The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-04-03
4 co1oRED DEBATING socfErr.

GOLORED DEBATING SOCIETY.
The "Colored Debating Society Of Mount
Vernon, Ohio, must have had some very in
teresting meetings this Winter. Your cor
respondent happening to pass through Mount
v about Christmas time, was invited by a
friend to accompany him to one Of the de-
bates" Your correspondent went. The OBJ
ject of the argument on that particular even
ing was the settlement at once and forever of
the question, Which am de mightiest, de
pen or de swoard?"
Mr.. Laukin said about as follows: Mr..
Chairman, what's de use OBJ swoard unless
you's gwye to WAR? Who's hyar dat gwyne
to war; ? isn't, Mr.. Morehouse isn't, Mrs.
Morehouse isn't, Mr.. Newsome isn't; I'll bet
no Teller wot speaks on de swoard side 10 any
ideer OBJ gwyne to WAR; Den what's de use
OBJ de swoard ? I don't tink dere's much
show for argument in de matter"
Mr. Lewman said 'tWhat's de use oh de
pen less you knows how to writer How's
datP OATS what wants to know. Look at
de chillun of Isr'l-wasn't but one man in de
whole crowd gwyne up from Egyp' to de
Promis' Lam Good write, an he didn't write
much. A voice in the audience, "Wrote
de ten cemman' ments, anyhow you bet.'-
Cheers from the pen side Wrote 'em
Wrote EN-? Not much, guess not /; not on
stone, honey. Might pr'aps cut EN- wild
chsel. Broke 'em all, anyhow, fore he got
down de hill. Den when he cut new set,
de chillun OBJ Isr'l broke 'em all again. Say
he did write 'em, what good was itP So his
pen no count nohow. No, Saar. De ssooards
what fotched 'em into de Promis' Lam, Saar
Why, Saar, it's ridiculous. Think, Saar, OBJ
David a cuttin' off Golian's head wild pen,
Saar De ideers altogedder too posterous,
Saar. The sacoGrd, Saar, de s0oard mus win
de argument, Saar"
DR.. Crane said 81 think Mr.. Lewman
leetle too fas'. He's a-speakin' oh de times
in de dim pas when de mind OBJ man was
crude, an de ham OBJ man was in de ruff state
an not toned down to de refinement OBJ chill
lied time. Dey wasn't educated up to deuse
oh de pen. DER hans was only tit for de ruff
use oh the swoard. Now, as de modern poet
says, our swoards rust in DER cubbards, an
peas, sweet peas, covers de lam. An what
has wrot all dis changer De pen. Do take
a swoard now to get me peck OBJ sweet tat
ers, pair OBJ chickens, pair OBJ shoess No,
Saar. | jess take my pen an write an order
for EN-. Do want money! don't git it by
de edge OBJ de swoard writes check l
want suit OBJ clothes, for instance-a stroke
OBJ de pen, de mighty pen, de clothes is on de
way. rs done"
Mr.. Newsome said ovid all due 'spect
to de learned gemman dat's just spoke, we
mus all agree dat for smoovin' things off an
a-levelin' things down deres noting equals
de swoard.''
Mr.. Hunnicut said az agrees entirely
wild Mr.. Newsome an in answer to what
DR.. Crane says, l would jess ask what's de
use oh drawin' check unless you's got de
money in de bank, or a-drawn' de order on
de store unless de store truss you? S'pose de
store do truss, amt it easier to SEN a boy as
to write an order9 If you got no boy handy,
telegraf. No use for pen-not bit. Who
ebber heard of Mr.. HIP pen Nobody, Saar.
But his saooard, Saar--de swoard OBJ ole Bunk
err Hill. Saar-is known to ebbery chile in de
lam. If it madden bin for de swoard OBJ ole
Bunker Hill, Saar, WIZARD we niggers be to-
night, Saar whaar, Saar? Not hyar, Saar?
In Georgia, Saar, or wuss, Saar. No cullud
man, Saar, should ebber go back, Saar, ON de
swoard, Saar."
Mr.. Hunnicut's remarks seemed to carry
good deal of weight with the audience. AT.
ter speeches by number of other, the SUBJ
iect was handed over to "the committee"
who ''carried it out and sot on it," In due
time they returned with the following decis-
ion
ode committee decide dat the swoard has
de most pints an de best backin', an dat de
pen is de most beneficial an dat de whole
thing is about stan -off. "-Harpsr's Mag
dzi7ee.