New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-08-28
Letter from Ohio.
CLEVELAND, Au!

CLEVELAND, Aug. Is, 1873.
To th> Editor. e TIE Ss,r Sitioaal Era rai Citizen
Your valuable and interesting paper
was received with a great deal of pleasure
and delight. l showed your paper to a great
many of our reading citizens that take a
great deal of interest in our people, and
have the promises of some subscribers.
see the paper is well filled with communica-
tons from the South, and that is what we
people in the North and the Western Re-
serve like to read. Several papers are taken
here, among them the Christian Recorder,
the PROGRESSIVE american, but to my notion
and others that have seen it, the New Ma
TIoNAL ERA AND CITIZEN takes the lead,
for it is larger sheet, and it is well edited.
Now, something in regard to the wealth
of some of our colored citizens. can name
Mr.. George Vosburgh, who is worth in real
estate and other property from s2j 600 to
$50 900, and Messrs. F. II. Morris more or
less. They were formerly from Virginia,
North Carolina, and other parts 81 the South,
so you can see that our people are not be-
hind in accommodating property.
EDUCATION.
The public schools here do not make any
distinction on account Of color. The colOrcd
children are treated the same as whites, but
it seems that an intelligent young lady or
| gentleman of color cannot get position to
| teach in these public schools. The colOred
children are making rapid Improvement, aud
many fitting themselves to take charge of
schools and hope the prejudice that still
exists among some of our white friends will
be buried so deep that it may never revive
again. But hope the day is not far distant
when we, as a people, will be allowed the
same privileges as the white race.
CHURCHES.
| wrote to YOU before about churches. |
forgot to tell you that the A. NJ. f. Church
| (Rev. J. A. Nelson's) was burned; but
| through his perseverance and energy it will
be. raised, Phoenix like, from the ashes. The
pastor is very much beloved by his congrc-
CATION and friends, and is working hard for
the elevation and upbuilding of this church
and people. May he live to do much good
| for Israel.
| POLITICS.
| Politics has taken a very hot turn here.
The Democratic party held a convention at
Columbus, Ohio, August 6, 1873, and nOmi-
mated one of the meanest and strongest
COpperheads that ever lived-William Allen,
Of Ross county. | remember very well al
one time when L was at Chilicothe, Ohio
the colored people wanted to have celebra-
ton, and asked Mr.. Allen about carrying a
banner with the stars and stripes. He said
"You nggers have no right to carry this
banner; instead of celebrating, you ought tC
be way down in Africa or in the land o
Dixie )" but we would have celebration in
spite Of Mr.. Allen or any other Copper
head.
But we have a man that heads the Repub
lican ticket for Governor, the present ncum
bent, Edward f. Noyes, Of Hamilton county
he lost q leg in the army, and is friend t.
the cOlored man, and very noisy on the stump
He makes Mr.. Allen or any other DemOcra
get out Of the way.
The saloon keepers are going to make al
issue on account Of the City Council clo5in!
up all saloons on Sunday; but they and tn
Democrats will be badly whipped. Thu
colored men of this State, headed by Pete
| II. Clark, of Cincinnati, have called stat
convention to be held at Chilicothe, Ohio
August %, to take into consideration on
political situation and the cause Of the dis
satisfaction existing among US in relation L
, our political status. That something i
found in the enactment Of a cOmprehensy
civil rights bill which shall guard the right
of colorcd men as closely as the rights Q
white are guarded, which shall compel al
public institutions and all common carrier
to treat every man alike, without regard t
race, color, or previous condition OF seryi
J tude The right Of voting should carry will
it the right to be voted for, and the duty G
the party in which We are almost to maj
i enrolled, is TO see that that right IS respecte
. and enforced. The convention will be largel
} represented. / DO not intend to 90 to tn
convention, my time being very much take
up. shall try to send you the proceeding
of the convention as sent to me.
shall continue in my next all about III
t political prospects in Ohio.
, must thank you very kindly for 7pac
{ in your valuable paper, and shall send yo
, few cash subscribers.
/ remain yours most respectfully,
Capt. LOUIS W. TURNER.