Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-20
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Knoxville, Tenn, May 20, 1883.
Nasty Papers.

Nasty Papers.
A CONVENTION AT TUE CORNERS TO NoNI-
NATE COUNTY TICRET-How JOE BIG
LER PREVENTED THE RESOLUTION USUALLY
ADOPTED AT SUCH CONVENTIONS.
Posr OFF1s, CoNFEDRIT ROADS,
witch is in the Stait NV Kentucky
April 26, 1868.
There never will be peace or anything like il at
he Corners til that disturber Joe Bigler and bis
faithful sdherentt alder, and abetter Pollock, are
shot or Otherwise killed. In the Olden time, afore
the noggersshen Nv the Ablishen era, he'd a
short way Nv disposin AZ SIGH. It WIZ q maxim in
the South that there Good be peace only where ther
W. perieck yoontnimity Nv sentiment, and 10
bring about that onenis CIV dees-thal deliteul con-
cord wich wuz so desirsble-we were in the habit
Nv sbootin OF bsngn the most stubborn Nv those
which didn't agree with the majority, and tarrin and
leatherin those who we're yet accessible 70 Kentucy
reason. By vggerusly persooin this course The mi.
norities IN this vicinity kept tolloby small and
comfortable Why these cusses hevent bin so treat
ed passes my comprehension.
Our convenshcn 70 nominate candidates for Coun-
~ Offices was held yesterday. / wuz cheerman nv
course for now occupy that possben, (since it was
discovered that Captain McPelter kin rite be hez
bin secreiary) and / felt a sinkin sensahen when
that cuIs, Bigler and that other cuss Pollock,
enter the door.
Dsekia Pogram, c. hc saw en-, billed over Bis
ing 70 bis feet the venerable old patriark exclaimed
N q voice tremulous with emOshun, wat in thunder
be wuz there for.
Josef, hev 700 a rite 10 set in Democratic con-
venshun, holdn, ez 700 do, opnyuns The reverse Nv
DimocraticY
"Deekin,' returned this Bigler, Il carry in my
body Fedral lead-I wuz under the Confedrit Gag
in sixty battles, skrmshos and sEedaddles. / hev
q ceriiGkit 10 that efeck from the late lamented
John Morgan. That ceriftkt wood admit noe 10
sect in any DimOcratic convenshun in the North
she, il not be sufficient here in Kentucky? Alars
The Profit is not without honor in his own Gross
Roads"
And josef let on be wept, when Pollock ostenta-
shusy handed him pocket Handkerchief.
"Ef / held any hetrOdox views hev repensed Nv
ON, me and Pollock and we perpose TO vote for ali
yer resolooEbens like frisky lambs wat is glad 20 get
back 10 the troo fold. Don't we Pollock p
Certin we do, The Convenshun may 20 on and 1
count us in ez troo converts from AbIishnism. wch
in view the fact that my store hez bin set on Gre
twict becoz Nv my awful opinions I may be sed 10 /
be litrslly brand pluckt from the burnln Go on :"
Findin they wuz bound 20 stay, we went on. The /
hrst thing in order wuz the adopshen resoloo-
shens. ez follows:
J. We resolved We bed the utmost confidence in
Androo johnson, President the Yoonited States,
provided be wuzn't impeached-ef he wuz then we
.hood bev the privilege considerin him worthy
Nv condolences or not 81 the circumstances nv the
shoOd warrant
. That the Congris az the Yoonised States wuz
unconshtooshnei body witch wuz persistently en-
deavrin 10 break up The Government NV the 700
nited States wich we persistently strivin 10
save
3. That the only hope Of Yoonun lay in the dis
placement NV such traitors ez Grant Sumner and
Stevens and :be putin in their places SIGH pelegs
patriots ez Breckenridge, Brite, Vallandigum CT a.
4. That the thanks Nv the Democracy Is due the !
people Of the South for their forbearance In not |
ism 10 sweep the Radical faction from the face NV
he earth
At this point Biglor arose. He wanted n Lnow
this oonvenshen, styling itself Democratic. wuz
goin 70 be satisfied with them resolooshens He
allied for the readip the reglar one without vcb
democratic platform wuz complete. He referred
; the one dedicatin this Government forever 20
hite men. Here il is he sed:
RCsoLrod, That this Government Uuz estsblisbo3
? white men, and that white men will keen II in
Ct for white men and their Tosterity forever. {
" demand, ez a white man. sed this Bigler
hat this resolooshun be added. Let every white
an, every proud Caucashen, who believes in the
&C. say aye and with emphasis
And every one EN- hollers6 out ave with
their mite.
q GoodP sed Bigler, good. White men and
'ir posterity wat noble sentiment. Say aye
my resolooshun Rgin'
And they yelled q ave apin.
Now, Pollock, brother in the troo faith, newly
ptzed, viii you open the door Its better 70 be
oorkeeper in the house NV Democracy than to
ell in the tenets Of Abshnism. Open the door,"
Wieh Pollock did and then entered--wat Good
avensl
HUNDRED MULATTo, oUADRooN, AND ocTRooN
NIGGERs-Two BY TWO
Wat docs this mean ?" shrieked L
Who are them p gasped Deekin Pogrsm.
Halp sed Isaaker Gavitt profanely.
They are the posterity referred to in my reso-
sbon. This Government wuz established nv
lite men and shell be preserved for white men and
eir posterity, think it read. These are the pos
ity. There may be q few here who wood be bar
. out on the score NV bon the posterity of white
'men, but these are excepshuns sbood hev in
,oded white women in my resolooshun The ma
1ty NV those here, CO you kin easily determine by
err color, are the posterity " white men. They
e not pure black Here isegory shade from tho
blood yaller Nv the mulatto up 20 the almos:
hlIS NV him who hez only sixteenth part niger
ooa ~ hls veins. Wv course they viii take sea-
gethor" IL
D." Nv course they WON'T roared Deekin porram -
1 never viii set in convenshen with nigFers--
over never neverllT
Very good Ef this is the yoonanimus decision, -
: , won nominate any ticket. l take the respon-
olity NV Dustin this convenshen Bu. oh Deekinl
81 goln back on your principles Dare VOC DENY
~ lDess shades, these modified moles are the pos
Ely NV Whlte men Deekin, shood 700 cast yoor
'aunh eye over this sssemblage, woodont il rest
afentaly and loYiny into yucr own posterity
2! Deekin, of you 20 back on the resolooshen
len 700 yoonanimously voted for don't, / beg Nv
DO, 90 back onto nacher. Don't desert yoor chill
Ien' Ion Turn deaf ear 70 the pleadins Nv
acher or a blind eye 10 hersupplioations. Hanni- -
n Pogram, so and beg your father TO permit yoo IA
Is posterity, skarcely blacker than me- and cussed
.e handsomer, 20 mix in this yere caucus
The Deekin Indignantly left the room, and fol-
red SCOT, witch eggsample wuz followed by all Nv
. Bigler and Pollock remained and nominated
ticket nv these half-bleached cusses making IL up
tirely OF the Pogrsm Gsvu and Punt niggers,
these names they sed, bed weight in the country.
no viii deliver from these two bodies NV death2
PETROLEUM V. Massey, p. N
WITCH Is postma5ter.l