The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-02
OR BEAVER DAM LETTER.
'-JunO" Comes To the Scratch With n
temperate Defense of His and Beaver
Dams Position on Ntgger schools.
BEAVER DAM, Ky, June LIST. 1875.

mention anything that your many read
ers would likely be interested in.
Thinking that the colored Sunday
School, taught by white persons, would
be news to some and having been request
ed to correct an erroneous report in re-
gard to it, was the reason it was men,
toned in the items of the 18th inst
simply corrected the false report, and
gave the localitywhere the school is
being held.
made no unkind allusion toward any
one, nor did attack any one for impart-
ing knowledge to the poor negro"
Omega imagines however, that his
rights have been trampled on, and gives
us a lengthy article in defense of his priv
ilege to instruct the negro.
1t is seldom we hear of a man defend
ing himself before he has been attacked.
but tbs some times the case no doubt
that, 1.-The wicked lee when none pur>
sueth."
We had heard that the smiling Professor
would reply to our item, but did not sup
pose one of his ability would have to
quote from your editorials, a Northern
Divine, and our own letter to frame a re-
spouse.
He accuses us of endeavoring to "mis-
lead tie public, and cast stigma on
some most worthy people" Every one
knows this to be false, for we made no
such attempt. He desires to know why
we did not restore peace to the "unfortu>
nate household" where "connubial lnfe
licities" reigned, When we embark in that
business, we trust we will be able to find
white people to employ our time, and
shall deputize him to preside over the
race of his choice
When he commenced his article, he
had Juno" either "he or "she," then
turned us to a "he" alone, and finally
mixed it up again ard found Burnside"
on his face. The women want to know
if they have a right to wear Burnsides.
Doubtless his brain was little intoxi-
Gated. And although we were permitted
to converse with a Cromwell damsel,"
we would inform the great Omega" that
she was undoubtedly white lady.
He says, tried hard to get in the
post office, but failed" There is not one
word of truth in that. But if l should
try, l would not use the means some have
to possess it. And had tried and suc-
ceeded, assure him he never would have
been called upon "to record my noble
and self-sacrificing devotion, in the cause
of colored Sunday Schools" for if that is
requisite. God forbid, that | should ever
become a Post Master,
And though be considers our 'views
as narrow and contracted az the corporate
limits of Beaver DAM they are still wide
enough to know that Omega means the
last, and he who reaches the last round OF
society, can, if he so chooses, devote the
remnant of his days to a negro school
and have no fears whatever of ''forleiting
the good opinion Of the citizens of Bea-
yer Dam" And though he has as yet
seen no "evil results therefrom," he may
see it, when one OF the male scholars of
the school puts into execution the threat
that, ''he is as free as any one, and that
he intends to visit the white ladies of the
neighborhood.
He will also see the benefit derived
from this christian act, when the charm
ing colored darling, realizes her expecta>
tons, for she says: Dat yung teechur is
so putty, and so sect, dat jist 1--we I'm
fit tn kill, an I'm jist az free az he is,
for he larnes me how tn read, an I'm
gwine to make i'm motifs me, | am; but
den he makes me so jelus, for he looks at
de udder gerls, an jist laffs fit to kill"
He would argue with us from a chris
tian point of view, but fears he would be
casting his pearls before swine" Judg-
ing him from a christian stand point, we
do not think he would have many pearls
to cast He would not have designing
men from the North and the East come
here to instruct the negroes" How do
we know where the present instructors
are from? They have only been in the
county short time, and we do not find
a single one Of our native citizens assist
ing in the institution. He expects to
continue to instruct them whenever the
opportunity presents itself" The ques-
ton is, does he not present himself to the
opportunity? He at last winds up with
the startling revelation, that without the
combined effort of the Caucasian and
African races, we can have no "hops of
education, domestic virtue, good citizen-
ship and pure religion"
Does the noble Omega imagine that he
can fill our minds with such ideas 1t
is perfectly absurd to think of. Just 10
think for a moment, that we can have
none of these accomplishments without
the aid of the negro! He thinks they
must work together, but we leave it alto
gether to a mans taste.
But to the DEAR kind friend (?) who
signs himself Sunday School" must we
return our sincere thanks tor the compli-
rnentary manner in which he brings our