Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-02-19

countin them in ther is two hundred and
forty-four adult male niggers, and ther
wood .hev bin q hundred more he'd niggers
all bin born bullet and rope proof So
long ez these niggers wuz in their normal
condition of servitood they wuz indispen-
sible--since they wuzi crooellys wrested
from us rve hev made EN- almostsez yoose-
ful to us by hevin the law. into our own
hands. They hev ez a rool accumulated
suthin, for they labor. We NV coarse held
the Offices Issaker Gavitt is Assessor.
and Deekin Pogram Treasurer, and tho
niggers bev bir made 10 pay all the taxes
that hev bin paid. They coodent help
themselves, for the law hez terrors when
weeldid by strong and willin hands, and
the hands NV our offlshels are both strong
and willin.. ga8ay i5t4Ho9e8u fe ia0z
~ But for these niggers the township gur-
ernment wood be a mere nothin. Issaker
didn't dare to assess Bascom for fear he'd
stop supplies onto him, nor wood Bascom
hev any NV the white citizens taxed, for
watever they shood pay in taxes that went
either into the County or State Treasury
Wuz SO much lost to him. HeEwuz sanx-
fious to hev the niggers sweat for NV the
money COLLECTED NV them he got large
per cent, either through the Collector or
Treasurer, witch WIZ clear gain, nez they
don't patr onize him anyhow.
In various other ways we he'd EN-. Pen
nibacker is Justis NV the Peece and hez
bin for yeers, and he held the scales firmly.
The niggers wood occasionally labor in
plantin time or in harvest for the white
citizens who owned land, and, filled with
the idea that they wuz free citzins, they
wood In the most insolent manner demand
pay for their services. Nv coarse they
wood be refoozed, whereupon they wood
bring SCOT before Pennibacker.d a The re-
suit Nv their vencher it is unnecessary for
me to state.
" "What biznis hez niger in This yer
court ?" wood the indignant embodiment
Nv the majesty NV the law thunder forth
with face ez black ez a cloud. And dis
missin the SCOT he wood promptly ishoo
an execooshen agin em for COSTS Ten or
twenty niggers who sood white men wuz
SOLD out bob and sinker by the court for
costs in sich scots, and when the costs
didn't take all they he'd, the Just;s wood
fine EN- for contempt Nv court for comm
before him at all The niggers after
few experiments declined to seek iustis
at that fountain head NV the article. itgt
Then agin in cases NV assault and bat
terry and in iDquests on the ded bodies NV
niggers it was nessaryto hev Pennibacker
Justis. Niggers witch wuz found ded
hangin to trees, and with bullet holes into
EN- wuz reglerly found guilty NV dyin by
visitation Nv Providence. Ez they hedn't
votes Nv coarse none NV the offishels wuz
afraid Nv EN-. / heard one Nv em, wunst,
who he'd bin fined twenty dollars for
striking 1ssaker Gavitt, which he'd in a
playful mood chased his daughter thro
the Corners, groaninly exclaim that he
wisht he'd bin born in ireland instid Nv
Ameriky. 9no l5aB .q 4es = oi ssie
But now how will it be with us? They
will vote and they hev majority. Pol
lock will be made Justis Nv the Peace, Joe
Bigler Assessor, and nigger constable.
Wat sekoority hev we? Niggers will 500
us and git judgments, and the niger con-
stable will serve execooshens onto us.
Why, Deekin Pogram owes enuff to mig
gers to swamp every aker he holds, and
Bascom wood be sweat severely. And
when we punch one NV their heads for in
science to us, then to be arrested by mig
ger, and taken afore a. Justis ,electid by
niggers, and be fined or perchance im-
prisoned T. It's too much. When this hap
pens will the Corners, ask, be place for
gentlemen NV prid and culcher? Nay.
ana TO This 1t must come.
~ / see one weak spot in the amendment,
viz: 1t provides that no State shell
disfranchise anybody becoz of race or
color, but don't say that people cant be
disfranchised for other causes and eager
ly seezed hold Nv that ez q shipwreckt
mariner does to asplank.4 10 strs ssp
Wat good will that do us ?" grcaued
the Deekin. ,sHGiaiD9st et09 "''s
et"s Why we kin disfranchise EN- on the
skore NV ignorance!" remarkt l. "The
Diggers cant all read !" go
mo more kin !" replied Issaker Gavitt,
mournfully. sid be cut out with en-"
And upon givin the matter matoor re-
Election saw that there wus no bottom to
that hope. By maxim readin test the
class at the Corners wood be
more hurt than the inferior class. M uisz
Thank Heaven ten States kin block this
game and save us this torment: oh that
they may do it! o, that this last bitter
draft may be spared us. May the Dimoc-
risy Nv the North put forth their strength
and save us this last degradation.
,3g1sg PETRoREUM V.eNAsBY, P..aM.,ias
gnou III, G4a Wich means Postmaster9