Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-29

xD0 boys IN DUO arc AiWNN6 tguCS
And Grant has been their pride,
From Vicksburg's height to ltichmond's fight
Hos boon their friend ind guido;
Then let's unite, all hands tonight,
TO sing the peoples chant,
And it shall be ful! three times three
For Wilson aud and for Grant! 4
For Wilson aud for Grant, my boys!
For Wilson and for Grant,
And it shall be full thrco times threo
For Wilson aud for Grant j
rrcsidcnt Grant and NE COZ
ored People.
Frederick Douglass, ting colored ora
TOR and~xriter, has again demonstrated
his ability as a leader by mis- last letter,
addressed ITO the Cdorcd People Of
the United States" Therein he takes
issue with tho followers Of Mr.. Greeley
regarding their ASSERTION that General
Grant is not a friend Of the colored@
race.
Mr.. Douglass, after declaring that
tho Grccicyitcs ''Iarc declaring that the
President is not / friend of the racc,"/
says, 81 must declare that President
Grants course, from the beginning Of
the Wal to the present time, is without
u word or deed to Spstity such IN as
sertion."
General Grant, finding that his lines
contained large numbers of colored
men, women and children. issued an Or
der, Noyembvr II, 1862, on his own
authority, aud before the Emancipation
Proclamation. an order prpviding for
their safety and comfort, appointing an
officer to look after their interests, set
the able. bodied at work, and care for
and feed all, but especially the aged, in
firm, and sick and ordering ralions and
clothing issued to them,
Mr.. Douglass fifty says: Hero was
the full germ CT the Freedmcn's Blu
rcau apparent in the orders of Gcner-
al Grant before the emancipation proc
lamation, not as a theory but as a prac-
tical solution Of the slavery question,
and in the interest Of tho welfare of
all concerned" II, lie thinks, Gener-
a! Grant vas not a friend Of his race,
could he find time in all the busy scenes
about him to think out this great prob
lem, which then was engaging close
thought on the part Of those whose
lives had been devoted to the accom-
plishmcnt Of abolishing slavery? He
points with hearty pride to the order
Of General Grant in the spring Of 1863.
after tho Government had decided to
organize colorcd troops, in which he
says: "All commanders :ill exert
themselves, x not only in or.
ganizing colored regiments and render
ing them efficient, but also in removing
prejudice against them" and adds,
{" Was this opposing the organization Of
these troops?
Referring to extracts from various
letters aud speeches OF the President
he quotes from the message to Congress
announcing the ratification Of the tf.
teen,h amendment. II call the atten-
ton Of the newly emf: anchised race to
tho importance of striving to make
themselves worthy Of this new privi-
lege."
Mr.. Douglass, making inquiries re-
:a.ding federal appointments, found
that 10 record was kept Of color, but
he finds colored men in all departments
Of the civil service, from foreign minis
t~rs to messengers, according to intclli-
gene, and character Of applicants.
He urges upon the attention OF the
colorcd people the firm enforcement Of
the Ku.Klux law, which has done so
much to bring peace and safety to the
colored MAI in those localities where
that dreaded organization held control
And stating that he had entered on a
full examination of the record of Gen
eral Grant as a friend Of the colored
race, says, t. l closed the inquiry, per.
fectly satisfied that with General Gran,
at the head Of the country We are as.
sured not only Of our rights, but our
privileges.
He states his personal relations with
the President to be kindly and cordial
and believes that few men. can equal
him in stating facts with greater clear
ness or aucncy, and scouts the idea ad-
vanced by his enemies, that, being a
man Of few words, he is also a man Of
few ideas.
He disposcs Of the story that Gcner.
al Grant did not ask him to dine with
him on the return from San Domingo
by explaining that only the members Of
the Commission provided. for by reso.
luton Of Congress were invited, and he
was not Of the number, having gone
to the island only as an invited guest
lie closes with the following perora-
ton, which We submit in full, as a wor
thy specimen Of MI. Douglass eloquent
and forcible style Of writing:
Wherever else there may be room
for doubt and uncertainty there is moth
ing of the kind with Ulysses s. Grant
as our candidate"
~. s. Grant and Henry Wilson the
one from the West and the other from
, the East-thc soldier and the Senator
ARE men in whom VIC may con6de.
1--WE can no more array ourselves
against these candidates than we can
resume our chains Or insult our moth
ers.
ave are allied to the Republican
party by every honorable sentiment Of
} the human soul.
To vote for Messrs. Greeley and
Brown would justly invite to our heads
the contempt aud seorn Of honest men.
I'VE should not only brand our.
selves as political knaves, but as politi
cal fools. -
"Thc keynote Of the whole Greeley
movement was sounded by James Il
Doolitllc, chairman Of the convention
that nominated Mr.. Greeley. Ho an.
%nounced as one OF the objects the over.
throw Of negro supremacy Can any
negro BE- 80 blind as not to sec the mean
ing Of this?
"Such is the record of the wise
statesman for whom you cast your first
ballot for President ; and for no other
than him can you trust your second
Rally, then. to his support with that
rcsistless spirit in which you fought for
your liberties, and with the same cxul-
tant hope in which you made General
Grant your first President with your