Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-05
Another Nasby Letter.
CoNFxDRIT X ROADS,
wICH Is IN THE STATE Nv kENrUCKY,{
1Sept g. 1916

| sept .. 1876.
There 10 dismay In the Cross Roads
Sence We he'd the directions Of Attorney
General Tar red to Us. threstenin the en-
ployment Nv troops In the Southern States,
| about eleckthua time, we feel that all hope
| Nv freedom is gone, and that We mite lest
ez well git out our chains and 60 to clankin
Nv em nrst ez last. When the Cross Roads
can't :run It's eleckshuns In its swn way
there ant no more freedom. Freedom is
throttled. aud ef she don't shreek now she
is tnffer old virgin than ever give her
credit for bein.
What is the necessity Nv sendin troops
down here on eleckshun day. To perfect
the ggers? Can't WE perfect them
Shan't we hev the guardin Nv the ballot
bsx, and won't we see that everybody
votes, which we consider entitled 70 the
ballot? This II an outrage wien 10 well cal
kerlated to onsettle the devoshen Of me and
Issaker Gavitt to the Government
| To show how unnecessary this interfer-
ence Is will state that we he'd already
made full and ample preparashens for .
peaceful and quiet eleckshun. We he'd or
| ganlzed the white citizens NV the Corners
into guard to preserve the purity Nv the
ballot box, and to see that no dlsturbin
elements come iD. Nv course we excloodid
| tuC ototk. DtkLeTp AM
the two carpet 'baggers who hev Q wagon
factory here, which they bilt ten years ago
and wich has disturbed Us ever sence, A.
they are both Republicans We had taken
an invoice Nv the shot guns In the nabor-
hood, and had detailed our quickest and
most akkerit shots To yoose 'em, and had
matters so arranged that ther coodent be
no disturbance At the pools.
Our method wuz simple and statesman
| LIKE originated it. That ignorance mite
not be pleaded ss an excoose, We notified
all the niggers within the limit Nv this pre-
| cinct, that to prevent trouble they must not
come TO the polls or attempt to vote. That
ef they would keep keerfully at home all
that day they would not be molestid or
harmed, but that Of they attempted to vote
| or in any way interfere with the eleckshuu,
trubsle wood inevitably ensoo. We also,
10 the intrest OF peece. 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 insti uckshsns that ef
they persisted In comm. to promptly blow
| the top Nv the- heds OF. "Peece At all huz-
zards," was our determinashen.
| IL the precinct below US they wuz not so
conservative. To prevent trusble on eieck.
shun day they deter mined TO kill the hcft
OF em before, and very many NV our people
insisted that that was the best method but
| refoozed TO do it. l am materially conser-
vative and yielden.
To show how much we desire peece. |
will state that we hey two niggerS at the
| Corners wich profess Di'uocrisy. They
hang around Bascom's and we hev tolers-
It'd EN-, Tor they act ez neerly ez we do ez is
possible for niggers. They desired to vote
and Deekia Pogram wsz In favor Nv lettin
| nv em. Oar citizens protestid. Its estab
| lishin = precedent" sed Issaker GavItt
"Ef one ni.ger votes, why not all? and
when nigger votes the Hood gates Is
| broke down"
"Bu.,' sed 1. skin we afford to loose
them two votes for Tilden and Reform?''
''Et We keep them out, and need them
two votes, can't you and |. in the interest
! Nv reform, vote twice 2" Sed Issaker.
And so, ruther than violate a principle,
we hev excluded Dimocrstic votes.
| This ought to be satisfactory to the Gov
ernment. The niggers know very well
that the site Nv one Nv em, In = state Nv
freedom, partikelerly ef he hez boots on
| wich hev no holes In EN-. Is espeshelly ag-
gravatin TO the proud Cawcawshen. his
sooperior, whose boots are not waterproof
| Issaker Gavitt remarkt, with teers streem-
In down his cheeks, "Ef sry niger should
| come into the Corners, on eleckshun day.
3 ridin NV his own mule, while /, his 500
perior, am obleeged to come afoot, it would
drive me To the verge of madnis."
And every nigger knows that when Issa-
ker is druv to the verge Nv madnls at mig
ger, and b, his shotgun handy that mig
ger Is very apt to become q colored angel.
Why, then, can't they keep out OF Iss aker' s
way? Why do these inferior belns goad
us to desperashun with the mules, and
boots, and other cloze? Why do they pro-
woke us: Known as we'll eZ they do that
| their presence irritatss us, why do they in
sst on shown themselves on eleckshuH
days. when we are together In sich num-
bers?
Nv course ef the military comes here to
dertect these inferior beins, the Corners
will suffer loss Nv all Its preparashens for
keepin the peace. Our shot-suns will re-
maue unused. The powder and buck shot
we hev bought will be ded stock on our
hands till the military are removed, and
wat is worse. there will be that sullen frel-
in wich hangs upon all men who hev their
dearest hopes crushed.
Aud then suppose that under the perteck-
shun Nv these bloo.koted hireliugs, the
nigsers shood oil vote and shood elect Re-
publikin offishels. Suppose them niggers.
under kiver Nv Fedrel muskits, shood lose
that discreshun wich . shotgun inspires,
and shood presoom to challenge sich on
natnralized voters ez we ginerally bring up
to swell our majorties for moral effect, and
COMPEL US 10 reject EN-! And suppose
that by this tyranny they shood carry this
precinct, and git voice in things! Sup
pose they shood git the power to levy
taxes ior 'owhsniP ana moohisslpal Pul,
poses, ana, eulueo y roilocA, nigler, anu
the carpetbaggers. shood csmpel US to pay
taxes, and do work Oh the roads and sich
In short. suppose shat the power shood
pass out Nv our hands irto hetrn! The
Corners shudders when It contemplates
sich possibility.
l warn the mlnyuns Nv power ~ ssn'
ington not to trlne with US. we want no
Fedra' soDers here"we saw enun Nv tne"
some years ago. we heV acceP'lo tue si'-
vocation n-D'scontent n dangerous IN
republic we may oe crusneo' out-re
member foiand.
" coutse we shei no.u meetlh " per
test sgih 'his outIsge, Inc Oorhsrs 1au1