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agree to discuss that or any other sub
ject with Prof. Greener before the So
cial Science Congress at Saratoga? MFR.
Williams knows that he did not. for
Mr.. Douglass has so informed him.
Yet Mr.. Williams says that ''he has no
errors to correct respecting Mr.. Doug
lass, save that he failed to put in an ap-
pearance at Saratoga" he also says, $50
hong as / do not commit errors of fact
as historian l will trust nay philoso-
ply" But You have committed an
ERROR of fact in this instance and you
refuse to correct it. Is it because the
truth is so near and dear to you that
you refuse? Is it because you are
such stauneh believer in justice that
you are afraid that you would do Prof.
Greener an injury by correcting your
false statement, or is it because you
are "fun grown man"P Does "ser-
wing your country and race in war and
in peace" give you license to falsify ?
You seem very anxious to do away with
race in your opposition to a National
Colored Convention. This race busi-
ness is something that you wear as it
suits the occasion. Your organ, the
"Globe," says that ga historian ivnites
detraction and vituperation when he
attempts to write the history Of living
men, and Mr.. Williams would have
done wisely to leave all biographical
sketches of living men out of his work ="
True, for he would have then been able
to lie about the dead men with impu-
nifty. Had the historian mentioned
the name of the Editor of his organ in
his valuable work his conclusions as
above quoted might have been diff
ferent. Your organ says that "no pei
son is free from criticism of his
public record" Certainly not, especially
when he has disposition to stand by
falsehood rather than truth.
From the Sunday Cau, Indiana
polls, Sept, 18th, 1880.
Never will we forget the sang froid
with which Williams waved Frederick
Douglass from the hill of eminence
and honor and relegated him to the
valley below. 1t was at the residence
of very accomplished and much
thought of lady in our city that we
met him for the first time since his
advent on hoosier soil, and the incident
referred to took place. In the course
of general conversation in which the
standing of various colored men in the
Union, as men of brains and oratory
formed leading factor, we took occa-
sion to ask the honorable gentleman
what he thought Of Fred. Douglass,
his abilities and place among the indi-
vidualities of the age.
As a speaker and leader, how does
he stand. Mr.. Williams, have you
heard him lately? Obi yes. but then
iii tell you he can't make political
speech. heard him twice in Chicago
during the convention. 1t was the
worst / have heard in many days.
Extract from an article over the
signature of ttLomax." If Mr.. VIII
liams' opinion of Mr.. Douglass is
quoted correctly as given by LOmax in
September 1880, we are not at all sur
prised in his making Mr.. Douglass ap-
pear to disadvantage in his history nf
tue negro Race in America"
Mr.. Allison Sweeney is Lomax. Mr.
Williams, can he ''get high enough to
read the level of your contempt? p
We hope you will exercise a little
charity and allow him to share with
US your contempt" Mr.. Sweeney
says that what we published from the
Sunday Morning CaU in our last edi.
tion and reproduced above is true, as
he was the author. But then Mr.. Viii,
liams has not denied the truthfulness
of his interview with Lomax as yet
You are, no doubt, as jealous and en-
vious as Prof. Greener. Judging you
from what is quoted of you above from
the Sunday CGN. How could you be
fair to Mr.. Douglass and entertain the
opinion expressed to Lomax in 1902
We have an ounce or two left in our
composition, but none to waste upon a
man who will persist in lying. We
pity you, and trust that you, being "a
full grown man." and having served
your "race and country in time of
peace and war;" will not be against
making corrections where you have
made palpable errors. Goodbye,
George, until you repent.