The Portland daily press., 1877-05-02
How 1t Works at the Corners.
Ike Color Line Wiped Ont.

,h me %,' unhappy Mr. Nasty writes as follows to
Squire Boyer hevin gone hentz we he'd to
eiect ]ustis to his place, and in the conven-
enun Deek kin Pogram and Abslum Pettus wuz
tne candidates. Pettus developed good deal
nv strength, but the deekin hevin invited the
convenshun out to take suthn, it turned the
scale and he wuz nominated. Pettuz swore he
would never stand that kind Nv tactics, and he
declared hisself an Independent candidate, at
which we laft for the Dimocrisy of the Corners
are firm bleevers in the sanctty of reglar NOM
Snashens
The radikes, mostly niggers heidi by Pol
lock and Bigler, met and resolved to make no
nominashen, and so the contest wuz between
the good old deekin and this wretched, disor
ganizing Pettus, and a very lively contest it
wuz
The niggers called meetin, witch percedin
filled us with astonishment SIGH a thing he'd
never happened here before, and we all won
dered wat it meant.
deekin.
mot any" seq I. cts agin nacher and
must be prevented"
And so on the mite Nv the meetin Issaker
Captain McPelter and the rest Nv the faithful
went to the hall over Pollock's store, where the
niggers wuz in session, and pullin our revolv-
ers advised EN- to git. But the niggers didn't
his friends and made sum few remarks
These gentlemen" said Pettus, sis citizens
Nv the Yoonited States, and ez SIGH hev a rite
to meet and consult ez to the condishn Nv our
common country. They are goin to do it. or
you hev me to fife ez well ez them; This
thing is played out"
WIZ struck dunn with amazement.
why this is revelooshen! This is anarky
This is turnin-over Nv things! This is a up
turning and upheeval! The idee Nv white
man and dimekrat a siden with niggers and
radikels! Pettus. what do you mean? Set
down, sir! The dimecratic party hold yoo to
yoor allegianse?'
"D-n the Dimecratic party" wuz the reply
Nv this middle. 81 want to be justis, and l. m
goin to be! propose to beet that old suck
The niggers held their meetin and resolved to
cast their ballots for Abslum Pettus.
will they be allowed to vote?' askt the
deekin, his voice quiverin with emoshin.
Never" sed I. "Ef they vote then chaos
comes agin."
The eleckshun was held last monday. Early
in the mornin Pettus, and dozen or two Nv
renegade DimocratS, with Pollock and that in.
Janus Joe Bigler, all Nv EN- with revolvers
WIZ on hand when the poles wuz opened, with
more than hundred niggers. Instid Nv hevin
Pogram, Bascom and McPelter for the board,
witch hez bin the custom for yeers, they insistid
upon bein represented themselves and ez they
wuz largely in the majority they put Niger
on the board.
The dimocrisy rallied, but it wuz evident they
wuz demoralized. Pettus talked all day about
gers he'd bin made citisens he swere they shood
vote, or he'd know the reazun why, especially
ez they wuz all votin for him. And Pollock
and bgler backed him up, and the niggers took
heart, hevin support from SO meny white men
and they come in in droves, and votid ez mater
ally ez tho they ned been alluz used to it.
And ez we had no chance to dc the cOuntin
by ourselves, OWN to that nigger's bein on the
board, and with Pettus and Bigler standn right
behind him, the onary cuss WIZ declared elect
i'd, and Deekin Pogram defeetid, by large
majority.
This is the end NV all things. Pettus hez de
clared for the administrator Nv the yoosirpul
Hayes, and hez changed his headquarters tt
Bascom's store, and there he and his minyun
meet every mite, and exult over his triumph
But it doesn't end here. Issaker Gavit
kicked al niger yesterday, and the niger haul(
him up afore Squire Pettus, and that onfeelin
man lined 1ssaker, and when Issaker refoosed
TO pay the fine on the ground that court
elected by nggers coodent possibly be consti
tooshunal, nohow, he chucked him into thu
calaboose, where he is now languishin, mar
ter to prinsiple, and want of four dollars and
Where will it end?, The Lord only knows
The color line is busted in the Corners, and the
niggers, by the treachery Nv one man, hev the
power. Next fall they will elect the county
officer, eft some Dimmykrat witch hez nevel
distinguished hisself shootin nv EN- sees Fl
to he'd EN-, and some SIGH will be found.
kin see wat is goin to happen. Deekin Pogran
Is now greeven that he didn't show the blacl
cusses some consideration and entise EN- ava,
from Pettus he is lamentin that he didn'
treet um cordially. and afllyate with EN-, an.
yoose EN- ez become voters "Hed done this,
said the good old man, ~ might hev BEEF
elected" Good heavens! to think of the haw
ty kawkashun bendin the supple knee to
niger for his vote! To this complexion must i
come at last! see it all! The love of off
outways the hatred NV color. Sich is poor hu
man nacher. There hain't nothin but roof
ahed.
PETROIFuM v Mary axraformar