The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-10-10
The Oranges and Politics.

pressed their fears that the Democrats of
the land would ~insinuate themselves
into the oranges in order to make capi-
tai and interest for their effete and de-
funct party. Let there be no fear on that
head; but, knowing the party and their
principles Of old. it is but prudent and
right to keep a watch over them. And
what was and. is Democracy of the
United States: Did not that party for
many years do its utmost to oyerturn
our happy Government. for the most
trivial reasons imaginable? Failing in
that, did they not next assert that '.cot-
ton was the king of the Republic" and,
consequently, that .'cotton ~raisers should
and ought To rule and govern this ma
tom" Now, all men know, who know
anything. that it was designed dcccp-
ton on the part of the Democrats To
crown cotton king Of the licpublic-king
Log oven again. No, i; the .'nigger"
that WAS crowned and who had more
powers conferred upon him than Louis
XIV ever welded over France. .Awor,l,
a hint, innocent in itself, has been often
construed treason against his sublime
majeSty-the Niger" Moreover. his
faithful subjects s~trcnuouSly contcndrd
that his sublime majesty, dc .jarc.
should, and of right ought to, extend
his authority to the shores of the Pacific
Ocean. His subjects would have shed
their blood for the extension of their
kings domini"ns in any possible dircc-
ton. Numbers have suffered death Tor
treason against his Majesty. without a
jury or judge. or a trial. To my per-
sonal knowledge / declare, that those
persons who owned only n few negroes.
and those who owned not one, were es-
tecmcd less than Il good hound or Il
ducking dog. They were STYLED white
trash, mud-,ills, &c. Three farmers,
my ~neighbors, left for Alabama some
! years ago. They had done well and
were highly respected; but they thought
they might do better yet by migrating
| to Alabama and engaging in raising
cotton. ] think not one OF the three
farmers owned more than ten negroes,
old and young. In a year or two they
returned, and was glad to meet them
and TO hear of the new country. Upon
inquiring how they liked the country,
they frankly told me that III they had
the proper number of negroes they
would be satisfied, and could do well
! enough :" but, said they, .'as society is
| organized there, no man can be received
into good company unless fifty negroes
are charged to them on the Assessors
books = and, furthermore, unless he
and his family appear in public in a
close carriage. driven by n Niger fell
low" These men had come in to hire
the requisite number of negroes to make
| up the aristocratic minimum, and they
got them. This is Democracy, both
Northern and Southern; negroes being
the chief corner stone, and the under
pinning besides. The rebellion and all
| its crueltics,% robbcrics, debts and deaths
a only be ascribed to king Niger, and
his faithful subjects, the Democrats,
north and south. What threats have
they made If they ever should come into
power! But the Oranges know them.
What fault can the Democrats find with
the present Republican Government?
None under the sun. except it be they
want the Offices and the emoluments.
They turned Missouri over to their party
most adroitly; and now we are repre-
scented by French and German gentle
men in the United States Senate. What
now is their hobby? Why, the tariff.
A part of them are for free trade and
direct taxation to support the Govern
ment; another part is for tariff for reve-
nue. purposes; another part is for tar
if for revenue purposes and for in
cidental help ut the same time to our
manufacturers; and another part of the
blessed Democracy is for IA judlcious
tariff! In Texas the party intends to
run back to Jefferson for a fresh start in
Democracy. Jefferson will hand them
the ..Dcclaratlon of Independence
which reads, "All men are created free
and equal" s&c., and he will also hand
them his Notes on Virginia" Demo-
Gratis htd better not disturb the namas
of Jefferson or Washington. l have
often heard them d-n Jefferson for
aiding in getting up the Declaration OF
Independence, and for writing his Notes
on Virginia and often have l heard them
d-n Washington for manumitting his
numerous slaves. No danger of such q
party, so well known, so deeply alb
horrcd IS u party, ever leading any
number of honest men, Of common
seusc again. ! VIRGINIAN.