The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-30
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The "Colored Debating Society" CT
Mount Vernon, Ohio, must have had
some very interesting meetings this Wiz
ter Your correspondent happening -
pas through Mount Vernon about
Christmas time, was invited by = friend
to sccompany hun to one Of the debates
Your correspondent went The object
of the argument on that particular even
ing VS. the settlement ~ once snd tor
ever Of the question, which sm de
mightlest, de pen or de sword
NJ. LsukIcs said about as follows :
Mr. Chsarmsn, what's de lse OF a
swoard un!es, yous gwyue 10 wsr? l
I.n., Mr. Morenouse isn't, Mrs. More
house isn't, NJ. Newsome isn't; III bet
no teller 40. speaks cn de swoacd SIDE IS
any idser OF gWyne TO Tssr. Den what's
de use 90 de sWoard? / don't tluk dere' 3
much show .or argument in de matter" "
Mr.. LevmaD said: "Whsis de Use
OBJ de- pen less ycu knows how 10 write!
HJws DIST? Dat. what l vat: 10 know.
Look - 10 chIliun OBJ Isr'l-wasn't bu!
one man il de hole crowd gwyne up
from EZyp'Its de Promis' Lan' Good
wr.e. "a Re Cltn't write much. \
voice from The audience, ""ro:e &c t.n
connsn' ment. &nyhow, yOs bet Cheers
from ID. pen side Wrote EN-? wrote
EN-, Net much, CUES. soi; no: on
stone, honey. Night pr'sPs cut EN- |ld
chi.sl. Broke EN- 81. anyhow, fore
20 .cs down &c hill. Den when az Gu!
ue~ist &c ctilIun OBJ Isr'l broke EN-
al s-.Iu. Ssy he did write EN-, what
good Wa i? So his pen No count no
how. No, saar. De swoart's what
io,cned EN- into de Pronis' Ian, saar.
Wbv. ssar, IT,, ridiculous. TInk. Esar, OBJ
DayIt a-cu.tin' OF Go.iah's head wild q
pen s..r. De deer. altogether too poe
ie-o. saar. De swo.rd, sssr, de swoard
must win De argument, sssr.
Dr.. Cr.ne said Il !ink NJ. LeTman
!eetle TOO fa.'. Hes s-speakin' OBJ de
times II &c dim pas, when &c mind CD
man VS. crude, az De han % man was
10 &C ruff st,:e. an not tone down 20 ihe
ref,euent ob cloI!!zed times. Dey
wsu'. educated up 70 &c use Oh de pen.
De-. han. wGs only IL 10! &c rUt use 90
ie swoari. Now, IS De modern poet
ssvr our swosrts rust n der cnboarc!,
An p.ss. s~ee: PEAS, covers de !sa'. An
WIS. hss wro. s!l dis chsrge? De pen.
d. / take : awo.rd Row 10 get me 5
peck % ,w4e. :a:=rs, pair % chick, :
p,i. ob shoes? No, sssr, jss' take ny
pen .n' write 81 order for en-. ID |
.ar. money? don, Se: /. by &C etgs
% De .wcart; l writes check. l
gsu: :. .uli o. clothes, for lLstsLce-a
stroke 90 &c pen, &c mighty PEI, De
Clothes on de way. l.: cone.
Mr.. Neusome said: -Wld slI due
spec. 10 De Learned gemmer tats jar
poke, we r;.us' 8. agree dat for sIoo7!n
liz 2: OF s. a-.ege.La' tirgs Gown dere';
co.tiaz eGaa,s de swOard
Mr.. Hummer. ssid i agrees entirely
Wild NJ. NewsonIe; a. 10 answer TO WHIT
Dr.. Cfs1s says, l would rs ask WIS; :
De use 90 Drawn cheek unless Yo4=
got De money II de bank, or = d'sTia
de order on Ge store unless dc s!'rc tr-s:
va? S'Foss &c store 90 truss, ain; Is
easier % sen boy IS 20 write order.
l. you got 10 boy randy. LeteEtst. No
use tor - pen-.0! 5 BIT Who ete7
heard Of Mr. Hill. pen! Nobody, saar.
But hi. sroGrd, saar-Ge swoard o. ole
Bunker Hill, ssar-is known 10 ebery
chile 10 de .aa'. II 1t madden ON for ds
s~osrd CD ole Bunke, Bunker Hill, sssrl
wizard We rIggers be tonight, ssse!
Whaar. ssar? Not hysr, sssc. In
Georgia, ssar, or wIss, sssr. No cu..ed
man, :sar, should eboer go back, saa7,
on De sEosrd, :sar."
Mr.. Kuanicu.s remarks seemed to
carry good deal OF weight with the
audience. Alter speeches by 3 number
Il others. tae subject was handed over to
the com mi..ee,' VINO carried It ou: SD
80. on L." IL due time they returned
with the following decision:
de committee decide aa: the s"oart
nas de mos. pin.s an de best bachir
and d.. de pen is de mos: beneficial. 81
tat de whole ting il soout stan on. -
Editors Drarer IN HGTPsr's MIg11"s