New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-05-02
How the NIgaers and the short-Haird
RuAe tho Corners.

How the NIsseFS and the short-H0Irs
Ruas tho Gorusrs.
The following state of affairs is por-
trayed by Nasty in his latest letter from
the Gross Roads to the Toledo Blade:
Squire Bower hevin gone hentz we he'd
to elect a justis to fill his place, and in
the convenshun Deekin Pogram and Alb
slum Pettus was the candidates. Pettus
developed good deel Nv strength, but
the deekin hevin invltid the convenshun
out TO take suthin, it turned the scale
and he wus nominated. Pettus swore he
wood never stand that kind Nv tactics,
and he declared hisself an independent
candidate, at wich we laft, for the Dim
ocrisy NV the Corners are firm bleevers in
the sapctity nv regler nominashens.
The Radikels. mostly niggers, heidi
by Pollock aud Bigler, met and resolved
to make no nominashen, and so the con-
test wuz between the good old deekin and
this wretched, disorganiZin Pettus, and
very lively canvass it wuZ.
The Diggers called meetin, wich per-
ceedin flied us with establishment. Sich
thing he'd never happened hera before,
and We all wondered wat it ment.
"Uv course this can't be permitted"
sed the Deelkin.
"Not any" SEE l. "Its ogin nacher,
and must be prevented"
And so on the mite uV the meetin, Issa-
ker, Captain McPel,er and the rest NV the
faithful went to the hall over Pollock's
store, where the niggers WIZ in session,
and, pulling cur revolvers, advised EN- to
git. The niggers didn't git, for up sprung
Pettus and about a dozen Nv his trends
and made sum few remarks.
"These gentlemen" sed Pettus, sis
citizens Nv the Yoonited States, and, ez
sech, hev a rite to meet and consult ez to
the condition Nv our common country.
They are goin to do it, or 700 hev me to
fte ez well e7 them. This thing is played
out"
wuz struck dun with establishment.
'Wby, this is revolooshenS This is
anarRy! This is turnin over Nv things!
This is upturnin and an upheevle! The
idee Nv white man and a Dimekrat
sidin with niggers and Radikelsl Pettus,
wat. do 700 meanP Set down, sir! The
Dimoccratic party holds 700 to your allie
gianse."
"D-n the Dimekratic party" wuz the
reply Nv this middle. 81 want to be
Justis and I'm a goin to be! I perpose
to beet the old sucker"
The niggers held Their meetin and re-
solved to cast their ballots for Abslum
Pettus, Esq.
"Will they be allowed to voteP" askt
the Deekin, his voice quiverin with emo
shun.
''Never" sed I. EFF they vote then
chaos comes agin."
The eleckshun wuz held last Monday.
Early in the mornin Pettus, and dozen
or two nv renegade Dimocrats, with Pol
lock and that infamous Joe Bigler, all Nv
EN- with reyolvers, wuz on hand when the
polls wuz opened, with more than a hun
bred niggers. Instid NV heyin Pogram,
Baseom, and McPelter for the board,
which hez bin the custom for yeers, they
insisted upon bein represented themselves,
and ez they wuz largely in the majority
they put a niger on the board.
The Dimocrisy rallied, but it wuz evil
dent they wuz demoralized. Pettus
talked all day about the rites Nv all citi-
zens to vote, and ez the niggers he'd bin
made citizens he swore they shood vote,
or he'd know the reason why, espeshelly
ez thy wuz all a votin for him. And Pol
AuSh anu 4OlBl6E DhchSu uln up, ana TIE
niggers took heart, hevin support from
so many white men, and they come in in
droves, and votid z materially e. tho they
he'd bin alluz yoosed TO it.
And ez we he'd no chance to do the
countin by ourselves OWN to that Mig
gers bein on the board, with Pettus and
Bigler standin right behind him, the or
nary cuss wuz declared electid, and
Deekln Pogram deteetid, by a large ma
iority.
This is the end NV all things. Pettus
hez declared for the administrator NV
the yooseper Hayes, and hez changed his
headquarters to Bascom's store, and Their
he and his minyuns meet every mite and
exuit over his triumph.
But it doesn't end here. Issaker CAV
lit kicked niger yesterday, and the mig
ger hauld him up afore Squire Pettus,
and that onfeelin man fDed Lssaker, and
when Issaller refoosed to pay the fine on
the ground that court elected by Mig
gers coodent possibly be coonUtooshnel,
nohow, he chucked him into the Gala
boose, where he is now languishin, a
marter to prinsiple and want of 81 so A.!