The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-01-16

lars, By the unjust. cowardly, and snn.
provoked assault made upon me 10 your
paper, copy Of which has Just reached
iric through friend Neither can I
ask you to give me, through your col.
umus, an opportunity to rofute Your
charge that | abuse religion aud its fol.
lowers, or entertain ieelihss Of animosi
~ towards the cqlored people for the
reason fhat your allegations are utterly
false, aud simply scuryiIous dodge. to
maniaeture capital for the party og des,
.truetionlsts, political tliags and thieycs
OF which YOU arc both, in intellect. char.
acter and habits, such eeinently lit zen.
resentatpes, You would .nos aafs, os
.spurse athOash yons may lie about
tilat too--to give me the benefit of .
oantralietloni Ilan, therefore. css.n
PEELED 70 resbtt 70 tie o6fs other public
way ofpdblicly bfandips aud exposing
yilur ylllaipy,e As Iar as you arc indi.
1YiduaiIy concerned 10 notice your libel.
ops attack would be a aondcscension T
should never thigk Of granting, ai,d
that now uecord ybi ese1 j brief no.
meat 81 eoathQptiBle notoriety IA due
solely 70 the fact hat, unfortunately iar
both the repalaiISu 81 the press an.i
the good Of society YOU fass ,itja. facili.
tiss tor psrpetaaiing kaj 3issemipa,in.s
your slandataas les II. II not because
i DO Dotrespeet tfna religion aud ia
followers that you deliberately viclate
Ithc Ninth t3emmsistlmont IL ssiiise
a0e, bpl because I will bot b0w dowa
aad worship the iigi, vith face Of bass
aud feet Of clay, which you have set up
az your National lsad, aad cry. "SiAy'
shay before it when rcsist6aec has
ceased that through the mariar aud
Of ny coauityueB | may
Taste tiholgl pap, g
i Aly religion IA th4t Of tie Bible, whieh
teaches im-iyenass and chatiy, y0ass
That n Judas 70 bHfay aud ateal,
lSspn u the hesh pots 81 EsyrI. Tho bas.
iard dfTribe of fsholiy aud cep,galisa.
ton, il Is 10 once tie creed Of tie dss.
pcrate and the damned l-the prelude lo
desiFuctidn and the bittic.ery of he'll
ldn ~ ifs APOSTLES and pct j3,6is3rs.
are expected 70 lasplien6 At aud howl
agiias, every sentiment bfChfiAlan "a
Ffiugism'and honesty -loyal,y. an ! st.il
diyidei. distracted, aod almost rhiacd
eoapify, betrayed soldioty, and an ian.
ppgcrished tieasufy, ie iify @eil % The
bowl yoaf master, tlat sou arc inltei
his iai,hiai servaB,s
liiays usd itiebstois ,hat YOU arc you
charge ms with ei,etishins ankindly
sentiments toward the c8lofel rsbple
iR a. compare fsoards II sou dare 4
buiit the 3irel church log els slaves ever
erected ,pIhis epaatry | havc freely
givcn taelae-te anl eloyaletAt col orrd
race o. thr standard 81 ia.ellgence ius
iiiying tltlr sdmissiso 90 tbs tights of
citizenship a0l Il haze appqsgd Con,
siitanQaal Amepdmepis WuprisR 10
Immediately aud rect lesslg congeg <, Il
is beoau.e s5lapoly helipyo aw set.
ibg Tor thsir hcsl interests, Is vel a.
tliat orilIe whole cpnnaa.ty,
Whithaye sou ioae iog ll,em 4!
Taxed the eouutFy that they might
learn crime through lives nf idle depen.
deaqo apnu pBblio chasity
Encouraged sliem g. l@less yio 'caet
by inlimmatory apfcll- ard pf6aiscs
nt fluuders Pc
tulsFtaseH 10 aFm then with wcap
90 against bashlihe country and thcni.
SELVES, BY placing the ball5t,n liaf
ignoEnt and rtcLless hands
And s0r Mhat 10 insure thciF free.
DON anl iheig rights betervih be law g---
~ csiabll b . great principle a. COZ
reet q grea; wrong
Agt 30, ye liars, d.anagsgdts, hf,os
critics npd gambiars Tor the asenmlsss
iiauue OF Liberty foa would botrny
theip a yea heTe betfasdd your oeun-
f5y.i You would make Of them nm ~
strnmcntaliiy fpr the revival vi civil
y z, well kgosIug 10 your black hearts
that lhey mus certainly be crushed 70
nioutf % The sangaiplry apd .irJTieidal
stfusglc--ihiii4Iercd that witb .tllciE
b,ood you may patch ap your broken
power an establish another iutorreg.
mum Of rasealiiy. You would max the
negro believe himself better thsp the
White man, aud leave him iar lower Ia
The scale Of humanity thaa he i,
We efied dowp forever with the peuder.
Gus load n 5oat ipiqaiiy aud ingra,i.
tndc. M
But lbsnk God yon have utterly
signaly, and misarably ,ailcd II is
but oaturai that, 10 tlie agony u Your
despair and defeat, you should hiss and
snap Your poa fing.ess jaws al the hand
which has, 10 an humble way been 10
stfumenth in bringing the righteous
judghent of the people upon sou.
f@in sefpeats, torn from The heads of
I've farss by the hand Of Diseord aud
ilung, snreharged with venom, in our
midst, you arc at last sedtehed, aud the
cheetihgnspectaole presented by your
death.wrlihings is source oithankful.
mess aud 0Bgratalation 10 ss ati
2@' Opepf your Slhiters, .W
Dan RICE.
Coon ADyicE FROM IIoaAoE GRRR,
'EEYt.-4The f6llawina. excellent advice
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