Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-05-04
Trouble AT 1.-THE Corners. .

and in the Convenshun, Deekln Po-
gram and Abslum Pettus wuz the
candidates. Pettus developed a good
deal NV strength, but the Deekin
havin invited the Convenshun out to
take somcthin, 1t turned the scale
and he wuz nominated. Pettus
sworc he would never stand that
kind NV tactics, and he declared him
self an independent candidate, at
wich we laft, for the Dimocrisy NV
the Corners are firm bleevers in the
sactity NV rcglcr nominashens.
The Sadikels, mostly niggers,
hedid by Pollock and Bigler, met
and resolved to make no nomina-
shen and so the contest wuz between
the good old Deekin and this
wretched, disorganizen Pettus, and
very lively canvass it wuz.
The niggers called a meetin, wlch
preceedin filled us with astonish-
ment. Sich a thing had never hap
pened here before, and we all wond-
cred wat it meant.
"Uv course this can't be permit
ted?" sed the Deekin
-"Not any," sez l. "lt's agin ma
cher, and must be prevented"
And so on the mite NV the meetin,
Issaker, Capt. McPe!ter, and the rest
NV the faithful, went to the hall over
Pollock's store, where the niggers
wuz in session, and, pullin our revol-
vers, advised EN- to get. The mig
gers didn't get, for up sprung Pettus
and about dozen NV his friends and
made sum few remarks.
"These gentlemen" Said Pettus,
sis citizens of the Yoonited States
and, ez sich, hey rite to meet and
consult ez to the condishun NV our
common country. They are a goin
to do it, or 700 hev me to tite as
we'll cz them. This thing is plaid
out"
Iwuz struck dunn with astonish-
ment.
"Why, this is revolooshin! This
is anarky! This is turnin over Nv
things! This is a upturnin and
an upheevle! The idee NV white
man and Dimokrat a sidin with
niggers and Radikels! Pettus, wat
do you mean? Set down, sir! The
Dimokratic party holds yoo to your
allegiance"
"D-n the Dimekratic party" wuz
the reply of this middle. 81 want
to be Justis and Pm goin tn be! |
perpose tn beet that old sucker"
The niggers held ther meetin and
resolved to cast ther ballots fer Alb
slum Pettus, Esq. :.
"Will they be allowed to vote y
askt the Deekin, his voice quiverin
with emoshun.
"Never" sed 1. "Ef they vote
the kaos Gums agin."
The eleckshun wuz held last Nun
day. Erly in the mornin, Pettus,
and Il duzen or two Nv renegade
DImokrats, with Pollock and tibet
intamus Joe Bigler, all NV EN- with
revolvers, wuz on hand when the
polls wuz opened, with more than a
hundred niggers. Instid of hevin
Pogram, Bascom and McPelter for
the Board, which hez bin the custum
for yeers, tha insisted upon bein rep
resented themselves, and ez tha wuz
largely in the majority tha put mig
ger on the Board.
The Dimockrasy rallied, but it
wuz evident tha wuz demoralized.
Pettus talked all day about the rites
NV all citizens tn vote, and ez the
niggers he'd bin made citizens, he
swore tha shood vote, or he'd know
the reason why, espeshally ez thi
wuz all votin for him. And Pollock
and Bigler backed him up, and the
niggers took heart, heven support
frum so menny white men, and they
cum in in droves, and votld ez nat
erally ez tho tina he'd bin alluz yoos
ed tn 1t.
And ez we he'd no chance tn du
the ccuntin bi ourselves, OWN tn
thet nigger's bein on the Board, with
Pettus and Bigler standin rite be
hind him, the ornary cuss wuz de-
clarod electid, and Deekin Pogram
defectid, bi large majority.
This iz the end NV all things. Pet
tus hez declared for the administra
shun NV the yooserper, Hayes, and
hez changed hiz headquarters tn Bas
CONS store, and ther he and his min
yuns meet every mite and exult over
hiz triumph.
But it dusent end heer. Issakel
Gavitt kicked a nigger yesterday
and the nigger hauld him up afore
Squire Pettus, and that onfeelin man
fined Issaker, and when Issaker re
foosed tu pay the fine on the ground
that court electid bi niggers Good
ent possibly be constooshnel, nohow
he chucked him intu the calaboose
where he IL now langulshin, a mar
tyr to prinsiple and want NV toul
dollars and a haff
A young lady dressed in much false
hair, was waIblIng at the piano, ane
when her mother summoned her to as
sist in some household duties. her rosy
lips opened pOutingly and snapped out