Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1870-04-30
Miscellaneous.
THE AMENDMENT IN THE SIXTH
wARD-MEETING AT NASBY's
SALOON.

The news of the Presidents proclamation
opnouncipr the ratification of the Fifteenth
amendment, reached Mr.. Nasbys Harp OF
Erin Saloon. in the Sixth Ward, New
York. on the I'd inst. Nasby at once
jraped his bar and bottles in mourning,
and had a meeting called for the evening.
After some preliminary speeches.. the
meeting adopted the fsllowing resolutions
UResolved, That the Dimocrisy NV MOO
York, considerin and beleeyin the niger
to be beast, burlcsk on humanity and
incapable NV discharging any NV the
dooties NV citizenship, do hereby protest
agin his bein given thu ballot ON n "k"'''V-
| with white men. D;,,ocy;sv NV Moo
| = orK ritfIeT uiau ,,rp,s,i. 40 this degreua
shen. pledges itself to the extermnatioh Wv
the accusid race" -, er, o coll,
III Mr.: Nasby's own words /:
The resolooshen wuz adoptid without
aissentin voice, and the enthusiastic Nc
Iuire, brandishin his shllala, rushed ON
attsi.li T.ssrl. u $ r.r.gtsty VIII ,s,, =
III, ana knockin'em down, stamped ontc
EN- vigorously with his boots exclaim;n tLs
"hlie, Want to vote, do yez y, WV
~. ne meetin wuz about to break nm wbar
I'm oGrady, man NV Fernandy Woods
oolpe rushln in. He had heerd NV the
iheetln and come imjitly to see about II
..,rL IYiu h,in IN breath what he'd bin done
o,. er ss.i.;N !, ne remarkt to me in q whisp-
eI, rms won't do. You eggreiis old ass
the niggers hev a vote and viii Vote o no,. aSs,
IN spite NV us. We must git EN-. for viii -
OUT EN-, with all the rebels disfrancb;sad
Eut KIN we do In the Southern States
Iaii the mcetin to order agin."
laldn't-like the tone of his aloos;o, ,o
put called the meetin to order onct nor '
urauy remarkt to EN- that there bad
pm misunderstanding. lie felt asbooroJ
snat .he Dimocrisy Nv Moo Y ork, alluz the
nlehas NV the oppressed and dow trodden
Wood now generously extend a heinin ban3
10 our colored brethren list elevated 70 H,i,
citizenship. The Dimocrisy he'd not aSs;s. Ne ia,'
Gu IN Their elevashen, hut they he'd no ofeal;n
agh our brethren NV color. When onr
.oioIca orcthern came to analyze the mat.
H yer they wood love the Dimocrisy the more
ior NOT dom NV IL. lie wood move The snh'
~. Isl. Nv tue follerin resolooshen for |
s.Rnso, pao wen hed DIN unadvisedly passed
yors S.';, ihat the Democrisy NV Moo |
we hev no words to express, the elawoshn, J,oa
NV our colored tellow-citizens 10 fi,iI c;t;.a.'
snip' and that We pledge ourselves 10 ner-
lound rites" '''f newly
Ihe meetin didn't want TO mass n IT,
eeha gun EN- wuz too deep sol 10 he roo,ad
'u' IN mint, but O'Grady wuz detern,in
~ owat a mint wuz that Wnz H.
i'seers " DC Killed by us, or wuz they In he
aAen 10 our buzzums Their fate bung
reinoiin IN the balance. FINALLY IL wns
ut 10 vote, and the nigcers wuz sas "p "a.
ne majority the resolushen wuz nassed
lde. "u@ hcaru out
what is that ?" asked O'Grady. :
,oCoine some nagurs jist now bate l'i remarks !
a IN. arStin - niggers !" scd o'Grady, ''bring s
And he rushed ou, snd h,o,.I.
70 unfortunates. They ws.s as Ssd,. IN tue !,
w about the face, ana breast az uans'
llek, ana legs, but O'Gmdy wuz etMa 4
~ emergency. lie washed their ,yo,,,,t
~ revived EN- with whisky and bound nm q
'eif sores, aud finally set em on theI, e.siP
ieoulrc ~ sed lac, when he he'd the 10
oik Finished, Mcclure embrace EN- :, '' Of
Meuuire he'd his shilala In hls hanj III
e'er ala see a man sa torn viii eon,s,,' IA
e'nosilens, Aaleral instinks ilnnellsd ~
~ 70 aIop that Shillala on their heads el er
"a, pu' tohtikie considerations restrain vu
% a.i 4. isiet under O'Graiy's eve he ~
1sssa sns ~ untii AZ hast he dFopt Il, and pa
,,s '''' WIN elioshens onto their buz- 'l
',,,s' ~ vac Grape on lhe door. bottles and ii'
aeI " the esent, aud li.e next ,ao,ai,, he
~ = h'asAtd al my deer, ssko dlslinek. ~
ui fitca. " " An
's s,.s'.. ms.a cs@miiies is ,skii prompt ',s Ss
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