The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-09
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The following, addressed 10 the New \ ok
TrilUH', was written 10y Mr. Turner, OF
Gcorgin in reply TO MIR. Il. II. Hill. 1t con-
tains many Wholesome truths clearly stated,
and the colored man ia this Instance Is more
than a match for his white opponent. But
We will let Mr.. Turner grcak for himscfi
T2hs EiHgr u ths Trt,gg.:,, -. --,
SIN ! have just read with surprise and
B. H. llill of the Camilla riot in yourpapct of
The 2jth inst. | shall not reply 20 a series Of
Misrepresentation which he has made and
based thereon charge against the Ncruhli.
can party generally. Negro as ! Am-scmi-
bLTbhrinn AS he calls mel have too much re-
ton as criminal lawyer to let the country
see that half savage can expose his igno.
rance OF notorious facts, or prove the worth.
lessness of his veracity. 1 shall beg leave
only TO notice one OF long list OF misrc?rc.
sGnta'iols.
Nv I'm cssay7t TO make current the idea tia:
We bl.cks are riOtOus, iEiammabIc danger
Gus RICE. lie would make The country believe
that We are more than half hrfharians. Il
-utH 81 .tcmCnt were true, ii would speak
badly for Our Southern teachers, who have
been ClucI'ing us for over two hundred years,
and still worse Tor our white ancCsturs, who
boast Of their intelligence aad gioat over their
superiority OF race; for, while at least third
. Of us have rs white fathers AS MIR. Hill, more
I than half of us, in tOmc way or other, have
white blood dixie his) In our veins. But let
Us leave this feature Of the case, as II is i'm
possible to think, without feeling Of shame,
/ that the land consecrnted to God by the Pill
I Crims, and rCcnnsccratcd by the blood of revO-
. IutionlIy patriots to human liberty and I'M
. partial Justice, should I've so decorated, so
hcnicd, So cursed, 'nd 20 perverted from its
original purpn-c,h by their rchcIiOus and wicked
children.
The IIoint set out to make lie this! All state
mcnts, from whatever source they come, rep
rcscntinE the olgicI people of the south as
T.UtuUI, t.tsu:iCriy, uT IIEless race, are basely
false, and w!liul ctlumnlcs challenge
every white man in Georgia to show an In
II II Ia } 4 g al Ii 4
s0n, or iFst commchrcd any soft o; Kind Of
quarrel with him.
strife instance IL not na record. Aullnt ne,
tEcc for al, tell this country. and tell the
N.u.l! taht IL. every case where GtTfc and COL
i.sluHE take place between white and cUl0rcd
l,rPou1, II 10 inv1rrtly iEaugurttCd b. the
whlles, and they know Il: Nr, liill knowc it,
uH. he arrH iIOI'. u. When the whiiGs have
public meetings their speakers stand before
Thousands Of negroes Il they arc present, as /
lave 6pCu and hrirA Mr.. Hi!l do, and abuse
t. lur everything hr Cnuil think Of. For CN-
ni-leIs'' aud then Lc would abuse COnS rcs',
mi 'hc whole kcrNhi.c AZ pti'g, aud nlrife
ih' j. pie 10 Ignore, Irolrtl9r, THb not to
.y,ik 10, am ~ IA WIN iudrrsCd tUngtt5s,
lalII he has grown frantic, Wild, AMI #'uu.Cl
To have los, all tCL5g VI hCCCUc5 aHl p.u.
Is'cty And we have gtoud and i0nk"h, list,
Cnvd ui! laughed, vLl never uttered one word
N reply. AMI II the whites wou!! 10 the
s,mc with Us the sun would grow dark and
20 OUT before collision would take place
. between Us.
,ioy. rs ~ tie ,..a.:. '!.1tlyc alr lu,.',.tu
I.It h. haA white Ac'i lu cur lctFgC7, v.Ii
.ty, Tor the Information uf tho county, til i
there arc IL I.cIciy to bring our people 'rto.
= '.-r s." suay formal u..LEc. 10. ne rU!Tr-t
: al !eN.1ua t. '"cH Tie ,l-rta'- Ic2li.g
/. Statesmen. lHuNsH"aE VIII. 1Ic quite iHtrl.l
gent are not able to read; and yet thcy are uI
= why's begging some one to read the papers to
/ them, and. III order 10 facilitate tai matter
' We read TO them Ia these UrEau.EN ilUHs, not
+ Cniy on politics, lut On Industry, economy
. hUacsiy. virtue. History, science, and on ni