New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-10-03
Democratic Greeleyftes and the
CSlOred Race.

We call the attention OF colored people
everywhere to the treatment which the pres
ent attitude OF the Greeley organs toward
them promises them in the future. The other
day the New York Eapress had an article de-
signed to prove that the natural state of the
negro was one Of slavery, and that he was
now proving what a mistake it was to liber-
ate him. The New York He,ald, which has
also supported Greeley in every way that it
could, yesterday grossly insulted Frederick
Douglass, whs has more brains in his head
than could be found in the entire Te,0M es-
Enlistment. 1t altogether omitted his speech
at Cooper Institute, and in place Of giving q
fair report Of that, it published the following
remarks
1.-The chairman introduced 'culud pus-
son. who proceeded to deliver rambling,
frivolous TRADE on politics but, as his re-
marks were without any value or coherent
significance, we cannot devote the space to
reproduce them here"
In its editorial columns, the HeroH thus
insuited The entire colored race through its
best and ablest representative:
AT the Cooper Institute yesterday even
ing q mass meeting was held by the Grant
Republicans, at which Judge Pierrepont de-
livered a careful, smooth and well-pOised
| address, as a lawyer Of his ability might
speaking for his party. But whatever party
good may have been derived from this speech
was thrown away by the appearance of a
'culled gemman' to tell patronzinely what
he knows about the white vote. Although
having given the negroes their freedom, we
are not quite prepared yet to swallow their
dictation as to how we are to cast our bal
lots. We can only
wonder at the conplacency with which the
'culled gemman' was listened to in the pat
ronage he extended to his white fellow-citi-
zens. We can admit, fer the sake of argli-
ment, that the colored troops fought nobly,
but we know it was under white leaders
and as this seems to be about the position
they aye destined to fill in the approaching
| elections it would be something more to the
| point to let their white leaders now do the
talking for them also. At last nights meet
| ing we have Judge and negro trying to
talk General Grant into reelection, present
| ing only the signs of addition and division
without the wel-known political quantity OF
silence We think, with regard to the col
| Ored orators blatant patronage of his white
leaders, it might round here be advantageously
exchanged for the tacit article. On one side
it is anything to beat Grant,, and on the
other anything TO beat Greeley which will
account, we suppose, for the powers of en-
aurance Of the meeting last night in hearing
this 'culled gemnan's rhapsody with patience
| The black vote must be catered to, you
know, even at the expense of decency, truth
and common sense
The majority of our citizens will regard
| these illusions to Mr.. Douglass-a man
whose great abilities have been known to the
country for years past-as disgraceful and
unmanly outrage. We appeal to the audi
ence who heard Mr.. Douglass on Wednesday
whether his speech was not that Of most
able and well-informed man, be the color OF
his skin what it may? Is it just or wise thus
to insult one who has done so much for the
cause of freedom and civilization? The Her.
aid only too accurately expresses the views
of the Democratic Greeleyites toward the
colored race. We warn the coiored men il.
Pennsylvania, and throughout the country
generally, to mark well the utterances of the
Democratic organs respecting them. A vote
for Greeley means total surrender on theii
parts Of all they have gained during the past