The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-18

A Washington letter of Friday last to the
Baltimore Sun says:
The National Executive Committee Of the
CoIored Mems National Convention, recently
held here. called upon President Grant this
afternoon by appointment, and presented him
with an address in relation to the appointment
OF colored men to office. The address is based
upon the published statement to the effect that
the President intends to appoint in the North.
ern States to important positions such colored
men as could discharge the duties with profit
and honor to the public service. The address
then says:
"We are assured that the appointment Of
competent and trustworthy colored men to
prominent positions in the Northern States
would give death blow to objections against
our holding such positions IN the south, by
convincing the South that it is not true that
the North wishes to force policy upon the
which it is not willing to accept itself. II ne
groes are elevated to important places by the
General government in Rhode Island, the prob
lem Of Degro ofice-holding becomes easy of
solution in Georgia.
"Tben, too, we think that ifin the Northern
States, where the negroes are numerically weak,
they are permitted to share some OF the honors
of citizenship with their white fellow-citizens,
our brethren in the South, where they are nu
merically strong, would the more willingly
share their political immunlties with their
white fellow-citizens, and the whole race will
be strengthened IN it's patriotism by the know
LEDGE that the negroes are no longer regarded
as separate class in politics.
"The coIored men OF the North have already
furnished such proofs OF manhood as to lift
the ouestion of fitness for Office out Of the
arena Of mere experiment. We furnished from
among ourselves in the North a prominent
yoke-fellow for many white aboitionisls during
the dark period OF anti-slavery agitation, when
the foundation was being laid for the exist
ence Of the Republican party party which
has saved and nearly purified the nation OF its
prejGdices against color and condition. We
do not repref the fact that we have do1e the
work and that our brethren ci the South
have secured the first and tine largest fruits Of
poltical preferment; but We do feel the need
of commanding their respect BY showing that
we can command the confidence OF our whlt
feIlow-citizens, even where we are IN tne NIL
"Our homes being in the North, we are
onx;oms to L;ndle IN our children such asso-
c,at;oas as shall stimulate them to mastery in
ali the educational and political advantages OF
that section. go that il they remain IN the
North they NAV become eminent e1ponents OF
its principles, and if they go South they may
be able to carry the full advantages OF these
principles with them.
Excellency's inaugural, becomes virtually pass
ed when it shall be known that the patronage
Of your commanding office is dispensed with, to.
out regard to color, in the Northern, as it has
been in the Southern States. Those Northern
States which are prepared to resist the passage
of this amendment Will lose all motive OF op.
position when they find taat, to them its most most
Objectionable feature May De lmpfinIeo upon
their communities without IL.
I've have taken the liberty OF urging thif
latter consideration, not because we are doubt
full about the final passage Of the Fifteenth
amendment, but because we are assured that ma
YOUR Excelency has the power, and, as We pc
| fieve, the disposition to bring about, by sln-
gle blow, what must, in the nature Of things
come, viz: Our entire and equal participation
| in the honors as we'll as the duties OF citizen
I'VE refer to the Northern aspect OF the
question, not because we are less interested IN
the South. but because we are OF the opinion
| that the North, in view of IS educational &C.
yantages and the elevating experiences that
belong 10 free society, should furnish criteri-
on as to the ability OF negroes 20 fill RESPONSE
Bile positions We desire that the political ex-
| perlences CT northern cclored men, and the po'