The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-03-28

OF color are professedly is nored no
had right to anticipate; at least .
respectful hearing g.. but ss usual what
abolitionists could not answer they
sought to bully down. As the wrl'
ter lays no claim to scholarship "e
insert his defence against the hepor-
ter's Misrepresentation cs'6otim.'-
The writer says to us in a private
note that if the editor Of the Repor-
ter will meet him he will discuss the
issues alluded to before the public.
We hope as "a man and a brother
has thrown down the gauntlet, enr
downtown contemporary will "come
to scratch -
FALLEN TIMBER, NEAR MlDpLr1owS.
March g. 1863.
Editor Revie,c II wish to notice
an article in the Reporter OF some
three weeks ago. ! was called on to
speak in Middletown, at debate on
the slavery question-which l did,
and after a short speech give way to
hear from them; and | am sorry to
saw Judge M'Keever followed me
with A Burlesque-c charging ME With
Being A Fire Brand Thrown in their
midst Now if Judge n keever
could Have answered my arsuments
I'm sure he would for he is fond OF
debate and proud Tor putting any Ono
Down. He hadn t OF I" Burlesqus
me. lie is a White Man and | am
a Negro, and he he has Been thirty
years IA Provin that | an, his equal,
and has made it Clear to most Peo-
pie in this part of the country. Then
WHY did ne BnrIesque me- Cos he
conldn t Argue with me. Well they
loud their boys to stick pins IN me
to start fuss. and they Follered me
Up STREET watcl.n' Il chance to abuse
ms-Sayin jim you shouldn't have
s,,oksu hear. Now if they didn't
want me to speak why did they call
me, or did they say this because
had Beat them, if didn' beat them
black-wni,v men | can DO SO any
time-thvm or tHeir uewspaper-man
either.
| give ven NV Opinion Of them
| make No difference betwlxt White
and Black abNiItionlsts,-l say they
are the Fire Brands they claim to be
the Ercns Of us Negroes and give
Eonal Rights with themselves. But
wien claim ! My Rights the oldest
of them all Judge NJ keever-and
the NEST Plus, blacksards me and
lows Boys to Abuse me, and ansers
Nv Argument by calling me But
ter-nut Democrat and Secessloner.
The only Rites they give us is to
starve, | say that aholltlonlsm Is the
real cause ii the Great Rebellion,
and stainin our land with Blood and
DESTROYING CUR union and the peace
and fellowship OF Our country. You
know that bad men change their
names often and SO do bad parties
| mini when they were No Nothlngs
aud hid in Caves and hated every
man who WASH Born in this country
now they want to cut the threats
Of most people who are born here,
particularly il they ain / abolition
lists. | nsed to tell them they would
bring Ga war. they SAID The Soon
er The Better. Now since war has
come they're a'teard and want US
niggcrs to do the fighting. Well tho
no-nothing party went 10 grass and
got to BE Wide awaEes, and carried
lamp-pols to keep of the owls. We
learn from the good Book that the
works O! darkness is evil and we Sec
their work has been evil. The mes
sage sails that on the first Of Janu-
arv all slaves Of rebels should be free
but all who were. not rebels should
keep their slaves NOW this Is unjust
and unequal. lf'this Message had
freed all the Slaves it aimed ut, It
would have been worse to the Blacks
than jeff Davis was, who they say
drove them in Pens and shot them,
For they would have starred or frozs
and for my part Id rather be shot
than freeze or starvc, and there is
another Thing if all these negroes
should come up Hear what is to be-
come Of us aborjn col"red men who
even now caat even Keep ourselves
and families. every colored man
knows that aholitioDsts mostly pays
him with Bad Hat or Old coat and
the Smallest king Of Peck Of meal.
They claim that the good shepherd
is on their Side, but l don't believe
them, the good shepheard feeds tho
flock But these people stuff them
selves and starve the flock. / have
worked for them | know how mean
they are-they ai'es made me work
Hard and Paid me very little, and
Eased their conscience by prsin for
the and wishin me well. When you
wanted our money the abolitionist
would clap bis hand on his pocket
aud say, Jimjist oet-call next week
Don't you want an ole Cote? here's
an ole hat-if YOU tion't take il look