Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-08-08

thst shortly ssterwsrd, On the Z - =
the Commissiou from thas fslsn Esu.
Frederick Dooglss. shs eolnss su1op.
accomplished in manners % u g go.
vas thrust away from the eompen Ia the
Commissioners st the common g ~ ~
mail packet on the Paeomae. als tJ!@5
IN sight Of the Exeestivs D1ay .
% ceeoupt a his -solor1y ~ ~ ~
dedt. 1t whose invitation b had isined
The Commission. never uttered = vord IN
Condemnation of this exclusion, and shen
entertaining the returned Commissioners
at dinner. carefully omitted Mr. D.sslsss.
who was ip Washington at the tius. and
thus repeated the indignity.
rue CIVIL Rrenss SsrL.
/. Other things might Be mentioned show
ing The svmpashies of the President. but
I cannot forge. the Civil Righ,s bill.
which is the eap-stone Of that equality be-
FIRE the Law ta which all arc entitled,
without distinction 1T color. President
Grant. Who cnnld lobby 90 assid uau.lv for
his San D"mineo scheme. full of wrong to
the colore'i race. could do nothing for
this henc6crnf measurs. During q long
session of Congress |. was discussee eon.
s'an'ly. snl the colored people everywhere
hung upon the debate. bu. there vas no
word of .'heartfclt sympathy" from the
President. At last. just before the NOM
mating Convention. be addressed letter
70 meeting Of colyred fellow.citisens in
Washington. called to advanos this cause,
where he avoided the question by declar.
ing himself in favor Of "thc exercise Of
those rights to which every ci,isen should
be justly entitled" leaving in uncertainty
whether eolored people are justly entitled
to the rights secured by the pending bill.
I understand that Horace Greeley has
been already sssailed BY an imprncticable
Democrat as friendly to this bill. but no.
body has lisped against President Grant
on this account.
Among sntecedents. I deem it my duty
to mention the little capacity or Industry
Of the President in protecting colored peo-
PIE and in assuring peace at the South -
Nobody can doubt that small portion of
the effort and earnes: will. even without
the lobbying so freely given to the San
Domingo scheme. would have averted
those Ku-Klux ontrages which we dc.
plore. so that there would have been no
pretence for further Legislation hy Con-
cress But he was disabled both bv char.
acter and the drawback of has osns eo,i-
duet. after violating the Constitutisa and
international law to insult the black re-
public. aud setting an explample Of in
subordination. he was not in condition to
rebuke law-breakers.
THE PRESENT POSITION OF TIE CANDIDATES.
Second. Passing from "antecedents {"
come now to the present position" of
the two candidates. which is the subject
Of your next inquiry. II in any former
particulars the two are on an equality. yet
in all substantial respects. the obvious ad-
vantage is with Horace Greeley. Each
was nominated by Republican Conven-
ton. one at Cincinnati, the other o, Phil
adclphia. So that in this respect they
may seem to be on an equa'i;y. But it
will not fail to be observed that the Con.
vention at Cincinnati was composed Of able
and acknowledged Republicans. many of
whom have acted with the party from its
FIRST formation. who. without previous or
ganisation. came together voluntarily. for
the sake of reforming and purifying the
government. while on the other hand the
Convention at Philadelphia was composed
Of delegates chosen largely under the in
fuence Of ofhce-holders. who assembled to
sustain what is known as Grantis,n. being
the personal government and personal pre-
tentions OF President Grant. involving
nepo,ism. repayment Of gifts by official
patronage. neglect of public duty. nbsen-
teeis:r. military rule. disregard of Consti-
tuition and law. with general uafitness and
indignity to the colored race-sll Of which
IS $" nnrepuhican rs make its support i'm
possible for true Republicans; therefore
the Convention a, Philadelphia. though
calling itself Republican. was less Repub-
lican in reality than that At Cincinnati.
THE PLATFORMS.
! The two platforms. so far 40 concerns
especially the cnlored race. are alike in
substance. but that Of Cincinnati 10 ex pres-
sed in terms most worthy Of the equal
rights it states and claims: I'VE recog-
uise the equality Of oil men before the
Law. and hold that it is the duty Of gov.
ernment in its dealings with the people to
mese out equal aud exact justice TO all. OF
whatever nativity. race. color or persua-
sion-religious or political" In other re-
spects the platform Of Cincinnati 10 the
most Republican. inasmuch as it sets IL
self against those unrcpublican abuses
which have been nursed BY the Presiden.
into pernieious activity.
fHE MEN BACK OF rHE rHlos..
From the two monica tons and two plat.
forms come to the supporters of the can
didates, and here look. FIRST. at those
immediately about them. snd secondly. nj
the popular support behind. Horace
Greeley has among his immcdiase sup.
porters. in all parts Of the country. devo-
ted and consistent Republicans. Away,
earnest for reform aud purity ie govern.
ment. on whose hves there ID no shadow
Of suspicion. being . contrast IN character
to those Rings" which play such par,
in TIE present administration. The coun.
try knows too we'll the military Ring. :
the Senatorial Ring" and the Custom
house "Ring" throcgh Which sae Presi
den. sses. Saeh supporters are . yer,
poor recoanendasiou. Locking a ths
pcpslss ssppers behind the savaatsss 1
ssill x,ta Horace Greeley. Prssiden
, Grant has ., sa kses d. aivs,issd asr,