
islature have in the past week furnished his.
tory with specimens of startling eloquence
The occasion for these forensic displays was
the motion Of the radicals 10 expel the ne
groes on the ground of ineligihility. The
colored statesmOa discussed the question Of
eligibility as follows:
Mr.. Harrison, colored, of Hancock, said
that be was a citizen of Georgia, and the
constitution of Georgia gave a citizen the
right to hold Office. He never had yet come
to the conclusion that he was inferior to a
white man. He said be did not know exS
autly to what race be did belong. If you
all will go down to Hancock county, 1 will
show you just as pretty women there, who
are my cousins and aunts, as now sets in
yon gallery, [pointing to the ladies.
Mr.. Lindeer (colored) rose aud said: II
you, gentlemen, expel US from here, after
taking the oaths you have you poison (per-
jure, we presume he meanD yourselves. The
protert for expelling us is that we are color
ed. l 'keers' not what color is, am
titled to my rights. We is citizens and we
expect to remain So am a harnest man /;
1 dare anybody to deny it. The gentleman
from Floyd says he is 'sperior to a colored
man. Who made him so ? Did God make
him aud his prosperity after him 'sperior to
black man No. He closed by saying
that he wanted the question settled now; he
did not care for the per diem if we is to go,
let us go; he did not want to stay here and
listen to long BuIcon1e speeches ; but if you
roust US from here we will rOust you. ex'
pect to 'bide by your 'cision I'll leave, but
l won't 60 home till git ready; am free
man, and can do as | please about dat. So
down he sat.
Mr.. Clover, colored, took the stump to
'inaugurate some new IDEAS. Mr.. Speaker,
dis is a unconstitutional question. never
thought I'd ever be laWer, but I'm here
studin law in de Legislator hall. larns
law here. You wants to turn us out on de
same reason dat you use to turn US out ode
kitchen. Black color is de puttiest color in
de world. Why do you war black close !?
Because you know, gemmen, its de puttiest
color. Talk about color Didn't you kiss
de same Bible what did, when we took de
JOu SOb W anu
de music rnu -nnn,E dance L--;-t--1-I--:
de gemman frUm Floyd will withdraw his
resolution when git done here. Use always
beeu nigger sharp enough to make for>
tune, and you can't fool dis niger. don't
keer bout what your price is here a day to
make laws. 1 don't keer eff had not been
in de New Nited States but one day Use a
citizen, and am titled to a seat here Var
better be maxim laws to protect US poor
people; de Ku Kluxes is about to git US
already. ripresent two thousand people
here, who am de very damsel of de eye
1 done worked 10 de field an educated desc
white folks ladies', aud now claim a seat
here to make laws for de education of de
colored ladies, and you say L aint got no
right here. Why, gemmeu, de idea is
destitute. You cum up here wild little ole
resolution, dat aint wuf fly, to try to spell
US. If you do dat, I'll git my hat and go to
de door, and tell you I'm gwine away to
prepare way for my people, in the Lam
guage of de 'postles. I'll cum back again,
shore. Stop, white folks, and take up
dat ting off de table meaning the resolution
and fro it away. Use gwine to talk till you
withdraw it. When l go 1 don't want no
dimicratfo take my seat l want it again.