The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-08-06

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Queer fish, and hard to be understood,
are our friends Of the great Democratlc|
party. 1t is only a few weeks ago that
they were dcnouncing the ''nigser,' as a
boutthe meanest thing that God, in his
wisdom, saw fit to create. He
was all wrong, in whatever light you saw
ct to present him-wrong in the color OF
his skin, wrong in the kink of his wool,
wrong in tie thickness Of his skull, wrong
ing the fashioniug Of his shinbone, wrong
in length of his heel, wrong in his odor,
and most positively, comparatively and
superlatively wrong in the probable man.
ner in which he-would embrace Repub-
licanism, and oppose Democracy, if per.
mitted to vote. Weeks and mouths, and
even wears, have been devoted by that
party to an exposition of the magnitude
of the wrong which attaches, as natural
belonging, to poor "darkey." But the
case is altered somewhat now. Wade
Hampton, aud Napoleon Bonepartc For,
rest, and Toombs, and Vance, and Pres
ton, and other shining lights Of the lost
cause South, have seen thing or two
and told others what they saw, and, al
at once the ''nigger" is assuming mos'
magnificent proportions in the eyes o.
that same Democracy. Objection to col
or, wool, skull, shinbone, heel and odor
is rapidly vanishing into thin air, and
efforts are being. earnestly made to ma
nipulate tie veritable Sambo, himself, in
to an efficient iliary of the Democracy
In the South front seats are reserved fol
him at Democratic meetings, where he is
often announced as the principal speaker
bad whiskey is freely imbibed with hin
on the shale fellow we'll met" principle
and he is really getting to be the bigses
toad in the Democratic puddle. Tha
the leaders North are fast losing their re
pugnance to him, is evidenced by tn
fact that "speciman brick" from one o
the Georgia plantations, was carried t
New York, during the session Of the Dem
ocratic Convention, to enlighten even tn
shining lights Of the great Empire Club
of that City. The niggcr amt so bad al
ter all, when there is a prospect that hi
vote may be induced to count for Democ
racy. Here is a change indeed.
| Again The next meanest thing to
niger ever created, and we do not knoI
but that the Democracy thought him
little mcaner than the nigger-was Thad
Stevens. The way the Democracy di'
hate him was beautiful to behold, in th
eyes Of all true men. Why, they could u
approach Thad. without immagining tha
their nostrils were filed with the fume
of birthstone, and that they saw the clio
ven heof, and heard the jingling of chains
such as are said to be used to hold-fas
the subjects Of Pluto's dominion. Aw
! full, awful, in their estimation, was Thad
There was not an honest, clean thing a
bout him. He was mass of political cor
ruption-a perfect specimen Of whites
sepulchre, whether viewed politically o
otherwise. But,
Shout the glad tidings Ger Democraey's darl
even Thad. is now receiving the pea n
of the party, and the praticc has aIrcad,
nearly made the leaders perfect il speak
ing of him as one of the most pure ant
exalted Of our statesmen, living or dead
Thad. a few days ago, in Congress, joking
ly threatened, in certain contingency
to vote for Seymour and Blair, when tn,
door Of Democracy was thrown open t,
him, and it only remains for him to stel
Id to receive an invitation to seat OF
the same bench with sach rare specimen.
Of purity, fidelity and political holiness a.
Pendlcton, Vallandig gham, Woodward, til,
Woods, Burr, and our dignifcd and tai
ented neighbor Of the 1Konroe Democrat
All the evils Of his long life will pale and
vanish before the brilliancy of the one
act Of this latter day-a vote for Seymour
and Blair. Queer fish, indeed, is Dc
mocraey.
OTWc learn that our Episcopal friends
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