Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-01

we carried the niggers; Of course i was on
the seat with Won, and you let me hold the
reips awhile. but that was for effect. /
liked it so well wanted to stay, but YOU
/ s,can't see it," q, thou whited sepulchre,
how beautiful to behold, but within thou
art full of dead mems bones.
| do not desire to prosecute in this mat
ter, but ssnot every one that says Lord,
Lord. etc." even so it is with the bulk Of
our white Republicans in Haywood county.
There are a few here who desired to help
me but are unable to do 50; Others could
do, and show rot the least sign nor DISPOSE
ton to assist me in any way. They say
9don't give it up," make your bond, but
never offer to assist me in procuring the re-
quired sureties. Gentlemen, this is only
a test case. We want to see who you are;
am not the only one. There were six
colored men elected constables in the
late election all of whom have had to bite
the dust. Two years ago one was elect
ed in district number fifteen; he
could give no bond. We are wide awake
now, and mean business. In Memphis
and other towns and cities where colOred
men are elected,th white Republicans take
them by the hand and have never known
one to fail for want Of bond. Where are
those boosted 500? They can't face this
kind of music. Like Ephriam, they are
Joined to their idols. Now gentlemen, /
am no fool, nor cats paw for the monkey
to pull the chestnuts from the fire with.
In such case propose TO be the monkey
little while, let us change up what is
sauce for the goose is sauce for {, e gander?
if so we have little left, (apple sass, if
IL L ,,,1 20
it will do the most good. Then to you
with whom am identified by the kindred
ties of blood, YOU have stood so nobly by
me and cast your ballots for me regardless
of what the consequences might be, l
thank you a thousand times; l should
have endeavored to honor the Office TO which
you, by your ballots, had elected me; but
let me advise you not to attempt to
elect colored men to office in Haywood
county. Our white Republican friends
won't 90 on their bonds. We have plain
evidence that they only stand as sureties of
white Republicans. They are, or have
shown themselves, too ungrateful for what
you have done for them to give us con-
stables bond, and, if l were to remain ST.
lent at this enlightened period, L would be-
lie my manhood, and deem myself the tool
and slave of those who labor for their own
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Neither shall you re-
main ignorant of the true use they have
for you, viz: to get your votes. have in
part accomplished the object for which
consented to become a cand:date-to test
your integrity. Was there ever a greater
manifestation of ingratitude than that here
in exhibited to the colo-ed voters Of
Haywood county? We who ar9the true Re-
publicans cannot receive any thanks from
our pretended friends, and now they claim
our support, with these marks Of ingrati-
tude staring them in the face. Again L APP
peal to my friends, who have never coun-
seled you to dishonOr or disgrace, (and be
it far from me on this Oscasi On,) / say to
you let us rise en- DlGSSe, and show to all
men that we will not be used as a tool to
put others in Office who when we elect one
from among us fully competent to fill the
position to which we by our ballots have
placed him, scorn' or refuse to give him a
bond, and act totally Indifferent to his sue
cess. Let us vote for the man of our
choice. We have no party but ourselves and
if we are to ''paddle our own canoes" in
bonds, We can do it in everything else.
Yours for principle as well as party, or
principles without party. r. n. CONTEE.