Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-10-08
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oPERATIoN--A CHAPTER OF EXPERIENCE |
IN MISSISSIPPI
vIxRuRo, wich Is in the state NV mississippi.
Sept. ~, 1869, (
THE fact Is alnt in Mock Chunk any |
more. Tho fate wich hcZ follcred me for |
thirty years is afler me agin ! made q |
tollablc thing NV IL out of A. Packer, the |
standard barcr and expense payer NV the |
Ponnsylvany Dimocrisy, so long ez stuck |
strictly to politics. went to his head
quarters each day for n week, each time
peTsonatin the chairman NV diiirent
Dimocratic club, and so rescmblcd in APP
pcarance and style them wich wuz actilly
in them posishns that got money without
difficulty to be yoosd To carry my ward"
Onct got hundred dollars TO bring
down ten Tepeaters from Moo York, and
on other occasions other sums. person
atld Execootive Committee men from
Pittsburg, Scranton, Lock Haven, Redln,
Easton, Allentown and sich, with dis.
tingushed success, Last week, fcelin that
them caraoters wuz too easily asoomed, |
essayed suthin more brilliant Walkin |
boldly into Packers Committee room |
announst myself aza solissiter for mishun |
church in Philadclfy. Never shcl for.
get the freezin look that wuz given me.
"a mishcn whatp cjaclSilatid A,
Packers he'd man, givin checks to two
gentlemen Nv Irish descent from phila.
dclphy.
Icxplainod that IL wuz for struggling
church / wuz solissitin funds.
"Siri" sed he fierccly "Sr we don't
spect no assistance from sich, and hcv no
money for sch. Show him TO the door,
Terence, and see that he don't trouble us
no more"
And Terence really helped me down the
steps with so much alacrity that | nctlly
broozed myself 1t served me rite, though;
Unite hev knowd better.
am, cz the date NV this cpistlc shows,
in Mississippi, where shcl contribbt my
mite TO the eleckshcn NV Judge Dent TO
the Chief Magistracy NV this glorious
State. l wun present last mite ut the first |
mcetin OF the campane, where all the can
didates NV the Conservative Yoonun party,
~ the Democracy call themselves in this
seckshen, addressed the masses. The aw-
jencc wuz NV all colors. o cz | saw them
niggers standn there all together, how !
longed TO hev EN- in Kentucky, Ohio or
lnjiany, where they can't vote, and where
its safe to bust cm But they warnt in
Kentucky, Ohio or Injiany; they were in
Mississippi, and they hev votes, and con-
sekently wuz compelled to stand by and
trect en- c2 tho they wuz men, Faugh
Judge Dent made n most tcllin speech
to ON. Af(er romarkin that he wuz n
brother-iu-law NV President Grant (at
wich the niggers checrod, and the Judge
thankt en- with cz much grace eZ poor
johnson yoost TO under similar CirCum-
stances), he went on to ask why his colored
friends coodent hcv confidence into him.
Hescood put his hand onto his heart and
swear he loved en-. He wuZnt colored
man hissclf but he he'd lived amongst en-
all his life, and had bin nussed at the breast
N NlNR.
love en- There wuZ suthin noble about
em-suthin NV that nachcr wich gave him
confidence in humanity. The Judge de-
votid the balance NV the time he he'd to
the most scorchin, withcrin. blastin rebook
NV carpit.bagger and carpit.baggery | ever
heerd. When he spoke with contempt
NV Northern men wich come South for
the purpose NV bein nominated for otllccs,
and NV making speeches in their own be.
half, his blood curdled with indignashcn.
Ez he concloodcd hollcrcd "Ror"
The candidate for Treasurer follorcd
lt he'd bin reported NV him that he wuz at
antagonism with the colored people of the
South. Wat falsehoodl TroO, he hcdn't
colored blood in his veins, but
"Three sons of yoors hey" yelled
disgustin carpet-bagger, wich much dis.
concerted him ez the crowd nv niggcrs all
yelled "RorW
The candidate for Auditor of State as.
serted that he loved the colored man, and
believed that he wuz destined to work out
its final salvation. lie wuz worthy NV
their confidence, for he wuz proud to say
he he'd colorcd blood in his veins, and
alluz he'd, lie coed take the Ethiopian NV
Atrikin descent to his buxzum and say
brotherp
The other candidates were ekally ON
phatic ez TO their affection for Ethiopian.
One asserted that his brother was mu.
latter, and the other remainin vowed that
shood they be left discons0lit widowers
four hundred times each, they would every
time marry colored ladies.
The Chairman interdoost the candidate
for Secretary nv State. Good Heavens
he wuz nigger-a fun bloOded odorous
niggerl a thicklippcd, woolly.hcadcd,
Dowleggcd niger The niggcr shook
hands with all the other candidates and
made few remarks, after wich | wuz
interdoost TO the awjcncc. Ez all nv en-
he'd expressed their undyin love for the
Niger felt that must. NV
week.-Mrs. is dramatic effect I'm material
organizer NV taboo. Sezin that Niger by
the hand led him to the front ny the
stage, and fallin onto his neck. | he'd the
candidates wave two conservative yunynn
flags over us wich by accident happened
10 DC COntedrlt uagS. Judge Dent pOintin
at us with one hand exclaimed: "Democ
rasy and Etheopy are hand to hand, hart
70 hart, 'Rorl"
II was tough for me, but endoorod il,
and the stgikin picter wuz cheered yocifer.
ously by the black cusses before us.
The meetin ended with three harty
cheers for the candidates, wich wuz lined
IN principally by the candidates and me.
Judge Dent shood hev given me $40
and sent me north immeIitly, but he didn't.
lie gave me $40 20 treet niggcrs with.
Good waste whisky on niggers even TO
confirm the impression LETT on thcr minds
at the meeting Neyeri So that evenin
me and four other ardent Dimocrats from
the North took 20 or 80 drinks too much
after we had reched wat ought 10 hey hen
our limit, and seein crowd NV niegers
passin, our nachrel instinks riz. Ez saw
EN- the whisky in me billed Forgettin
my aiieckshinit demonstrashen on the
platform that afternoon | marched out
lollered by my new found friends Hangin
10 lamp post | remarkt TO EN- that they
wuz d-d apes.
"foor 'scendid from g'rllers, your 'ferior
race-'Ror fr (hic) Dent, and d--n Grant
--yoor not ekal TO whites-yoo aint got NO