The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-08-01
For the anderson hatelligencer.
What Kno About Pharmin'.
AT HOME, ANDERSON COUNTY

kno how tn begin but want tu say sumthln,
and it seems tn me that 1 will bust wide open
if don't. spose this il the way newly kon-
verted polyticians feel when about to speak,
and so they say sumthin-if it is lie-before
they will bust. Nifty pity they don't bust I
see from your paper that editurs have to put
their names to sum of their articles-I spose
to make people believe them. At least, Mr..
Editur, seen your name to one peace, in big
letters, sumthin about what newspaper said,
that reporter said, that polytician said,
what you should have said about polyticks.-
Now, Mr.. Editur, think you are good edi-
tur, but that tale cum thru nifty onsertin hands,
and don't think would have ansered it. Ed
iturs is nifty knoin' people, and 1 spose it was
best. But nifty flu pharmers believe what poly
ticians or newspapers say about men, whether
it's good or bad, fur most of us think they are
paid to say it. 1t may be that we are all rong
about it, but they git lots of money sumhow.
Ispose they say South Caliner is agwine to
go fur Grant sertin, and it may be so; but if it
is so, don't see why the big men are making
so many speeches to try to git niggers and us
ignorant pharmers to vote fur Grant fur. 1t
looks sorter crawfshy to me, and 1 bleve they
are afeerd Grant won't carry the State. Hope
he won't be 'lected by South Caliner's vote, fur
he's got most of the State fust pull and what
Titles left Scott's agwine to take with him
when he goes-provided, if he ever goes. If 1
was the meanest niger in the State, (Imean
cullered white man, I would be above not
votin fur Greeley, the man what made the
nigger what he is. heerd one new POLITICIAN
say that Mr. Greeley didn't hav no ability and
that all he dun was to ware a white hat and
sorry clothes, edit a good nusepaper, kno all
about pharmin, go to meetin on Sundays, be-
have like gentleman, git all the laws passed
by Congress, &C., &C.; and yit he sed he wus
nobody. Ispose he thort we wus a set of fools,
and thort so too fur listenin' at such fool
speak. If such men are smart, they don't keep
company with Mr.. varacity, unity good word,)
that's the greatest of all. 1t always has been,
when Mr.. varacity wus trod down, he got up
agin, and he always will. Them that's tried
both sides say Varacity's side is the best in the
end. spose thar's more reddy money on
tother side. see we've got lots O. candidates
fur offs in our county. Ofises must pay, or
sum of these noble and worthy men are very
self-sacrifcin' fur the country's good. Sum of
them, who've served the country one term, are
willin' to serve agin. But I'm afeerd they
wouldn't be so willin' to serve the country if
wars and rumors of wars wus to CUM. Ispose
most of 'em want cufy to vote for 'em, and
the last devil of 'em says he was always friend
to cultured persons, and rite then hates 'e1n
worse nor Ole Scratch. All they want is offs.
Mr.. Editer, thar's one thing I wanted to az you
about and that is how smart the Radicals are
about the niggers' edication. They open a
school and then close it, and promise heap
and do nuthin. Now, all this is to make be-
leve and do nuthin. They don't intend fur the
niger to be edicated fur if he wus, tell you
these - (call 'em what you plese, fur editurs
don't publish cuss words,) would have to leave.
Now, we don't mean all the candidates, fur
thars some good ones but ole Tray caught
thunder fur bein' in bad cumpany.
I've been lookin' fur long time to see who
all was agwine to run fur the legislator. If
Mr.. Scott stays at the head of things it don't
make much difference. spose them what
wants to 60 are waitin' to see if they will be
taken in the nomination wagin or have to foot
it. Hope they'll take the gravel train, slow
freight and heavy load. The niggers about me
are not agwine to vote for man unless he
makes sum promises. 1. To own up what he
steals and keep it all. 2. Always to be absent
at votin time. 8. To keep as nearly always
drunk as his constitution will permit. T. AS
we can't shoot birds in the summer, he must go
fur appintin' sum one to drive the cussed whip
perwills from the house so workin' people can
sleep. They want to kno their notions about
these things afore they vote.
Thars no dout about the peeple votin' fur
Greeley in this cuntry, fur we want peace and
plenty. Now, Mr.. Grant says we hav peace,
but it must be the peace which passes under
standin', fur we can't understand it. He says
we hav plenty, and 1 spose he means plenty
of abuse and taxes but nobody loves these.
Now, Mr.. Editur, we want n peace we can
comprehend and enjoy, and a plenty that will
make us prosper. Mr.. Greeley can do us good,
and he's agwine to be President just as shore
as you're an editur, and the cuntry will rejoice.
The nggers, too will vote fur him. They kno
about the man what done most to make 'em
voters, and jurors, and sich like, Gov. Orr,
.