Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-22

A5sEeRo ON CARPET BleGgRs.
Black State Senator Matt Gaines
Of 1sxas Makes Another speech
on the "xhieving Carpst.Bag-
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on the "xhieving Carpst.Bag-
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In the Age, printed at Houston, Texas,
We lind speech of Senator Matt Gaines,
. cotton field negro Of Washington County,
which, We ere informed, represents very
fairly the thoughts and feelings of the sixty
thousand negro voters of the State. The
Senator was addressing his constituents in
Brennan, and giving them general 40
count of his stewardship as their representa-
tive in the State Legislature. His indigna-
ton was directed chiefly against the carpet
baggers, as will be seen by the extracts
that we give below:
at is time for colored people to wake up.
Little fellows like Clark came down here
from Connecticut when everything was in a
state of distraction. We we're unorg anizei,
and did not know what to do, and we took
them up,-bob-tailed coat. tight pants, little
gold headed cane and all, and we have fed
them long enough on our own chickens pie.
They are unthrItty stock. There is no come
out in them. am better fitted for Congress
priety in my being there by the side of
Greeley and Sumner. These grand Repub-
liosus, like Ruby from Maine, come down
kere, and would make you believe that they
fought the whole war through by themselves,
and that they tore Vicksburg down with
their own hands for your freedom, and they
will sleep in your beds with you, no matter
how lousy. No more pulling wool over our
eyes. There are some old black men here
who have danced to the music of the dinner
horn, and not much dinner at that and who
deserve chieken-pie, and are better worthy
of position than the little worms that have
crawled into 80 many Offices. Those little
fellows are to weak to plough, and too small
to breed. Give your provender 20 better
stock They will wear out our majorities.
They never had a decent suit of clothes till
they came down here from Connecticut, or
! thereabouts, and got Offices. They used TO
hang round my desk at Austin, and use my
stationery, aud call me Senator Gaines.
| When they got Office il was Mr. Gaines, and
after time it was Matt Rm tired oil
such fellows living at our expense. There
ia knwo use of having strength unless you
use it. These old black fellows have seen
sights, and ought to be in Congress, aud
would be if the wool had not been pulled
over their eyes, are made TO stand back.
General Clark has got proud in Congress
and tell yoH he has worn his tight pants
and switched his gold headed cane long
enough at onr expense. Where is the
school houses he promised US? Not here
The United States has paid him for all he
has done, and we owe him nothing. Ste
nhenAoD like the rast came down here tr
speculate on the black mau, and be has
been paid too. There are plenty of them
IN this district. They hardly speak to you
now, and won't shake hands. But just be
fore the election they will knock at your
door before daylight to let you know thai
they are candidates and eat with you out
of your dirty skillets. 1t almost makes ms
Democrs, to think of such fellows. Blu
was not raised Democrat. I graduated
IN the cotton field college"