The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-07-29
Let US Have Peace"

The Frederick Citiscn gives graphic
account of a mongrel meeting which
took place in that city on the evening
of the 18th inst. DR.. Ii. j. Brown, of
Baltimore, colored, addressed the col
ored Republicans at that place, in the
interest of the Bond faction Of the Re-
publican scallawags Of this State. The
Citizen says;
The major part Of Browns speech was
devoted to a discussion of the political sit.
uation Of the republican party in Maryland;
and the antecedents and present status of
certain prominent white scallawags on the
question Of negro suffrage and negro equali-
ty. The effort of this demagogue and tool
was to demonstrate to his colOred brethren,
and his white brethren, that Hugh l.. Bond
was the earliest, bravess and truest friend
in Maryland Of the colored race and, that
j. A. ]. Creswell, J. l.. Thomas and c. c.
Fulton, the office holding clique, we're elev,
enth hour converts, and are not now worthy
Of the confidence of the black men.
But while this Bond movement was going
on ct the Court House, the Creswellites were
notidle. What they did, or how they did
it, we know not, but it got TO be understood
during the evening that another negro ora.
tor would address the colored brethren in
front OF the Republican Office at night, in
reply to DR.. Brown. At s O'Clock a stand
was erected at the point indicated, and a
crowd of some two hundred was assembled.
w. U. Saunders, a gentleman of color, who
had been sent for TO Baltimore, ..r,red
forth The torrents Of his eioouence for an
hour or so, until his utterance we're stiled
by the odoriterous fumes Of cayenne, scat.
tered in the crowd by some malicious disor-
ganizer Of the Bond faction. Saunders
pitched into Brown with gloves off and
sleeves rolled up. He extollei ''the Cress.
we'll Fulton faction" and defended their
organs and denounced Bond, Brown, and
all Of that faction as disappointed Office
seekers. Saunders gloried in having been
soldier on the James, under the great
Ulysses, sympathised with his eolOred friends
tcho had not the opportunity Of fighting for
the hagas hehad; butstrongly insnuatedtha
DR.. Brown, who had told good many lies
in his address at the Court House, did not
fight for the Union, when it was in peril,
because he was a coward; and that he had
been disappointed IN not getting an office.
When Saunders concluded there were loud
calls for Brown, who finally appeared on the
steps OF the old German Reformed Church,
nearly opposite, and assaulted his colored
brother and white hackers with great vigor,
insisting that Saunders was disorganizer
and traitor to his race; that he was not
native OF the State--a carpetbagger in fact;
that he was in no respect any better than he
ought to be, and that he had been or ought
tobe IN certain State Institution established
for. the punishment and reformation of
vicious and dangerous characters. Afier
awhile Cayenne got the advantage of She
Doctor, and compelled him TO desist in his
demolition Of the immortal Saunders.
During the early part of the evening a
personal collision took placebetween several
leading white republicans, which gave an op.
portunity for our vigilant city police to dis.
play their zeal in the cause Of s'peace. ~
His honor, the Mayor, heard the testimony
with patience, and gave an impartial judg.
ment resulting in considerable addition TO
the corporation stock"