Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-20

Inc "nce-eater," as Inc cOl0re0 man ID /
called who was arrested and fined az = va
grant last week.. was liberated from the
calaboose on last Tuesday. The fine amount
Ing to ten dollars, was paid by q friend.
This case is only the foretaste of what will
be done if the democrats succeed in electiDg
their ticket at the coming city election. The
colored Migrants (all colored men are va
grants in ademocrat's eyel, will be compelled
to break rock enough TO McAdamiZe every
street in Lexington, during the next two
years., while the white Migrants will go free.
Both white and cOlOred VINO wish to see an
impartial enforcement OF the law, will re-
member this case when they cast their votes
at the coming election.-[Register.
We had thought that the Register was
trying to lift itselft % a higher plane IN jour-
nalism, from its many professions Of its OWE
excellence, but from the above sweet-scented
one would judge that it has sadly |
fallen from grace. Perhaps after all it never
possessed the merit it professed, but 'ss-
a virtue though it had it not Look
ed ut calmly, this effusion smacks Of Z
species of demagogism which an educated
gentleman should be ashamed OF. The pa
per which contains it, praises officer Harvey
Tor his efficiency; it used to praise Marshal
Brant, but has been silent on that point re-
Gently, and these two men made the arrest
of this vagrant, and were the witnesses up
on whose testimony he was convicted, to-
gether with Mr.. Joseph 'Hamlet's. The
frs: mentioned are both good republicans.
The Register of last week says of this same
Individual:
"The police have been shadowlns him
continually, and more than one OF the re-
cent burglaries and attempted burglaries
have been charged to him. Officer barney
yesterday morning thought the time had
come when the fre-king should cease his
providing, and he accordingly arrested him
for Vagrancy.'
Singular, Isn't it? ga foretaste of what
will be dom If the. democrats succeed;''
i. e., If democrats succeed republican off,
GERS will arrest our colored brethren for
vagrancy, and not only that, but swear q
good case against them "AlI colored men,
are Migrants In a democrats eye." Really!
that is the first time we ever heard such a
sentiment, and we fiatter 0urself that we
are about as we'll acquainted with the lem
ocrats of Lafayette county as any man
within its borders. Who are the employers
OF the colored men of this county? Are
they democrats or republicans? In the
country nine-tenths OF them are democrats,
in the city four-firths of them are democrats.
What Is a vagrant? Zone who strolls from
place to place; an idle wanderer :; a sturdy
beggar; one who has no settled hsbitation,
or who does not abide in it a vagabond."
Does any one believe that these employers
have such an opinion of their employees?
Where cOlored men own lands In Lafayet te
p0tpptu nh IL. h. - -
DO the democrats. who sold them lands on
time, loaned them horses and wagons, paid
them for work when they could spare the
time from their own places, and thus helped
them up in the world, think that all colored
men are Migrants We are not particular
who "M~cAdamiZe,' or macadamizes the
streets OF Lexington as Migrants, aud we
hope to see every criminal punished, wheth-
er he he white or black. We think the ar
ticle We ~crItlcise an insult to the intelligence.
of all decent colored citizen of Lexington,
many OF whom are honest, hard working
men, As little In sympathy with such stroll
ing vagabonds, as this tire eating hupbug,
as any one can be. Mr.. Hall, in his speech
the other night, told an anecdote of how
radicals fed the colored brother on tracts
Instead of beans, and here comes the Reg
lister attempting to feed item on a lighter
diet still-wind pudding.
Misses Mcdowell and Carpenter of the public
schools, gave their scholars u picnic last
Tuesday. -
Messrs. Bayliss & johnson have Sweet Springs'
water on tap at the City Hotel. fresh every day,
and free to all their friends.
John POwell is selling xxx flour for 81 IS
per sack; xxx -four fGr 81 30 Der sack. Late
Rose potatoes. tor seed, 20 cents = bushel. m26
Remember the primary meetings ip the various
townships this afternoon. II you want to have
= voice n To who shall be the nominee tor presia
dent. attend.
shipments by Mo-, r. u. R.. for the week end
ing May goth: 5 cars stock, s. cars coal, / car
flour, 6 cars merchandise. Received; 5 cars mer,
chandise, and l car lumber.
We learn that sedalia, between ii O'Clock, A.
", and O'Clock, p. NJ, Of last Monday was
eomplRtaly flooded with water, the rain falling
in sheets, Considerable damage was done to
the streets and c~HlyeFts.
We are pnavoidably compelled, by want of
spice, to jefer, until pext week, ~ aecau4t of
the very interesting and pleasant meeting OF tine
''old mems clpb.'' which took PLACE at Mr..
Wash. Johnsop's, last Saturday.
Officer Harvey. last Sunday, arrested q col
ored girl. who had in her possession q lot of
stolen goods, the property of Mrs. Lsuchner,
who keeps a millinery establishment on Frank
lin street. She WAS tried before the Recorder,
and is in the calabOose p, cklng rock.