New-York tribune., 1868-10-05
MIR. TURNER OF GEORGIA REPLIES TO
Dir. g. III. HILL.

To the Editor Of the Tribune
SIR: have just read with surprise and amazcueut
the explanation given by the Hon. b. II. Hill of the
Camilla Riot ia your paper OF the 18th inst shall
not reply TO a series of Misrepresentation which he
has made and based thereon a charge against the
Republican party generally. Negro as ] am, semi
barbarian as he calls me- have too much respect for
his relatives and for his own reputation as criminal
lawyer TO let the country see that halfsayage can
expose Lis ignorance Of notorious facts prove the
wohlcssncs Of ms veracity shall beg leave only
notice one oi a long list Of misrepresentation.
iir Hin essays make current the idea that Blacks
are a rotous, innammablc dangerous race. lie woHld
make the country believe that we are more tban half
barbarians II such statement were true, II would
speak badly for Southern teachers who have been
educating FOR 200 years and slll worse for our
White ancestors who boast Of their intelligence and gOat
over their superiority Of race; for while at Least third
of IA have White fathers Mr. Ill., more than half Of
us in some way OF other have white blood like hsl Ia
veins But et Us ieat tla feature OF thc cast a. 10
j. impossible 20 think without ieenHg o shame at the
land consecracd 10 God by tho Pilgrims and reconse-
Grated by the blood Of revolutionary patriots 20 human
r SO cursed and so perverted from its original pul
pose. By their rcbelOns and wicked children.
The point set out TO make is this' All statements
from whatever fOnrcc they representing The Col
Orcd people OF the South rOtous, disoidery, or
awless race, are basely false, ana wlH calumnies
challenge every White man IN Georgia 70 SHOW an
instance IN which a negro attacked his person or
first commenced any sort or kind OF quarrel with him.
sir the Instance OnrecOrd. Aud let me- once FOR
ali, tell tbIs country ana tnt NOIu thot ih h'l9
where strife and collisions take place between White
and COlOred persons a Is invariably inanguracd by he
Whites, and they know IL. Mr.. Hill knows u, 0itd ne
deru klaOwS a. When the Whites have public meetings,
their speakers stand before thousands Of negroes II they
are present as have and heard Mr. Hill DO and
abuse us everything nc could think OF For example
Hdlrty niggers lousy Dggorsp lazy niggers ;rand
then nc would abuse Congress- and the whole Republican
PARTY and advise the people TO ignore proscbe and
not 70 speak TO- any man who Endorsed Congress nnl ne
Ias grown frantic wild, and seemed ~ have lost l
sise OF decency and proHety And we have stood and
looked listened and laughed, and never uttered one
word ia reply. And. If The Whites would 90 the same
with MS the sun would grow dark and 70
ont before collision would take place between -.
Now as TO tho charge that melted 10 riot by bad
White men in our leagues, will say for the Information
OF the country that The object Of these organizations
what few there areb Is merely 70 bring our people To-
gcther in some formal manner for the purpose Sf reading
TO them tile speeches Of leading statesmen. Thousands
who are quite intelligent not able TO read; and yet
they always begging some ore 70 read the papers TO
thein and IN order 20 facilitate the matter we read TO
fcsi in these organizations not only on Poltcs but ON
Industry Economy Honesty. Yirtne History, science,
and a subjects tending TO elevate that race mat MI
Hin would be better employed than he is " no was az
hOine now teaching them IN some respectable school
house.
There IL one thing would nc glad TO know: How Is II
that only loyal " Republican White men are bad menf