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y ace t'reeley, when his acts have been pra
ciSeiy inc same as theirs, except the dilferenr,
ihaue py altered circumstances | shcnl,
just as soon suspect the Pope of Rome O
, chetlshlhS sentiments of deadly hnstilit,
against the Papacy as suspect Horace Gree
, icy OF one vestigc of political honesty since
witnessing the developments of the last six
months. IN
a few words TO the colored men--the freed.
non-ahu nave done. Let me entreat of
you, gentlemen, not to, by any manner or
means, or by any amount of argument en-.
phiStry, false reasoning, or false statements
DE ied away to vote for II. G. Don't allow
yourselves to be deceived by the plea thai
lie Is or ever was friend to your race n ,,io.
neer in the anti-slavery movement. No no q,
Had you waited for him or any like him to
engineer your cause. the collie gang of slaves
would now, as of yore, be seen wendino
shGlr weary way through the streets of the
federal city, and the old slave prison and
iuetioh DiocE would still rear their Heaven
ueiyihS heads beneath the very shade of tbe
National Capitol. You might still ba wear.
ing out your sad lives amid the rice swamns
anu cotton plantations. of the South. beneath
tne inerciless lash of the cruel tasi-master
NJ you alone, but your children and your
cnldren's children, might follow in your foot
steps Tor all time until the triumnb of tho
afcnansel should arouse those guilty slave.
ncidefs 10 the consciousness Of the Great |
ctlne tney were committing in thus depriying
u, tnelf ielloW-man of his equal right to s.Gfe |
Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and
s.iei, even, doubt not Horace Greeley would |
be there to protest, in their behalf that thau
were acting in strict accordance with ~
guarantees and compromises of the Constitu.
ton. WV o'"'''"-
Let me entreat of you, gentlemen. by nil
you nold most sacred and dear; by the love
you Dear TO yourselves, your families vour
country, and your God, that every man of
you who has vote will marc!, I'M in solid
column, with unbroken front, not deserter
from your ranks, or a straggler from your
mes, anu deposit your votes as one man for
the brave and dauntlcss soldier who so ably
oeiehaed your rights during the war, and
VINO mas so iearlcssly protected them since
and for the no less noble civilian Who
long years of weary toll. often
against tremendous odds, has labored so man
iuiiy 1or the enactment of those laws by
Wnlch you are now protected in those RIGHTS
gained at the point of the bavOnet. at such a
ieariul loss OF treasure and of life. By yot-
ing lor General Grant and Henry Wilson. the
true and tried soldier and statesman Won
VIII not only show to the world that Won
properly appreciate the great obligations
when you so Justly owe to these men and To
the Republican party, but you will most etlrc
tually rebuke your old libelous enemies. the
Democratic party, who are Just now laborinD
so hard to steal their way into power under
a false flag and most false-hearted and das-
tardly leaders. BY so doing YOU will also
cheer the hearts of those earl y friends who,
at the price of such great persecution and
peril, espoused your cause thirty or forty
years ago. You will prove to them that
Iheir labors and sacrifices were not in vain.
out were gwen for the elevation of a people
;apaoie Oh ieelinS and approaching their OBJ
igations and responsibilities people who
understand who are their friends and who
ire their enemies-who know their rights
md knowing, dare maintain them.