Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-26
AnYICE TO THE NEGROES.
The New Orleans Republican of the 10Th
81. nrints the following letter:

The New Orleans Republican of the 10Th
inst. prints the following letter:
Hon. T. w. CONWAY, New Orleans
Sh: l have yours of 21st inst. l think
Colored people viii be benefited by, and
should sympathize with, the Cincinnati
Convention, because it tends to free them
from the Odium of completely with the vii
lanies and robberieS which have been per
petrated in the abused name of Republican
ism during the past five or six years, espe-
cialiy in the South. The monstrOus exag-
gera5ion Of taxes and debts in most of the
Southern States is the fruit of white vii
lainy- The there's who perpetTated these
roOGeTies are now seeking to escape the
just punishment Of their crimes by bawling
Justify, "Grant," "Grant;7 "I'm for Grant"
"HuTah for Grant" The Cincinnati
movement is at deadly feud with these
robbers and their evil deeds. Let the HON
est and upright colored men join it then.
and thus rid themselves of crimes which
others only have perpetrated. Yours,
HORACE GREELEY.
This is very emphatic as to the duty of
the negro voters in the South, and they
know whether Mr.. Greeley has been friend
Of their race.
There is published in Charleston, S. c.,
a Paper called the Missionary Record,
which is edited by a negro preacher famili-
airy known as daddy Cain,'' and which is
the organ of the colored men in South
Carolina. That journal, in its last issue,
reminds the gentry who have held office in
that STATE and grown sleek and fat since
the adoption Of the Reconstruction Consti-
tu,ieu, that tie colored people are tined of
being The tools Of political Adventures.
Tie Missionary r, Scord says
I'VE have learned TO regard all men as
having certain rights, whether they be white
or black. We have no. felt that our dignity
has been forgotten by expressing our dis
sent from any class of Officials whom we
have assisted to positions. We do not re-
gard those who may find fault with the
present administration as the worst enemies
Of The colored people, or of h epubllcanisnl
per Sc There are thousands OF upright
men Of all shades OF politics who do and
must condemn any class OF pa ~ oI DsA
men who may do wrong"
These are sensible words, and the Ms
sionary Record does not stop there. 1t
tells the "scribbling proselytes" that they
are seeking "a good fat Office and that
sghey do not care a curse for the Ue gro"
ONLY so far as his vote viii serve to hoist
them into the desired place. In conchl-
sion, it says
I'VE propose TO continue our course, of
honestly expressing our convictions and
opinions of public men and their acts. II
tLev do not want to be criticised, let them
shame their actions in conformity to law
and GOOD government; let their acts speak
for them, and, if those acts are just ana
proper. they will need no twaddlin- news
naper to blow hot and cold every day III
their behalf We can afford to be just IN
our criticisms of public officers, for they
cannot shake their CORY locks at Us and say
thou didst it. We have never accepts d
moiptv of means which we did not render
annie labor for. We can afford 10 be just
because we have injured no class Of men in
this country"
We prins these passages to show that the
colored people are growing tired OF the
crew who become rich while they grow
moor. There are indications here and there
in the South that the negroes are beginning
70 appreciate the fact that they have been
used as so many voting machines by politl-
cal adventures. 1t is time they were doing
something to free themselves "from the
odium of completely with the yillainies apd
robberies which have been perpetrated" IN
the South during the past five or SIX years.