The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-03-25
9TH WARD, Moo York,
ian 81. 1850. {

teenh Amendment by The Ohio Legisld-
tcre.
9TH WARD, Moo York,
Jan. "a, 1860. I
The passige nv the Fifteenth Amend
ment by the Ohio Legislacher created q
profound sensahen In this immejit visin-
ity. The news reached us in the aftor-
noon, and that evening large meetin
was held In the back room Nv my groser
to express our views on the topic, tho
elect NV tho Democrisy NV the ward bein
present. / waz NV course called to the
chair, and Tommy Mick Farland, who
waz winst q reporter, till an ovorpowerin
fondncss for likker prevented him from
dischargin his dooties, and who cz no kin
write hcz since made livin by actin ,ez
Sekrctary NV Dimekratio mcetins in this
ward. wuz made Sekretary.
Terence O'Grath, who Is an under wait
CT mt the Astor House, remarked that his
sole wuz filed with woe. Tho passage
NV the Amendment by the Ohio Legisla-
cher, settled the question NV niger SUI
ferage. From this time forward men
ial race only fitted by nacher to do men,
ial offices for others, would be placed on
nm ckality with him. 1t WIZ degradin to
the race NV frecmen to wwich he belonged,
and for one he wood never, no never sub
NIT. Mr.. O'Grath wood hev continyood
his remarks but he wuz cut short by the
entrance NV the head waiter, who cusscd
him vigorously for bcin away from his
place, and ordered him instantly to lcevc.
"Who's.brushin the gentleman's coats and
pullin of their boots, and sich, while
yoor here blatherinp" Indignantly ejack-
Hated the head man, ca Mr.. O'Grath
meekly left the room.
Timmy Brannon, u drayman, remarkt
that ke wuz entirely discouraged. Only
last week hc he'd bin arrested and fined
for beatin his hoss over tho head with q
dray pin, and now kin nothin be dun to
check these outragesp
Tomas Patterson, Esq, gentleman
knowed in pugilistic circles cz Patty tho
Liter" wanted to know whether he wuz
to bc compelled TO 60 To the polls twenty
times day beside niggers? "Blarst my
heyes remarked Mr.. Patterson. vehement
", I'll 90 back to hold Hingland first!'
Mr.. Phclm Malloy remarkt that so far
or Moo York WIZ concerned he didn't
know cz 'twood make any difference. Hd
wuz entirely shoor that no Niger wood
ever vote in tho Sixth ward. anyhow, cz
we don't allow only sici white men to
vote cz we want to hev vote. But"
..But sposn they'll all vote tho demo-
cratic tickct?" sung out nm Alderman.
"They wOoden't do us any good" re-
torted Mr.. Malloy.' So long cz we kin
repete ez often ez needs be, and stuff into
the boxes or many votes ez we want, wat
do we want NV more votcrsp Wat he
wuz about to say wuz that while II
wouldn't affect us in Moo York, his sole
run out In pity towards tho Dcmocrisy In
the Ablishen Distriks, who wood be com.
PEELED to vote with'niggcrs, compelled to
stand by holplis and, SEQ tho ballot-box
thus degraded.
At this pint there wuz n general express
hun NV 10Y, okkashuncd by the entrance
nv Mr.. John Sykes, who had jist arrived
from Sing Sing, where he he'd bin incar,
ccrated two years for burglory, which
wuz complicated with shootin tho individ-
ooel whose house no wuz burglin. His
bcin convicted and sentenced WIZ OWN
tn the fact that he he'd opposed tho nom-
inashcn NV tho Judge aforo whom he wuz
tried. Mr.. Sykes WIZ of course indig-
nant, Mt the unfair treatment he he'd ex.
pericnccd; but ho WIZ more profoundly
affected ut the politikle stooashen than he
wuz Mt his privit wrongs. Thunder to
think" scd he, "uv sich mass NV igno.
renee, yishusncss and crime bcin. elevated
up To ms. Ef twant for some little matters
connected with ahalf-dozen house brcakins
in Lunnon I'd go back on the next steamer
cz sails.
And Mr.. Sykes actilly wept.
At this pint an unfortunit difference oc-
cured. Alderman O'Fallon wuz oflcrin q
reslooshen protestin agin tho assoshatin NV
frecmcn with the lower and more vishus
classes ez toudin to corrupt the sanctity NV
the ballot. when Mf. Patsey Carney en-.
tered. "Pay me the money ye promised
for the ten votes brot yc off tho emigrant
ship last fall. yc spalpeen!" ejackelated
Carney, ..I'vc paid 1t twict ye blagard and
be gorra there wuz only nine NV cn. aud
one NV them wuz legal voter for which ye
he'd no rite to ask pay for" rctortid O'Fal-
lon.
ITO the devil wild yez" remarkt Carney,
goin for him. Wv course the entire mcetin
lined in the scrimages. 1t lasted twenty
minutes, rcsultin in the brcakin NV every
chair in the room, twO.gallon jug. and
twelve or fourteen heads. That relick of
Ablishun misrool the Metropolitan polcce,
kun In and stopt the row, takin away ten
men, nine NV witch knowed he'd money
in there pockets, witch he'd they stayed an
hour, shood hev got. 1t wus exaspcratin.
Two NV my stiddy customers who he'd
list got up out NV the straw wich keep In n
room for the accommodation NV sich insis-
ted that they'd never consent to givin NV
politikle power 10 the degraded wretches.
They felt that the proposishcn was an
outrage. "Bcsides," one Nv en- remnrkt,
"wat effect will the making Nv sich an
army NV new voters hev upon the price
NV votes? Ef they vote nj all in this city
they'll hcv TO vote for us. VIII they i'm.
mejitly demand their share NV the offices?
Imagine my bcin arrested for vagrancy
by nigger polecemenw
And the hare thought so shocked him
that he rusht out into the bar-rooIn and
took "a whisky strate. forgettin In his cx-
citement to pay for 1t.
Resolooshnns were introduced and pass
cd dcnounsin the ackshen NV Ohio. and
cxhortin Moo York to stand firm In her
recindin NV the. .ratifcashen. Addishnel
resolooshens w,iz passed. demandin NV
tho Legislacher NV Moo York strickly
Dimokratic government. We insisted on
the immejit repeel NV the Excise laws,
tho laws prcycntin crooelty tn animals.