Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-06-14

(Which is in the State of Kentucky,) :
May "a, 1871.
calm and comprehensive survey NV
the politikle field satisfied me, some
months ago, that with some shift in the
position NV the Dimocrisy, our hope NV
success wuz exceedinly thin. The reso-
looshens interdoost by Vallandygum into
the Convenshun of the Dimocrisy Nv Mont
gomery county, Ohio, wuz to be a new
ife. Troo, they hev the site disadvan-
tage NV adjooring everythin that is Dino
cratic, and NV putin the Dimocratic party
on Republican ground, but wat NV that l
kin stand even SO sudden a change ez that
Wat | want is the sOopreme happiness Nv
kickin that niger Lubbock out Nv the
postoffis at the Corners, and Nv putin my
self in his place, and Kernel McPelter and
Elder Pennibacker who hev bin languish-
in outside the offices Nv Assessor and
Collector are actooated by the same high
and holy impulses. Eff to do this requires
the okkepyin NV Republican ground, the
war cry NV us three is "okkepy." Ken
lucky is shoor to go Democratic anyhow,
and if we kin by SO simple a process ez
passin resolooshens indoose enutf dissatis-
fled Republicans in the close Northern
States to vote with us to elect Democrat
ic President who will give us these boons,
we three are for passin these resolooshens
no matter wat they are. This bein my
understandin NV Vallandygum's movement
| acted onto it to wunst.
| got the leadin Dimmocrisy of the
Corners together one mite at Bascom's.
That | mite get EN- all at one time, | wait
ed till the regler evenin for the raid on
the niggers and northern settlers up to-
wards Garrettstown, KNOWN that on their
return they'd all stop at Bascom's for
drink, and that eff they'd bin successful in
their hangin and burnin they'd be in good
humor and ready to adopt anythin shood
suggest. 1t wuz short but very satisfac-
try consultashen. There wuz some OBJ
ickshuns on the part nv a few, to wat they
called an abandonment Nv Dimocratic
idees, but Bascom settled their hash in
very short metre. He remarkt that it wuz
necessary that the offises be in the hands
NV his friends for obvius reasons. He
wantid pay and he kuowed NV no other
way to Git it. He believed in the fullest
freedom NV thought and ackshen, and that
every one shood express hisself untram-
meled, but he coodent abide idiot. If
there wuz any one in that assembla9e so
slQDItt CL W tIiiCl Will Illl Oll tudl ultS-
ton, let him make hisself known. No
sich man shood ever git a drop at his bar,
never; sich a one wuz notdeservin of even
the commonest nesessaries Nv life. Seve-
raj who he'd riz to their feet to object
dropt ez though they he'd bin shot.
1t wuz determined to hold public meet
in the next mite at the church to make a
public endorsement NV Fallandygum' is
idees.
Ez the prinsipal object NV the meetin
wuz to convins the Republicans Nv the
doubtful States that the Dimocrasy NV the
South really accepted the situashon, and
ment, in ded earnest, to recognize the
great prinsiple NV equality, | arranged to
hev all the niggers NV the Corners present
and saved for EN- the best seats in the
house. Joe Bigler and Pollock cum NV
coorse, which | coodent help.
opened the exercises by maxim a short
speech eZ | took the chair. rejoist that
the time had finally arriv when the lion
and the lamb he'd layed down together,
and a small child wuz leadin Nv EN-. [
knowed that our colored fellow-citizens
he'd bin dispitefully yoosed, and that doc
respeck he'd not bin alluz paid to our fell
low-citizens NV the North, but that time
he'd now passed, and l hoped forever.
The Dimocrisy NV the North, through
Vallandygum, he'd spoke, they he'd ac-
cepted the situashen, halleloogy, and from
this time henceforth and forever there
wuz to be nothin but peace. then offer
ed the following resolooshen:
Resolved. That the Dimocrisy NV the
Yoonited States, recognize the legality Nv
all the amendments made to the Consti-
tooshen dooring and since the late on
pleasantnis, and that they recognize and
most heartily acquiesce in all the results
NV the war; that they not only withdraw
all their opposhen to yooniversal suffrage,
but pledge themselves to see that our Afri-
kin fellow citizens hev not only this but
all other rites heretofore enjoyed excloo-
siyely by the Caucashen.
put the question eZ to the adopshen Nv
the resolooshen, and it wuz carried yoo-
nanimusly. 1t wood hev bin well he'd l
stopped here, but didn't. My prevalin
weakness is to slop over and slopt on
this okkasion NV the Corners to prove their
faith by their works. There are, said,
in spasm of deite, present at this
meetin twenty-five NV our fellow-citizens
NV Afrikin descent. Let EN- step forred
on this platform-let Deekin Pogram,
Elder Pennibacker, Bascom, Issaker Gavitt
and eighteen other white citizens step for
red. also. Let them clasp each other by
the hand while | wave over EN- the flag NV
our common kentry.'
1t was done. The twenty-five niggers
stepped forred, the whites designated adj
vanced, the two lines grasped each other
by the hand, and wuz about to wave
when Joe BiSler riz. He begged me tC
wait mint till he had made his remark
The site afore him moved him almost t,
teers. Eff he he'd ever harbored suspish
en- that there wuzn't anything generous il
the Kentucky breast, he took it all back
The ackshen NV to-nite wuz not only Just
but it was generous.
Generous y sed |. "why generous?"
"Becoz," sed he, ''the niggers wood be
in devilish bad way eff yoo hedn't decided
on givin EN- their rites, NV yoor own ak
kord for there aint no power now that kin
compel yoo to do it. / jist got northern
paper-alas the Republican party is split