Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-01-23

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the cellar Of G.. Washington Jefferson,
North street. They were called together
By the summons of an Influential com
mittee for the purpose of considering the
proposition OF raising a c0lored regiment
in Massachusetts. ..sr Ea-rIIH
Caesar Augustus Grow, Esq, was in
vited to the chair, aud Julius Epatninon-
das Toaey was requested 10 act AS secre
tary. Upon taking the chair Mr.. Crow
opened the meeting with the following
eloquent remarks
"Feilah citizens and culiud breiren ..
We is 'sembled in dis yere spacious halls
on a most motnenterous 'casloD. 'Beilion
has PLAYED bob wild dis we're country, so
dat white folks is all skeered, an now dey
call on us to save de nashuD. Bred'en,
is we ekal to it? Voice, We am 7
aud yociferous cheers Yes, feliab citi
zens, is twenty-five tousan' niggers more
dan three hundred thousan' white men I
OATS de question. Voice, Dey is ? and
renewed stamps on the celiar-hoor. Dem
bein' your sentiments, Mr.. Toneyfl please
read de resolutions volts bin drawed up "
Mr.. Crow sat down upon a barrel amid
q storm OF cheers peculiarly African.
The secretary then read the following
resolutions /: s.i.
| Whereasho8, lookin' back troo de
vista OBJ dis war, we don't see nothin'
encouragin' and lookin' troo de retros.
peck ahead, things look wuss'n ever,
resolved somethin's got TO be done.
2 Resolved, White folks hain't done
8 Resolved, It takes cullud folks to do
sumthin'.
A. Resolved, How is it to be done ?
S Resolved, OATS de question.
The resolution having been read. there
was a great rush for the floor, and gentle
men treading OF the elongated heels Of
each other. there was no little confusion
and ouscry. Order being at length re-
stored, Pompey Cole. Esq, was ~recogniz-
ed by tbe-barrrel.
Mr.. Cole remarked "Mr. Cheerman,
] don't know bout dis yere ting. Fus'
place, sfore we ticks dc Soul, | wants to
know wet we,s got to do bout it? |
read 6 story 10 de CuFsisr tudder day
bout tome white fellah asking a cullnd
gemmen- il he didn' mean TO list. Say
de cuilud gemmen, say be, Look a here
white man, did you ever see two dogs a
6ghtin' over q bopeT Well, de white
Flowed he aad. Berry weli,' said de
culled genmen, did de .boae fght?'
Now oen, Mr.. Cheesman on de barrel
youder, dey tell US dis's : war for liberty
- for TO set desl niggers out South free.
Well. who axed 'em TO do itf Niggers
out Souf didn't. Hes better off afore
den he is now, kickin' bout tween de
two armies. and cotchin' it all round
Cul'ered gemmen here ct de Norf didn't
AK EN-. 'Spose ws wants dem dirty ntg-
gers cirkilatin' round here tskin' bizness
out of our hands I? Is We gwyne TO shave
for ak cents, an black boots for two cents
like dey can? No, sab, mol Ny seuti-
mems is, dat it white folks had waited
till culled people and niggers had axed
'em to Sight about 'em, dar wouldn't a bin
no figbtin' no way. Gnvner Andrews
can't come il over dis chile. Ii he wantsI
a dinner I'll give him one, ike Mr.. Hay
don did, cause / amt proud ; bnt be
amt gwyoe to git my shoulder hind q
musket if he kiss it sll day long. No,
sab Au' wot's more, white sodgers
don't want US no more'n we want to 90.
Dis yer countryM be safer to LET de white
folks kgh. it out, AM to let de cuilea gem.
men stay to home an mind dere own biz
ness !"
The speech of Mr.. Cole had such .
convincing eject upon the assembly that
the efforts of President Grow, who was
the only darkey in the crowd who had
received . Ave dollar bill from the Gov
erDor, were totally Intellectual for the pre-
seryation OF orser. The barrel upon
which be had mounted, was kicked from
under him, but as be fortunately aiigbtea
upon HE head. sustained no personal IN
jury, so that he was not prevented from
fulfilling his engagement to take tea with
his Exceliency % the following evening. |
His report Of the proceedings Of the
meeting Will probsbly be published at the
expense of the State, unless it may be
deemed inexpedient as not ~comporting
with the public welfare. -Bessea Courier.
HYPoCRIsY.-A pastor OF one Of the