The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-09

Ths Reply ef ths Negro Cennastss -
Prestdeas Johnses. ~

fe Hea wAsHroros, February .. 1854
Tie following IL the pablIshsd reply Of ts ocsored
dessAoa 10 Prsrdsnt Johnson ps~psrsa sfs shsy haA
their interview with hiu>osrssraays-
psopnsty, wclI your rrpc~ed inin.siaons %
maisposlion 10 discuss or 20 listen N re,iy " TIE
ycsr ssbersis spssrh to-day. shs asassssnsd wosId
isspsesully take ihl1 method ef rcply ng thereto De-
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our essssry, We cAanol DO o.Lrri.s lisa esmsv The
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he srss psiss - 'vsrh ~ ~ .sysc~uy s.-nx %
take exception your sitsmp, 10 found policy cppos
existing hostility on The pan ~ the former slaves
70 ard tho poor white people Of the tcath W. admit
tirsly reciprocal but you osvieo~y ovmmn en- ssvos
BY drswBs anIgnineni from an ibcidont of naie "
.,. o snn l.sa s sy s.s.ss sss sss ne sss
snd blacks of ue South is sssiiy ssri.insd- u ksg
IL roo, and sap IN the relation q slavery, and vas
nssera Those masters ssanfsa shsir ssesndasey ssss
both the poor whites and ths blacks ty putting snisy
Thsr. vas no earthly rcsson Why ths bl.sss should
not hate aud dread tho whites vhsn n state 81
eeised ,l~sr eaishsrs drivers and
They tho men called In upon all occasions ~ the
nssssf when any nsrdsh outrage vas 10 b. committed
Now slr yoa cannot bu, perceive that The cause of
this hsfei removed, the hatred saat b. removed aino
slavery b abolished Tho cause of sntAgos'sn n "a
'puttlng vlus Into Old botiIes msnding nss gar
n.enia wilb oh elgbss '--to Iegisiaie from slave
holding aSd driving prrmises for psopis
whom you hove rrpsaiediy declared your pur.
posc 10 maihisln IN freedom. Bssides. even u 70
tree, you sess. that The ho.tliy ~ tho blacks
0Nsri uc poor whites met nscess@ry b. the sane IN
stale u Freedom Ia rfkie ~ savoy In the name ~
H-arcn, we rcyefsnty ssk. bo~ Gao yoa. " v'ss ~
yonr Itssi dcsifo 10 promote The reAfc ~ ,hs t.esk
man. deIuys him q all means q desnee, ssd cigsh.
him WHOM yoa rssnrd hi~ eneuny N The pNbopfy ~
Ioliilra power fan he that YOn would recommend
policy which would tis Frosg and cAst dOwn he
defsnosless' Can you BY any possibility o. rs~soning
Esrerspo- prove. shss ,nos or. onsnsss sDu-ed ~ho
can b. Ahsssd wisf The gresi><f hnpuniy. Nee arc
whipped oisnr~i vho arr whipped sasiesL rc~e~ b<-
tween ma N b> -seafed w Degrading ons rsfs
hnd e,si'ing sr,hsr Wy gi,ins poser 70 ons r~e sn1
syga justice bssve~n All parf. ma pars, tssn p~>>~
ssn nc eslon ruilos tb.ofy ass yes ~sr pss.sa 70
trsrh very much esqA y SD imtD-sois 70
Time of peacs ishorer tho sonth and IN tine a.
solfifr st the north ana the kfD~nf rc.r~<s
for hs rghf. sDcrE NE psofIe. snf ts ibrre-~ns
sdspsiion 20 hlxh stale % cisssiion 10 tals bn "a
removed frDm shts cosntry ~heas terriis sh~k 70
Be-ia.- sks -orss ~psny of the nssisn coaId
uron is isr uesisf isfsmy tbsn N sspl.s tss
asxfs1 NJ slavery sn1 epyf~~on, ana rss~t ~ sss
snd driven sso ssis fsr bsf cssss sss hsviss
epowsn 2 powxT~o.
IOhs JO<Er,
WILLIAM wHIrrEn
fngDEnIfK DOrGtAse
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