The Republican journal., 1872-08-08

declares the equality of men, Thi] terrible
, transaction, which nobody can defen1l j. among
| the antecedents of President Grant, from which
| you can Jud-e how much the colored race can
| rely upon his heartfelt sympalhieS. Nor can it
| he forgotten that shortly aiterward. on the re-
| turn OF the Commission FRI m this island the
| Hon. Frederick Douglass, the colorcd orator,
| accomplished IN manners as in eloQuence, was
] thrust away from the company of theC0mmis
| slonerS at the common table of the mail packet
| on tie Potomac, almost IN sight of the EX' Gu
| tive Mansion, simply on account of the color.
| But the President, at whose invitation he had
| lolned the Commission, never uttered word in
| condemnation of this exclusion, and when ell
| teManing the returned Commissioners at din
| ner, carefully omitted Mr.. Douglass. who was
! u Washington at the time, and thus repeated
| the indgnv. Other things might be mention
ed rs showing the ,ympa hes of the President,
1 but cannot forget
| THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL,
Which Is the capStOne OF that equality before the
| law to which all are entitled without distinc-
ton of color. President Grant. who could
| lobby 80 aeStIuuu>ly for his 5 IN Domingo
scheme. tull Of wrong to the coloIed race. could
ito nothing tor this benefrcnt measure. Durihg
long session of Congress it was discussed
constantly, an1 the coIored people every here
| hung upon the debate. but there was no word
| of heartfelt sympathy" from the President. At
| last, Just before the nominating Convention, he
! addressed Il letter to Il meeting of colored TEL
| his cause. where he avoided the question by
| declaring himself in favor of 1.-The exercise of
| those rights to which every citizen should he
| Justly entitled, leaving it uncertain whether
| Tie c0lOred peOp are Justly entitled to the
lights secured by the pending bill. | under
, stand that Horace Greeley has already been Ms
| sailed by AN impractc;tt,le Democrat rs being
| friendly to this bill, but nobody has lIsped
against President & rant ON this account Among
the ante edent> | deem it my duty To mention
| the little capacity of industry ot the President
! III protecting roiorcd people and IN assuring
peace at the South Nobody can doubt that Il
| small portion OF the effort and earnest will
even without the lobbying, 50 freely gwen 10
| the san Domingo scheme, would have arerted
| those ku-kluX outrages which we deport, -
thai there would have been no rretrnre tnr fur
lhrf ie@iSlatl"n ny Congress. But he was dS-
nhIed, both by character and the drawback OF
nlS own conduct. Alter violating the t"nStlln-
loh hltd international law to insult the Rtpnh-
| ne ana setting an example ot ln>uborlnation'
| Ae was NOT III condition to rehuke laW-hreak-
erS. second passing from antecedent, come
now To lhe
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Wh'h l. the subject Of Your next inquiry. II
| IN any MINOR particulars The two are on An
rluaillN' Nrt IN 3i suh~talllal respects lhe
3hNion~ advantage + with Horace Greeley
Each was nominated by reform convention
so that in this respect they NAV seem 10 he ON
w tHu'lN' 'Hl IL Will Hot l'tI 10 pf '''N'l NF.t
thai the Convention at Cincinnati was romp"N'
ed OF able and acknoW iedStd Repuhilcal>,
many ol Whom uaNt arteti W lth me party from
It's irSI I"rhttloh, Who' without previous or
@'thlHiuioh, came tn@ethef voluntarily Tor lhr
Naht ol Felofth ana purity lh the Governments
WhlIe ON the other hand the convention At
I l'hl'Hariphll was "on"oNed OF delegates chosen
'Wg"N hhIrF lhr influence OF alhtr-h"lSrf~,
VINO H>N'mhlrd I" sustain Whu T. known -
| HfahtlSh being the personal Government AMI
Ilt'ISbnal pFttpnSlDnS OF tfpSlltnt tIfillI, III
N"Nih% hepot'>ih; repayment OF gut bV olhrhl
| patronage; heSlrct OF pubhc duty; ab'enleeisih,
military RUE; disregard OF the Constitution and
| law. win general unhtneS> and lndlgnlty to The
| rolored race All OF which is so unrepuhIlftn
| ~ 10 MAKE ltS support Impossible Tor rue hr-
! pubhran>' therefore the Convention at Phatiel-
nhla' though calling Itself Republican,, was les
| tFPuhl'fal ttGlh at tlhrinhatl. lh' TWO iHtl-
| t"rmS, ;" ftr Is concerns especially lhr eol"rcd
race, are alike IN substance, hut that of 'lnclh-
| natl - expressed IN terms most worthy OF equal
| rights. 1t states and claims, We recognzt the
tpuahtS Oh atl men before the law, ami holi IL Is
/ we uutY OF the Government III It's dealings Win
me people to mele out equal and exact justice
10 att OF whatever nativity, race, color or per
NoaNIon, religious or political IN other re-
! rpPrts the platform OF CIncnnall Is the most
/ krphbilcah lntSmu"h Is 1t Nets nSelf against
| tl'Sf uhfepnb'Nin ahuSrS Whlcu nave itth
hur>rd bN the PRESIDENT INTO pernlrou> attlVity e.
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