The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-01-18
Indignant Protest of a COlOrcd
Man Against COppcrhead Lies.

The following eloquent letter is from the
pen OF Rev. Ii. NJ. Turner, a colored dele
gate Of the Georgia Convention, and one OF!
MACON, Ga, Dec. 90, 1867.
Hon j. ". Forney, E1ito; Of the Pbilu9ei
pdta Press md Fashiagtoa Chronicle:
Allow ne to intrude few lines upon Your
paper, for the purpose Of correcting or Civ.
ing the square lie to the innumerabe false
hoods see daily manufactured and rub.
lishcd through Democratic circles North, in
relation to the poor outraged colored people
OF the South. These men have no regard
for truth, and are daily feeding their patrons
on The most infamous lies ever coined by the
father OF lies, FOR ,hc purpose Of leading the
Northern people to believe that the negro
race South are killing the whites, firing their
houses, stealing their cattle, clothes, &c:
that they are too lazy to work, too -shiftless
to provide for their own comfort and the
comfort Of their families, and Il iliou.and
other disgraceful stories.
Now, sir, Wish TO inform You, and,
through your paper, the country, that such
statements are bare Faced lies. care no,
who tells them Or writes them. lf.nen wis.
10 conjurc up fllsehoods foc political pur.
poses they should soel; something else 10 lie
about besides poor, abiect race, who have
been turned out doors without foo, Of land,
or Int 10 shelter their heads, or dollar
10 buy a spade to dix grave for their starv.
ing children, Never since the world began
were au innocent and indnsrious-ay, ana
gal!ant--people treated by any country os
this has treated the negro race. They talk
about the shifticssncsg sud luaiuess of the
negroes, when harder working race does
not breathe the breath Of life but they arc
careful moi 10 say anything about the meal
culahlc numbers that are now being docgcd.
and shut away from where they have toilea
al the year, without one cent to buy u piece
d bread for their hungry children. Iwouli
wager ny life, sir, ,aat il these liars were
placed in the same position Of the colored
race for SIX months, 1T the end Of that time
they would be 10 man starved to death. -
AID so iur os negro honesty is concerned.
[ ana astonialcd at it It Is a vendor TO thv
nineteenth ccuto:F. Take the Southern
whites or Northern whites either, aud tcr;,
them literally out Of doors and they woul,,
stea every rat in the country. And lille
do not Say that negroes never steal, do SAY
they steal no moro than the whites. with
everything in their possession.
Those mendacious Coppcrhcads nay write
and publish their yilainoua lies until they
exhaust al! The lnk factories ia the country,
bat they will never beguile tia, God OF JUS,
tice from the fierce execution Of bis RICH
tcous laws Though for awhile thousands
Of tNl'i6'e men may possibly be rnisled, the
same Being who freed the negro will sooner
or later wiring from Ills nation his rights. -
Let not men think tibet l.iug news sheets
can stay the tide cf eTen banded justice,
which is al the negro wants. The same
power that can shake nations with earth.
quaheo can and will shake the sbackles Of
oppression from the wounded limbs of
bleeding humanity, be they white OF LACK.
They may talk and dream of peace tor the
country while Gods ears IRE fall of the
walls OF the outraged; but there is no peace
10 the wicked, nor will this country have
any until justice 10 man is administered il
her laws. I will not further burden your
columns ut this time but should there be
no abatement of these lies will give you
scliss of startling letters, which will show
another side OF the picture.
II. NJ. TURNER.
P.S.-Shonld your readers think my letter
very bitter, they must remember am eight.
ing bitter liars. 1t wants no varnish.