Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-08

ez their private opinyuns ez to men and
things, they hev no rite to jepardize the
prospex NV the party in the Northern
States, witch, after all, is to be the battle
field in the contest witch is comm on,
witch will decide the fate Nv the party.
The Corners is liberal, like other Dem
ocratic localities, in the matter OF reso-
looshens. We kin resoloot with loose
mis- that hez never yet been exalted, and
do it with SIGH sincerity ez wood carry
convickshen to any sole-wich never seed
US.
Feelin that the people Nv the North
ought to be disabused Nv the idea that
the Dimocrisy NV the Corners wuz
not friendly to the colored people whose
lott is cast amongst us, and feelin that
the fact that we cherish abidin affeck-
shun for EN- ought to be understood, l
called aconvenshun Nv the white DIM
ocrisy, that our troo sentimence on this
question mite be given to the world.
We gathered in force. l took the cheer,
and the following resolooshens were yOo-
unanimously adopted:
The Dimocrisy of the Confedrit Cross Roads in
convenshun assembled, beeevin that the troo
feein NV tho Dimocrisy NV the South toward the
coored people Is misunderstood, and feeln
anxshus that the sed msapprehenshun shood be
removed and that the Corners espeshelly shood
be set rite afore the world, do hereby set forth
the follerin ez their platform Nv pr1nslppes:
Res0fped That the Dimocrisy NV Coniedrlt
Roads accept the results NV the late unpleasant
ness in good faith. and pledges themselves TO
stand by the sane forever and ever.
Res0toed That the Dimocrisy nv Coniedrit
Roads hev auz accepted the abolishun NV slav-
ery ez final, and hev neither desire nor dispo-
sishun to agin see their colored brethren in
bondage any kind watever.
Res0iyed That the Cross Roads challenge any
locality in the North of ekal populashun to show
OeODe witch kin aCceQc To tnt SeHtl-
mence NV these resolooshens with more hearth
ness.
Reso1yea That we heartily concede the entire
ekaty NV the colored men NV the Corners with
the Caucasian Dimocrisy and guarantee 10 EN- ali
the rights privileges and 1mmunltles that we
possess, and pledge ourselves to see EN- perfected
in en-.
Reso1oed That the rite nv the colored men nv
the Corners to exercise the sacred privilege NV
the ballot we not only concede, but we pledge
ourselves to perfect EN- in 1t at all hazards.
Resotred That we are not the enemies, but the
friends NV our coored brethren, and we put the
seel NV our everlasting condemnashen on all at
tempts TO bring about anythn that hez the slltest
appearance nv a war NV races.
ResOiged That we condemn vehemently and
unreservedly all acts violence toward our col
ored brethren; and we pledge the Corners that,
loving our colored brethren ez we do. nothln NV
the kind shell ever occur here, but that the col
-ored men of this visinity shell live under their
own vines and fig-trees (ef they have EN- to live
underl, with none to modest nor make EN- Altered
These resolooshens wuz passed yoo-
UNANIMOUSLY. DdstOIl IuSlStCu thul 0hSlS
shood be no discushen, for discushen he
remarkt, took time, and to him time wuz
money While the Corners Wuz in the
meetin- house discussin, the Corners
want at his bar drinkin, and he de-
spised discushen The resolooshens waZ
all rite, enyhow. And so they wuz
adopted and the meetin adjourned.
went away from that meetin house
tollablv well pleased. | he'd got the Cor
ners committed to a line Nv polisy wich
wood satisfy the people Nv the North.
Them Republicans witch wuz soured with
Rupublikinism, but which dassent trust
US to take keer Nv the niger, coodent
find no fault with these resolooshens, and
mite safely trust themselves with us, on
q platform so broad and comprehensive.
10 me the prospeX NV the Dimocrisy wuz
never so brite.
But my pleasure wuz Nv short dura-
shen. While we wuz at Bascom's takin
soshel drink, 1ssaker Gavitt saw passin
niger wagon maker who lives at the
lower end Nv the village.
THAT villin' sed lssaker, griffin his
teeth, "dunned me for ten dollars for re-
pairs onto my wagon yesterday, and my
father yoozed to own that niger"
"Infamusm shouted they all in korus.
stolen from my smoke-house, witch, l am
satisfied, that niger must have stolen"
wuz glad to hev that ham fastened
onto Niger for he'd paid Bascom
ham on akkount the mornin lssaker
missed it, lttahes good tinanccerin for
me to live here.
By this time the niger he'd got home,
but Issaker's rage wuz bilin feendlshly.
g am goin to hev pay for that ham
out Nv that nigger" yelled lssaker,
DRAWN his revolver.
but the niger is home and safe by
this time | sed, hopin to stem the tide
Nv his wrath and save ourselves. Let
it rest
"Neverr sed Issaker; "never! l
owe a dooty to society. That niger
may be home and out Nv reach, but there
are enuff others layin around loose.
Shell niggers steal my hams and go I'M
punished?'
And Issaker sailed out follered by the
entire Corners. They didn't find the in
divide niger that 1ssaker believed
stole his ham, but they found brother
in-law of hizzen, witch 1ssaker shot at
sight, but didn't quite kill him. The
wretch had no more sense than to stag
ger to his feet and seeze stun and
heave it at Issaker. The crowd, NV
coorse, xodent stand any SIGH signs Nv
INSTRUMENTATION on the part Nv this in
ferior race, and they dubbed him till his
inferior soul left its earthly tenement
and winged its way to wherever the souls
NV niggers 60.
The blood NV the Corners bein up,
there wuz no yoose attemptin to stop It..
The wrongs inflicted on Issaker Gavitt
demanded prompt reparashen, and IT