The Arkansas freeman., 1869-09-28
me Unxlndest CIT TdH.

We have seen too many oil the "p'
md downs In our long pilgrimage
through the Egypt Of slavery, and ex-
perienced too much Of the hardships
Of life, during our rough and rugged
Journey since then, to be much sur
prised At mans inhumanlty to
man, y or to gricve much over Kicks
md eufs; but there are some acts Of
. lualindness and ingratltnde, commit
ted by men who claim to be the es-
peciAl friends and defenders Of the
colered man, whlsh htrt us heap
more than harder ticks dealt out by
prelbsssd dsusnls. I
We are led to make these reflections
BY learning, since our return, OF the
rumors which have been industrlousiy
circulated here, during our absence
down South, Ito the effect that we
had collected good deal Of money
from subscribers to tho FREEMAN, and
had absconded ffom tho State. We
have rood reason TO believe that these
unjust and groundlcss rumors were
nut in circulation by Mr.. Barton, oi
the ssRepub,lcan, ~ and that 1t was
done for the purpose Of injuring us
and our paper.
Now, we would have Mr.. Barton
to know that we don't belong to that
school of politics. If there is any
STEALING and ABscoNpISo going on In
this State, we are of the opinion that
he and his crowd enjoy a monopoly
of the trade. Before trying to con-
ylct us Of such criminal conduct, he
had better first convince the public
that he did not have hand In the
lifting Of that Penltcntlary bond; and
that no did not have hand in helping
OF his Asscoxpixo friend, Wagner,
who also had q finger In the BOND
pie.
When Mr.. Barton takes occasion to
slandcr us in our absence, he is act
inn the part OF a cowardly assassin who
stabs his Victim In the back under the
cover Of night. We thank God that
IL we have got black SKIN we .havnt
rot such a black heart. II we have
anything to say about man to his
d,scrcdit we gcnaraily say u to his
tsce, and give him chance to defend
himself.
We don't ask any special favors be-
cause wc are black, but we do claim
the right to demand at least Of those
white mon who pretend to be such
mighty friends Of the colored man. to
givo IN fi.ir play and equal rights.
We understand very well what sort oi
love Mr.. Barton aud his sort have LOT
Y me colored people. So long as ne
can USE them to put him In office and
ieep him In Office TINT pays him like
tllsipubllc printing, he Is mighty
SWEET on them.
But let one Of them oppose MN,
even though 1t bo In an honest ana
lawful calling, as wc are doing ana
then al hia love for ''tho n'ggcr'
dies out, and he would club him In
the dark, as he has attempted to DO
to us. We would warn our mlsguid-'
cd couutrymen against the false and
pretended friendship Of such men.-
Let them know that tho men who are
slandssius us, and trying to break US
down ia our business, and trying to
take the bread out Of our msuth, will
do the same thing to all ofyou, when
ever you fall to serve them as they
wish, Beware Of them--they will sell
III Of you one Of these days.
70 We don't moan this to apply to tho
honorable gentlemen Of the Republi-
can party, such men as Senator Nc
Donald, Rev, Joseph tl,rooks, Judge
caldwell, Gen. Hlshop, Mr.. Mills
ana Nr. issdmond, for those gentle
Are our friends, and we expect to stick
70 thnn through thisk and si'n, but
we mean those mean, sneaking Radi-
cal Office seekers who have toleninto
the Republican party just to get the
losvss and tishes, ,:and like tho ldog In
tAs mAngsr, arc miserable II any other
dog shouId est q bone.
We have nailed the Republican iag
to our mast head, and Intend to battle
for nspuhllcan principles and Repub-
l,eap mpu, but against those men you
csii Radicals, Ike Barton and WsR-
~. "a ~ M mers OF ths same
sert, = we viii hght uli tho crack Of
deem, tksuGh We have 10 70 bare
headed, and bare s-footed, and empty
stomachsd, ~ we have often done be-
6ovv, TABBs GROSS.