The loyal Georgian. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1866-1867, 1866-02-24
Communicated
MACON, Ga, Feb. 9Th. 1866


Mr.. Editor: Allow me to intrude a
few thoughts upon your columns, touch.
ing our condition in this city; especially
since l learn your paper claims to bethe
advocate of equal justice. I regard it a
remarkable era in the history of this
State, to have paper printed in it which
pledges itself to the defence of equal JUS
tice. Justice to all men regardless Of
color, is a principle which thought so
utterly dead, that its spirit never could be
terminated, much less its body resurrect.
ed; and yet its glorious era only dawns
in prospect, for it has by no means ar
rived. Should any one think, that with
the freedom of the black man, has come
the precious period of equal justice, let
him come to Macon, and visit the Mayors
court, and he will see his mistake in any
trial that has any connection with the
colored population. A white man may
assault colored gentleman at high noon,
pelt him with stones, or maui him with a
club, without any provocation at all; and
if it has to be decided by rebel justice,
the colored man is fined or imprisoned,
and the white man is justified in what
he and his friends call a narrow escape. ,
But to attempt to define the outrages
and mean acts of our citizens here to-
ward those who have different comp lex
ion, would be task too arduous for
single correspondence.
We are all, however, trying to build
each other up, and further the cause of
Education the best we can. Our North.
ern friends have day schools in all our
colored churches, and night schools in
some of them.
The President of cur League is very sick
at present, and the considerably retards
our efforts in the cause of general eleva-
ton. If the members of the League,
however, were strict in attendance as they
should be, much might be done for gene.
raj good, which is not done owing to me-
elect, our people are too slow in their
any how, to accomplish much.
Mr. Lewis Smith, our delegate TO the
Convention, has not made report yet
to the people. He promises
to do so as soon as the minutes come,
which we are expecting daily. Chaplain
H. M.FTurner arrived Sunday evening,
and preached what was called mastery
sermon. l did not have the pleasure of
criticisiug it even had [ the ability. [
learn he also lectured last evening and
threw satisfactory light on the Conven
ton which met in Augusta, and styled it
a great success.
I am fearful there will be some trouble
between the League and the Equal Rights
Association, which the Convention order
ed to be organized; I learn Mr.. Turner
said there should not be, and denounced
the idea. But we have SO many ambiti,
Gus men in our town, I fear there will be.
| hope the League, however, will resolve
itself in the Association. This seems to
be the desire of many.
I hear great talk here about sending
a delegate to Congress; but no one is
doing anything here about it. I learn
the only difficulty is the want of money.
Now, Mr.. Editor, that seems to me to
be a small matter. Why don't the
President of the State Association assess
each town so much, and send the assess
ments to the pastors of our churches,
and let them divide the amount accord
ing to the size of their congregations,
and insist that they raise it, and forward
the same to central place.
| think it foolish to look to the diffe-
rent Branch Associations for immediate
action, for it will take them nearly if not