Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-23


Under date Of WsEtington, Augu,t o Freia
rick Douglass issues the following
CoioTed ttilotr Citizens In yie7y Uf the Ia
sidiout and dangerous advice and counfel cf Mr.
Sumner, think it is my duty to set forth feq
urgent reaSons why We, IS see aal as fellow
citizent, sll bound up in the ,ame Interest. can
not and should not Sote for Greeley sr1 Brown
but that to man, we should cast our Ehol,
weight in the rclle for Grant All Wilson.
First We in the South have been lioers;el
from slavery by the direct sgeucy Of the Rrpub-
lean party Had Greeley been President IL.
stead Of Lincoln, we would to-day hSve been in d
worse bondage under the Slave Republic Of III.
Southern Confederate States than ever before.
Greeley advocated thiJ policy and dld bis best tc
e,;sblish the Republic, Of which slavery vas to
be the chief corner-stoue.
Second, Our frs: vote wss cast SIS free linen
for Grant in 1865. Have We been disappointed
ia the result Of bis Admini.traton Previous
to that period you hsi no vote. Now sc have
oQusl righ's Tor almost equal rights with the
white race. We csn accumulate property as
they DO We hsve tie laws protection over Us
IS they hare; our marital re atious sTe respected
our wiyoE anj children are our own snl no. the
property Of others Te car iettifJ IN e-ery court;
Se nave the IICbi j.. we hsve the power 10 have
our brethren eleoiei TO the Senate Eui Consrses
Of be country We are poser that il tt!J ve
hold the balance of power IN America TO cor
rupt or yAcii!ztirZ NAN can be elected % tie
Presidential eAs:r uni iess We consent 70 vote for
aim.
Third, A.lthis kss lccarreI since 1865. suI
chiefly since We cat cur vote FIR Grant 10 ls0S
Are we prepared TO risk Tie abandonment If
these great privileges and blessings. sal y5;e
for a MIN WHO belieyss that any State may dis
solve from the Union when she sses it, or psss
such lsEs - nay seem TO her bC-t Are ne
prepared 10 vote y The nominees Of the Demo
cratic party, whose hearts never have changed
toward us, who kept Us in slavery ss long Is
they hAl the power, and vA5. ID they bad ihe
power sgsn would 20 sag the least Of ij) 10
their very utmost TO restrict ocr liberties zul
oppress us - of old Nir Sumner n.sy deceive
hiEself; lie cannot deceive us; or, t3 1re the
hngusge cf the gentleman, MIR. James L D10-
little, Chairman cf the C0uycniioa which uotli-
mated Mr. Greeley one Of The objects q the notai-
nstiou being the overthrow of negro tGpreIis-
cy" And. forsco,h, vhs, is this supremacy
they 80 much wish 10 overthrow Il is simply
the cancellation OF those ordinary privileges SuG
blessings enumerated a oiGuss sec0nL w.,
have no surTemscy. sni never expect 30 have,
nor intend TO try ior It.
Fourth In conclusion BE r9t le eiyel p
With Grant eur security ia uuquesticuSaie :;
orr happiness vii. he made lasting With Gree
iey. We would enter upon iea Of t.0uSle--1
unkaoEn sni auzious future. U4fcraYa.,u us
advisers would be LIS frienis. Oar oil ae,
would ,ur.cunl him, as they even 10 now ; aai
even IT. fes sisuuch friends thoui ende;yor 90
sjom the coming troubles, they would be s~ept
sEzy with the torrent. sui sLe crcst wc-s Il
The Republican psrtY prove Al .5ort'on L:
cannot he th,t Ne will send one vote cut q cur
eatse mijst 70 help h-iag Ea1u, such dire re-
cults, AMI pray God that. when she time comes,
every man Of our rs-c viii he f furi frue =, the
csuse Of hursn rights 10 .l.
FaEp'E D.Vsr,-s.