Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-10-02

(Wica is in the State NV Kentucky :
September /, 1874.
The nigger insurrcckshun wich
shock the Corners from center to
circumference attracted the atten-
shun uv the Governor " this noble
State. and he come down to see ef
suth;n c0o,icnt be done to arrange
the matter, with q view Nv heviEG
peere sprei hcr white wings over
this distracted seckshun. He didn't
order any NV us arrested. for, ez
rool, nobody is ever arrested for
murder in Kentucky but niggcrs and
paupels, and he didn't deem it advis-
able to arrest any niggers onlcss we
Insisted OTTO it; wich we didn't, for
we claim tn be abe til ii:c our own
hattles with ctr oppressors, without
he Aid nv the State.
But the Governor did allise con
ciliashen and harmony. Sed he:
"Why can't 700 compromise with
these people? Why can't 700 con-
ec,lc suthin III them, and they con
cede suth;a III y"o, and work and
live together i'll peace? 1t wood be
better
Bascon sworc he'd be blcst first,
aioGe bed affiliate with any Niger.
".>in't 700 standin in yoor own
ii.e?" replied the Governor. "lhink
,n it. iIl' yoo wNz on good terms
with them nigeGs, coodu't yoo hey
them customers 1t yoor bl:?:'
s, sce.' scd Basccrnh, "anl hale
the suggestion. They pay cash
".,hd / see politiklc pint il it,
exclaimed, .joyfHlly. Let 'cn git to
&c regler customers Nv i'ascom's and
they'll Ill he Dimocrats III six months.
No Republilin kin drink this l;Eiler
! and eiiloor."
And il wuz agreed that we shood
i.hoo Il reGucst to the nigGers III the
Corners that, THROWN aside ali pre-
ioodisSes and all teelin that had
grown cut Of the late oili}leas ;n;:!:>s,
- well ez TIE present small ones.
they si.oo,l meet thcwhitc Democrisy
in Il Peoples Convention, and yoonite
in roltik!e oclshcn, with view to
!leyiii, hereafter, chat peace and good
fpplin without wich no community
Good BE RELY prosperous.
wrote the call and it WIZ sent
"lt
The nigcers consulted over it. ard
decided that it wuz wat they wanted,
precisely. They expressed themselves
~iil'n 70 f~rsit I'll that he'd happened,
and to cooperate with IL in bringin
about the era W coed leeiia.
Accordingly a convenshuI WAS
called TO nominate corpo:asl!a:l 5ii;-
cers. to .he composed Nv citizens i.'res-
pcc;iye ~ color, aSsurin our colore,i
fellow citizens that they should come
III Hitli us Oh = fair and cilitable foot
! in, and ;hat they Shood hey an even
he" With rs iii everything.
The ,!}y Nv the convenS'iun the
n;-Gvrs VIE presen; in full force, aud
Or pry.icn.lcl reasons itwuz deemed
A.iiEisa':ic l>at the whites shool also
ri i. an appearance to Al extent to
oy,rhsli"rc en-. which We dill.
!'ur tie sake w c!irvk, called Il
ni"gcr preacher (who is sort OF
er,,c.' among cm) to Il sect OH the
plat and shook hands with him.
6! tiust you are welt ! Sod cor
iii;r.
.'ollabic,' sed he II haint got
t! &c bucks OF out w my shoulder
y2., hut de old woman sez de ba!an> c
A;il come out ny itself.
Iss2ier Gari:t lad dra" 4 beed
o.i him the week aIorc.
After several speeches iii wich TIE
; Corners WIZ congratulated on the
prospect Of peece, good Will and
harmony, noninashcns was in order.
| isaa!;er G:!:iIs promptly no::,: mated
&. y. I5ascoNl FIX t:ayo-, web wuZ
carried before the niGgers had "a
Glance to say anything.
Then D2cllin i'ogran moved that
! Captain McPel;er be yoonaninously
nominated for Marshal, w;ch was put
and carried before any discussion
sooa be had.
Is this pint The niHger clement in
this Citi-9ls' E2nycnilun commenced
it.mentin. The preacher rcrc and
! wanted to know. at,Di'a amy other
no.ninashcns WIZ made, just eggs
Hc,,y wat 4 citizens couvcnshun Wuz.
I When the co!ore;l citizens Was i'll
Yite,.;o pal;i;sipatc, il WIZ presoomed
;:,at there wood be some Difference
pail to en-, and that
He didn't get any furdor, for |
called him to order, and reprimaEdca
him mildly for ilitrodoosin topics
rnil;rlatei to disturb tie operashens
/ az a conyensiiun called IN ihe interest
RI pe2ce and harmony. IsnEci:tcly
Gyncn rIcgrath nominated for Esll-
/ sable Issai.ar tilyitt, which was car
! riel to wunst
! I'ac nigger preccher rose wunst
more and insisted on b2in hccrtl. lie
rc,narlt tina; ihe co!orcd citizens he'd
ben invi;el to .jinc in a conycnshun
that Nuz for peece. He wanted
pecce, and supposed that the oifishels
/ to be nominated wood be SIGH as
weed ershoor pecce. Bat the pro
"1ctiinS didn't SCOT him much. Bas-
com he'd bin nominated for Mayor
Il WIZ 1T Bas~o.n's house TIA; The
raid Oh Ike colorcd people he'd hin
! decided Oh, anl Bascom participated
in it. Capt. McPelter he'd bin noni-
mated fer Marshal. Capt. McPeltel
last Tuesday Killed a brotherin-law
Nv the speoj;cr. ISsaker Garitt bed
b;a nominated for Constable Ih,
Speaker he il his body that mint
s!ugs from IsSikel's shotgun. FL tho
no:ninashuns WIZ to be ali on one
side-ef they wnz to be all Dino
krajs, and all Elcn wich he'd been
pe"sc'lootprs Of the colorel people
why, then
! w course, / caodent stand that
kind nv incenaiary talk; / stopt him
with the simple statement that while
we wanted pncce, and quiet, and sich
and desired to do ekai and eGgsa t
! Justice, we wnzont agoin 70 allow 80
nig2crs to interfere in any way that
WIZ onDlcnSaut And moreover
j:f,;t CT any. f,,.tanr with my