The national Republican., 1866-07-28
The President and the COlOred
People-Interestin Interviews
between . Representative Col
Ored Man and Senator Sumner
and President Johnson.

auu HECShuCht SOhhbons
The New York Times of Thursday pub
lished q communication from writer well
known to us as an intelligent and honorable
gentleman, detailing the particulars Of inter-
views held by colored man, who is laboring
for>the elevation Of his race, with certain pub
lie men. The name Of the colored citizen is
p. b. RANDOLPH, who is, according to the
Times correspondent
"An author of reputation, having written, among
other works, The Philosophy Of Immortality, or
tho Preadamite Man. book that has been re-
peatedly Published In England and this country
and been highly praised BY the London Timer.
For fourteen years he has been 4 lecturer and
speaker. and for time held forth weekly in New
York, to large and respectable audience Of white
people. Was delegate to the Worlds Convention, J
1858. At the Syracuse National Convention, 1864,
composed Of colored people from every State in the
Union, he presented Q "bll Of rights, which has
since been known as the colored opples declaration
Of Independence. In 1861 Mr.. Randolph visited
Turkey, Arabia, Egypt, Palestine, France and
Of the human race. The result Of his observations
we're published in volume dedicated to President
Lincvn. While abroad he heard Of the desperate
struggle for national existence going on In the Uni.
ted States and returned home to offer his services to
his country. Mr. Lincoln gave him an interview
and told him his field was educational, not that Of
the SOLDIER and suggested that he would be most
full as . teacher to his people In the South. With
this suggestion he went to New Orleans, whore he
has been busy employed for the last two years.
lie commenced with thirteen pupils and ended
with sx hundred, composed Of all sorts Of people,
and all freedmen his success In imparting instruc-
tion was beyond his most sanguine antcipaions.
When the Ave mill tax Of General Order No. 38, Is.
sued by Gen. Banks for the support Of the public
schools, was revoked by Gen. Beard, there being no
10 ali az
teachers and thousands Of scholars were cast loose
upon the world. Mr.. Randolph, finding that he
could no longer be useful, In April last resigned his
situation, and matursd the plan Of raising money
by voluntary contributions In the North to sustain
In New Orleans o colored school Of high grade, On
tirely disconnected with the Government and all
political bias-alons devoted to educational pur.
poses-Mr. Randolph insisting that the best way Is
TO educate the blacks, they being quick to learn,
leaving to time and circumstances the problem Of
their political aaius.
ARRIVING In Washington on Thursday last, Mr..
Randolph, with his written project In band, at
once started out to get the Bdorsement Of the lead
ing statesmen OF the country, not To ask money
but the moraiinausnce Of their names and morse
ment Of his scheme. United States Senators Nye
and Wade signed his paper and said kind words
Judge Kelley and Gen. Banks, Of the House, had
done the same. Everybody seemed to greet him
with an approving SMILE when he was doomed to 4
terrible moral cold-water bath, more chilling be.
cause SO uueNpoctou' IN peIoBflnhtloub no
found himself In the Of that especial friend Of
the oolorsd man. Mr.. Sumner, Of Massachusetts, to
this philanthrophist he read his paper
and the names already obtained, approving his
plan to establish his school. Mr.. Randolph states
that Mr. Sumner gruiy refused to sign the paper be-
cause he said he did not know Mr.. Randolph Mr..
Randolph replied that he did not want any money
| merely Mr.. Summers name, as an approval Of his
scheme to build up 4 school for the education
| Of the freedmen Of Louisiana Mr., Sumner aatly,
and in set terms refused TO give It, He said he had
such projects presented to him every day but that
| he had made Il rule never 10 lend his name to
| anything But, urged Mr.. Randolph, possibly,
Mr.. Sumner, the great infuspoe Of your name
might be the means Of establishing dozen schools
for the education Of the freedmen, Il cannot help
it, replied this friend Of the colored man lean
not help It, am sony for you. but can't give
you my name and be might have added, In the
language Of AminAdsb Sleek: / earnt do it,
Won't you accept, Mr.. Sumner said the indsfst.
igabls Randolph, the testimony Of responsible
EentIsmsn Who have known me for twenty ysars
and will indorss my character and honesty OF pur.
possr Ths kind-hsartsd Mr. sumner uttered his
emphatic NO. that 10 90 familiar 70 psrsons At.
tending the Senate; and Mr.. Randolph, With heavy
heart and considerable wildsrmsnt left the august
sfsssncs-Mr. sumner rsfusins 10 say svsn that he
sympstbiIsd with any project for the sdueaton Apd
slsvaton a the frssdmsn, and sssslsrstipg Mr..
kAndoiph's departure By sending sftsr hin the con.
salisg remark u don't wsat anything v Do With
Mr. RAspoWp then repaired 70 The White