The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-08-06
Summer for Greeley.
HE DEFINES HIS POSITION ME,
ADVISED TO VOTE FUR GREELEY.

Senator Sumner has written let
ter to number of citizens who nd
dressed him. Mr.. Sumner declares
for Greeley. Amorg the strongest
paragraphs in his letter are the fol-
lowing
The p1esent position of the color
ed citizen is perilous. He is exposed
to injurious pressure, when he needs
support but I see no early extrica-
ton except in the way proposed
Let him cut adrift from managers
who would WELD him merely as a
political force, without regard to his
own good, and bravely stand by the
candidate Greeley, who stood by
him. Democrats unite with him !;
so much the better. The associa-
ton thus begun must naturally ripen
in common friendship and trust.
He addresses his correspondents
as gentlemen, and fellow-citizens." !"
He delayed answering that he might
reflect and fully inform himself. He
has listened to much from both sides
but his best Judgment is now in har-
mony with his early conclusion. He
is touched by tue appeal his cores
pondents make. He has been the
friend of their race, and is glad they
consider him the special advocate of
their rights. They do him simple
Justice when they believe that his
counsel at this critical iuncture would
be free from personal Or partisan
prejudices.
MIR. Sumner contrasts the two can
didates. Greeley, he says, was born
in poverty, and educated himself in
q printing office. Grant, fortunate
in early patronage, became Il cadet
at West Point, and was educated at
public expense. One started with
nothing but understanding and char
acter, the other with a military COM
mission Que was trained us civil
Jan, The Other as Il soldier. Horace
Greeley stood forth as reformer
and an abo'itionist the President
eulisted as IL pro-slavery Democrat,
and, at the election of James Euch-
anan, fortified by his vote all the
pretentions Of slavery, even the Dred
Scott decision. Greeley, from early
lie. was an earnest and constant an
ti-slavery man, full OF sympathy with
The colorcd race and always, fore.
most in the great battle for theil
rights. PIesident Grant, except as d
soldier, summoned by the terrible
accident of war, never did anything
against slavery, nor has he, at any
time, shown any sympathy with the
colored race. Horace Greeley earn.
estly desired that colored citizens
should vote, and ably championeo
impartial suffrage. but the President
was on the other side. Beyond these
contrasts which are marked it Col
not be forgotten that Horace Gree
ley is a person OF large heart anc
large understanding, trained to sup
port human rights. Mr.. Greeley's
industry, general knowledge, ami
able nature, and above all, honesty
which suspicion bas not touched, art
mentioned. Few Of these things ap
pear in President Grant. His grea
success in war can not change hi
record toward the colored people
while there are antecedents showing
that in the prosecutions Of bis plans
he cares nothing for the coloret
race.
Mr.. Sumner, prefacing that tn
story is painful but it must be told
gives the history of San Doming'
aud Hayti, where he outraged 500,
600 blacks who were engaged in tn
great experiment Of self government
Here follows q history OF the at
tempt at annexation. He allude
to the disrespect with which Presi
dent Grant treated Fred Douglass
who, by his Invitation. was one o
the San Domingo commissioners