St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-03-11
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lie bewaiIs the Fifteenth Amendment
and the Election OF II COlOred senator.

-Ami IS Md,gntm at tie PasH'd"n,jty Of
tie Democratic Senators IN Not Resiyi.-
ing.
Mr.. Nasty latcl; left his New York
Grocery" for a trip to Kentucky to tax,
counsel with the Krntucky democrats
upon the present political situation. He
found no comfort, even in Kentucky, and
he send, back the following '.wail" -
don't know that RELY there's cny
more yoose in living ON this earth. The
fifteenth amendment is adopted, and -
niger scniIor will take the seat in the
SENT wunst ohkcplcd by that martcr.
jefferson Davis Its about time for ms
10 90 heniz-I hev no desire to RENAME
| wood like to stay long enough TO con-
SOON the contents OF red-hcaded barrel
in the back room Nv my blessid grocer
in MO York INTO which | haint cz vc'.
put no water, but probably | will.
think | shcl 90 h0me, shut myself up il
that back room. drink that partikclcl
barrel dry, and fall dead across it. Like
Sardanapus, my kingdom being CON.
my funeral ShCi ne my throne.
came Onto Kentucky TO aid by my
counsel the dimorcli>y OF that state H..
present crisis. The niggcr Rcvel hcz ii
seat i'll the SENT NV the Unite State.
and Nv course no white kentucky dim
ocrat can 80 degrade hiSseIf cz 10 set in
that body besides him. expected u,
course, that CART Davis and McCrccry
would immcjitiv resinr, and ez no nari>
bora Kentucky dimucrat would take the
place, and CT kentucky couldn't afford
to be represented BY ablishnist, it Ok
kurrcd to me that possibly there mite he :;
chance tor me. ] am u northern dim
ocrat by birth, aud northern dim
ocrats have al,uz done SIGH work FIR thu
sourthcrncrS cZ the soufhernerS countid
too dirty for item. The only thin-
which could stand in the way wuz tn.
fact that | left Kentucky year aga.
and am now Il citizen NV MOO YorH
But wat NV that! kin swear | am :.
citizen nv Kentucky-I hev been in Nuo
FORK politics cnuif to swear to ANYTHING.
AT all events ! went on to my old state.
and got together u caucus NV the dim :
cratic members NV the Legisachcr To-
consider the thing.
The chairman NV the caucus remark
that the signs NV times indikatcd trouhl,
Kentucky, if that niger wuz admit d
to the SENT, wuZ >irchooally di>frau-
chiscd, for NV course Davis and McCrccry
could not remain in their seats br-iG,
him. No Kentucky gcntleman wuud
disgrace his proud state by practically
takin to his bnzzum male member NV
an inferior race-uv acknowledge his
equality, and workin quietly with him.
Never. Sooner than STE this he WOOD
he wlllin to see the states further south
lnoggerate another struggle for their rite.
in the event Nv which Kentucky, troo -
the yoonyun, cz before, wood preserve
a strict and dignii,d MORTALITY, s,llu
horses and provcnder impariitily t. boll,
armies. He hopJd the gentlemen wood
express their views freely.
\ gentleman from the eastern part Nv
the state offered the following preamble
and reSolushen :-Waras, Tie SENT OF
the loonitcI States is about TO admit to
seat in that body, niger: and
Naras No Kentucky dumocrat would
degrade himself 10y sittin beside nigaer {;
therefore
Resolved, That Hon Carrot Davis h..
instructed 10 resine at wunst.
The resolushuns passed TO wunst with
out dlssentln voice, and We're sent hv
telegraph TO the senators at WaShinton.
after which begged permission to offer
a remark. | sed that Nv course no Ken
tuckians Good be found to take them
places made vacant by the two eminent
men who WIZ about TO leeve the SENT
but nevertheless Kentucky coodent afford
t. 90 unreplesentid. Is there no north
ern man Nv Kentucky principles who
will rush TO the front at this crisis.
Twenty gentlemen sprang to their
feet. LIE one who got the eve NV the
chairman rem"rkt that kentucky shood
alluz be represented by Kentuckians.
Davis and McCreery cleerlv ounht not
10 stay. They s..ood resine to-wunst ez
protest agin this outrage, but if Ken.
tucklans Good be found who would ac-
cept their places they shood be found.
Taken en- ez they wood ez necessity,
there wood=nt be the stigma attached
that there wood be to the present incum
ben!s ct they >hood RENAME, and possibly
SIGH mite be found.
The chairman doubted whether Their,
was hentuckian who bad SO little re-
.pect Tor Lisselt. Fl kentuckiau WI,