Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-01-09
-sTAUNToN SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADy]
ITO the Editor OF the Courier-J Journal
Bill Arp on the Situation.

ROME, GA, Nov. II, 1S76.-You must
excuse me, but it is impossible to sup
press myself altogether at this time. /
feel like little CROWN will open the
pores and help digestion, and do me
good generally. And didn't we lick
'em; and did you say his name was
didn't mind it himself, but his heart bled
for the poor niger? Priests and levites
of Jericho! how much will he bleed his
pocket. Why, bless your soul, the mig
ger 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 lem, they'll come. Ain'tit Gu
rious these darkies don't go to their
friends? Amt it curious their friends
don't come down to SEQ them if they are
SO everlastin' sorry? Maybe they are
intimidated. The truth is, Mr.. Waiter
son, them Radicals give the niger suf.
frage to humble us and outvote US, but
they never counted on givin' us 80 more
votes in maxim a president. The mig
ger voted for Hayes, if that's his name,
and elected Mr.. Tilden. Hurray for the
niger. Next thing you hear of these
Radicals will be tryin' to take away his
vote, or COLOMBO him in some furrin'
land.
But it's too late-the dog is dead. They
may talk about intimidation and count
| in out and holdin' on, but it can't be
did. Knaves don't take king in this
| game. They stocked the cards and had
the shuttle and deal, and we won it, and
the stakes we are bound to have. Two
hundred and fifty thousand majority
has settled this question. AS General
Gordon said: Stand up, my country
men, stand up; don't wilt nor wither;
we have met the enemy and they are
ours-that is, if we can keep 'em. 1
know they are as slickery as cells, but
we must hold 'em. The life of the ma
ton depends on it. Liberty and free
speech and habeas corpus are all in per
H.. Four more years OF Radical rule and
this country will be as lifeless as an
Egyptian mummy. They mustn't be
allowed to steer the old ship any longer.
Its agin patur. Its agin the law of Moses,
and Revelation, and the Shorter Cate
chism, and the long-meter dCxology.
Mr.. Watterson, sur, we have patiently
bided our time. We saw this galorious
event COMM. It it wasn't u star in
the East, it was roarin' borealis in the
North. We knowed there was justice
and generosity in the bosoms OF the
Northern democrats, For Q long time
we've been listenin' to the rumblin'
thunder OF their Indignation. Ever and
anon it has, vibrated upon the air like
the shake of a. young earthquake, and
we've lived in hope and detied despair
until at last the pent-up storm CAME
down upon 'em like an Alpine avalanche
or SIMEON in the desert, or typhoon
of the tropics, or 8 cyclone f the raging
f sea. Oh it was terrible, terrible ES-
, cuse me for CROWN eloquent, if you
) please, for it seems to me still hear the
mighty voices of three millions Of hon
, est democrats exclaimin' with trumpet
tongues, "Get out of these Augean Sta
bies and let us turn the Potomac in. The
stencil Of your corruption has over
spread the iaEd, Ye have made the rich
richer and the poor t0ovsr. Ye have
, smothered honesty, garoted industry an q
sOWn discord among kindred. We have
, put your Southern brethren in a pit and
, died their shirts in pokeberry juice, and
called it blood to deceive tbs people, but
, like Joseph of old, the; will yet be pu,
in power and save the iand from ruin
and destruction. Joseph brethren re-
i pented in tears and sorrow, but ye will
, not repent. They did not steal his siiye.
cup, but We will steal and carry in your
= carpet bags not only the cups, but ths
saucers and spoons"
Mr.. Watterson, sur, Uncle Sammy
Tilden is agoin to take his seat in thai
, cheer-if he.liyes. There's doubts about
III heap Of things in this subloonary
Z world, but thege amt no doubt about
that. Let 'em rip and roar anG snort
and cavort like a dyin' alligator if they
, want to, but my private opinion is .
heap of 'em had better be marshallin
=, their assets for transportation to sonii
furrin and unknown cline. Intimida
q ton! Oh, my country! AmaZin' impu
! dence! Who has been inundated FOL
the last ten years? Haven't they KEEP
. US under bayOnets all the time. Haven
they divided the army about haIf-and
. half between us and the Injuns? Let
'em hunt fer intimidation nearer home.
!, Why, sur, there we're thousands O.
;. humble Democrats in Ohio and fenlsyi
vania who wanted to vote for Mr.. Til
!, den, but their bread and meat depended
on not doing it. How about I'll Ct the
, > workmen ia the shops, mills and fac
. tories that belonged 10 the Radicals who
y made their bloated fortunes cut Of the
= late war? There was no Intimidation
+ of course. bat the boss calls them all uI
!. and says: "You Can vote as you please
|
+ you say that was his last name) you can
: come up to the captains office end settle
i and get your walkin' papers,
a Now for the other side of the picture
: These Radicals made the poor niggers
- believe that If Mr.. Tilden was e!scteo
they would all be put up On the block
and sold into slavery. They aO0s mddt
: to believe q lie and put IN fear Of tosin
$ their liberty, and iftuat wasn't intilnida
9 ton what was it? Why, sur, in tht
last ten days II of 'em have axd me tt
+ buy 'em when the sale comes off, but
Pm afeerd to do it. They have foilered
these Radicals SO long I'm afserd they
would steal everything I've got. Sur,
y If there was some high, and mighty ar
bitter of these issues who would speak t.
I us from the clouds some great and SUI
preme judge settin' on the topmos
peak OF the Rocky mounts aims iookin
: down with majestic wisdom upon thi.
bedeyilled and bewildered land, h,
:. would threw opt every niger vote tina
{ such intimidation carried to Hayes
which they say is his name. Sur, ths
i Intimidation was all on the other side.
Even the carpet baggers and scalawag.
who rOost around us like buZZards
u watchin' a sick horse, would have voted
t for Uncle Sam, if they hadn't beel
t aieeid of Iosin their offices. They wa.
l inundated, and noW they are lamentin
l they didn't do like Sam Bard, and flee
d from the wrath to come before it was to-
late, and make themselves unanimous
Sur, know that all Of US, more or
, less, are livin' under measure of intim.
y idatiOn. The fear OF the law, the fear oil
,, society, the fear OF the devil, or some
other fear, Keeps Us ell intimidated.-
There are some men / would lick if
wasn't afeerd they would lick me-
There's mighty few men living in d
state of perfect freedom. Our domestic
and commercial relations give the lie to
d it every day. You know how it is your
self; but are all these relations to be
busted up on that account? No sur
by no means. A reasonable quantity OF
intimidation is 2 Wholesome thing for
beast and man.
No, let 'em count us out if they dare
, to, know they can beat the almanac and
} the multiplication table anu the devil
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