Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-26
GEORGIA.
Swearing In the "Nlguer" Members --ROw
the "cullud Gemmen Take de 0af"

The Atlanta correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Commercial thus daguerro-
types the Southern nigs and scala
wags as they appear when they come
forth in their glory talking the
Oath" He says:
Since the war the human intellect
has been racked in attempting tOprO-
duce oaths that would make loyalty
to bloom and blossom in the savannas
and swamps of the South; that would
cause a man to fall down and wur-
ship the flag that he hates, and kiss
the hand that smites him.
But of all the oaths yet manulac-
tured sent down here, the tightest one
is that which accompanied the GeOr-
gia bill, and which each member of
the Legislature must swallow before
he can take his seat. Ben. Butler and
Bullock are said to have spent many
u weary hour in its manufacture, and
to have reiOiced with exceeding great
joy when they contemplated the thing
after all its finishing touches had been
put on. In addition to other matters,
too numerous to mention, man
must swear that he never held any
sort of an Office under the State Gov
ernment while Georgia was out OF the
Union. With one sweeping clause,
it includes all officers from Governor
down to a freight-car brakeman on the
State Road.
went up this morning to the room
of Major Williams, at the Capitol,
who is engaged in administering the
irOnclad frog to all members who
have the nerve to take it.
One of the SOlOns was present, look
ing at the thing through his speCtacles,
and occasionally stopping to clear out
his throat. lt was evident that he
contemplated making way for it to go
down. After reading it two or three
times, he made the observation that
"she was pretty tight" Neverthe-
less, he took it, anu his name was
duly recorded with a great deal of
solemniry, in a half-dozen books,
where it will be handy for the Radical
Smelling Committee and their Omni-
bus-lOad OF lawyers whom they have
employed to prosecute all cases OF
perjury under the act.
"H0w many have taken it?" in
quiTed of Major Williams.
"uuly about thirty, and some of
+bo,r, "sGEOeS,"
'ietn ssIIo a +na ,-~aroes take it without
much difiiculty?"
"Oh, yes; they will take anythii""tal.
There can't be no oath fixed up that
they won't take, if you give them a
chance. They love to swear"
From the room where the frog is
i >,
ton apartment The route is easy, but
one door being between. IA fact, the
only way 10 reach the frog Is to go
through the reception-rOOm. Here
were collected a miscellaneous thr0ng,
without distinction OF race, color Or
previous condition. 4 bevy of clerks,
with their heads nicely cOmbed, their
clothes nicely brushed and their boots
nicely blacked, were dodging about,
making a great hustle, and not ac-
complishing anything particular.
Two burly negroes, with no white
blood of consequence in them, were
seRted at a table, each with a MANI
moth pen and holder behind his ear,
after the manner OF fashionable
hotel clerk. One was reading the
morning papers, and the other was
writing, taking care, however, not 10
use the pen behind his ear, but an
other one, that behind the ear prOOa-
bly, being exclusively for ornament as
an honorary distinction.
Presently a small swarm of cOlored
members came in full fifteen thou
sand dollars worth, il we were back
in good old Democrats times. Among
them was Senator Bradley, from Saw
who has the reputation among
the Democrats of being "mean mig
ger" The Senator was well dressed,
carried cane and hal his hands
cased in kid gloves. He certainly
has the address and manners of a
gentleman,
The returned prodigals-not eXact-
ly prodigals either-were in the Jol-
liest humor. Didn't [ tell you we'd
meet again. All, ! knew it," to
which another replied by wondering
what the Democrats think now"
After a great deal of hand shaking
and general jOllification, they ad-
journed into the frog room to sWAI-
low that animal, Bradley was sworn
arst, and seemed to take down the
thing With a relish which a Democrat
would have enTSad. He signed his
name in a plain, bold HAND, IN pan-
ner indicating that he was accustomed
to the use Of pen. 1t wSs much bet
ter than Horace Greeley could have
done.