The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-30
How it Would Secure the Colored Vote.
The --latest from Richmond.
The Wreck of the Oneida.
Where the Blame Rests.
ETC., ETC.. Etc, Etc. Etc.
"DYING, EGYPT, DYING"

Whitewnshed Trickery-The Ring Writing
Anonymous Letters to the Colored People.
The Wilmington Del.) Commercial of last evening
Alta meeting Of coored citizens OF this city, at
Bethel Church on Tuesday evening, document was
means the enemies of freedom and manhood suf-
frage are willing to resort They are now writing
them to take various steps such as it is hoped, viii
prejudice In the public mind the exercise OF the
colOred citizens right of suffrage The letter re-
ferred to was handed to a committee, consisting OF
John w. Layton, Levi Anderson, and Charles Ma
son, to publish. 1t is as follows:-
Washington April 2l 1870
10 Mr. Levi Anderson Daniel Anderson
Thomas Walker Bennett Hill Abraham
Blake Spencer Williams Daniel Veasy
That you meet in committee and write and take
To each free school in the city of Wilmington on
The day Of may each one of you two coulered
Children to each school and demand seats and
II you are refused leave those children and see
If they dare to turn them out had an interview
Senitor Sumner and Morton on the subject and
They say that is the way to do
And If we don't succeed action shall be taken
Please keep those doing secret till the morning
Arrives there would be croweds at the schools bad
7 am in publick business and It might injure me II
Known seclesy must be observed Till the Objects
Your friend an well wsher
God speed you
1t will be noticed that this is headed ''Washng-
tom" But the envelope bears the post-olce stamp
Wilmington, Del.," showing that 1t emanated from
no other locality than this and that the sneaking
writer covered up his tracks very poorly indeed h II
We have had in our charge for some weeks
mssive quite similar in its character, to which
will call attention. in connection with the above 1t
is q printed circular, addressed "To the Colored
Voters OF New Castle County" urging them to pre-
sent candidates for Office at this election and was
sent through the mail to colored man at Middle
iSWn may have n from the same source as as
Wilmington. Certain plain "ear-marks" about it,
readily noticed by printer, indicate that it came
from the Gazette ofice How many hundred copies
were distributed we are not able to state.
We print 1t in full, foii oiiows.--r4---
To the Colored Voters of New Castle county:-It
is claimed by the Republican party that, with the
aid of our votes at the next election, the Demo-
cratic party can be defeated throughout this State
II this be true then the Republican party will secure
Representatives in Congress United States Senator
Legislature, Levy Court, Sheri1, and the ap
pointment OF Collectors and Constabes, etc., etc.
Now, my brethren, if we hold such power In
our hands, why should we be excluded from having
some OF the otfices? In view OF such facts urge
it upon you to concentrate yoar votes upon one OF
own for the office OF Sheriff Of this county,
and demand pledge from the Republican party
that we shall have fair portion of the appoint
ments of collectors and constables in consideration
of casting our votes for their party. The constitu
tional amendment, which confers upon us the right
to vote, also gives us the right to hold office. There
fore, make the earnest appeal TO you ALL that we
demand our rights, viz.:-A fair portion OF the
spectfuIly submitted by ''O" CoGoRED Gp VOTER
New Castle County, March Ia, 1870.
These are low-lived tricks. The authors of these
letters were not bold enough to stand forward in
their proper persons friends and advisers OF the
colored people, but they are mean and despicabe
enough to urge them, by these anonymous letters,
to take these steps, which 1t is hoped will inure the
Republican cause, weaken its numbers, and put the
ring once more in power over the State, not only
to Cypress the white people, but to continue In
force the Infamous ''black laws" which they have
bound upon the limbs of the colored people. II
their days of power they oppressed the weak openly
now th0y seek TO betray them by cOWardly and un
manly means. Either plan is Infamous.
But it is satisfactory to be able to record how
utterly these tactics fail of success. The coloret
people thoroughly comprehend the situation They
understand that the success of the Democratic
party is the OF Prejudice, Dlsfranchisement
and Injustice. They stand fairly and squarely bI
the Republican party, and the efforts OF these
anonymous snakes will fail OF effect. The poison
from their hidden fangs Is easily detected.