The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-07-02
Posr OrTrs, CoSFEDnIr X ROADS,
(Which is in the state NV Kentucky
June O 1850

June o, 1869.
The agitashen NV the question NV niggers Ia.
brin with white men in Washington, reached
the Corners four weeks ago, and perdoost, ca
mite hcv ben expected, most profund feelin.
Our white aItizans assembled to-wunst and
passed resolooshens in sympathy with their
brethren in Washington, and urgin NV EN- to
hold out to the bitter end rather than compcr-
misc their dignity by lowerin themselves to the
level NV the greasy Afriken. The meetin wuIn't
a large one, for We hev only FIVE mechanics nv
the hawty Caucashen race at the Corners, but
Il wuz enthusiastic. Three NV the five he'd ben
at Bascom's for four days, hcvin bin jist paid
off by a new conner for house they he'd re-
paired for him, and they wuz in frame of mind
for most anything that waz eggscitin.
directed the attenshun NV these men to the
fact that niger plasterer wuz even at that
time employed in plasterin house on the State
road, between the Corners and Garrettstown,
and askt EN- IL they wuz content to lay still
and see an inferior race take the bread out Nv
their mouths in that wayr 1 implorcd EN- rs a
labrin man to preserve the dignity Nv labor.
Shell niggcrs invade yoor okkepashcns!
They wuzn't none NV en- plasterers, but they
replied, "Neyer Never 70 and demanded with
the utmost promptitood to be showed the wretch,
that they mite 60 for him. But restrained EN-
till he'd organized EN- into Free Labor I'm
yum, wich perhibitid anybody from workin at
anything witch didn't jinc II, and wich perhib-
tied niggers from jnin II. This preliminary
work accomplished, remarked, "Follow me y
They did II with alacrity.
On reaching the house we halted, and there
our ewes rested onto site witch blarsted EN-.
There wuz Niger, full bloode,l niger, with
cap onto him, and oyeralls. plastcrin away,
whislin and sngin sometimes one, sometimes
another, and then asin both to wunst, Meth
odist hymns. And ever and anon the unthink-
in man Nv inferiority wood stop and execoot n
breakdown, and q laif TO hisself, SO that he
Good be heard mile. The disgustin wretch
displayed his groyelin nachcr by drinkin water
out NV bucket witch he he'd handy by him.
We made short work NV II. We informed
him that tho laborers NV the Corners had organ
lied Unyun, and that no one could be permit
ted to work within its boundaries ceptin mcm-
beers thereof.
"Berry we'll - rcmarkt the Afrikin cuss,
calmly putin on dab NV mortar and smoothin
II, cherry well I'll jine the Unyun."
"But you can't No Niger can be admit
ted"
"Den spcck shell hev to 60 on and work
widout member. DE ole woman and dc babies
must had dar bread, you know"
SIGH insolence Good not NV course be tolerated.
We he'd stated the case TO him calmly and dis
pashunately. We he'd informed him Nv the
laws we he'd made, and this wretch deliberately
dcfed us by insistin that he shood go on with his
work There wuz but one course TO take. and
we took it. We snakcl the platform out from
under him, we tore up his mortar bed, we broke
his trowcl and other tools, and notified him Off
shelly that that any attempt at resoomin work
wood result in lynchin Nv him.
The next day we found that the niger hed
in trooth quit plasterin, but he'd found employ
ment CT a striker in n blacksmith shop. Wv
course SIGH an Outrage upon the pure Cauca-
shen employed In that shop witch his name was
O'Toole rcf0osed TO work with him, he wuz dis
charged. The next day / notist him on the
streets raider pale and haggard than otherwise,
carryin home shin bone Nv beef wich he he'd
bought. The next day aftcrward / observed
that he loOkt better, and diskiycrcn that he
he'll found employment at last ON turnpike
road wicl is bein built cast NV the town. lssa-
ker Gavitt and me, the two champions NV labor
for this secshun (ez we don't work we hev time
TO attend TO it) sejested to the noble Celts en-
plsyed on the job the hdjusness NV compcllin
en- to work ON an ekality with a Niger, and
niger was discharged. lie made but one or
two more efforts. lie undertook to git work at
various places, but by this time II wuz we'll
enuff known that the citizens NV the Corners
wul infiexibly opposed to recognizin NV EN- in
any capassity, and he yceldcd. lie got very
thin and pale and his large family likewise. II
wuz very evident that they wuln't fecdin very
at home. Motifs the material result Of freedom
lie abslootly begged but NV course the Corners
wood give nothin to a Niger. Then the in
stinktiy material cussidness Nv the nigger-the
internal depravity wich is inherent into all NV
cm-begun to display itself. lie dcmoralirei
rapidly, and in week became most disgustin
objeck. lie stole chickens OF Deekin Pogram,
!eastways who shood hev stole EN- but this mig
gcr-he stole corn Of Elder Pennybacker, and
wuz finally detected taking ham from Bas-
CONS smokehouse. There wuI no doubt en- to
his guilt-he was taken in the act with the fatal
ham in his posseshun. lie he'll taken 1t home
and his wife wuI fryin large slices nv II.
There Good be cut one G. din TO SIGH q sncccsh-
un Nv crimes. The citizens were too much in
ccnsel to await the uncertain ackshen NV the
law, and they hung him at sight. The Corners
will never tolerate niger thecf In their midst,
no how. -
Nv course improved the occashun. Ez his
body was swingin in the air askt our people
to behold the fruits NV radicalism and fanati-
ci.m. The Niger wur wunst the happy slave
nv happy owner; there was atween EN- nat
cral relashcn. The Niger workt and his owner
ct, and thus wuI fulfilled the entire dooties NV
life. lie wuz not hung then, for he wul worth
too mych money to hang. How he'd II bin with
him since! lie demanded to be made free
mamie WIZ male q FREQ man, and here lac u.
I told EN- that there wuz no need nv spying
moro-tba, body danglin In the air, wich its
sole wur uarchin on, wur the most clokent
sermon wich Good he preacht.
The man whose house the Niger WIZ plas-
trim wur in town yesterday, trying to get Cau-