New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-11
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The Democracy of the COrners N.
Convention and kcsolve-How III
Lived Up to Their fesOiuiioas. IAey

witch Is IN the State OF Kentuckr.Sl
The Dimocrisy NV the Corners hev ~ ~
and do tee ], that whatever they NAV hsas
ez their private Opinyuns ez to men WV
things, they hev no rite to epardiza .La
prospex Nv the party in the Northern Statsss
witch, after all, is to be the battlefield in ~
contest witch is comm on, witch will deciSs
the fate Nv the party.
The Corners is liberal, like other Demo
cratic localities, in the matter OF resoloa
shens. We kin resoloOt with loosen,
that hev never yet been exalted, and do,
with SIGH sincerity eZ wood carry CONVEX.
shen to any sOle--wich never seed u.s.
Feeliu that the people Nv the North ougb.
to be disaoused NV the idea that the Dino.
crisy NV the Corners wuZ not friendly IA
the colored people whose lot is cast amonps,
us. and feelin that the fact that we cherish
abidin atfeckshun for elm ought to ba
understood, called a convenshun Nv thu
white Dimocrisy, that our trOo sentlmencs
on this question might be given to tina
world. We gathered in force. took thu
cheer, and the tollowin resOlooshens wus
yoonanimously adop ed:
The Dimocrisy of the COnfedrit Cross
Roads in convenshun assembled, beleevin
that the troo feelin NV the DmOcrisy u,
the South toward the cOlOred people is mis-.
understood, and feelin anxshus that the sed
misapprehenshun shOOd be removed, and
that the Corners espeshelly shoOd be Get
rite afore the world, do hereby set forth the
fOllerin eZ their platinum NV principles
Rcsolrcd, That the Dimocrisy Nv Confed-
rit Y Roads accept the result Nv the late
onpleasantness in good faith, ana pledges
themselves to stand by the same forever
and ever.
Resolred. That the Dinocrisy NV Confed.
rit Y Roads hev alluz accepted the abo
lishun NV slavery as final, and hev neither
desire nor disposishun to agin see their
colored brethren in bondage Nv any kind
whatever.
Resolrcd. That the Cross Roads challenge
any lOkality in the North Nv ekal pOpula-
shun to show more people witch kin accede
to the sentimeuce Nv these resOlOshens with
more heartiness.
Resoiced, That we heartily concede the
entire ekality NV the colOred men NV the
Corners with the Caucasian DimOcrisy, and
guarantee to en- all the rites, privileges and
immunities that we possess. and pledge
ourselves to SO en- perfected in EN-.
ResOlred, 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 protect EN- inI
at all hazards.
Resolred, That we are not the enemiea
but the friends, of our cOlOred brethren
and we put the seel of our everlastin con.
demnashen on all attempts to bring about
anythin that hez the slitest appearance Nv
q war Nv races.
Rcsolred, That we condemn vehemently
and unreservcdly all acts Nv violence
toward our cOlored brethren; and va
pledge the Corners that, lOvin our cOlored
brethren as We do, nOthin Nv the kind shel
ever occur here. but that the cOlored men
Nv this visinity shell live under their own
vines and fig trees (ef they have EN- to live
under), with none to melest or make en-
Altered.
These resolooshens wuz passed yoOnani
mously.
Bascom insisted that there shood be no
discushen, for discushens, he remarkt, took
time, and to him time wuz money.
While the Corners wuz in the meeting
house discussin, the Corners want at the
bar drinkin, and he despised discushen
The resOlOOshens wuz all rite, enyh0w
And so they wux adopted, and the meetin
adjourned.
went away from that meetin house tol
lably we'll pleased. bed got the Cornen
committed to a line Nv polisy which wood
satisfy the people Nv the North. Them Re
publikins witch WIZ sOured with Repub
kinism, but witch dassebt trust us to tas
keer Nv the Niger, coOdent find no fault
with these resulOoshens, and mite safely
trust themselves with us, on platform
broad and comprehensive. To me the pros
peX Nv the Democrisy wuz never SO brite
But my pleasure wuz Nv short durashen.
While We wuz II. Bascon's takin a sOshel
drink, Issaker Gavtt saw passin Niger
wagon maker who lives at the lower end Nv
the village.
THAT yfiin," sed fssaker. griffin his
teeth. "dunned me for $40 for repairs onto
my wagon yesterday, aud my father yoozed
TO own that niger"
"Infanous!' shout they all in korus.
''And only mite aiOre last had a ham
stolen from my smoke house. which, am
satisfied, that Niger must have stolen"
&wuz glad 10 have that ham fastened onto
q niger, for he'd paid BascOm ham on
akkOunt The morning Issaker missed it. 1t
takes good financeerin for me 20 live here.
By this time the nigger he'd got home, but
1ssaEsr's rage wuz u bllin teendishly
"fm gOin to hev pay for that ham out Nv
that nigees" yelled 3ssaksr. drawing his 70
vOlveP.
"Bus the niger is nome and cafe BY thu
time" ! sed. h"pin to steM the tide NV hi
wrath and save ourselves. "Lct il rests
"Gever!" set lssaker; 'never? J owes
dOoty to soeety. Hhat niger way be hom
and out Ny reach. bnt there are enuff other
layin around loose. Shell aiggers steal u
hams and 90 UNPUBLISHED =
And lssaker sailed out, followed byte
entire Corners. They didn't find the ind
his ham, but they found d bro,heg in lawn
hizz. n. Wich S-sAker shot a. site, but didne
quite kill him. The wretch had no mors
sense than 70 s'aS.er ." bis teet aud seezs
. stun and heey4 it :st iesaker. The crowd,
Nv cOOrse. cootien: stand any rich signs Of
insubVrdi0ashen ss the pant Nv this inferS
race. and they club.et him till his inferoI
skull lett its earthly tenement and winged
its way to wherever the souls of niggsrs 90.
The blOcd uy the Corners hein up. there
wu2 No y"ose xttemptin 70 stop il. 1he
wrongs inflicted IA iss2ker Gavics de-
manded prompt feparsshen. and il vas
had. The igger be haa 2cc,osed wasn't
found, but some sic others Vuz, and they
suffered in his stead. Wot remOrse will
haunt tha: aigS.y's mind when no COZ
templates tfs tact THAT Ais Respa out Nv
the wsy Nv being billed cost six ~,neye sheis
livess It is ieA like en-.
the trouble saN On late tntS che 1ite
The AiggeSs hev y trick OF &eepin cut W
the way sheA the blood NV the Corners
biles. but they can, take aheii school
houses with elm. Nor III their portable prop
erfy. The sch"olhSuse ~ The edge Nv the
village wu1 hutned. and quite y AumbeS Nv
wagons and wheeIt,arrvre and scb beOngln
to em. wich We gathered. ~nz eonsoomed
70 mako decent Sonfire. w this flrs oce
CURED az about 5 in .h.. mornin. and ez ting
mail closed a. Z. ] didnt stay 70 see IL out.
GOT back e. Bascon's and made tan
copy of my res"rs~b4ns. that they inlgn'
60 up North FOR publication in good shape
l espeshelly desire - Tsasboos ous sr,ep0
in the North.
PETROLEUM z. MASSEY.
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