Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-09-25

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Posi- OFFIs, CoNFEDRTr X ROADS,
(Wich is in the Stait Nv Kentucky)
August p, 1868.
The Nashnel Central Committee, hevin
notified me that Good either pay an assess
ment NV thirty dollars toward defravin the
expenses Nv the campane, or 90 South and
organize colored Seymour and Blair clubs,
l desired to do the latter fer obyus reasons,
which are
l. The entire community in wieh reside
amt got thirty dollars, ceptin Bascom and
Pennibacker. wich, bein distillers and gro
Gerry keepers hev materially absorbed all the
capital Nv the place
?. am fond Nv travel, for elsewhere
find ungleaned fields and pastors fresh.
find men Nv wich hev never borrered, and
whose nacheTs hev never bin soured by un-
foTchint lendins / hev notist that | have
allus hev done better wher | amt SO ell
known. My zeal rather wears out my
friends
For these reasons [ went. My first stop
pin place wuz in Western Tennessee, and
my success Wuz glorious. | made known
my biznis to the leadin Demokrats, and
they took hold Nv the idee with elacrity.
Every man Nv EN- put on his gray uniform,
as they alluz do when they embark into a
politikle enterprise that their Dimocrisy
may not be questioned, and sailed out with
me to electioneer the niggers wich were en-
ployed onto their plantashens Their meth
cd wuz short, decisive and effective. The
niggers wuz mildly but firmly given the
choice between jinin seemore Il Blare club,
and attendin it to heer me speak, or being
discharged from their employment. Ez the
planters hev jokeler way Nv shootin at
site all the niggers who hevent eny employ
ment, the alternative mite be considered
equivalent to death, and with an alacrity
wich l didn't expect they all jined and all
come to the meetin in the evenin. One mig
ger when | wuz half thro speakin got up
and left, sayin as he went that he wanted to
work, he'd jined the club, and wuz willin to
be a conservative niger to hold his place,
but ez for hearin me clean thro he'd be -.
They wood hev fnisht him on the spot, but
| babe em forbear. That nigger's vote is
shoor, and | don't mind the insult he put
onto me. Let him 60" | sed I'VE hey
no votes to spare, and senee Bookannon S
time we hevn't bin able to vote ded men to
any extent" Let Horasho Seemore, eff he
is elected, remember this thotfulnis and self
sacrifs. Sich qualities wood shine at the
head Nv the Post OFFS Department. Imere-
ly throw this hint out by the way
The next pint struck wuz cheerful
village Nv perhaps a thousand people.
Here | found better spirit preyaliu than |
Good hey hoped for The druggists and
grocers we're all Democrats NV the straight
est sect, hevin every one NV EN- served in
the Confedrit army. They were delighted
at the movement. Not FIVE minits after |
he'd made known my bizness niger come
into drug store Nv Wich the likker (wich
wuz kept for medissinal purposes only
sooted me, askin for some calomel and qui-
nine, wich IL the stamford remedy among
the niggers here for ague, the whites yoos-
in quinine and whisky for the same disease,
wich they take, omittin the quinine.
'Shel 700 vote for Scemore and Blare ?"
quoth the patriotic druggist Are 700
willin to become a conservative niger, and
iine a conservative niger Seemore and
Blare club p
No sab r replied the obtoose Ethiopi-
an.
Then, my buck, yoo emit lley no medil
cine at this shop,
but my children must hev it, replied