New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-15
THE REFORM CAMPAIGN.
MIR. GREELEY AND THE NEGROES.


LETTER PROM GAssIUs NJ. CLAY-wHAT THE
COLoRED PEOPLE OWE TO MR.. GREELEi'
In response to letter from Mr.. Andrew j.
Chambers Of Biuomfcld Kentucky, asking him 70 eN-
rbf to the negroes Of the south the issues OF tho pres
emit campaign and also set forth MI Greeles record as
an Abolitionist the Hon. Cassus NJ. Clay has written
the following which appears in The Lon'Srtte courier
Journal: w.. NJ, u I,,oo 1870
MY DEAR sf: Your favor ~ the 30th MT IS iust re-
ceiycd preparing NY speech Tor tomorrow 70 De
made at Nleolasyle, principally Tor our colqIea no'Ti
so can but briefly reply to your interesting leteI.
great ratification meeting OF Horace Greeley ana -;
Graft Brown, Which also takes pace tomorrow, VIZ
inst al Cooper Institute in New-York. am grauhe9
to hear from you, or any e0lored man having ugNoo
so much OF my lifetime 10 the liberation OI anu
become sort Of "hobby" 10 me TIC preseht gIet
10 Radca) party Sumner (whose late speech as tei
INTO with new hlade and new handle. that almost
nothing OF it is left but the name so far as me c1oIo
Renublirnns II was the old Liberation eie-
ment OF the Cincinnati Liberal Ropnohcsns r,v %no
achieved their liberty and established ther IlEn t
forever in the Thirteenth, Fourteenth anu bo
Amendments to the Constitution. Ana SHe ,,, MT
denounced Grant as the ohel Win santo Do
Ingo and Havt the two black nations OF that sand,
M t ,ost aV,s of legislation. when elected Ln-
coin we were in minority, Bel ana hVeret'' a'
So M the end OF Lincolns term, ainOuRh nc
had been reelected. We were noL SUI, SUI ., I'M IN
so We unbappily took Grant, lifelong Democrat ani
hatcr of the Aboonsts who after the discussion OF
IA enemy OF Justice, James Buchanan, fer President,
who saw blood shed in Kansas, aud tho civil war 1cn
10 establish Slavery forever and aided and abetted ~
n seems Grant did not for Lincoln perhaps too
drunk vote As as he was made President ne BE
anr enemies In the most confidential place as
his private secretary, ana wont on neEig ood
ht ana achieved victory TO put in Office our enemies
and eeventh-hour 10 their exclusion, ana now ne
Hamilton Fish, o. r. Morton. Ben. Butler, ana simon
Cameron OF whom were ever IfluDhcahs anu a" ~
the President Secretary OF State voting IN 1908 Ior
Hoffman, Democrat, for Governor or NeW-l3Ik AoaaS
Cuia in slavery, and whose son-inaw sydney Wenser
is the paid attorney and hrelng OF the spanish Ming 70
keen up slavery and the slave trade Ia CUBA.
Now Greeley is the lifelong friend OF the blacks ana
has done much any living man TO achieve men ND
ertv and THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, defended nj new
York nv movement in favor OF liberty TO all wme ne
Ne,o- YORK Herald Grants paper was doing al u GGud
TO the lungs several times and only escaped by the prov
dence OF God Greeley is also IN favor OF SAME 70
Of the blacks in Cuba, which Grant Co; are
doing their best TO destroy it, b. Gratz Brown IS also
lifelong friend of the slave; convert OF my sentiments
n Kentiicky he went Missouri aud joined the free soil
Benton party who wanted every man IN the Territories
fbe liberty OF all. And yet Frederick Douglass nal
white man, who got small Office IRON GrSnii ou WIZ
Grant refused invite 10 his table with he O,eI 9IO
Domingo Commissioners, denOunces Greeley ana blown
"a though they were pirates by the foIeet I,i
We're made Incapable OF holding office. These
Brown and Greeley and the Cincinnati convention want
hardened as they willing to give the DaChS an
their rights; liberty of all before the law, as our C-
cinnati platform has it, The Grant men, 10 Keep IN
office are playing the part OF the monkey who TOOK the
cats paw to pull the chestnuts out OF tne hIU' lhel
seem bent on keeping up The stfiie between tne Dth
and whites that they may keep IN once, ana aiter aWhe
when blacks arc ruined IN properly ana cnaraGtel
they will y with their illgotten gains and leave them
TO the vengeance of the whites of the nation whom tho
Now the whole matter is that We are now we
fl,,p arr
Democrats. an old friend OF the blacks 70 e lIe''H'!
O. There 400OOOO0 OF whites IN tne UhOn anu say
about 100000 blacks, or about eight whites 10 one Dh
the blacks who are; therefore dependent on the Whes
for their good WILL magnanlmity ana Justice iVl oIer
for the blacks with the Grant party to Keep up 5D9ss
and strife till the whites shall learn 10 nate tne DaChs
for the weakest must az last go under -, 81,
q Now therefore, when the blacks Will nave an Intlr
rights admitted by Greeley and the Democrat, l. as
6eIr life long friend beg them to accept the offer Go
for Greeley, amnesty and equal rights 10 all Leu not
the sun go down your wrath" 80,
the Grant men. and you are beaten the National GOV
eminent goes into the hands OF your enemies Where
are you In the hands OF the Philistnes. nave
not the time TO discuss "centreli-
pus suspension" further than to say that these
usurpaOns affect 1.-THE whitesl as well as the blacks,
and II allowed will take away the liberty of all To sus
pend the writ Of habeas corpus as Grant Is DOING places
the life liberty, and property OF every man, without
trial by jury or having witnesses brought lace 10 Iace
with lie accused counsel in defense at the VIII OF one
man-Grant To-day he may use that power 10 save
some black from the violence OF lawless men, but
tomorrow, should parties change, another PRES
made JUST to destroy the liberty OF any black man IN the
South. In a word, We would place your Liberties upon
the and good will OF all parties and eternal justice
Grant would Join you to falling party and their
fate share They Who draw the sword shall perish
why will We die. Your friend, c. NJ. CLAY
To A. J. Chambers esq.