The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-26
For the Few Orleans Sunday Crescent1 =
A. HEAD RUNS FOE OFFICE AND ID
DEFEATED.
"rnE WHOLE rH1Na A rRAup.n
CRY HovrrL, NEw ORLEANS, April

Il
serve. protested with tears in my eyes (which
stayed in) that | wanted no office, but as they
forced il on me / would be compeiied 10 forego
all private considerations and sacrifice myself, my
time, my influence, my city money, upon the
altar (atioD) of my country On this hint
spake. MAKE no gaudy chsplet," said, but
know me as ! am, the Duke Aranza." was
selected as the Republican candi.
date without dissecting voice. felt no interest
in the matter except the love bore my country,
so / determined to bore my country (men) Tor
votes.
One of my constituents, who was somewhat
white, said, holding me by one ear and the only
button hole left in my coat by the Republican
psrty-says he: Ny names jim; and kin kon-
troll most ov the votes in my ward; III go fer yer
and git all the nggers in the ward to vote fer yer
too, if you'll only give me share OF the ioaVes
and fishes"
as much you please as fer the I'd, don't be too
ofhsh.us" This ended the loaf and hsh business
with him.
But, finally. along came another chap, friend
of mine. know he was friend OF mine by re-
mark he made ; said he, patting me on the shout
der and taking me one side, (" Head, my boy,
you're good Teller and mean well, but that
won't win you're Irregular nominated candidate
of our party, the only party as represents true
sentiments of love fer this our distracted and con-
tracted country; as a candidate we have assessed
you $3.50"
Says /, grasping him by the hand, and shaking
it warmly, " I'm delighted TO hear it, for amt
been able to get rid of my money fast enough.
owing TO the abundance have on hand. III give
you a check at once"
And / gave him a check on Jacob Barker's
bank.
Grasping him by the hand, exclaimed, with
passionate emotion, there is the sum tsice told;
blush not 10 take it-'twas dearly won."
Wi hout looking at it, he put it into his bosom,
and said, "My friend, we are organized and we
shall carry the State and all the Offices. We are
organized, sir; we have got dead loads OF col.
ored gentlemen who are registered in the out OF
town parishes who love their country and the old
flag and after voting in the country parishes,
they will lose their papers, and come to New Or
leans and vote on sfidavits for you and all our
loyal and martyred candidates. Twill be a proud
day for you, my Head, when you can stand upon
the battlements Of the new Jerusalem, with
crown Of glory encircling your brow. The tablets
of the Almighty in your right hand, and vote for
the Constitution In your left. | say il will be a
proud day for you then to stand up and say in the
words of the 18th clause of the Constitution Of our
beloved Union, blessed be the descendants of
Ham, for they shall come down upon the rebel
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES like Hammer y"
He squose my hand, and left me.
Registration day came, and with it a csoEd. It
was a hot day, but | struggled up to the door and
shook hands with lot of my constituents, who
were all sun burnt. AS did so, felt thrill of
my hands. and putting them upon the curly heads
of my different constituents, / said, In solemn
accents, TO my Republican friend beside me, I'm
the words Of Hamlet:
"Pr'ythee, Horato. tell me one thing"
What's that, my lord? "
"Dost think Alexander looked o. this fashion
on the ear.h?"
Fen So"
And smell so! Pdh!"
And took my hands from of my colored con.
stituents, washed them mot the constituents, al
though they needed IL, but my hands, and en-
tered 1.-THE reg r. Office. There found fellahs
sitting at desks, with pens behind their ears,
drawing s. per diem per day. | walked up and
said, " ! am white" He asked me about 400
questions and told me to hold up my right hand
aud swear. l held up my right hand and he
made me swear that was never U. s. ossfer
and never meant TO be; that never was 10 a re-
beOn vs.. the U. s., and never heard Of one
that / never had done anything in my life aud
never was going TO again, ETC., :" too numerous TO
men'i NJ as Charley Nash, Frank Bartlett, or
any other good auctioneer would say. was then
warrant which he called il certificate, and after
answering IS questions more, he allowed me to
sign my name to the foregoing swear; signed il
thus:
"a. HEAD"
mark.
Then went 10 the next fellah, who asked me
some questions, and made me sign my name in
what he called oath book, which it made me
swear over again. Any man woald swear under
the same circumstances. Then | had to go to the
4th chap, whose name was Polonius, who asked
me more questions, and some interrogatories.
made me sign my full name as above, and then
got my papers, and was allowed to squeeze out
through my sweet-scented constituents, and went
home TO my homestead
Voting day came. went to the postofice to
deposit my vote, and waited three hours to throw
it 10. When got chance, put my Wing vote
over. and also my registration paper. They asked
me if was colored, how was, and II ever ex-
pecied TO do so again. told them; and after
looking through 3 or books they said my name
was on the lis; they then took my vo e, idorsed
it white" wrote on my certificate "voted. this
LIST day of April (All-Fool's Day. 0n-the- Other.
Sde-of- Jordan, Commissioner and was told to
put my vote in the letter box.
/ waited 10 see the next voter. He had the
precedenee-he was black. He came up and
offered his "afidavy," which it took him min
utes TO "hold up the right hand" and he was
allowed TO vote. He had days waiting and 4
bushels (svoirdupois) advantage of me on ac-
count Of his fashionable color-but he had it.
His hair curled natural-mne cost me 6 bits to
curl.
He had only voted in the country once, where
there were no municipal officers to be voted for,
so, of course. he had right TO vote over again
for them He foTgt he had voted for the Cons l.
tuition once before, but that was of no conse-
quence be was loyal.
After the election was over and while the
counting was going on, treated all the commits
sioners, treated my friends, who said was elect
over found was over, too.
Iappealed TO headquarters" but "hesdquar-
tiers " told me was not only beat, bat q dead
beat.
resolved myself into a committee Of one, and
reported that the whole thing was fraud. | was
defeated ard twas fraud. If had been elected
il would have received my sanction as fair cleo.
ton; as l wasn't elected, u. s. Commissioner
Shallow and | have concluded that the whole thing
was Democratic fraud. am determined to rip
the whole thing up. Congress is on my side, so Is
the Impeachment committee. | have therefore
adopted Jackson's motto: 1.-The Republican party
it must and shall be preserved; if it amt we're
pickledl"
Although loil, l still say want a offs; not be.
case want 1t myself, but because my constitu
ents want me to have one. 1 must have it or 10
goes this election. / shall order Gen. Buchanan
and Col. Gentry to have another election, with a
promise that if | die, my enemies are to forgive
me /; if | live, they must vote for me, and elect
me, or ! will declare Louisiana Calf State, and
out of the pail of redemption-(in specie.)
A. HEAD.