The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-08-01
The President and the Co,ored People.
INTERVENING INTERVIEWS BETWEEN A REPRESENTA-
TIVE ooLoRED MAN AND SENATOR SUMNER AND
PRESIDENT JOHNSON.

The New York Times of Thursday publishes q
communication from writer well-known to us as
an intelligent and honorable gentleman, detailing
the particulars Of interviews held by colored
man, who is laborng for the elevation of his race
with certain public men. The name of the COL
ored man 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
the Preadamite Mana book that has been re-
peatedly published in England and this country
and been highly praised by The London Times.
For fourteen years he has been q 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
1858. At the Syracuse National Convention, 1864,
composed Of colored people from every State in
the Union, he presented a "bill OF rights" which
has since been known as the colored peoples
declaration Of independence. In 1860 Mr.. Ran
SGph ysS aa TaSSy AFn Isy
ing the origin OF the human race The result of
his observations were published in a volume
Dedicated to- President lincoln. While abroad
tional existence going on in the United States
and returned home to offer his services to his
country: el Mr. Lincoln gave him an interview, and
the soldier, and suggested that ne would be most
useful as teacher to his people in the South
where he has been busiy employed for the last
two years. BE commenced with thirteen pupils
and ended with six hundred composed of alf sorts
OF people, and all freedmen; his success in impart-
ing instruction was beyond his most sanguine an
| ticipations. When the five mill tax Of General
Order No. 80, issued by Gen. Banks for the sup
Beard, there being no money to sustain the color
| ed schools, scores Of teachers and thousands of
scholars were cast loose upon the world. Mr..
Randolph, finding that he could no longer be use
full, in April last resigned his situation, and ma
| tured the plan Of raising money by voluntary con-
tributions in the North to sustain in New Orleans
| laFs ~ tvt, 10
nected with the Government aud all political bias
alone devoted to educational purposes-Mr
Randolph insisting that the best way is to educate
time and circumstances the problem Of their poll
Arriving in Washington on Thursday last Mr.
once started out to get the indorsement OF the
money, but the moral influence Of their names las as
| an tndorsement 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
was doomed to terrible moral cold water bath,
more oh ling because so unexpected. In his
Reregrinations he found himself in the room Of
that especial friend OF the colored man, Mr.. Sum-
ner, OF Massachusetts,; to this distinguished phil.
anthroptst he read his paper and the names al
sgSaa s.s. s pa that E
he did not know Mr. Randolph. MIR. Randolph 1re re
piled that he did not want any money. mt rely Mr..
Sumner's name, as an approval Of his scheme
TO build up school for the education OF the
and in set terms, refused to give IL. he said he
had euch projects presented to him every dsy,
but that ne bad made Il rule never to lend his
'poasibly, Mr.. Sumnsr, the great influence d
your name might be the means Of establishing
dozen schools for the education OF the freedmen"
colored man. ,:Z esAnos hoIp Il. ans am sorry IF for for
you, but can't give you my.name," and he might
have added, IN the Language Of Aminadab Sleek:
] aAid the indefatigable Randolph, "the Testimony