The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-31
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ing the associate terms OF the settlement
as an Notwithstanding. ThehRfdihood
OF political ialsehood reachesits extreme
point when Il is asserted that under Hor-
ace Greeley The freedmen will be EN-
shaved, or that the colored people viii In
any way suffer In their equal rights. On
the contrary, they have In his election not
only the promises OF the platform, but
also o splendid example for full genera.
ton, during which he has never wavered
in asserting their rights. To suppose
that Horace, when placed where he
can do them most good, will de.
part from the rule Of his honest
life, is Jan insult TO reason. It ISL
none the less idle to suppose that the
Democrats supporting Horace Greeley,
expect or desire that he should depart
from those principles which are aglory to
his character, They have accepted the
Cincinnati platform with It's two fold
promises, and intend IN good iaith to
maintain 1t. The Democrats cannot turn,
back, who at the Convention adopting
this platform lsdng Greeley .spngs u, lie
tune OF old John Brown, his soul Is
marching on. Seeking especially the
establishment Of q character in the ma.
tiOnal government, they will expect their
President TO be always true to himself.
ThereloreIput asidepartizan allegations
that Horace Greeley has gone to the
Democrats. or that lie will be controlled
by the Democrats. / Each is without
foundation Or reason. According TO my
judgement they are attempts 70 avoid
what you recognize as tho true issue, be.
ing alluestibnl bBtweetl'tw two candidates, OF
perhaps they may be considered as scare
crows to deter tho timid. Nobody who
votes for Nr. Greeley will go TO the Demo
Gratis. Nor do l believe that when elect
cd Horace Greeley1will be under any In
iluence except that Of an enlightened
conscience, which will keep him ever
true to the principles he represents,
Gentlemen in thus answering your in
quiries Ihave shown why you, as .coloredl
Icilow.ClLizens, and also all who
would uphold your rights and Save
ily OF nations, as our Declaration Of In.
dependence declares the equality of men.
This terrible transaction, which nobody
can defend, Is among the antecedents Of
President Grant, from which you can
Judge how much the cplored people can
rely upon his heartfelt sympathies. Nor
can itbe forgotten that shortly .aiterward,
on the return Of the Committee from this
Island, Hon. +. Douglass, the colored or
alor, accomplished in manners as in clio.
Quence, was thrust away from the COM
panY ol the Commissioners at q common
table on mail packet on the Potomac,
almost in sight of the Executive Mansion,
simply on account Of his color. But the
President, at whose Invitation he had
Joined the Commission, never uttered a
word in condemnation Of this exclusion,
aud when entertaining the returned Com.
missioners at dinner, he carefully omit
ted Mr. Douglass, who was in Washington
at the time, and thus repeated the indig-
nifty. Other things might be mentioned
us having the sympathies OF the, Presi-
dent; but | cannot forget the Civil Rights
bill, which Is the cap stone ofthatequality
before the law, to which all are entitled
without distinction Of color. President
Grant, who could lobby so assidu-
ously for his San Domingo scheme
with wrong TO > the colored race,
could DO Lothing for this Benefcent
measures. During tine long session oil Con.
gress il was discussed constantly, and the
Colored people everywhere hung upon
the debates, but itlIerG was no word Of
heartfelt sympathy from the President.
At last, Just before the nominating con.
vention, he addressed asletter toa meet.
ing of his colored lellow.citizens in
Washington called toadvance this cause,
where he ayoidedithe question by declar.
ing himselfin favor A0i the exercise of
those rights to which every citizen should
be justly entitled. It's uncertain wheth-
er tho colored people are justly en-
titled to the rightstecured by the pending
bill. understand Horace Greeley, hasbeCn
already assailed by an imprRcticable denl-
Ocrat US being fTiendlyito this bill. No
body has lisped against President Grant
on this account Among the antecedents
deem it my duty to communicate the
little capacity Of industry Of the Presi.
dent in protecting the c6Iored people and
in assuring peace OF the SOUTH No body
can doubt that small portion Of the effort
and earnest will, even without lobbying
so freely, given to the San Domingo
scheme could have prevented these
ku.kluX outrageswhich we deplore, so
that there would have been no pre-
tense for Uturther legislation by Con.
gross, S;but5 ne J wRsI disabled both
by the character and the drawback ofhis
own conduct. After violating the Con.
stitution and Internationally, to insult
the black Republic and set an example Of
INSTRUMENTATION, he was not in condition
to rebuke the law breakers.
Second, passing from the antecedentsi
come now 10 the present position Of the
two candidates; which is the subject Of
your neStinquiry. lin, any former partic.
ulars the two are in equality, yet In all
substantial respects the obvious advantage
iswiLh Horace Greeley. Each was nomi5
mated by reform conventions, one at Gin
cinnati and the other at Philadelphia,
and that in this respect, they may
seem to be on equality, But 1t viii
notfail to be observed that the Convention
Mt Cincinnati was composed Of able and
acknowledged Republicans, many Of
whom have acted with the party from its
first formation, who, without previousI
organization, came together voluntarily
for the sake OF reform andlpurity in the
Government while on the other hand the
Convention at Philadelphia was composed
of delegates chosen largely under the In
iluence' of office holders, who assembled
to sustain. what is known as Graptism.
And seeing the personal government and
personal 'preteHtionS Of Grant Involving
nepotisnS repayment Of gifts by official
patronage, neglect of public duty, absen.
teeism, military rule, disregard Of Constiy
tuition and laws, with general unfitness
and indignity Ito the colored race, all Of
which is SO pnrepubllcan aslto makeoitsf