Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-09-30
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= We clip the following from the Mobile
Reoister of Sept 18th: ae,ssls. 'svyf
=. The late colored members of the
:, Georgia Legislature have in the past
week furnished history with specimens
of startling cloquence. The occasion
for these forensic displays was the mo-
ton of the Radicals to expel the negroes
on the ground of ineligibility. Inc
colored statesmen discussed the ques-
ton of eligibility as follows:
Mr.. Harrison, colored, OF Hancock
So said that he was citizen OF Geofgia'
and the constitution Of Georgia gave a
citizen the right to hold Office he
never had vet come to the conclusion
that be was inferior to white man.
= He said he did not know exactly 10
4, 3. what race he did belong. lfyou oil Will
~o down to Hancock county, will show
Won lust as pretty women there, VINO
ora nv cousins and aunts, as now sets
in Won gallery. pointing to the ladies';
Mr.. Lindeer (colored) rose and said
If YOU, gentlemen, expel us from here
after taking the oaths yon have you
poison (pcrjure, we presume he meant J
yourselves. The protect for expelhng
ms is that we are -colored. | "keers'
not what color is, | am titled to my
rights. We Is citizens and we expect
10 remain so. am o harvest man; /
dare anybody to deny it. The gentle
man from Floyd says he is sperlor TO =
colored man. Who made him so! Did
God make him and his prosperity after
him 'sperior to black man! No. lie
closed by saying that he wanted the
question settled now he did not care
for the per diem; if we is to go, let Us
GO: he did not want TO stay here art
listen to long BuicOne speeches; but /
YOU roaSt us from here we Will roHS
YOU. expect to 'bide by Your o's'on
I'll leave, but | won't go home TIL 81
ready: am free man, and can do as
please about dat. 80 down he sat.
Mr.. Clover, colorcd, took the stumI
to "inaugurate some new ideas MI
Speaker. dis is unconstitutional qncs
ton. | never thought I'd ever be
LAWYER but I'm here studIn law III d.
Legislator hall. ilarus law here. lot
wants TO turn us out on de same rcasUI
dat YOU use To turn us out ode Kitchen
Black color is de puttIest color IN q
world. Why do You war black close
Because You know, gemmen. i,s dc pnl
test color. Talk about color. Dtdn
You kiss dc same Bible what dc
when we took dc oaf? Gemmcn, yo
got to cum up aud face de MUSIC; 70
can't dance BACKYARD tink dc gen
man from Floyd will withdraw his res,
luton when |. git done here. Use a
ways been Niger sharp enough
make fortune, and you can't fool di
niger. | don't kccr bout what YOU
price is here day TO make laws.
don't keer ef had not been in dc Me-
Nited States but one dny: Psca cttizer
and am titled TO d scat here. Y
better be maxim laws to protect 1
poor people; de Ku kluxcs is about I
git us already. represent two tho
sand people here, who am de- vcr
damsel Of dc eye" done worked
dc field al educated desc white folk
ladies, and now claim n seat here
make laws for dc education of DE- colo
ed ladies', and you say Amt got !
right here Why. gemmen, dc idea
destitute. You cum up here wild a lit
ole resolution, dat amt wuf fly,
try to spell us. If you do dat, TIT z
my hat and 60 to dc door, and tell v,
I'm gwine away to prepare way 4
my people" in the language of de pc
ties. LII cum back agin, s-h-o-r
Stop, white folks, and take up dat tn
off de table meaning the resolutio
and fro it away. Use gwine to ia
till you withdraw it. When ] go | do
want no Dimicrat to take my seat;
want it again.
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