New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-07-11
One More Colefed Man Gone Over
to fbe Enemy. -


Last week weihoticedfhe fact that the Kew.
J. Sella Martin had given in his adhesion to
the Liberal Democratic Greeley movement
This week we have to announce that Mr.. W.
n. Saunders, of Baltimore, another enter
prising and somewhat versatile gentleman,
has made desperate bolt into the ranks of
the same movement, and celebrates the oc-
casion by writing quite lengthy epstle in
justification of his new political course. 1t is
plain that Mr.. Saunders had sharp eye to
affect in the selection of the time OF his de-
parture from us. He dates his letter Balti-
more, July sth, so that it might appear on
the morning Of the Democratic convention,
Just the time of all others when his trumpet
will be likely to make the most noise, and Sc
cure for its blower the largest audience,
closest attention, and perhaps the greatest
rewards in other respects. It's something
really funny to hear Saunders talk of "pro-
found sense of duty to his race" "mselfish
patriotism" superiority to partisan require
ments," and mush else of such stuff. Doesn't
the man know that he is playing political
hypocrite, and that there is not colored
man in the State of Maryland who can be
deceived for moment by his transparent
pretenses. This Mr.. Saunders is an migrate
full deserter, and he knows it; he goes over
to the enemy with no higher motives of pa
triotisnl, honor, and duty, than those which
enter into the movement of which he forms a
part. e ~ 4. " 7i: e.. s-..3 .... .-..e s.
He says, very truly. :" 1t is but natural
that in the past colored voters should have
been consolidated within the ranks of that
party, through whose instrumentalty their
rights were in part sccurcd.' Yes, and it is
basely unnatural in you, Mr.. Saunders, to
lift your heel against the party TO whom you
are indebted for your political existence.
Now, not only to turn your back upon it,
but to join the enemies of that great bene-
factor in vilifying it and destroying it. If
political ingratitude could be visited with
! corporal punishment, which we are glad it
cannot, yours would deserve the eat-O'nne
tails, and the blood to be drawn at every
blow. For an ignorant, illiterate black man
to be caught in the meshes of the Democratic
Conservative net, we have some compassion,
but, in case like Saunders, who, whatever
else he may be, is no fool, we feel naught
but indignation; he knows, as well as We do,
that he is stabbing the cause of his people to
its very vitals, that the worst elements of
prejudice, malice, Of hostility to our enfran-
| chisement, of the. black and blood-thirsty
Ku-Kluxism, dclighting in midnight murder
| and nameless Outrages' upon our people, find
| in this movement their largest hope Of impu-
nifty and encouragement, while the Republi.
| can party, with us. Grant and Henry Will
| son at its head, is all that stands Between
the colored people Of this country and con-
dition at the South almost as deplorable as
slavery itself. This man Saunders coolIy re-
marks that he dssents from the doctrine
enunciated, that the enforcement Of the APP
propriate legislation made by the recent
amendment to the National Constitution can
only be trusted to the Grant administra-
ton. Well, Of course Mr.. Saunders must
say something, and perhaps he might as we'll
say this as anything else. He cannot trust
the Grant administration, but it seems he
can trust the Democratic party which OPP
posed that amendment, which denounced it
as revolutionary, null, and void only four
years ago; he can trust that party which has
spit upon his race, which gave us the bred
Scott decision, which gave us the rebellion,
and which has sought by every means to re-
plunge our race into slavery, that party he
can trust, but not the Grant Republican
party, as he calls it. Now, man of this
character should have no words wasted upon
him colored people should regard him sim
ply us seH-seeking political traitor, and
leave him to the contempt which his base
desertion Of principle richly deserves go
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