The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-08-18
a COlOrcd man TO Color
ed men.

JOB from ONc II. VI. lulIlcI. p'oo"
big Il clergy man ~ but uhdonbt
AN artful demagogue OF the
class. Considering the vast
influence of the ':RecurdeI" with
the people of my rate, who are so
mislcd, | tlrink it my duty
to warn them of the great dan
gerto us all, shonld this false
prophet find followers for the exc
cutiOn of his destructive schemes.
| give here the following extracts
from his remarkable production,
which | must say, one could
never have dreamed, to have is
sued from the head of a man i'll
telIigent enough to halfway un
derstand the Holy Bible and has
ever read our Lords precept "do
unto Others as yon would have
them do utto you
Think however the colored people of
Charleston. ). c.. in their recent election
tor members of the legislature, have
spoken loudly enough for all of us, when
they. to their eternal honor, most tin
phatically refused to vote. Or even to go
about the polls. 1t was the grandest
thing that has occurred in the nineteenth
century. While l AM now II Georgian.
l thank God | "a born in u State
where such sensible colored men are rails
ed. As we are all turned over TO tn" De
mOcrats, now, let them run the sheb0ng
and let negroes keep at a distance. and
ifthey have any other business let them
attend to it. And let. thHI... make friends
OF those around theiG. ;,Or With homsO
erer ttey can. We nave tried this hyppcrl
teal and treachetous nation again and
again,-yes, for u hundred years we
have been trying it with the test of To-
yalty and every time we have been
sold out. given away, or diabolic-lly
thrOttlrd. And we never will be respect
ed by it. till we turn traitors. tear down
the flag capture some forts. burn down
bridges, and raise old Harry generally.
And if they don't give us money
enough to take fifty or il hundred thou
sand OF us to Africa, SO we eau start u
negro nationality. for that portion of us
who have sOnle manhood left. l hope the
colored people of this country, will rlso
up and capture some State. take POSSESS
sion of-all the lands, houses. railroads
and everything in it. and fight like
blazes to maintain it. and then we will
be great men. and not till then. will this
nation care II cent for us. Aud sir, if
two hundred Thousand 4olAleG men
could be collected with my .spirit.tin six
months We would have the State to onr
selves or five hundred ships to carry us
wherever we wanted to 90, and Il years
~rations besides. to feed us till we could
get Il start in our new homes.
There has got to be a mighty change
i'll this country of some kind, and that
very soon. The curse of heaven is now
hanging over it, and its horrible convo-
~lutions have begun to unrOll themselves
These hard tines, financial troubles. and
public depresslonS, are the mere harbiil
ger of more dreadful visi5;.tnt. We
may look for famine, war, eaEtEHuakes
or anything Ia the fearful magazines OF
Gods displeasnre. till the claims oflli.
justice are satisfied, .Or $ nne tidal wave
Will soon sweep athwdrt our ship o.
State. l hope you will pardon the lengll
OF this letter, but bear i'll mind J have
said nothing about the Presidents poll
cy,
am &c.
H. NJ. TURNER.
NOW to commence with the
compliment to the cOlored voter,
of Charleston, coupled with hi.
unjust fling at the white popu.a
ton whom he qualities as traitor.
) for II hundred years, the compli
ment is certainly as undesclve
/ as the accusation, for, while | cal
see III the abStentlOn of those vO.
ters but Il voluntary acknowled.
ment OF the fact that they are "A:
; yet u:titted to perform the dut:e:
OF American Citizens, Il mean o
r course all, who nuke Il Simila.
use Of their education as Mr.. tn.
5 neri misunderstanding hu,na,
slavery. formerly existed, there Il
? certainly no cause for such Who'll,
sale denunciation Of our white f.
5 low citizens.
AS regards the change of ascel
| da'lcy Of political parties in tn,
& South, | cannot, in view OF the a,
tual clrcnmStanceScOnSider it an,
thing but beneficial to n race
No truthful man can deny tina
the Republican party in most q
the southern States has turne,
ont farce and a delusion, espe
clally tor the colored people
through its disagreement an,
, the gross corruption of it's lead
! ers. The latter has so general
been the case, that | may set
o down as one of the principal ha
sol:S OF the downfall OF the Repu
lean party, without fear of brea
!ltg' the tenth ccmmandmen,
, When an honest man. attempte,
= TO show the people matters i
h, their true light, he was prompt
~ denounced as a traitor BY tn
" ring ano its paid strikers, an
{ treated accordingly by the unla
ply only too numerous. ignoran
portion OF the party. They wer
warned Before the campaign ope
X cd, that they could not elect a Ca