Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-02-28
Communicated.

Editor Sentinel and Republican -
Last week, wien i requ, sieI cor
ner in the Sentinel and Republican 10
express my dlsappr0vai of the con
dnct of certain Christian Church
members, who opened tue Court
House for ssni-nnggor show per
formaGce, during the time of g re-
vivsl meeting In 1 OF the churches IN
town. did not thirk
that iny honest protest would bring
out an abusive personal attack against
YOU in the Tribune. However, since
/ bave been inforned that the editor
of the Tribune was one OF the men
that bisckened himself and engaged
in bufooneIy Of the colored man l
am not surprised. / uust that you
will publish the abusive article that he
hurls at you over tine name OF Truth !,
for it reveals its own coarsuess, mis-
construction, and ignorance. He en-
desvors to hsys 1t appear thst / am
against the solder tina: fought down
rebellion. He eadeayors t. lncits the
old soIuiler element against you. /
did not say one word against tile
soldiers individually or collectively.
Il l wrote anything that involved the
soldiers, 1t was apr0test in his favor,
that he should not belItJle hJmseif
b7 appearing III the character of a
uisger performer. In ilrectly l en-
tered tA.t protest AMI at the same
time I positively said that the Post
at this pace has the risht-legsl
rigilt-to engage IN the show Dusi-
ness 20 the extent Of its ability or
desire / again, repeat that. The
Tribune tries to justify the editors S
,rlormance under the p.ea Of hsv-
ing been = soldier. / know men that
were good soldiers that nsiier such
pea an insult The .arge majority
o. good soldiers are entirely shove
bsckenlng themselves to make Inn
of the colored msn for the smgse
m Mt OF crowd OF people. They
sre thankful that they are white men.
and 1t IS entirely beneath them 10
ridicuie the colored man by blacken-
ing themselves and trying to initiate
his manners, TO panJer to the mi
~ule and contempt that WAS mlnuiac-
ttred against the colcred race while
it was IN bondage.
The plea that the hiac kening OF the
editor OF the Tribune, and his playing
of The Niger show man WAS. or Is Jus
tilsble, for charitable purposes, Is If
possible. still weaker. and more de-
depraved than the soldier plea, for
il is the statement, III new form, oi
the old infamous doctrine, that the
''end justiies the means, tnat you
may raise IN ney by any mesns If you
put part of it t. some good purpose.
l. was the teaching, ana practical
spplication OF thar very doctrine thst
brought on the Martin Luther refor-
nation. 1t was the doctrine tLat
the ''end justiies the means, that
csused Pope in Luther's time TO
send bis agents through Europe 10
rsi-e money to build the church OF
! 81. Peter. The purpose of the build
ing of the church vas sufficient rea
son, the Pope maintained, to grant q
pardon; to grant pardon for al
act. even before it had been commit
ted. For money contributed t.
build st. Peters, pardons were sold
TO practice witchcraft, infanticide
polygamy, sacriiege, and perjury
and so forth. So you observe thai
when the Tribune states that infamOu.
doctrine in MS TRADE against you, ht
i.norantly-for l have charity o
feeling enough for him to believe
that he does it ignorantly-restate.
an old doctrine that cost mere live,
and more treasure to fight down
than it cost to put down the slave
holders rebellion.
After he has stated the perpiciou
doctrine, he again brings forward
the soldier. and from behind the po
sition of veteran he attempts t,
glorify himself, and justify himself
for making a nigger Of himself, b,
saying that the soldier fought t,
protect the property of the country