The colored American., 1865-12-30

arms, as their is fer an "ed1t0r" of daily
newspaper to do so. We have often
heard it said that, that EDITORS person
presents very fine specimen OF "acalA- |
aug aYsual. Now the reason he has to
bolster up his person with such tormlda'
bic array of "tooth picks is, he as atr9'a
of danger to his person, and that is Justthe
reason and the right of the colored man
to carry arms. He has found out that
some man, especially "editors OF daily
newspapers, can blow hot and cold W lth
the same breath, who speak fair to his
face, but "stabs his reputation" behind
his back. Against such men he has been
forced to carry arms, for those who could
bemean themselves that far, would not
scruple to put their hands into pockets,
not their own. 1t is simply the develop
ment of the natural instinct of self preser-
vation, that demands him to carry arms.
VIII that Broad street editor take note
of this.
Sd. "But cur Broad street editor tell
the colored man he has no right to be on
the street altering btfall, and consequently
he would not be knocked down and moes>
ted. Has no one the courage to tell that
editor that he has no right TO be :n th1S
city? If there is not, we tell him now,
that the colored man has as much right
to walk on the street after dark as he has
to publish his a6onsina6le, filthy and
pest1erous, sheet, IA thaS city. And
great deal more so. This city would get
along great deal better without him
and his subsidized editorials than it could
without the colored man. The colorcd
man is of some use to the community,
but his "daily" does not ever afford a
good piece of wrapping paper
4th. His two positions-Position 1st
If you freedmen, conduct yourselves
properly, you will have no occasion to use
weapons.
All what brilliant language what
sparkling power of diction 1t is strange
rule, however that will not work both
ways. Let us try has one. "If you, the
ed'tor conduct. yourself properly, you
s0'0 haVe no occasion 10 use aoeap0nS." D."
BY attending to this, your oa0n position
Mr.. editor, you would not need to carry
that portable armory, which lends rotun~
dity to your obese corporosity.
Position I'd. "If on the other hand
you do not intend to behave yourselves.
you ought not to be allowed to have wea
pons.
That is y0mr way Mr.. editor; be pleased
to read ow~S. IF on the other hand
yo~ do not intend to Jehave Yourself
YOU ought not to be aNowed to hare
a0eap0as.
9Th. But our Lar Maker still further
says:
"Freedom does not consist in your
making disturbances; or in breaking laws;
or IN carrying concealed weapons; or il
doing any thing that will not be tolerat
ed by society"
We are of the opinion that an editoy's
freedom does not consist In "making dis
turbaaces" among community, by fos.
tering i'll will in one party to another
and all such editors had better shut shop,
than continue doing so, nor does his
freedmom allow him to @break the laws"
of society, by hypocritical editorials and
comments, when his past professions, are
the opposite of his present practice, nor
is he allowed to "carry concealed wea-
pons" to the exclusion Of all others, nor
in doing nor saying anything that will
not be tolerated by society. Editor,
N0to bone.
Finale. If the renegade editor" will
mind his own business and let other peo-
ple's alone which in no way concerns
him, the wheels of the world and especial
ly of this city viii move all the quicker,
being relieved of loads of garbage and
putrid "bunkum" which are the off
of his prolific brain