think de young peeples ez turrible, endis white en black mar‘iags not be ‘lOWed. De songs I member ez: ‘t Dar1~ wuz de Night“. . “t Good 01e Daniel“ I‘se nebber ~oted but I‘se electioneered fer dem. Hab nebber had any i‘rens iii office. I wuz ‘yer w‘ en Henry Clay en James K. Polk wuz runnin‘. I wuz hired at de oie City Hotel ovuh on de river. I wuz dfn‘in room servant dore. Mali marster would hab rue sing a song fer him ‘bout de Dexnpàrats. “Hooray de kuntryez risin‘~ rise up en drown oie Clay em his pizén.“ I guess oie Clay wuz a right -good . - fellow but he played cards wid de niggers in de cellar. ~ De only thing I ~(~nbe~r ‘bout de t struct~shun -time wtiz sum ob de whites didn~t wan~‘denigge~ ter vote. - - - I stays ‚ ye±~ wid inah daughter . Dat ez de only support I hab sinoe I ha4 deze strokes en bin unable ter do fer rnahse‘f. ::;. ~‚ ~ ~ p ‚ ~ ~\ .~ V