The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-06
summer . Advice to the ooiored People.
WASHINGTON. D. O.. July as. 1872.

~ . WARRINGTON, ID. O., July Is, 1871.
am touched blythe appeal you make. It is
true that Lam the friend Of your race, and /
am glad 70 be assured that In your opinion.
have held > consistent course in the Senate
rights. That course, By the blessing Of God,
mean to hold 80 long as life lasts. / know
your infinite wrongs, and feel them as for my
.dd dGa Sss tb,. DO me- simple asSe Aep
esl juuctnfe Of your citizenship, would Be ffee
from persohalfeeiinSs and psrtican prejudice.
In answerinR your inquiries, Z can hRve no
lleenng except for your. good, which most
kind be allowed to Interfere. The occasion is
too solemn. Especially is there no room for
personal feeling or for partisan prejudice.
10 Mo map or party can expect power except for
brought to the standard OF truth, that they
may be seon In life and aot You are right in
saying that the choice for the Presidency is
now narrowed down to President Grant or
Horace Greeley. One OF these Is to bo taken;
anu my observation OF their lives, you invite
my Judgment between them, asking me espe.
oiaily which ofithe two, judging from their
wouid present nd
curing your OWL and political rights, with the
most heartfelt sympathy and the greatest
jvlgor. AereI remark that, in this inquiry,
Iy2n 2nrna naaturrslly put your rights In the fore
that the best interests Of the whole country
ARE associated with the oompletest recognition
or your rights, so that the two races sh all live
together in unbroken harmony. also re-
mark that you call attention to two things,
tho "anteceaents' Of the two candidates; and
secondly, the tr s'preseut position" You wish
to know from these which gives assura ance Of
the the most heartfelt sympathy and greatest
Vgor IN she maintenance OF your rights; in
other words, which. judging by the past, will
be your truest friend.
The communication with which you have
honored me is not alone. Colored fellow.oiti-
In nearly every State Of the Union, have made
q similar request, and some complain that
have thus far kept silent. lam not insensible
to this appeal; But II my opinion 10 given, 1t
In this spirit answer your inquiries, begin
ming with the auteoedents Of the candidates.
I. Horace 0realey was born to poverty and
educated himself in printing office. Presi.
came : cadet at West Point, and WAS educat-
ed at the public expense. One started with
nothing. but industry and character; the;
other started with @ military commission.
soldier. Horace Greeley stood forth as re-
former and Abolitionist. President Grant en-
Lated as pro.slavery Democrat, and, at the
election OF James Buchanan, fortified by his
tSs 81 the sIpGt p5ste5sGns Of slavery INCLUDING
against slavery, full OF sympathy with the
colored race. and always foremost in the
great battle for their rights. President
drant, except as a soldier, summoned by the
terrible accident Of war, never did anything
against slavery. nor has he at any time
shown any sympathy with the oolored race.
horace Greeley earnestly desired that colored
citizens should vote and ably championed i'm.
partial suffrage; but President Grant was on
the other side. Beyond these contrasts, which
are marked. itcannot be forgotten that Horace
Greeley Is person Of large heart and large
understanding, trained to the support Of
human rights, always benefcent with the
poor, always ready for any good cause, and
never deferred by opposition or reproach, ,'as
e sEyssS he PeG
ms Ire. untirinR industry, which leaves no
moment without Its fruit-Labundant political
knowledge with hiatory-the
lnetlnct and grasp OF statesmanship-an
amlaole nature-n magnanimous soul, and,
above sll, an honesty which NO suspicion has
OF what are the antecedente Of Horace Gree
icy. Few OF these things appear in the Pre-
sldent. His great success in war, and the
ho9ors he has won, cannot!change the record
OK his conduct toward your people, especially
In contrast with the lifetime fidelity OF his
competitor. while there are unhappy sante.
cedents" showing that in the prosecution OF
his plans be cares nothing for the colored
race. The story is painful, but it must be told.
REFER to the outrage he perpetrated upon
Hayti, with its 100000 blacks, engaged in
the great experiment of self-government.
veaiing beyond question his true nature, and
the whole is attested by documentary evil
denoe. Conceiving the idea Of annexing Do
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