Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-03-24

ABssdv1 Issirrcy .-Ssa.sor Psm~-'
fdsf Klrss. prss,a tel to the sss.as.
. day66bsssAs following p-,i,ioa,
fsssvsSHf1 v;ll J. seen shs. 70 have
sdu iiviax g oar hii.s An Oppressed and
ill-used namher = p-opl. Who have bsen
rcdacea bs the hari-kearsed land ows.rs
Of Sent Mays county. (.ll Of whom arc
sarge capitalists, 10 the painful alseru.-
tive either Of working for q living or saf-
fering fer something to eat. n this docs
not present ease. M. Nelson. for the in
ssFveo.iss SfCoSeress sod Tho appliea,;oa
Of the reconstruction laws to this vicin-
age. Ne should IKE 10 be told What doe..
Only 10 think IT il! Free delicate Hack
patriots compelled 10 hoe cnrn before ea,.
ing it. and that, too. in hot weather and
in opcn sunshine! Il is clear eas, Of
;asolerable oppression. and We salsmaly
give it - our ofiaiea that the pesi,iossrs,
one sad aIl. Would Be- fully jsa;s,d 10 :sav.
ing us without delay, and We pray to CD
that they may!
1--WE nov in the name Of ear God Who
delivered NJ. and in the nam. OF our
slsia patriots Who are now sleeping in she
grave amid the solenaisy Of death. We
here engage our work! Lot NJ write -
Let us die United. Mr.. Nelson. We
present. write you these pap-rs. Please
correct them and lay them before Cor
gress for 10. We have been trying for
four years TO do seu'sshiog. bat our sf-
forts have been in vain. We cannot
make any bargain With the landho!ders
BY which We can live at all. Because
they have At all the land. tools. money
Laws, aud hence they have % under their
feet or reign. Our dear friend do al you
can for us. for We are saiiering greatly.
and without help NC must starve. Again
! say We are obliged to complain because
We arc suffering. We arc very glad Of
our schools indeed. but We arc So far from
on. earnings that it is matter Of impos-
s,biii.y, to keep them up. from the fac,
that Ne can neither feed the teacher nor
can We provide books for the children
will TIL you the truth. here in St. Ma
rvs county. Maryland. is no justice shown
= colored man at ell. The speaker from
Baltimore. in his remarks. blamed Us a. tu
tho school house in CLaptico. it not being
up; but. sir. Ne cannot build it in the
air. We have no land. can bay none,
can beg none. can take none. therefore,
We cannot build it. A colored man, rs
have said, has NO say in regard to the
Law and projection as all. Why, sir, a
colored mau is no more. nor stands no
more chance in Maryland than lamb in
the jaws Of wolf. You can ige from
these remarks how we live down here
Our labor. sir. is worth nothing. From
the fact they will only give a man forty
per cent. day; and women twenty or
thirty per cent. We ask you. therefore,
to set value upon labor. both man and
woman"
Here follow some two hundred and 6f-
sy names. written in two different hand
writings. and diff-riny also from the mem
orial. After the signatures in this petit
ton
"Repmlaiean Friemds-We, the o.
pressed people Of Maryland est. Mary's
county,. on account Of depriv,,ions and
hard oppression. do hero request of your
help. In worl W. are FREQ but with
out power. And We desire to be civrn
power or law BY which ve may get pow
CT. And If We cannot have power, or
law. by which We may &C. power We uu-
doubtedly will have 10 abandon MARYLAND
and perhaps this country. We fought
hard to sustain this Republican Govssu-
ment. We. therefore, wish and beg YOU
to restore to Us our rights. Ny dear
friends, We would not be in haste to make
70 you this request. but Ne are - fx,d
that necessity conpels US to do it. There
fore we hope you will take all of I i, un-
der serious consideration. Nay. blame
u not. for you know we have proved
true to tai. Republican Governmeut.-
Now foar years have We suffered. four
years have We prayed and supliea.sd. yc.
received no response. Till at lengt., wc
sec starvation gazing u 10 the eyes d,i-
ly. and the question comes, Whit shall &c
do! You are our oaly friend, M. MI
son, and Ne look to you for assistance.-
Please do what you can for ~"