West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-09-21
NASBY.

Mr.. Nasty Protests against tAe Employment
Of Federal Troops TN the Southern States
on Election Day.
CoNFEDRIT x ROADS,
WITCH is IN THE STATE Nv KENTU CKY,
Sept. 9th, 1875.
There is dismay in the Cross Roads sence
we he'd the directions Of Attorney General
Taft red to us, threatenin the employment
Nv troops in the Southern States, about
elecshun time, we feel that all hope NV FREE
dem is gone, and that we mite jist ez well
git out our chains and go to clankin Nv EN-,
first ez last When the Cross Roads can't
run it's eleckshuns it's own way, ther amt
NO more freedom. Freedom is throttled
and eff she don't shreek now, she is tuffer
old virgin than I ever give her credit for
bein. -
what is the necessity Nv sendin troops
down here on eleckshun day? To perfect
the niggers? Can't WE perfect EN-? Shan't
we hev the guardin Nv the ballot box, and
won't we see that everybody votes, wich we
consider entitled to the ballot? This is an
outrage wich is well calkelatid to onsettle
the devoshen Nv me and 1ssaker Gavitt to
the Government.
70 show how onnessary this interference
is, will state that we he'd already made full
and ampel preparashuns for a peaceful and
quiet eleckshun. We he'd organized the
white citizens NV the Corners into a guard
TO f1o tv fha ha1lnt hoy
and to see that no disturbin elemence come
in. Wv course we excloodid from the ar
| raBgement, Pollock, Bigler, and the two
carpetbaggers who hev a wagon factory
here, wich they bilt ten years ago, and wich
hez disturbed us ever sense, ez they are
both Republicans. We he'd taken an invoice
Nv the shot guns in the naberhood, and he'd
detailed our quickest and most akkerit shots
to yoose EN-, and he'd matters SO arranged
that ther coodent be no disturbance at the
polls. a
Our method wuz simple and statesman
LIKE originated it. That ignorence mite
net be pleaded ez an excoose we notified
all the niggers within the limit Nv this pre-
cinct, that to prevent trubble they must
not come to the polls or attempt to VOTE
That eff they wood keep keerfully at home
all that day, they wood not be molestid or
harmed, but eff they attempted to vote or in
any way interfere with the eleckshun, trub-
BILE wood inevitably ensoo. We also. in the
intrest Nv peace, he'd men detailed to stand
on each road to stop all niggers wich shood
presoom to move toward the village that
day, with strict instrucshuns that eff they
persisted in comm, to promptly blow the
top NV ther heds off. s'Peace at all haz-
ards,' wuz our determinashun.
In the precinct below us, they wuz not so
conservative. To prevent trubble on eleck-
shun day, they determined to kill the heft
Nv em before, and very many Nv our people
insistid that that wuz the best method, but
refoosed to do it. l am materially conser-
vative and yieldin.
To show how much we desire peace will
state that we hev two niggers at the Corners
wich profess Dimocrisy. They hang round
Bascom's and we hev tolerated EN-, for they
act ez nearly ez we do ez is possible for mig
gers. They desired to vote, and Deekin
Pogram wuz in favor Nv lettin NV EN-. Our
citizens protestid. ''Its establishin prec-
edent," sed Issaker Gavitt, ''ef one niger
votes, why not all; and when niger votes
the flood gates is broke down.
'sBut," sed /, s'kin we afford to lose them
two votes for Tilden and Reform ?''
''Ef we keep them out, and need them
reform, vote twice ?'' sed Issaker.
And SO, ruther than violate principle,
we hev exclooded Dimocratic votes.
This ought to be satisfactory to the Gov
erment. The niggers know very well that
the site Nv one Nv EN-, in state Nv freedom
| partikelerly eff he hez boots on wich hev no
holes in EN-, is espeshelly aggravatin to the
proud Cawcawshen, his sooperior, whose
boots are not water proof Issaker Gavitt
remarkt, with teers streeming down his
cheeks.
'Ef ary nigger should come into the Cor
ners, on elecshun day, a ridin Nv his own
mule, while l, his sooperior, am obleeged
to come afoot, it would drive me to the
verge NV madnis."
And every nigger knows that wen Issaker
is druv to the verge Nv madnis at a nigger,
and hez his shot gun handy, that niger is
very apt to become colored angel. Why,
then, can't they keep out of Issaker's way ?
Why do these inferior beins goad us to des-
perashun with the mules, and boots and
other cloze? Why do they provoke us?
Known ez well ez they do that their pres
ence irritates us, why do they insist on
shown themselves on eleckshun days, when
we are together in such numbers.
Nv course eff the military comes here to
perfect these inferior beins, the Corners
will suffer loss Nv all it's preparashuns for
keepin the peace. Our shot guns will re-
main unused. The powder and buck shot
we hev bought will be ded stock Oh our
hands till the military are removed, and
wat is worse, there will be that sullen feel
in wich hangs upon all men who hev their
dearest hopes crushed.
And then suppose that under the perteck-
shun NV these bloc kotid hirelins, the mig
gers shood all vote and sbood elect Repub-
likin offishils. Suppose them niggers, un-
der kiver Nv Fedrel muskits, shood lose the
discreshun wich shot gun inspires, and
shood persoom to challenge sich unnatural
lied voters ez we generally bring up to
swell our majorities for moral effect, and
compel us to reject EN-. And suppose that
by this tyranny they shood carry this pre-
cinct, and git voice in things? Suppose
they shood git the power to levy taxes for
township and moonissipal purposes, and,
guided by Pollock, Bigler, and the carpet
baggers, shood compel Us to pay taxes, and
do work on the road and sich. In short,
suppose that the power shood pass out Nv