New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-08-29

VICKsBURG, Aug. IA, 1871


To the Editor cfHe New National Era:
The campaign in this State is being fairly
opened with a certainty of carrying it for
Grant. In my last spoke of the few weak
Republicans who have left our ranks, but did
not speak of the hundreds of Democrats who
will not vote for Greeley. One of their ar
guments is, that if they are obliged to vote
for a Radical, they will select the more practi-
cal of the two. Another is, that they are free
traders, while Greeley is a protectlonist and
if Greeley will change his life Of forty years
as protectionist simply to be President of
the United States, they would hesitate in
contidng in him, as they would not know
what changes may come over him during his
administration. The great effort of those
who are supporting Greeley is directed to-
wards the coiored people but orr ranks are
imIregnable, and they will fail utterly in di-
vidng US.
CHARLES SUMMERS
letter has been extensively published by the
Democratic papers here, and frequent COM
ments are made upon it; but this will not
divide US. MIR. Sumner, Of course, is not as
well known by the masses here as Gen.
Grant is. They have only heard Mr.. Sumner
spoken Of, but they have felt the effects of
Gen. Grants service as a soldier, and Of his
successful efforts in annihiating the Ku-Klux
as President. Those of us who have known
Mr.. Sumner for years, and have applauded
him for all he has done for us, feel that his re-
cent course is the result altogether of his per-
so.iai hatred of Gen. Grant. But it is not so
much for Grant that VIC are labOring as for
the glorious old party which he represents.
Take Grant and Greeley together personally,
and they are both good men, but the men
who are supporting Grant are lovers of lib
crty, justice, equality, and civil rights for all
men without distinction; while those who
( are supporting Greeley are men whose lives
have been devoted to tearing down the tenn
pie of justice, and reducing the colored peo-
! pie TO condition as near slavery as possible.
ii pains rs To sec Sumner advising the col
ored pcople of the country to vote with the
very party which did its utmost to proven,
/ the passage Of his famous civil rights bill
/ And one of our papers, in commenting on his
letter, said HIS letter IL of more practical
/ Importance than dozen civil rights bills.
CoNGEEssaEN.
We are sorry to say it, but we fear there
Will not be fair representation of coloret
men from this State in the next Congress
Three colored men were aspirants in the
third district in this State, but they were
beaten by the present incumbent. And Mr.
Bruce, who was an aspirant in the SECOND
district, has withdrawn; and in our conven
ton in this, the fifth district, Hon. Jane.
Lynch, our Secretary Of State, wss beaten b,
Gen. Mckee, the present incumbent. Mr.
Lynch, however, gave Mckee a very clos,
chase, and had he made as earnest a canvass
in the district prior to the convention a
Gen. Mckee had made, he would have easil
succeeded. There are two other conven
tons soon to be held in which colored mel
: are aspirants. In the sixth district Hon
} John Il. Lynch, the Speaker of the House, i
spoken Of; and, though young man, he ha
well-matured head on him, and would abb
: represent his district in Congress. He is tn
most popular colored man in the State, an
well does he deserve it. We sincerely hop
that he will succeed.
In tho fourth district there ore q host {