Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-05
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commissioners at the time Of their visit, hav,
no question but that On Invitation would hay,
been extended 10 mo as freely as TO any Of tn
gentlemen Of the commission who were Invited,
Inc effort made IN the letter TO hntagOniGi
Grant with the civil rights bill 10 90 decidedly
lhln as scarcely To be entitled 10 serious oonsid
Whose friends In tho Senate voted for thai
meatufof Were they Mr.. urO1loy'a friends
s, LhuTas and v ss End Tie S S,s of i'
member that the men who voted for that meas
ure IN the Senate we're mon who now support
ST,n e. ,nS PTessasSSy VIII ihs .SssPhSn
self. Some Of US have not forgotten that the
bill which Included amnesty and civil right
was defeated bytWo votes, QUE o. them me vot,
the other the vote of tho high priest Of Greeley
Democracy, Trumbull. Had these two men
whose lead Mr.. sumner Is now following int
the ranks Of tho Greeley Democracy, voted fOi
that bill, il would have received tho necessary
two. thirds vote and % have passed the Senate
I cannot believe that the distinguished nuthoi
ftho letter would Intentionally gaIble tho Ian
guaEo used by Prosldont Grant IN his note L
the ''ciyii righta' meeting held In this city last
May but he makes General Grant say that hs
Is IN favor "of the exercise Of those rights 90
which every citizen should bo justly entitled.
Nov, what Grant did say Is 10 the following
words precisely; 81 beg TO assure you, however,
that sYmpathiEo most cordially 10 any effort u
,ecure ior ~ our people, q whatever race, ma.
which every citizen should 10 entitled. +"
The difference between what Mr.. Sumner
letter makes General Grant say 70 that meeting
and what uonarai Grant actually said Is 80
striking that tho most stupid Intellect will dis
In view oftheso facts, tho weakness Of trying 10
gull even colorod men into the support o. the
Greeley Democracy by lnsinuating that Grant
opposed the uivilriEhts bill IL apparent Just
how Mt. Sumner'a new bodiollows, the bloody
ku.KluH, will take that part Of the letter which
inslnuAtgs that Grant was not earnest In the
HuppTessiun OF thulr outragos on oolorod people
remains TO be seen. The ku-klux Of the South
and tho Copporhoads Of the North have
cuTtod lhemssiyos hoarle over Grants Inter.
ference with tho midnight ridera who were
engaged In whipping aud killing loyal black
and az white mS1 Bas ms part o. me letter ter may
black victims Of Ku- kluNlsm can never be made
to understand how II wit be 70 their advantage
TO vote against GranL who 50 onectually en-
Hampton, General Forrest and Horace Greeley.
passing from nntecodents," the letter comes
to the present position Of tho two candidates"
90 remarkable that 1 am led 70 adopt the Ian.
guage Of Captain o. =. b, Wall, une OF the
prominent cOlored men Of this District as sX.
pressed 20 en- evening" e iES ,ES sad ns
wrote that letter. read u as II were In a
dream" This division Of tho letter begins by
assuring Us that the "bo6-tail' convention at
Cincinnati was more Republican than the con.
yentlOn held at Philadelphia.
Why, Mr.. Editor, We remember that there
was NOT single eolored delegate in that reoro.
ant gathering at Cincinnati. We remember
perfectly we'll that prominent among the leaders
and controllers OF that convention were SchurE
and TTumbull, who defeated the oiyilrlghts bill
u the Senate, and who voted against the ku.
klux law, that brought peace and safety to 50
many poor, shlvcring hresidos IN the South.
II has not passed out Of our minds that james
NJ. Ashley, who insultcd us by inviting only
iuglemen, and that doop In the unfathomablo
mystery OF that sOrohead meeting were those old
political bummors, the Blair family, who have
fought our onfTanchisement inch by inch and at
every step aud turn that wo have made.
On the other hand, Mr.. Editor, We remember
full we'll that at Philadelphia colOred delegates
we're prominent In It's deliberations; that the
hotels OF that city were thrown open 10 black
and white, foreign and natiye.born alike and
that perfect equality reigned In tho City OF
BrOtherly Love. The time Is too short for US TO
have forgotten who supported that convention,
and the great names that gave II their influence
Henry Wilson was there, a name that eolOred
men vii not cease TO revere, unless In some evil
hour he deserts US Wendell Phillips and WIN.
