New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-27
AGGREssIONs OF THE BLACK.

AAas Tue negroes VINO nave Deeu WOrh
ing in the crop and the kitchen all tn
year are preparing to kill all the whit
people on Red river is IS singular charge
i That q number of black men who were 4
jai. should have been charged with mani
testing strong desire to xii! two or three
white citizens. and fire and sack town
should have been taken out Of Jail by {
party Of whites and bru:ally murdered.
as the New York T..ib1n. says. That ''tht
'chites are taking steps to defend them
selves in case Of an outbreak, i'll such :
State as Tennessee amounts to panic
| We can not understand why an efor, i
made 10 force these peaceful and indus
trious colored people into a strife il
which they would assurediy suffer but fol
the constitution. At this point Of per
| plexity We remember that Mark Twain
has illustrated the determination of a
bully to fasten q igh. on a weak and
peaeeabie man. and We reproduce i: as a
bitter example of the White Lacquer try
ing to yepresen: the negro as al aggresso,
and then to murder him or drive him out
Of the country:
The other man was a s.aiwart rufian
! called ARKANSAS" who carried two reyol.
vers IN his bel. and bowie knife project
| ing from his boot. and who was always
! drunk and always suffering for fight. But
ne was so feared. that nobody would &C.
commodate him. He would try al: manner
OF little wary ruses TO entrap somebody
| into an offensive remark. and his face would
light up now and then when he tancied he
| was fairly on the scent of fight. but in.
variably his victim would eiude his tolls
and then he would show a disappointment
that was almost pathetic. The landlord.
johnson, was meek. wel..meaning fellow.
and Arkansas fastened on him early. as a
promising subject. and gave hin. no rest
day or night. for awhile. On the fourth
I morning, Arkansas go: drunk and sat him.
| self down to wait for an opportunity.
| Presently johnson came in. Just comfortably
sociabie with whisky. and sait;:
! II reckon the Pennsylvania lection"
Arkansas raised his hnge. :mpressiyely
! ana Johnson stopped. Arkansas rose I'm.
| steadily and confronted him. Said h.,
| .'Wha-wha. DO You know a-asout Penn
syivania. Answer me that NAa-wha. Go
! you know bout Pennsylvania
Il was Only gem 20 say
"ioE was only goin' 70 say. 10" wa.'
Yoc was only goin' to say-,rd't was yo.
| go.n' to say, Tha:'s ii That's what /
want to know. wan: - know wha-wila.
(; .ic, what you know about Pennsylvania,
since you're maxim yourself So ID free.
Answer me that:
"Mr. Arkansas. i: YOU'D only YET me-
"WhO's a heaGerin' YOU! Don. you in.
sinuate nothing agin me.-Gon'. you DO Il.
cussin' and goin' OF Ike a !;.natio-iont
you Go it. lCoz won't stand It. II fights
what you want, on. with IL. IL your man.
Out with it,
Said johnson. backing into g corner,
Arkansas following. menacingly.
why. l never said nothing, NJ. Ariac-
sas. You don't give man no chance. !
was only goin' to say that Pennsylvania
was so;n' to have an election nexs week
goin' 20 say wish ! may never stir II i:
wasn't
'Weli then why en-: you say IT. VIVA:
did you come sweilin around that way tc-.
and tryin' TO raise trouble
"Whr didn's come sweilin' around. Nc.
Arkansas-I just
'Tm liar am I. Ger.reat C.aar's ghost"
ooh. please. Mr.. Arkansas. Inevsr meant
such thing as that. l wis.,. NAV die If :!
did. And al! the boys wili tell you tina. I'VE
always spoke well Of you. and respected
you more'n any man III tie house Ask
Smith. Amt it so. Smith. Didn't Isay. no
longer ago than last night. that for a man
that was gentleman ali the time and every
way you took him. give me Arkansas, II,
leave it TO any gentleman here if ;cem
warn't the very words used. Come. now,
Mr.. Arkansas. les take a d-.nk-le's shake
hands and take drink. Come ul,-eyecv.
cni.-s les DIV ~V
Bob. Scotty-come Up. I want vou all "a
take drink With me and Arkarsas-.I
Arkansas. call Lim-hulIy old Arkansas.
Gimme your hand agln. Look a. him.
boys-just take a i1Gt a: hin Thar stands
the whitest man IL A!nerica.-ani the laau
that denies it mas got to fight ne, that's ali.
Gimme that old tiippe. agin'
They embraced. with drunken affection
OF the landlords part. and uu-esDonsive
federation on the par, OF Arkansas. who.
bribed by drink. was disappointed: IN his
prey once more. But the foolish landlord
was so happy to have escaped burche-v.
that he went on talking when la o:,yi- =,
have marched himself out of danger. The
consequence was .ha: Arkansas shortly
began to glover upon him dangerously, and
presently eaId:
''Lan' lord, vii, you p-eies.e make tina. re.
mark over agin II you p!ease."
IL was a-savin' TO Scotty tia, nv father
was uparda OF eighty year Old vixen he !
died.
"Was that all t4a. you said.
"1es. that was all. |
''DidC'. say nothing aut thar
"So-nothing.
Then an uncomfortable silence. !
Arkansas played with his glass moment. !!
loliinS on his elbows on the co inter Then |
he MeGitative.y scratched bis LET. sIi. with |;
his boot, while the awkward silen.s con. |
.inued. But presently he ioafed away |;
toward the stove. looking dissatisfied: !
roughly shouIdered two or three men out o. !
a comfortable position. occupied :, himself. |
gave sleeping dog kick that sent MIN |;
bowling under a bench. then s,-.st. li.
ong legs and his blanket-coat tails apart !
aud proceeded 10 warm his back IL
lItle Whiie re .e4! 70 yralnb.lng 20 himself
ana soon he slouc!.ot. back 70 cae bar and
said:
..Lan'iord, what's yoIr idea for rakin up
20 personalities and BLOWN about your
alAe:! Am. TINS COMPANY agreeable to ;
7ou: Amt il, Ii this COMPANY ain.
to you. p'raps we'd better leave,
s tnaE your idea. i tina: VIVA. you're
coming att
Why bless your soul. Arkansas. I warn't
ny mother
Ian lord. don't crowd a man: DON. do
{. II nothing Il do you but disturbance.
u with 1t like man (ic)-but do,t'tr rake up
ID bygones and fling EN- IN the teeth of a
asset OF people that wants to be peaceable
they could git chance. What's the
natter with you this mornin', anyway!
ever see man carry ON So"
Arkansas, l RELY didn't mean no harm,
nd won't go on with it if it's unpleasant
. you. ! reckon my icker's go: into my