The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-01-30

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waahngtea Coespcadsncs II ths Cincinnati Commercial.
The colorsd convention new in ssssion Asss. H.
we'll worth attending It il dignifed body Of
earnest men, and, 90 far a. intellect goes, COM
pares favorably with white assemblies of like
sort. The spSaksrs ara clear, forcible, and IN
some inataHces siSqaent, while the body q the
convention 10 attentive and well.behaved.
had q long talk with southern delegate, who
gave come sterling facts-at least to ne--con.
corning his race He. had been dave il his
youth; escaped long before the war. in which he
had taken an active part and had picked up, one
way and another, very good education asked
him il he thought his people would vote the DEM
ocratic ticket ct the south II the masters were
disfranchised
II think A6fJ III, ,AS tsplied I" thay[afs well
organized and getting better enlightened every
SBot the poor whftss siwsys voted for the
masters, and believe" continued, that there
Il msrs affection for The master On tie part Of the
oolored man than there ever was on the part 81
the poor whites"
''1'hat is very true. Bat then. the right Of
suffrage is q precious privilege to the black man
more than il ever vas 70 the poor whits. He
and will be careful to consult with his friends,
and bestow his vote where il il best for himself
and bis country"
"Yoa cay they are learning rapidly2" .-aesa
eyes There are two things q oolored man
seeks for, above all others, At the south The one
II to learn to read and the other to own the land
he cultivates. You'd be astonished to see men
after working hard all day, walk Eve and six
miles to night school"
v..1 ~, il j; mot. .s: The , 1Ss:y Of the . that vi"
~ think not, cir. OF course there Il ssms fall.
ing o6-but this sort OF thing has gone on for
sons tine aew, and q this. tire the colersl te@
whites are"
"Yo. h.v. right then, 70 anticipate bright
future for yoar race" stnis isssi 4
Is, fsisad paused : moment and then said
"No, cir; I have 40 bright anti,ipa.isnA In
few generations the .colered races, ct America
will hsve.disappearsd. We hAvS h1eo tie vices
with the virtues Of the stronger race, and they
ore fatal b. u.s."
II doa't clearly understand you"
"Well siy, IL ID RDuerslly believed that The
black rAcs isa hardy race. This il not co. The
ayersge duration Of life, under the whip, Oh the
plantations, was only 10 years. The supply wss
kept up By the matters carr in brseding-;t b.
Ing his iAiecsst. Nov, this h not Tie eass, and
whils-the mortality continues through disipa-l
Of painfully. 0sB1snsssloss ana i aeighbor.
hoods where, before the VA, children swarmsd
almost, you soarcsly find one now r. - ~
"WLy, hoW DO yea account fsr that2 What
becomes Of the childrsnf"
"TAeAna1hsss hate lsarnsd Aun New Eat.
land how - I'LL yhsn Yea know, cir, that New
England Il dying out from lack Of YANKEES,
and the poor eolorsd pespls have not been slow
to learn. But while ths whitss rsesivs fresh
supply from immigration, the colorsd race has
aeas' LII ~
Men Of business have discovered that nothing
can b doneyn : large scale without advertising,
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