New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-11-07
All AbOHs gaOw Lieutenant Gov
ernOf rtnCaaback Captured
the AleNaHdrtans.

Among the many peculiar incidents of the
present Presidential campaign is the follow
ing told by the New Orleans Republican:
The night was well advanced. mOonless.
and dark. The Frazer, with "C;csar and his
fortunes, was tied to the wharf, and nothing
disturbed the solemn silence but the rippies
of the old Red river and the creakiEg of the
boats timbers as she Swayed with the cur
rent. Kellogg, Packard, pinchback, and the
halfdozen lesser CicerOes and Demostheneses
constituting the campaign party were in their
little BEDS supposed to be dreaming Of
Oratorical triumphs to be won on the morrow,
for II is needless to say each had gone to AL
exandria to see and conquer ''the natives"
But appearances were leceitfu. All was
not 50 calm as outward appearances indi-
Gated. One periurbed spirit, who had dire
full recollections of ku-kluX visits in that
neighbOrhOod in times gone by, and fully be-
lieyed that absence had not obliterated all
recollections Of him from the minds of the
people, wandered restlessy in the deep
shadow of the overhanging guards.
Suddenly his acute ear caught the murmur
OF suppressed voices on shore, and finally
came distinct the words: 81 tell You Pinch is
on board. Let's have look ut the id
niger, anyhow"
What visions of fire and blood this sentence
conjued up never can be told, but certain it
is the listener stole into the cabin and urged
manager Packard to have the hawsers cut
and cross to the other shore. As there was
no steam up, how to carry out the suggestion
was conndrum which Mr.. Pinchback left
the party to solve, while he went ont on the
guards, despite the suggestion that 'they
will kill you, Governor, sure"
'lIello!' was Mr.. Pinchback's salutatiOn.
Hello, yourself Who the hello are you,
anyway" was the response.
I'm that Pinch you want TO see."
"You're liar" was the prompt and for
chile retort.
Come on board and look
| A muttering of voices followed, out of
which Mr.. Pinchback distinguished, 1.-THE
id niggcr don't seem afraid, does he,"
which prompted him to add:
"Why, you are afraid to come aboard.
How many are there of you:"
Fifteen" some one answered.
''Well fifteen to one niger ought to give
you confidence, so come and take drink"
This idea Of a scare tickled the crowd
hugely, so they good-naturedly accepted the
invitation, and were received by the Lieut..
Governor in his night dress. The barkeeper
was aroused, and, aided by Captain w. Il.
! Barrett, of the third ward, Mr.. Pinchback
| entertained his numerous guests with the
best the boat afforded. Toast after toast
was proposed and drowned in trimming COB
lets until, out of consideration for his fellow
excursionists, the host was compelled to hint
the eXpediency of evacuating the cabin.
Then followed proposition that ''Pinch"
and his friend should go with them up town,
to repeated destinations of which veto was
peremptorily put, and Mr.. Pinchback was
fain at last to yield, and retired to dress.
In the state-rsoms he was warned that he
would never come back alive, but he had
more faith, and ere long found himself in a
snug saloon in the city, and quaffng sparkling
champagne in honor of sentiments patriotic,
social, and moral.
Only one trifiing incident occurred to MAJ
the harmony of this pleasant and unexpected
occurrence. One of the young men had be-
come rather too patriotic, under the influence
Of repeated rotations, and, as the party re
tired, hurrahed wildly for McEnery and War
, moth, and damned Pinchback," for which
, breach Of etiquette and hospitality a commit
tee OF one was sent on board to Mr.. Pinch
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