The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-06-02

was never presented with the question
propounded, care you guilty or not gull
tyr Ny lawyer, it is true, in my stead,
acknowledged to the Judge, two days be-
fore the case was to have been called up,
that wrote the letter While l have
never uttered word in Court or out of it,
to the effect of having plead guilty to the
charge of issuing scandalous falsehood,
technically it was merely assumed in law
that l had
And now just word about the public
meeting. We commend Justitia" for la
boring to remove the impression that the
Rev. VIM. Douglass was at the head of
faction that came to the meeting expressly
to raise disturbance but we think it
would have been equally as commendable
if he had confessed to the readers of the
Anglo" as to who were in secret conclave,
two days before the meeting, at u certain
smoking establishment, uniting "a faction
to raise a disturbance" He also might
have had the kindness to have informed
the public who were the individuals who
Sneaked off with the lying reports to the
Democratic papers at the close of the
meeting, which resulted in the most tri-
umphant defeat of the faction Then, to
cap the climax "Justitia" might have made
very interesting paragraph, simply set
ting forth the vigilance manifested by
cage of unclean BIRDS" in repeatedly
carrying to the newspaper offices false re-
ports against the Abolitionists, and myself
in particular. Especially might he have
signifed to what extent the report of the
trial was made erroneous by the agency of
these birds"
To the credit of the leading city papers
must be said that they, as soon as they
were apprized of the fact that they had
been shamefully imposed upon by black
men, promptly corrected certain errors in
the published proceedings of the meeting,
by republishing them, with the resolutions
complete.
With the entire mass of worthy men,
white and colored, who sympathize with
the .. G. R. R., or actively contribute, in
word or deed, to promote the elevation of
the colored man, think I can safely say,
SO far as l am personally concerned, / have
always had their sympathy, but never
more than now.
But the great trouble among colored
men, as among white, is that some have
strange idea as to what constitutes true
worth-as the proper qualifications neces-
sary to claim respect and confidence
For instance, we find a man who may
be the keeper of degrading place of bu-
siness, where little gambling is admitted,
little liquor sold privately, and a good
many other little things encouraged, still
he may have the idea that he is in every
way fitted for a leader, to have the conf
dence and respect OF the upright.
Another one may be in an elevated po-
sition, yet may delight to affiliate with
persons of low and immoral habits-can
look with complacency upon others who
swindle, lie and defraud and, indeed, can
aid in the operation himself if not likely
to be caught f; and still never dream that
the virtuous and intelligent will dare to
manifest the slightest disapprobation to the
most criminal deriliction of duty in this
direction. Society must honor him.
Another specimen chooses to spend the
best years of his life in utter laziness-
working day the year round. He may
have health and intelligence at his COM
mand, which might be turned to some USE
full calling, still idleness and gossiping
seem to be his forte, and woe betide the
man who fails to pay homage to his vain
notions and abominable practices.
A fourth specimen may be gentleman
outwardly, (they all may be) fond of dis
play, ambitious to be thought very import
ant on public meeting occasions, but with
character SO shockingly damaged by
immoral habits that the good sense of the
people perhaps can barely tolerate him.
much less magnify him as a benefactor-
an honor that his foolish pride may fancy
he is entitled to, notwithstanding the prac-
teal evidence he has given to the contrary.
1t is needless to say that among us are
to be found men representing characters as
above drawn, and who stand greatly in the
way of our PROCESS. Opposition from such
men have in abundance For aught |
know, the articles furnished for your paper
come from this quarter. | will venture to
say they emenated from no friend or sup
porter of the U. G. R. R. that the writer
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