Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-24
Nasty.
The Troubles I'm kcntucky.sAM Al.
tempt TO Cooperate with thc Ne.
grOes-.The Failure ana why.

grOes-.The Eaiiure ana why.
From the Toledo Blade
CoNFEDR1T X RoADsl
(Which is in the State Nv Kentucky)y
September 1, 1874.
The nigger insurrcckshun which
shook the Corners from center to cir
conference attracted the attcnshun NV
the Governor NV this noble State and
he come down to see Of suthin coodcnt
be done to arrange the matter with
view NV heving peece spred her white
wings over this distracted scckshun.
He didn't order any Nv us arrested,
for, ez q rool, nobody is ever arrested
for murder in Kentucky but niggcrs
and paupers, and he didn't deem it ad-
visable to arrest any niggers, onless
VIC insisted onto it, which we didn't,
for we claim to be able to fife our own
battles with our oppressors, without
the aid nv the State. ...ss,
But the Governor did advise concil-
iashen and harmony. Said he:
"Why can't 700 compromise with
these people? Why can't 700 conccdc
suthin to them, and they conccdc suth-,
in to VOC, and work and live together
in peace? 1t wood be better"
Bascom swore he'd be blest first,
aforc hold affiliate with any niger.
faint 700 standin in yoor own
lite Z" replied the Governor. 'Think
Nv it. Ell 700 waz on good terms with
them niggers, cooldn't 700 hev en- for
customers at yoor bar 7" is. Il ~
Il see," sed Dascomb, Sand hale the
sejestion. They pay cash."
And l see politikle pint in it," /
exclaimed ioyfally. "Let EN- git to be
reguler customers NV Bascom's and
they'll all be Dimocrsts in six months.
No Republikin kin drink this likkcr
and endoor." VI
And 1t waz agreed that we shood
ishoo request to the niggers NV the
Corners that, THROWN aside all pref.
oodisses and all feelin that had grown
ont NV the late onploasantnis, ez well
ez the recent small once, they shood
meet the white Dilnocrisy in Peo-
Plies Convcnshum, and yoonite in po-
litikle ackshen, With view to hevin,
hereafter, that peece and good feelin
without which no community Good be
rcely prosperous. M $50 ~,
wrote the call, and it wuz sent ont.
The niggers consulted over 1t. and
decided that il wUz wat thew wanted.
precisely. They expressed theirselves
Wiliin to forgit all that he'd happened.
ana to cooperate with us In bringin
about the era NV good feclin.
Accordingly conyenshun wuz
called to nominate corporashun Off
Gers. 10 be composed NV citizens ire
spcctiye NV color, assurin.onr colored
fellow -citizcns that they ..sllood come
in with us Oh a fair and eEitablc footin.
and that they shood hev an even show
with Us in everything.
Tho day NV the conversation the mig
gers wuz present in full force. and for
prudenshcl reasons It wuz deemed ad-
visable that the whites shood also nut
in an appearance to an extent to over
balance EN-, which we did. sttt
For the sake Nv affcck. i called a
niger preacher (who is q sort uy
Ieeder among en,) 70 n sect on the plat-
Il trnst VOC are well I" j said coriiiy.
tTnllnhlc y az hn III haiy,t rnt Al,
thu hncSshft o.,i nv nv sho,,l1er vet.
INT do die woman sez IA balance will
CONN mt nv itseifn 6sT6 5G'T7t7
Issnker Gaviit he'd ifrauf1 4 heed a,
him 'thc week afore. "
a far several sneeches In which The
Farmers VIM cnnuratnlated an the
nrnsnacL nv neecr pond viii ana bar.
monv nominashnns wnz in order.
Isaaiar Gavitt nrotrn,b, s,,osn;n ia
n ~ Rascom far. Marnr, which wns
csrr;aa heSnra the nioosrs had = cha n 80
IN Gov onvth;ng E III - 80 : Z
Tl,sn I,eah;n pnoran,d moved that
Cant. McPelter he vnonanimonslv NOR, .
mated for Marshal. wich' was nut and
carried before anv ,1;scnssion cnnd hc
ihea ~ = 49, -'f'ss = l'1~if q
this n;nt the niger element n
tb;a C;tiznps, Cnnrcns6yn commenced
sarmons;n rio nreachar rosa onS
,nau.aa - a fnsa oas, I "m'
;ra.;ons ~ mn, nS mada rs. asr w. -
= ";.;,ana CO. - nu"nt;cn sv,, zee Whsr shs
co,nrad c;t;.ans NM ;my;..a ~ No ,, ~.
s;noto - Nm. rrosnamad' ,hst share
wpnd ba eonna defsronca Maid - an,
ordN 80 - - 80 -, p -, oD-'''
"fIe didn't oet INV ,pr,ber for call.
ad rim - nr.5er and rnnr ;mandaa him
FIR ;nterdoos;n ton;cs calkelated "a
d;stnrh Inc nnerashnns ~ conven.
shnn called in Tie ;ntercat of nesce
and harmony Imme;itlv Cvmna No.
Grath nominated for constahle Issa key
Gavitt. wich wnz carried ia wv nnst.
Tho Niger preacher rose wnnct
more and Insisted on bein heerd. He
remarkt that tbe 'colored citizens he'd
bin invited to line IN conycnsbnn
that wuz for peece. lie wanted Deece.
and sn,,nnsed that fhe offisheIs 10 he
nominated wood Ia SIGH e. wood en-
shoor peecc. mt the nrocedins didn't
snit him much. Bascom he'd hin nom.
mated for MAYOR. II wuz a Rascon's
house that the raid ON the colored peo-
DE he'd bin 9desided on. and Rascom
participated ia it. Capt. McPelter hcd
bin nominated for Marshal. Capt.
McPelter last Toosflay killed a brother
in-law nv the speaker. Issaker Gayitt
he'd bin nominated for Constable. The
specker he'd in his body that mint
siugs from Issakcr's shotgun. Ef the
nominations wuz to be ali on one side
.-ef they wuz to be all Dimokrats and
all men which he'd bin persek ooters Of
the colorctl people---then.-T 4s1-tl
Trv conrea n srnuld,,,t eta na tbot LIND