The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-12-14
BILL ARP ON THE SITUA
TION.
A Little RumOr and a Good
Deal of Truth.

Deal of Truth.
ITO the Editor of the Courier-Journal.J
ROME, GA. Nov. IL, IS75.-You
must excuse me, but it is impossi-
bic to suppress myself altogether al
this time. I feel like little CROWN
will open the pores and help diees-
tion, and do me good generally.
And didn't we lick 'em: and did
you say his name was Hayes? and
is he the man who said he didn't
mind it himself but his heart bled
for the poor nigger? Priests and
levites of Jerico. how much will he
bleed his pocket? Why, bless your
soul, the nigger is free. He can go
to Ohio If he wants to. We havn't
got 'em penned up. If Hayes, or
whatever his name is, will call 'em,
they'll come. Amt it curious these
darkies don't go to their friends?
Amt it curious their friends don t
come down to see them if they are
so everlastin' sorry? Maybe they
are intimidated. The truth is, Mr..
Watterson. them Radicals give the
nigger suffrage to humble us and
out vote US, but they never counted
on it givin' US 80 votes more in
maxim a president. The nigger
voted for Hayes, if that's his name
and elected Mr.. Tilden. Hurray
for the nigger. Next thing you
hear of these Radicals will be tryin'
to take away his vote, or coIonize
him in some furrin' land.
But it is too late-the dog is
dead. They may talk about intim-
idation and countin' out and hold
ing on, but it can't be did. Knaves
don't take kings in this game. They
stocked The cards and had the shuf-
fie and deal, and We won it, and the
stakes we are bound to have. Wen
fight on it, sur. Yes, sur; if the
worst comes to the worst we'll whip
'em agin. Two hundred and fifty
thousand majority has settled this
question. As General Gordon said 4:
"Stand up, my countrymen, stand
up; don't wilt nor withcr; we have
met the enemy and they are ours
that is if we can keep 'em. l know
they are slickery as cells, but we
must hold EN-. The life of the ma
tion depends on it. Liberty and
free speech and hG6eas corpus are all
in peril. -Four more years of Rad
ical rule and this country will be
as lifeless as an Egyptian mummy
They mustn't be allowed to steer
the old ship any longer. It's agin
natur. It's agin the law of Moses
and Revelations, and the Shorter
Catechism, and the long meter doX
ology" My wife says if the fghl
must come, the women ought to
take a hand this time, and she is
ready to tare hair with old Mother
Hayes, if that's her name, or any
other woman who is mournin' lol
the niger.
Mr.. Watterson, sur, we have pa
tiently bided our time. We saw
this glorious event COMM If i
wasn't a star in the East, it was /,
roarin' borealis in the North. w,
knowed there was justice and gener
osity in the bosoms of Northern
Democrats. For long time we'v,
been listenin' to the rumblin' thun
der of their Indignation. Ever ant
aaon it has vibrated upon the al
like the shake of a young earth
quake, and we've lived in hope an,
defed dispair until at last the pent
up storm came down upon 'em likr
an Alpine avalanche, or a simeon il
the desert, or a typhoon of TIL
tropics, or cyclone of the ragin,
seas. Oh, it was terrible, terrible
Excuse me for GROWN eloquent, j
you please, for it seems TO me still
hear the mighty voices of three mil
lions of honest Democrats exclaim
ing with trumpet tongues sect ou
of these Augean stables and let u
turn the Potomac in. The stencl
Of your corruption has oversprear
the land. Ye have made the ric
richer and the poor poorer. Y
have smothered honesty, garote
industry and sown discorl anon
kindred. Ye have put your SoutE
ern brethren in tre pit and die
their shirts in pokeberry juice, an
called It blood to deceive the pc,
pie, but like Joseph Of old, they wi
yet be put IN power and save IL
+ land from ruin and destruction
i. ] Joseph's brethren repentea In teal
and sorrow. but ye win not repen
{ They did not steal his silver cul
i bat ye viii steal aud carry away
D your earpet-b bags not only the cup
; but the saueers and she spoons.
e Why sur, the fFst official adve
1 tisemeat Mr. Tilden viii put IN 4
e Washington papers VIZ be fxin'
day Of thanksgivin', and calm E