Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-04-15
For HE Register.

Mr.. EpIToR When ], at the solicit
talon oi The Grand Sschem OF our tribe,
requested the missionary services OF the
editor OF the Free Press. had no idea
thai | alone would be tue favored ndlv,d-
ual 10 whom his Wholesome advice would
be gwen. A short u,ue since ! returned
thanks 10 this isner day sam, OF pecu.
iiaf morslity, lor his Mad a.vIce, pcom2l
ed have no doUoI, by his goodness Of
hssit, anu his earnest Gi.iutetesIed desire
10 impress upon the mind ui ole VINO has
"re'spsed into absolute barbsIIsm." those
lessons OF Tu,h aud morally, ,hs, have
slwsys sciualed HE man, and which So
peculiarly nj HIM for The du,ies OF chri.-
hanging and cIvIllzing HE baGbsrous tribe
oithe burg oi superintendent nolwlth.
standing my refusal 10 accept his advice
so i'eeiy aud promptly gwen, lie still per-
sis's ia his lug lions, which sm again
compelled 10 decline; not because they
are unHhUlesome, but because they ATE
Inappropriate, ~ | can assure the ediIor
ol Tie free Press. that | sm nellher a
renegade" or "scsllswsg." or have
ever consented with such, aud his advice
thatl Keep my record pure. might be well
were not aole 10 scan Ihru' ine veil OF
htpOcfsy with which lie seeks to hide
TIE moral pollution OF the man, Tho like
whI'eo sePuicAfe, may appear pleasant
iron Without. wien within II Is hlled with
vile corfuP"on Iha' is truly 9 stencil in
the noslrils of deceuct. void THAI /
could advise ih's moral soge, 10 keep his
record pure, buI elias he has sirsyed 100
lar IRON Tie pathway OF viitue and |
can obly advise hun TO make his record
pure, aud Then keep i, pure. after which
re may consistently advise ne. and then
PtrhSPe he MAJ be able 10 convert "BIg
lnJun' 10 that exalted morality OF which
he may not be The least disciple; nil then,
| choose 10 act, speak aud lhInk i0S m,-
eel, aud YET 10 quiet the apprehen.lons
Oi my Slnd ADVISER, | assure him that
will never IN the future, consorl win
"renegades' or "scalSwsgs,' or SIT with
them III caucus IN lraterndl union TO con-
spIe, OF So far forget those who were The
skulkirg enemies Of Virginia during the
war, as 10 meet them al HE bacchsnaIIsn
board, aud III Tie red vine pledge friend
ship, and IcrgeI The wrongs that they
had dOne-ss a savage | cannot do
this, gentlemen who profess higher or
Ger OF moral cullUre may.
Has not the editor OF .ne Free Press.
who has ever vensed uusPari"gly his bh-
iingSgale upon those who did not hold HE
same political lcneis with himself, con-
sUr'6d with Tenegades, scs.lawags, car
peI-bageers and those who were skulktrs
during the war? l. he not even a Dam
on, while one OF the aforesaid Characters
is his Pythias ask, who will answer!
II this 10 20, | would suggest to the editor
OF the Free Press, that he act on the adj
vice which he has essayed To give. and
then he may be better fiued 10 advise me,
anu ,ho' | may be "mesn low white
man. "cur," "wbelp," a ".avage.
Yet | would bush with shame, MI ls
crimson could be seen tnro' Tie Garken.
ed stain, II HE finger Of common Decen'
cy would point 10 me Win as great con-
&C unaiIOn sS II d, e. 10 some who boat d
cher Greer at intelligence and mOraIliy.
Let me be savage" s"ahelp or cur,
We, would not degrade mySrll as 10 sP'
pIy sucL ierDs 10 the most degraded OF
humanity. lor such Gllhy words ale only
prompted by the malicious heart. and
spoken BY The polluted lips OF a black
onard and deserves IN IeiUra The well Sp-
pied lash on his filthy Carcass.
1.-The iru,h oues." - h0me!y ye, true
adsze. and 1t may have been that the ed
ior Of lGe Free Press, tell the bite of
"cuf" OF truth, and rrsored to scnTrJhty
TO ease his righteous soul OF i've great IN.
digna!ion.
In couclusiou, "Big lnjun," assures
the Free Press editor, that his terrible
unst-tma will neither silence HIN, or
scsre h!,n, and tho he would >corn 10 &c.
grade The name of savage by dealing
back To- him The filthy missiles that lie
has sent. yet he is ever ready t. spring
bow, hose arrows batbed with truth,
may pierce the carcass OF an enemy, all
il VIRTUES and wriIhes again. and despite
The stout heart and strong arm o! tins
modern moral int IIeclus Hercules. his
scsIp.lock ye, nay dargle i:oD The VAN
pun belt OF
"BIG MUM"