South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-06-17
From Marion County.


From hs Wedding Register
Republican Conrention-l5n amendment Speech
.Srns5o reads out The Weakened "Ps.blicass.n
The Republicans of Marion county held
a convention at Fairmont on Monday, June
6, 1870, to select delegates for the Par.
kersburg State Convention. j. b. Nay
(white) was called 10 preside. A smart
sprinkling of saddle colored and black citi-
zens wero present. After some prelimina-
ry business had been gone through with,
Bossy Lewis (newly enfranchised) made a
speech Of the tenor following: "Mr Pre-
sident, Ise representative OBJ de race OATS
jis bin franchised an now take dis cas- ion to
lucidate de kilcavity OBJ de position dc CO.
lored folks ten to resume in de comm lee
ton. 1 dunno what do white forks present
tink of de nigga on de rostrum; but think
from de sly glances oh sum OBJ dem dat fun
am spected bout now. But I shua you
Mr.. President dat Use not g9in to castiate
roun much for dc edication oh dc sprinklin
oh Democrats lodkin in at do doah. Zap
plausc.
say to my culled frens present dat il
you follows de teachins oh de Democrats,
you'll all be rejuvicated back into slabery.
[Applause.1
A young Democrat of dis town tole me
toder day day dat, de Democrat party was
in favor OBJ gibben dc niggas dar rites
but says l, you cant ceave me young man,
didn't / see your daddy cussion a white
union man toder night, jis fur huggin Sal.
ly Johnsing in his kitchin an don't /
read de Whoelin REGISTER casionally what
says de niger oughtent to vote les de
white man kin all vote too. If had yum
ed to come into political meetin like dis
five yeas ago 1 would have been put out by
de mob; but now | tank God stan heab
de equal OBJ my white frens and dey seem
very glad to see me. Applause.
hear dat dere is good many weak
mead Publicans in de party who say dey
cant vote wild de darby. All SIGH fellas
can leab de party for dere am nuff culled
voters in de State to do widout DEM
Luff en- 60 sab. [Applause.]
De Democrats talk bout social quality
sab. Ell l como to your house an sta an
owr, den your done had enuf of me and !
no it, an l git up and leave, an eff you cum
to my hous an sta an owr l dun had huff oh
you an you no it, No sab, dey aint dat
subsqueltuality tween de nigga an dc white
folks dat las all day. Applause.
No sab, de absense OBJ de flavor in d.
white man am as obnoxious to dc culluC
man as de flavor Of de culled man am to ;
Democrat. You mine dat sah TApplausc.
Dere am fue territories hca in towI
mong &c culled folks, but wild dem shame.
full ceptions, sab, pledge de tire vote oil
de african people to de Publican party
Bless God Yves got sufferums at las, an We
noes how to disquinterate EN- to de glory
OBJ de Publican party. Applause.
DIR. Presidcn, | nomnates Alfred Meade
as delicium to de Parkersburg convenshuI
OBJ de Publicum party an feel shua, from
de spressions OBJ de loyal folks hea dat b.
will be unanimously dopted'
As the colored orator sat down immens
applause proclaimed the ratification of thi
nomination aud so the colored man anc
brother is fully accredited to the loyal Con
vention at Parkersburg, where
"Black spirits and white,
Red spirits and gray
Mlngle, mingle, mingle,
| You that mingle may"
n liberal number Of delegates were ap
pointed to said Convention, all colored bu
"Alfred' the popular porter at the Noun
tain City House. X.