Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-27
W The PurItans and the South.

- "The Puritans will not listen to
reason-hide bound in the creed of hate.
with Askinny souls and hyena hearts. Ii
they had it in their power they would hang
the last one of us, and teach posterity to
regard us IN the light of devils. They
have prosecuted us from the days OF Wash
ington dow4H-to the present hour Okolond
liss.
Whyl why Mr.. Okolona, how you do
talk. Is thatso? Sure? Can't you build
fence around these Puritans7 If they
are snch a set of "hide-bounz,- skinny
souled, hyena-hearted" Critters by all
means let them be coralled in nice, big,
stout pen, and let us occasionally shoot one
or two OF them. No human beings ought
to try to live at this poor, dying rate with
lower order of animals. With such opin-
ions, no wonder you tried to smash up the
Union and get up Confederacy. Self
protection ls the first law Of nature. Only
think! These Puritans have always per-
secuted us and would hang us if they could,
and then after death teach posterity to re-
gard us in the light of devilsI Oh these
Puritans. II they only had horns and
teeth, how they would hook and bite. Nj
rabiie dictu. Horrible videri. Somebody
has had the hydrophobia or nightmare, or
something or other. 1t will not do to eat
40 many green things. We shall di<lccate
soul and body il we aren't more careful.
But come, Mr.. Okolona, let us take look
at these Puritans. Ii is said that long ago
they hung witches. That meant business
The Puritans have always been practical
race. They would have hung the devil,
il they could have caught him. They love
Now, in that small matter OF the Southern
rebellion, the Puritans went into il BY the
job. They were accustomed to work by
the day. But occasionally, when the v
thought they could do better, they worked
by the job. Then, once in a while, wick
ed Yankee would cheat somebody. But
when those Vermont and Massachusetts
Purilans took grist to grind it went
straight into the hopper and through the
mill in a hurry. But they had an eye to
the wallet and did not try to cheat the
cook. They were honest; yes these Puri-
tans. They were hOnest-some by policy,
but the most OF them from principle; and
their jnbs were well put up and stood the
test. But in that small matter OF the late
rebellion the Puritans did a poor iub-a
bad job. They had better have done it up
in the old fashioned way-taken an abund-
ance of time and worked by the day. Ny
dear friend, Mr.. Okolona, You must admit
they ought to have hung JEFF. Davis, His
Honor! 1t was an inconsistent sham to
hang the witches and the devil, il they
could, and let JEFF. go. They ought to have
hung him right up with his grandma's
night-cap on. But the Puritans did not
feel like hanging his Southerner. They
were brothers belonging to one great ma
tion. They Hoped the shell and shot
wounds would all be healed in, q short
time, and so they chose Grant. who said
"Let Us have peacer' Then they chose
Hayes, who took the "Blues" away, and
said, Let the South alone; they will dc
we'll enough; they fought well they be
long TO us-we are all OF one race, and the
poor 'nigs' will come ont all right, by- and
BY" Some of the Puriians were afraid 0
the bull-dozers and SAID, "Don't take thu
troops away yet" But Hayes replied
ayes! will take them away and put there
Southern gentlemen upon whose honor
can trust. They have promised to executg
and abide by the civil law" And now, ia
the face of all these acts OF clemency and
magnanimity, Mr.. Okolona, you tell nj
that "the PuritanS have skinny souls and
would hang us il they could" After such
talk you must feel hungry and tired. Il
you could lay aside yonr arduous labot
and come North YOU would he rested and
feel a great deal better. The Puritan,
would be glad to see you. For one,
would like to take you by the hand and
lead you over to Boston, the great Aarbor
where tho Puritans buy and sell, and hold
n sort Of social, intellectual, moral aid re-
ligious as we'll as commercial intercourse
with the whole world and Mississippi.
A PURInN.