The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-10-16
Posr 0rTIs, CoNrEplIr X ROADS,
(which 10 In the State Of Kentucky),
Q-,A 4 rGA0

P0er OFfIS, CONfkDkTr ~ hoAps'(
(which 10 In the State OF Kentucky),
Sept. 1, 1868.
Yesterday afternoon, at precisely 3 p NJ
a stranger Nv prepossessin appearance hove
In sight Nv tho Post Offs. Wat mean by
"prepossessin appearance" ia, be he'd on
paper collar wich he'd only been turned
wunst.
els Mr.. Nasby in2" sed he. "But why
do I ask so stoopid a question Haven't
sufficient knowledge NV human nacher &c
read humanity ez it's set forth in the h''
man face divine, and don't ! know thai
there amt but one Nasby7 Kin mistake
il? Doth any other man carry that Wen
steran front? Hath any other man that
eagle nose? That eagle lips |? Hath.
"rhat'll do" remark't ]. IN alarm, foI
he wus persimmum above mo ''DTaw
Il mild, my gushing friend, for ] cant lend
you dollar If 1t wus to save you.
"Yoor Mistaken" he did reply; ~ ilon'
want to borrer. aint on that 10y at pres.
ent. want informashun. come 10 yoo,
sir, as the Professor Of Biblikle Liicraioor
in the Southern Military and Classikle In
siit0ot-es one who seeks In classic groves
that peace not be found in the busslin world
outside-iniormashun as to the condisllen
OF the South, her wants and expectnshens,
which ! perpose to spread before my Teller
citizens Of lnjeany. | como sir, Nv my own
accord. My mishen is private one, and
undertaken solely for the public good.
wuz Commissary In the Federal 'servis,
and hcv a brother who wuz not altpgeth-
or unconnectod with The sutlcrin depart
ment. That brother Is runnin for Sheriff
on tho Democratic ticket; the Ablishn can.
didate for the same offs bein the Kernel
NV his regiment, who prokoored our dis,
missal for trifling irregularities In accounts
and also fcr wat he wliz pleased to term
swindlin the soljers. Wat I want is sicli n
statement Nv the fcalins NV the people NV
the South ez will set at rest tho slandcrs the
Ablishnists is circulatn regardin 700, wich
] will publish on my return. Speek."
MY deer sir" returned ], 81 "lapprove Of
your misi,en, and. permit Inc to say, 700
hev come 10 the rite shop. But ! will put
my answer in ritin, and hev It sigued hy
the lcedin citizens here, that it's authcntici.
ty may not be doubled"
therefore sot down and wrote, and
when he'd finished, I sent out and 60,
signatoors to the follerin document:
CAPrIN i've propose in this to give
you candid statement Nv wat we believe
to be the pervailin sentiments Nv the South.
ern people on various subjix. Wat ever
opinions may hev prevailed In tie past, on
The matter Nv Affikin slavery or the rite Nv
4 State 10 secede from tho Yoonion, wa be-
leeve We express the judgement Nv The
Corners when we declare that We count en-
settled by the war, and-wo intend to abide
by that decision. When we hal been
licked out Nv our boots, and our arms wuz
twisted out NV our hands, and when 700
laid EN- down, we cheerfiilly give over our
efforts at secession and sought to resume
posishen in the Government. In the spirit
Of magnanimiiy we permitted the abolition
Nv slavery by Legislachers In the eleckshen
ofwich we had no part CT well CT several
other games ofthat sort, not worth while to
He'd our ackshen bin met in
4 spirit Nv couality, all would hev been
lovely. The people Of the South enter.
tain no feelins Nv hostility toward the Gov
hut they complain that their rites
under the Constooshen, which they alluz
loved exceptin ,loorn the time they wuz
trying TO bust il, have bin withheld from
EN-.
The idea that the Southern people are
hostile to the nigger and wood oppress ein
nf they he'd the power is absurd. They
|,ev growed up in our midst. and we llev
bin accustomed from our childhood to look
ipou EN- with kindness. Troo we import.
ed cat o'nine tails and he'd stocks, and mig
ger dorgs, which made It lively for EN-, hut
Ihese wero incidental to a patrinrkle system.
They were blood Nv our blood, and flesh
Nv our flesh. No Soulhemer ever sold his
Dwn mulatto children ceptin when he was
short NV means, or he'd more niggers than
he wanted. We still feel the sawe toward
em. Ez no troo Southern gentleman will
ever work with his own hands, without
heir labor the lands Nv the South wouldn't
perdoose to any alarmin extent. The rnces
are highly necessary to each other, pertike
erly to us. There must be sweutin ez
well CT ea,in we arc willin they shel do the
,wcatin. In this why We kin adjust the re
|ashens NV the two races on basis Nv mli-
lual advantage. Ef given wat wo he'd he
fore, soopremo control and assendency, we
,hel treat the niggers with kindnis, forl'ear'
nnce and iustis. Hero in Kentucky We
hev never bin disiranchised, and the niger
hez never had a vote, and here tho niger
hcz thet degree Nv kindnis which,"
At this pint NV rcadin the document, an
okkurd. Their wuI a yell
On the street, and we all rushed to the door
10 sec wat II wuz about. II WIZ mere
down." sell !, ''its moth.
in." A niger and load Nv water.
melons. lie probably refused TO give cred
i for his melons. and-ihunder, he's down,
md tho indignant populis Is goin for him.
Hero comes his wife with halfilo Corners
after her! Down she goes-thnt stun w,ia
hrowd! Ha! tho niger strikes the mal'
ha, throwd the rock wich knockt his vile
iown. That scels his fate Goodbye, mig.
ger. Sec how genteelly they rig tho rope
and how elegantly he swings. His bodyll
ie all mouldy In the ground, but his sole
ef tho prognathous races hev soles) will
20 marchin OIL.
"But." asked the lnjianian, 'now that
The mothers brains Is knockt out, and the
fathers hung, wat'ell tho children do wich
! see q crying over the corpee?"
'rrhat ID nothln 10 us. They ure in
abnormal condishen. and they must suffer
|or the sins Nv iher father Ham wich look
II Nocr when he wuz drunk. He'd il'nt
niger been content to hev lived cz God
md Nacl,er intended him to hcv lived. Il
wood hcv ben well. But he must be free
'orsooth, and this Is the result. lie must
~ TO control his ackshens, f6rgettin that
her 10 q material antagonism atwecn tho
caucashen and Afrikin mees, which KIN
,nly result in such conAicks cz you hev
sitnist. You hev seen specimen Nv inc
eelin that pervalcs wher the niger Is ire
wat must Il be further South where Tue
black cusses votef But to rcsoom:-.
"The Southern people, In our opinion
,egarl tho questions Nv slavery and seces'
'ion ez settled by tho war, and they i'er no
inclination to ny em over agin. Slavery y
irad ez Joolus Cccser-the nigger Is ircc
nan, ndhe1l DO 20 forever. Al the whites
,sk 10 that they shall control en. They IN