Lloyd Garrison, who fought tho battles Of tho
negro, away back IN days, long before even the
great name Of Charles Sumner was known as an
abolltionist, babe that convention hearty God
speed" GoTrit smith, that grand old champion
ot human TightS,was there, and though weighted
down with years, that are full Of honor he raised
his trembling voice once more for God and lib
srty, and struck the same notes Of freedom that
was worth a mans liie 70 claim the negro Ior n
e man and brother" All Of these facts are Of
loo recent origin 10 admit Of our being fed with
Tho miserable garbage that tho 3,incinnati
yathoflng OF sOroheaded Otilce-seskers was moro
Republican than the convention which met al
The letter "eomes to tho supporters of tho
,andidates, and says thst "RspublicAns are
locking to the support Of Greeleym As an eVi-
leno0 VI the correctness OF this statement, the
ettot ought to have given a sample Of the "do-
iOted )" consistent, 'f'hOnestn Republicaps Who
,ro iocklng" 10 GFeeley's suppOTt The
lames Of DoOlittlO, COwan, and Montgomery
veil, aud to onlighten US stiu further
IS 70 the character Of the devoted Re-
'ublicans who arc "hocking 70 Groeley's sup
'ort, u ouHht 20 hayo mentioned tho fact that
ans who have turned Greeley Democrats,
ought ONCE for thsmselyes OF friends, and
siiei 70 ~ y o. NsIs tsrnoa out o. ounce "
rant, o. had SOME friend turned out ofhce. |
But tho letter says the supporters Of Grant |
'e1ng 70 .ml.tafy Ilhks, arc slrillod once
lolleIs, and lhe speoches praldng him are
Y ,ll ~ ,S ea mem o. rngs,D Inc
.l9Iious past when DO permitted himself TO |
,tlto thls unsIaelous sentence. Anoyerwhelm. !
ng majority ~ the people OF Massachu sstts sup-
,er 70 me United StAtes senate and Kept him !
hefe, ana ~ gave MIN 40 opportunity 10 make .
! himself what no haS been. He nov repAys /
ienTy Wilson praises" Grant, tho man who |
tO0d ~ Oharles sumner like herO when these |
ame tepels anu mutdorofs Win whom he has |
on Ailled himselII khoekod MIN down AID |
lesIiy oeat ny - ota5ns out on me heor OF the !
'ehate' Old ben. wade, al whom no suspicion |
las ever pointed, praises" Grant. Has the |
Iitor oi the letseT D,y.ted from hs memory the |
tortny lays When old Ben. Wade stood shoulder /
ehOuinot Win MIN hAalnat the hosts OF /
laNefy IN tneir uneven battles Tor freedom |
ureiy hAtiei o. 9he man, and unbTidled anger, |
as uohe W. poiioos NStA Nhon such An Insult |
IN po 9uelel 70 lhe brave c0mrades VINO have /
sool Win US IN houIs o. peru anu danger, even |
noeBn No may nave personal grievances never
wei iouhuou'
The letter proceeds 10 In furin us that tho
party has Joined the Liberal Repub- |
leans, and that the Liberal Republicans have
Ot Iolnod the Democrats Right here we have
conflict Of authority between this letter and
ioraco Greeley. Greeley sail 10 tho commit. I
70 that Informed him OF his nomination by the
egro.klllers' convention at Baltimore; lyon,
entlomon, arc mono the less Democrats, and |
m mono the less a Republican because am
our nominee" and untl Greeley and his sup.
OrtcT5 settle the point among themselves AS To
neither tho baltimore dog Is iOllOWInr The On |
nnau tail, or the reverse OF this L perhnns |
eod not give myAlf any trouble abont II iTRo |
tteT says. "1t Is idle 10 say that the election of
LOraee Greeley and GTatE brown, both nm.
Manageable Republicans, will DO the return on
10 Democratic party ~ powor.n Yet notwith.
landing this confident assertion, there stands
10 naked fact that when this sAme GratE Brown
AS elected Governor OF Missouri by tho domn
ogue SchufE aud other Republican boilers, al
ed with tho rebel Democracy lust as Greeley
nd sumner are now, that State became hope.