Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-03-20
NAsBY

/ Ns4 OrFlos LONEEBHEI n ROADS WIci
y u the Stait NV Kentucky February II
ls6o.- There Is located at the Corner
about II or 10 sons Nv the Green Isle n
Erin, #lch is called the green isle, / spose
beeoz nv the ease with Eich the great ma
lority Nv en- are managed By the Democracy
10 lasten these voters and hold EN- to us, i
Euz considered advisable that some aksheI
be taken BY the Dimocrisy Nv the Corners
10 the matter Nv Irish liberty and English
oppIeahnn- The ice originated with Dee
KIN PogTam, and Base0m, Captain McPel
ter ana conEentid. We met at the churcl
ana made, il ca the custom, the leedin
speech, IL Wuz subjiek that ia easy t
sleek upon, and l fatter myselfI did il
lasts- lts easy 10 talk NV liberty, fol
tner suthin inspirin in the word That's
the reason why the Abilishinists heV allu7
ned the advantage nv ms in the matter NV
/ speakers, they hev all the advantage Nv
sentlm ent, but, halleloogy nv wat avail i.
seatlm ent when yoo hurl it at lazy man
Uy wat good IS It to talk NV liberty to !
man who don't Ike 20 work: who heZ :
taste for draw poker and mint eooleps, and
who kin force fifty or hundred niggers tC
work for him? You mite ez well FIRE pspel
wads at iron clad That's wher the De
mocrlsy hey EN- in Kentucky. Everybody
here hez q dislike for work, and a Ikin fol
mint gooleps, but nobody haint got no senti
ment.
Still, we hev no obieckshun to talkin w
liberty, at long range. We hev no obieck-
shun to il in ireland. In fact, we are Eillin
to admit that in Ireland it is pretty good
thing.
spoke elokently on the subiick. I held
up sich Nv the wrongs endoored By the Irisf,
ez l Good conveniently remember; spoke
feelingly Nv wat they had suffered, wuz a
suferin, and probably he'd yet to suffer, and
demanded that the Corners unite in a express
sion NV sympathy with EN-, ez those most
eertinly entitled 10 it. / wuz applaudid to
the exc, and, Basc0m riZ He he'd a series
Nv resolushens, wich he begged to submit,
ez follows:
WAREAS, We heV red in the noOsepapers
or hey he'd red to Us, Wich is the same thing
sole moyin accounts Nv the horrors now
afiiictin Ireland on account Nv the oppreshun
aud tyranny procticed upon EN- By the bloa-
ted aristOcrsts and pampered sons Nv luxury
Nv England, aud
WAREAs, The Corners feels for the vic
tins nv oppreshun, and Weeps at their woes
therefore be it
Resolced, That the holdin Nv the Irish in
bondage In Ireland BY the English, is a re
proaeh onto the ciYilizashen Of the 18th
century.
Res5Ered, That the taxin NV the Irish
without givin Nv EN- a voice In the Govern
ment, the forsin Nv them to support Gov
ernment, In the runnin NV wich they heY no
voice, and the other outrages too teius 10
menshun, wich is bein cOntinyooally inflicted
-. sfs kIrr,1 wragh md rha-
and we hereby extend our sympathy 10 en-
Resolvoi, That we demand Nv the Gov
ernment of the Yoouited States that steps
be immejitly taken to release the Ameriken
sitizens Nv Irish descent, now languishin in
English prizens, and that, if needs be, to
assert the dignity Nv the Republic, we 90 to
war in the coz.
The resolooshens wuz about bein yoonani-
mously adopted when that miserable cuss,
Joe Bigler, Siz BE sed be he'd remark
10 make. He approved nv them resoloo-
shens He believed in EN-. Taxashen
without representation WuZ ojUs-it Euz
tyranny-it Good never be endoored, and he
cared not whear it Euzs spractist, il wuz ab-
horrent to every lover Nv liberty. He shood
cheeTfully vote for them resolooshens, but
he desired to make little addishen to em.
| remarkt that amendments wuz IN order
"Very good, sed Josef 'ImoTe to add
these;
''Resolred, Also, that ez taxashen with
out representation as unjust IN ireland, 1t is
in Kentucky, and that while this Conven-
shun heE her pocket hankercher out wee
pin over the woes Nv the Irish, it sings
teer or two over the unforchnit black citi
zens Nv this State, who are being taxed ike
thunder, but who amt permitted to vote at
all.
'ResoIre3, likewise, That while mois-
TENN up ever the Amerikin citizens Nv Irish
descent, now in prizen in England. We give
down a trife over the four Amerikin citizens
Nv Afrikin descent now In jail in this county
who wuz imprizined for no coz wateveT,
ceptin knoekin down impudent white men
who aboozed their wives.
Resided, moreover, That while We con
demu England for impFizenin Amerlkln citl
Zens Nv Irish descent without coz, and for
tyranizin over EN- generally, we shel take
sich steps ez shell prevent the same thing
bein done TO an alaTmln extent to AmeIikIn
citizens NV Afrikin descent at home.
'sThese resolo0shens, sed Josef, Il
move ez a amendment Wv c0orse no one
viii object, for the principle is the same
here ez there.
replied breehy. There wuz distink-
shen. / feered Mr.. Bigler did not under
stand the matter. There wuz distinkshen
and II wuz not oltogether on akkount nv
the Afrikin's bein black man either. Eff
there wuz a stroDg emigrashen from Afrika
to Amerika, and the Afrikin emigrant Good
git a vote after be had been here five yeers,
the Democrisy weod hev DO difhkilty in git
tin up sympathy for EN-. But it amt so,
and hence / see no practical good in the
amendment. ] mildly, Dut firmly, obieck to
addin these resolooshens to the regler ones
reported by Mr.. Baseom. The niger is
Bigler sed he expected that 1t wood be OBJ
jectid TO- But be wuz so well satisfied that
it ought to pass, that he felt be must take
extraordinary measures. He wantid every
one to vote on the amendment ez he pleesed
he wantid every mad to exercise his judg-
ment; but be shOod take the liberty Nv put
tin the moshen, and shood feel called upon
to bust the head Nv every man who votes
against it.
Nv eoorse that settledit We all hev
regard for Josef, for he does allus ez he says
Every man in the room voted for it, and the
Corners stands committedto niger suffrage.
Good Heavens Can't this cuss be got rid
nv?
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