The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-12-14

thousand million Of dollars from the
national treasury.
Mr. Watterson, sur. Uncle Sammy
Tilden is agoin' to take his seat in
that cheer-if he lives. There's
doubts about a heap OF things IN
this snblounary world, but there
/ amt no doabt about that. Let EN-
rip and roar and snort and cavort
like dyin' alligator if they want
to, but my private opinion is heap
OF 'em had better be marshalin
their assests for transportation to
some furrin and unknown cline.
intimidation! Oh my country .
Amazin' impudence. Who has been
in timitiatcd for the last ten years!
Haven't they kept us under bayo-
n,ts all the time? Haven't they di-
vided the army about half-and- halt
between US and the Iujuns? LIE,
EN- hun for intimidation nearer
home. Why, sur, there was thou
sands of humble Democrats in Ohio
and Pennsy lyania who wanted To
vote for SIR. Tilden, but their bread
and meat depended on not doing il.
How about all the workmen in the
shops, mills and factories that be-
long to the Radicals who made their
bloated fortunes out of the late warf
There was no intimidation, Of
course, but the boss calls them ali
up and says: You can vote as you
please, but if you don't vote for
Hayes (didn't you say that was his
name) you can come to the cap
tain's office and settle, and get your
walkin' papers"
The truth is, Mr.. Watterson,
those Radical towards have been
attaid OF us so long that they have
got intimidation on the brain. Ben
Butler was invited to go to New
Orleans to help count, but he didn't
go. He ereplied by telegraph, "Great
spoons! can not go. 1 feel in
undated" Now, the worst case
have heard of is Jack Alan's. He
had three hundred niggers ON his
sugar plantation, and hein' press ed
for labor he offered every darkey
who would stay at home an ext
dollar IN silver, and they stayed.
The shine of the coin intimidated
EN-, and so Louisiana is to be set
down for-did you say his name
was Hayes?
Now for the other side of the
picture. These Radical rascals
made the poor niggers believe that
if Mr.. Tilden was elected they
would all be put upon the block and
sold into slavery They sOqs made
10 5elieue lie and pat IA fear Of tOStn'
their liberty, and if that wasn't intim
ldation what was it2 Why, sur, in
the last ten days II of 'em have
axed me to buy 'em when the sale
comes of, bat I'm afraid to do it
They have follered these Radicals
so long Pm Altered they'd steal
everything I've got. Sur, if there
was some high and mighty arbiter
of these issues who would speak TO
us from the clouds-some great and
supreme judge Il settin' on the top
most peak OF the Rocky mountains
lookin' down with majestic wis
uom upon this bedeyilled and
hewildered land, he would throw
out every nigger vote that such in
timidation carried TO Hayes, which
they say is his name. Sur, the in
umidation WIS all ON the other side.
Even the carpet-baggers and scala
wags who roost around us like buz
yards watchin' q sick horse, would
nave voted for Uncle Sam if they
hadn't been afeard of losin their
offices. They was inundated, and
now they are lamentin; they didn't
do like Sam Bard, and fee from the
wrath to come before it was too
late. and make themselves unani-
nous.
Sur, l know that all of US more
or less, are livin' under a measure
of intimidation. The fear Of the
law, the fear of society, the fear OF
the devil, or some other fear, keeps
US all intimidated. There are some
; men 1 would lick if wasn't afearcl
they would lick me. There mighty
few men living in a state OF perfect
: freedom. Our domestic and com
mercial relation, give the lie to it
every day. You know how it is
yourself; bat are all these relations
, To be busted up on that account
No sur-by no means. A reasona
z ble quantity of intimidation is a
: wholesome thing for beast and man
No, let 'em count us out il they
dare to. 1 know they can beat tn,
almanac and the multiplication "a
: bIe and the devil himself on a couui
when they want to. Their only
chance to get out of his kingdom
S when he gets 'em is to fool him oI
! the count some evening at dress
! parade.
But we've got some long heads
e watchin' of 'em, and they'll b,
j eaughtat their rascaiity. 10 Brown
end Sam Bard have gone to Florida
and 10 is a whale. He's some on
Z count himself. Hes count. 4 vote
d before, and haint forgot the lick
4 Whether he learned from Bullocl
or Bullock learned from him l don
!, know, but 10 didn't jiHe Gidcon'i
band sor nothing. he slipped an,
e ided oat just as easy and nobod,
!. knew when it was doEe Sam Bar