Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-06-24


despitefully yoosed, and that due respect
had not bin aliuz paid to our fellow-citizens
NV the North, but that time he'd now pass
ed, and hoped forever. The Demoorisy
NV the North, through Vallandygum,, he'd
spoke, they he'd accepted the situasnen,
halleloopy, and from this time henceforth
and forever there wuz nothin but peece.
then offered the following resolooshen
"Resolred, That the 'Dimocrisy NV the
Yoonited States recognize the legality Nv
all the amendments made to the C0nstltoo-
shen dooring and since the late onpleasant-
mis-. and that they recognize and most hear
tily acquiesce in all the results NV the war;
that they not only withdraw all their oppo-
sishen to yooniversal suffrage, but pledge
themselves to see that our Afrikin fellow
citizens hev not only this but all other rites
heretofore enjoyed Exclusively by the Cau-
cashen.''
L put the question ez to the adosphen NV
the resolooshen, and il wuz carried .yoon-
animously II wood hev bin well he'd
stopped here, but L didn't. My prevalin
weakness is to slop over and slopt on this
okkasion fearfully. 1 called upon the citi-
zens NV the Corners to prove their faith by
their works. "There are,'' said in spasm
of delite, ''present at this meetin twenty
two NV our fellow-citizens Nv Afrikin de-
scent. Let EN- step forrerd on this plat
form-let Deekin Pogram, Elder Penni-
backer, Bascom, Issaker Gavitt and eigh-
teen other white citizens step forrerd, also.
Let them clasp each other by the hand
while I wave over EN- the flag Nv our COM
mon kontry'
1t wuz done. The twenty-five niggers
stepped forred, the whites designated ad-
vanced, the two lines grasped each other
by the hand, and was about 10 wave,
,hA,, V4a Riolar via In mo N
wait mint till he had made his remark.
The site before him almost moved him to
tecrs. Eff he he'd ever harbored a suspishen
that there wuzn't any thing generous in the
Kentucky breast he took it all back. The
ackshun NV to-nite wuz not only just but
it was generous.
Generous I" sed I, stwhy generous p''
''Becoz," sed he, ''the niggers wood be
in q dovlish bad way eff yoo hedn't decided
on given en- their rites, Nv yoor own ak
kord, for there amt no power now that kin
compel 700 to do it. l jist got northern
paper-alas the Repubiiiin party is split
into ragments-remarkably small frag-
ments. Grant assaulted Sumner in the
Capital last Monday, Logan hes bin stoned
by the Republicans NV Philadelfy on his
way home, the Central Committees NY
Ohio, Injeany and Illinoy hev divided, and
each frackshen hes called convenshun,
and the Moo York 1fiboon throws up the
sponge and sez that nothin under hevin kin
prevent the success NV the Democratic can
didatc for the Presidency, no matter whe
he may be or wat platform he is put onto.
In view of the dissolooshen NV the Re
publikin party, and the fact that'the Mig
gers amt now got no pertectors, its really
generous that yoo--''
''The Republican party is gone to pieces
- m wv
friends in koriOus.
'tlt hez," responded Bigler.
"Then,n said Deekin Pogram, his eyes
tlashin with unwontid fire, ''what we've
done and sed don't count Take that you
black cuss."
And with strength and activity wich
! hedn't lookt for in one 60 agid, the Dee
kin fecht the darkey who's hand he he'd bin
graspin q most powerful blow atween the
eyes, which histed him clean off the plat
form. Tho others follered suit, and in their
zeal sprang off the platform after EN-, and
waz a eXecutin war dances Nv the most
frantic descripshen unto their PROSTATE
bodies. 1t wuz with difficulty that Pollock
and Bigler restrained EN- from takin Nv EN-
out and hanging Nv EN-. -
Ez matter Nv course the resolooshen wuz
recinded, and others adopted affirmin our
adherence to the constitushun ez it yoost
TO be, the illegality Nv the heamendments, and
The natural soopremacy NV the white man
over the id niggcr, after which we
adjourned to Bascom's, ez is our custom,
and there organized fresh raids onto our
material enemies.
The next mornin' notised pecoolyer
look on Bigler's face, likewise on Pollock's.
They grinned at me as l passed, with a
broadnis that Icou.dn't account for. Lub-
book, the nigger postmaster, bust into a
roor ez walked into his offs, and an
grilv demanded the reason for his hilarity.
''Dat mistake OBJ Bigler's," returned he,
laughing louder than before.
'What mistake P' asked, turnin pale,
for suspishen wuz creepin over me.
"Why, he didn't getn paperat all, and"
and all that story about the split in the
RiepulbliAln party North wuz one NV his in
"Dat's about de correct state OBJ de case''
replied the nigger, shown all his ivories.
'Bigler wanted to see ef yoor pentance
wuz genooine-dat's about all dah wuz oh
it. He 'sprest q desire to assertane jist
how peecable yood be to dc Niger and de
Northern people down heah, eff dah wuzn't
no 'Publikin party up North to hold yoo
dat wuz all.'
And the niggcr lafed feendish lafi.
dat wuz all !" he repeated.
1t wuz enuG. / guess the cuss found out
all that he wanted to-. Wv course this
Outrage" as they will call it, win get into
de Northern papers, and NV course Val
landygum's assershun will explode with
out hurting anybody. Joe Bigler is my
evil genius. l shell never be able to run
things ez want to so loug as he lives.