New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-05
RIGHTS AND PREJUDICEs A. Az
FElIED BY COLOR.

To a, Eifs' II TAs :. i Iubsnr.
SIR. IL reply to my communication Published in
th. norulns. TEIBrsH. you deny iumply my s"eron'.
and you put certain qaesons 10 and Offer certain ts''
saiatnf dare nce H." ths' obliged to write you
TIL. r.py s.r which leave my sorjeet aud
jour h.sds To your denial iha, there any such prso
lle. a, ofih aAia', me negro. perfectly ~llus
merely oppose ~ rss.snos that there .seh . pFcju-
eios and h. bs.n. fro tbs. Tine iEienoria when tho
Dew, painted black down through tia, time within the
msmory Of ~hen II discovered th.pply Tor ID.
Devil bs, no, very happily Tor the nesro that he IL not 20
il,e. no 1. r,iniss to the prescott dsy And merely
Trss.rs my go,.bs surprise that you should be
uashs such pre- adioe and to ,PPrelAs IL genuine
bee. sns~ef your question. and NEE, your test
Yoa s,t n would compel negro woman TO walk
-h her inanl from forsth to her homs ia the Fh
Ward fsh-f than sho should have . ia the
-iA y..f You need not have put extreme IL
bat too three day' ago whsn, bhsh pleasant
DAY. not dolly Als my something which call Instinct
i've pelllce bot which you do not. bat bore little per
soma inconslcnes f,h,r than burt the feelings Of
'out hsshv negro sif'. able TO wAs a. was. who Got
TITO crowded ear In which | vas p,'engcr You b.o
compelled no to y tia, d. I'll the lils In my power
nit gate tho 10, and {, With ndsnes the oppressed and
p.en, whose pfe.cucs among has proved
trial Hut the Ia question lend this 10 tho poin,
usl TJsf that making .ncstses and so mane',iy
did NY sow psenss aea s.o thought at the time that
ssa, o,dsarp ,oa'anss should not have been placed
Ia th. situation which compelled me TO choose between
feeling humanity aud what call oil inns'e prejudice You
sy tia, you DO believe tia. would refuse invitation
20 good dinner tbs Tfo, Fsfes because AoI,adIe Dumas
10 b. o. my fellow gus,' enjoy good dinner.
.nd hsv. ,ei AleIsnde Dsmass novels bat although
be 4. no, negro but white with quarter negro
blood esiny ,hulS Gecas the hoGof o. dDin. with him
une starving and could not set crust oi'rwhors
IL happens that suow % oounfymAn o. ours who DID
fefue DO Of parry which Dumas octoroen son
he author Of the Dams Cavsia, present. the
.Iouud that hs never ssoos'ed with negroes" He did
H. too In tho younger DUMAS hearing lo.the h' bru'a
~ but with the what call prJadie- which he
o. eo,.ey and cruelty srprs"sd. myself have what
you allle to- ceunts. kne.ss ia Roman Ca!holc Ca
th.dr. With negro In tnssos near her But what Of
that Eci,hsr Roman Catholic discipline diplomatic ETH
ques In this mstsr thng Of ohoos. bat Of Necessity
oven for those whom II And bs'iir. am 81 Eng
.h II you prefer to call It 80. OF ANGLO saxon aud
IA. people Of other race. indifferent upon this subject
aud mine not
You .sy that Whist call innate prejudice Il. mere
AGrctaon OF preJudic. born Of the GROCERY and tho
.,sbls" cannot believe that who Knows my rs'pee,
for him would wan,ony wish to insult aud Am willing
Ihs, you did ersey appreciate what you
saying Blu, again you have comp sd 'l.ss In my
defense aud 10 say that however and great
snd my fainss you could hardly hnd In the
whole couhty Who In his and in that Of h, fore
fathers for 800 years 10 ee from any trait which 10 "bon
II the GROCERY aud tho stable" Lo, toll you ohds
story Ny little boy. two yoars aud half old who had
negro BY aud never heard spoken Of
down stairs morning aud my boot-blsci clean
Ing my shoe. lilo approached him timidy and after look
log awhile he said; "Whs, makes you have such black
face aud hand.i Why dont you wash OFT Wnl 1t wash
.ni' And then presently: whats tina, your head
Wooli VIVA, makes you have wool p mo- my chile" s.d
poor Ssmbo dats hs. Defs now. my sonny you need nj
ash any questions" Tho little follow stood quietly
for few and thon rushed into tho broaka.troo
aud dancing round the table and holding his uo.o he cried
cut Oh mamma. manma Mr. blacs do smell o. bad
Now tina, manifestation Of nnsi. prejudice or wa.
that little fellow VINO had loft Abotonist mother,
side affecting rudico "born Of tho stable and tho frog
scy1" limited once, loosely. 20 that Aboons mother
whom had often told that hsr Charleston friends would
ynch hs they hoard hor that thu resut Of her doc
rne might be tho appearance. OF Member Of Congress
her paor Was ths indignation that famed In her eyes
and crmsoned hsr forehead born Of tho stable aud the
grosssyf" Iii. you. Sir not who have made this matter
somcwhs, personal could multiply such point b,
tho ,core who could mott At tho South they endure
with the negro because he ssve the creature of
their WILL existing by their suhsnce their chasl their
bresdwinnsf Make him fro" and citizen, aud hey will
avoid him socitously.
No. SIR you wiser and better. and stronger man
than bot yet venture to tell you Il 10 not oil To
your eyes against such aud general feeling us this H.
and then declare that does not exist In the snd you
recognize -Iscognizs not something to be brushed
TudeIy aside but essential element In tho great and
complicated problem which We working out In |
cutting down my previous you Topped of
the essential part Of my signature write TO YOU az oas
whose hrs, political sympathios were aroused BY the
NeW. YO'k, July 4, 1868. wiLMor fROvIsO.
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