The New Orleans crescent., 1868-01-12
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Written for the Sunday Crescent
Having been asked repeatedly since returned
South +" How things was" being unable to see
everybody and tell 'em, " / take my pen in hand
TO inform you that | sm well. and hope these few
lines may find you enjoying the same blessing!"
These is certingy times as tries mems soles;
and if things keep on as they're going, ther soles
will be worn cut and they'll hev 10 go barefoot.
Rozzin is down, putty is heavy on the market.
ashes is flying in our eyes, the slave market is
est oome-atibus pork dealers are hoggish, money
is tight and morals loose, and you can't cotton"
TO anybody ! asked a Mobilisn the other day
who had both hands in his pockets, Z" il he felt
any change ?" and he looked at me sayagely as
he replied that "he didn't feel any change, but
he felt plenty Of bills" "Then you ought to be
happy" said /. thought be would swallow me
as be answered, Happy! Why. the cussed
bills are all sgnst me, and can't pay 'em!"
"Another man " in another town. kindly asked
ne 10 drink. AS never drink. l Z" took suthin'!
lie then commenced talking about " the situa.
tOn," and |, with tears in my eyes, commenced
paying for the drnksl The barkeeper took my
money with great deal OF regret, and said he
would vote the Democratic platform. He also
spoke of q the situation!"
But, Of course you are snxious TO know my
views on the duty Of the hour" Although
have applied TO the best photographers in'the
country, including Quincy Son, who "slone are
authorized 10 publish the picture Of Charles
Dickens in the United Stats" STILL like General
Grant, my "views" have not been taken
yet! i am in favor OF impartial suffrage
20 this extent; / rather other folks would
suffer age than TO suffer It myself. although
| like whisky with "age" onto it, and
like TO hold the "sge" IN playing poker"
There is one point, however. IN this connection
10 ha arpanpd nuhp Dnfiea nd
that is the slavery question. wonder that this
subject has not been referred to by our pub ic
journals in the North. Although slavery has been
abolished up in our county, there is a prospect of
its heing resumed 9gain by those who have been
90 unfortunate "a to be born white. There has
been numerous sales already-in fact, most of US
white folks in our section has been sold Owing
20 the times and the action OF Congress, we
have been badly sold, and no hnysp" either.
In regard TO the taxation of bonds, / am will
ing | don hesitate TO say IL. and say il
"5-20's" and az by 9's" insist on being taxed
like other people, let 'em have their rights"
I say! Rich men ought not to be deprived of
this, one of the greatest privileges OF our great
e'gle republic BY all means, let EN- have as
fair a chance to pay taxes as poor folks, ana not
crowd 'em out, and not let EN- enjoy the
privileges of the greatest SUI the government
ever shOne onto To be certingly not.
As to the equality OF the black race, feel
equal to handling 'em. don't believe exactly
that all men 10 created free and equal" but
believe ali men are born in the same way If
white folks is equal to the cOiored Americans OF
Abyssinian descent, why, they ought to have the
came privileges under the convention. Because
amsn is born white, 1t ia no sign that he hasn't
rights that coored individuals is bound to
respect
say emphsticslly, in a paragraph by itself,
that because a man is born ia the sandwich
Islands, it don't make him a " Sandwich " No,
not any
While folks should "know their place. aud
keepit. They may be "wayward sisters let
'em be wsyWsrd sisters. l like wayWard sisters
| like the Webb sisters, and the Worrell sisters,
snd the Lucille Western sisters. knd | like the
Southern sisters as well as do thieves ones
But this hes nothing TO do with our " situation"
As member OF the convention look at things
differently from those people who don't look at
things ss dol Notwithstanding the rous Of gov
ernment is in the hands Of (penny) royal Con.
Press and the old coach of stait has lost one OF
is fore wheels IN losn the Southern profits, there
is fo ks as thinks mules won't kick and coach can
be run on 3 wheels! don't say u can't! Although
have never seen a wagon laugh, have seen a
"shQyigrin and horse fly Perhaps, then, the
u. 5. coach can be run on wheels, but they
must be tired New joke.) But this bas asnothng
TO do with "the situation"
"The situation " is upon US aud We must meet
II or it Will meat us. Il is necessary that, IN
order to find out where we stand, We should n1tHs
idle but should be up aud doing Why should we
be discouraged Haven't we got sure thing Tor
al the ice we want in summer drinks up IN that
we git all the bayrum end earthquake we want
free Of duty in that other purchase OF hisen-Si.
Thomas? and if We git the West Shingles shant
we have all the niggers We wantf Then, where
fore tell you fellow paupers, that we saaa't be
any worse OF nor we are noW-cause we cam!
and that's the wherefore Of it.
Some people kuss KOngress. Well hongress
has right 20 be kussed. There Is certain men
thar that's too mean to ache when they're hurt.
They are sent 70 kongress for the Same reason
atboys are put TO a trade sometimes because
they amt ft for any thing better! Then when
they get there what do they do! ASK John
MUrrissey.
As to The next presidency l have not decided
who IL is best TO uominate-Chsrles Dickens OF
Nike McCool. They appear to be the principa Al
names before the public now, and "a Charley 1:
called good reader simply because he u good
writer Why not consider that MIkey would make
good president because he ia good fighter
Butif Fred. Douglass insists on running as presl
dent and Anna Dickens0n AS vice, why the
further they run the better. They. can't cd1
into my affections
But this episte TO the Bohemiaus is already get
ting tedious, and as | must be as well under
stood now as should be If l filed up the column
of the CRESCENT, may as well wind up by stain!
and indorse any platform that will make u3
great and glorious community, Charles Dicken
to the contrary.
Anv one anxious TO consult me on the pas. car
do so: the future don't know anything about
All is try and be happy, vote for the right ma
in the right place be regular in your habits II 70
have anything 10 bur regular habits with, aud IN
time may come when the King OF Beasts snau u
down with sheep and pieksnlnny snsh pea
1bem Pjecefplly A. HEAD, NJ. G.
Member Of the CSnvsntios) }