The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-01-03
tRIDAT. JANUARY 3. 1868.


The Soothern Robbers.
In n, ago has tho negro, even an
dor circumstances Of the most favor
shls character, manifested tina
sympathy for his own raco. that
50 finely exhibited in tho higher OF
der " creation. This prominen
trait in tho negro character VA
manifested in It's trac colors in IT,
constitutional convention Of tn
province Of Va, = few days since.
Tho delegates after b,untifull.
proriling for themselves, by 6xinl
their own pay at $500 per day
With tho usual addition Of poke
knives. and stationery. brought tn
o.mpst Consideration into the mon
grel ranks IS shown by tho follow
ing:
speci:l despatch to the Chicago. Tribune.
WARRINGTON, Dec. II.
ruE VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
There has been considerable com.
ment in Radical circles to
day over the action Of the Virginia
Convention in declining to ask fl,
continuing the Frccdmon's Bureau,
tho resolution not having command.
ed oven the whole colorcd vote.
Thisis horrible, that these black
dogs after being promoted from the
position of BARRIERS aud boot blacks,
20 that Of constitution thinkers, and
after providing themselves literally
should 50 far forgot the bretbrcn
black and white, as to repudiatc tho
:, hemo by which mongrelisn is to
pcrpctuatc itself. viz. tho Freed
mems Bureau.
The black aud tan convention in
Georgia. is in = world Of trouble
too. It's members, while thousa nds
Of better people arc on the verge Of
starvation, magnaui,nously voted
themselves per diem Of $40 each
but fail to get their acceptanccs
cashed for tho reasons SATISFACTORY.
j. Get forth in the following dcs-
patch.
ATLANTA tel. Doc -, to Associated Press. J
The Convention took . recess till
3 o'clock to give tho Finance Com
mitteo an opportunity to negotiate
f"r loan TO pay tho expenses of
the Convention. Tho afternoon ses-
zion was,cxccelingly stormy.
Tho report Of tho Commissioner
sent to Milledgsvillc to draw $40, :
mo from the State Treasury was
received. It says that he showed
tho State Treasurer the ordinance
sftho Convention. with Gen. Popc's
authorisation aud direction Endorsed
and that tho Treasurer said be must
decline paying out any money on
suah authority. being sworn to obey
tbs Constitution and laws of Gcor-
gia. and was bonded only to pay war
rants signed BY the Governor.
At this critical juncture in steps
Cen. -Jobn-hind. quarters-in-the sad
dfe-Pope, to aid his afflicted broth
rem BY one Of his brilliant military
achievements. that brings constcr-
nation to his friends. Tho story is
briefly told in = Macon telegram Of
the BIRD ult. announcing that
~ lctschmcnt Of troops have
been despatched for Millcdgcvillc,
supposed to have some connection
with the Trcasurer's rcfus al to pay
a,oney to the order Of Gen. Pope and
the Convention"
This is tho purpose for which the
white slaycs If Iowa are being taxed
to support an army in Georgia
These "troops" engaged in the work
Of Reconstruction" are kept in the
South to be used by such creatures
~ Pope. to override and tramplc
down tho constitutions Of the States
where they arc, and to bid defiance
to every principle Of government
BY the consent Of the governed.
The immense public debt that has
paralyscl TIC public arm and
brought CONSERVATION and dismay
t. every mans door. is tho result Of
these and similar schemes of rob-
hcry; robbery ola species that few
highwsymen would resort to. The
address Of Rienxi to the Romans is
peculiarly applicable to the over
taxed people Of the west.
You know tno well
TIC story d eur thn'idem. We arr-saves
Abe lsight aua rises 70 his course and lights
sacs us--ssvss!
y y = y
Slaves to horde
OF petty tyrants, feudAl desposs, lords,
Itch n some dozen psltry villages;
Strong u some hundred spcaSssen; o..ly crest
IN that strange spell "a xAxg.