The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-09-05
COIOred Democratic Clubs and
How they are Formed.

. A chiel among them taking notes." saw
the aristocratic White Mans Party' ma
nipulating its colored club formation in New
Orleans few nights since.
"Conscript officers were stationed or
Canal street, and every colored man thai
came along, willing Or unwilling, was col
Jared and unceremoniously trotted up into
the hall"
The wealthy and distinguished Adam Gif
fen: before the war City Treasurer, and since
the war State Treasurer, could be seen CON
versing with the dirtiest and blacklist of At
rlcans, patting, persuading and insisting
ON taking them up stairs into the Demo
cratic Constitutional Club room and intro.
ducing them to the officers and members.
Sambola and other white gentlemen were
walking locked arms with negroes of simila,
appearance. Some white gentlemen locking
arms with their colored recruits, were seen
rushing and pushing their way through the
crowd, crying, "Clear the way for these
gentlemen ~
cial companionship would scorn to be seen
arm in arm with any white man of humble
standing, however respectable.
Then for the club was arranged a supper
at the Times office, and this is the introduc.
ton to a series of suppers which it is antici.
pated, with a few fireworks judiciously
thrown in, will buy the coored men fol-
Democratic votes as easily as Jacob bought
his birthright from the hungry Esau.
The colored men must look out for them.
selves. If they can be wiled of their dear.
bought privileges for a few superGuities, they
will have to be content to lose them.
The Republicans sound timely warning,
but at present negroes arc free to keep OF
lose; and it is for them to decide on their
proper course in the coming political cam
paign.-Red Rirer Neps, Nachitoches, La.
RICH AS CREsUs. Who was Crpsus ?
How rich was he? He was the last king OF
Lydia, in Asia Minor. He reigned 500 years
before Christ. He was successful in wars
with surrounding countries, and captured
immense treasures. The river Pactolus
which flowed through his lands yielded
abundance of gold dust from the sands Of
its bed, and he accumulated vast wealth.
His riches are reported to have been seven
or eight million dollars. AT that period OF
the worlds history, money would buy many
times more than now, so that we may esti.
mate him to have been worth great many
millions of dollars according to present
standards. A number of men living in the
United States are reputed to be worth more
than Crnsus. He did not find money a
sure support, although for a time it sur
rounded him with all his extravagant desires
craved. While enjoying luxurious album
dance, he thought himself the happiest man
living; and he was quite offended when
Scion, one of the wise men of Greece, told
him that no man should consider himself
happy until his death. Not long after this,
CrEsus lost his favorite son, Atys, who was
killed while hunting, and only son who
was dumb was left. Misfortune followed
him. Having engaged in war with Cyrus,
the Persian monarch, he was defeated, his
kingdom taken from him, and himself con-
demned to be burned. AS the sentence was
about to be executed, he exclaimed, "Oh,
Solon!" Cyrus inquired the reason of this,
and Cresus related what Scion had previ-
ously told him; whereupon his life was
spared.