The daily gazette., 1882-09-19
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4 PROTEST.
Mr.. Deans Colored Constituents Object
TO being Reduced ReIOw tho Level.

Mr.. Deans Colorad Constituents Object
10 Being Reduced RelOw the Level.
To TUE EDIToR OF THE GAZETTE Be-
low give you petition which is before me
and 1t will explain itself. 1t claims to be
the report of committee appointed at
meeting of the eolored citizens who felt in
dienant at my account of the corn stolen
from me as published In your paper a short
time since. 1t is as follows
Mr.. DEAN Sur, de constitution of dis
United States pcreyides dat non OBJ our
natral rites shall be tuck away fun us an as
we Wus bQrnd wild steelin as one of um
(when we Wus slaves and we tuck Masta's
con, Masta's turkys, an Masta's chickens 1t
was Masta's nigga Wot tuck um an 1t was
no steelin) darefore 1t becum one of our
natral rites ta steel an de fifteenf mend
ment perwides agin emmy pusson atrien 70
tu take emmy of EN- away on acont of cutler
or previous condishon oh serwitude, ,daref0re
1t isent de charge oh ateeltn dat we's a
fnden falt wild SO much Gaze 1t wus de
piggals nataral rite tu steel con, turkys an
chickens, an dare wus no disgrase In
dat. but wen you Gums to put us culled
pussons down on de lebbel wild dem fellas
watts braken into safes an steels frum de
paupers in de almshous an oh steelin de
| public munay frum de government an gifts
| n
almshous an de government treasury 1--WE
dussent tink dat Curpey an Hastins is bad
/ peples but den you noes dat da has fur tn
| du list wat dem fellas at Dober ses as da
| runs de mashine an de odders habs tn du
| list wat da ses) we eonsides 1t mean con-
/ temterble bisnes an Is asalt on us culled
eitiseps ho is good members OBJ siety an we
wants IL undastud dat we don't spire ebber
tu git tu be at de he'd OBJ de party bi amy
sich eontemterble menes. Its all weller
nuR TO de wife peple OBJ de publican party
fur tu submit tn hab dem kind OBJ tings sed
bout dem, cos da's de truf an da's diserben
OBJ dem an da s aSde he'd OBJ de party, Gaze
we nos dat da lets demselfs down too do
odder more an mener contemterble tings
dan dat tn git us eulled pnssons tu sist tu
put dem ip hi tshil possessions da tells uf
dat we is de bon and sinneur OBJ de cuntry
an we'd oughter tn hab all de rites granted
In de consideration tu us as citerzeps. Da
ses we must hab our chilen put IN de aco0lt
wild de wite ehilens, We mus hab witt
wimmens tu work In de culled
euiled pussons gos up tu d
bar YOU mus drink wild US, dar must
be no difference. Dey tells US all desc tingl
, lis befo de lection, An da haf sed desc tings
so often we's beginner tu tipk do don't aller
tell de truf we nos de wife folkes du
menny, meme tings, least we's found den
/ publcaus watts at de he'd OBJ de party do bu
den dat's de way all tings is dun in respect
, erhle siety we's bin follerin after dem til
we's almost got down ON tn de lehil of wit
siety an now you's bin an put de last str
, on de cammels back watts hrok d
] bak of dc animule hi trien to reduse US i
{ de lebbel of de safe burgler, No dat won't d
an you ow us an apollergy wich we spect
} dare is one spec OBJ onesty in de wite rae
{ YOU will make de onerable mends true d
same wa as you did wen you brung dis din
j grace on our siety signed Sam Jones Senic
& Siah Watyermayeallhim, Committee.
J Mr.. Editor, you shall in short time hay
t my apology TO our sable brethren, and whe
D il comes hope 1t will be sufficient to he,
t their'wounded feelings.
8 WILLIAM DEAN.
y September 16, 1882.