New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-07-02
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From Georgia.

May 2sth, 1874.
To the Editor Of the Ne,o National Era:
Allow me space in your highly-prized jour-
nal, to express my heartfelt appreciation and
thanks to the Honorable Senator Freling-
huysen, of New Jersey, for the zeal and en-
ergy with which he championed the sup
Elementary ciyil-rights bill.
am really proud to know that one SO able,
so pure, and Of so much pluck, has espoused
the cause of human rights, so fearlessly and
firmly, from no lower motive than that of
raising humanity to higher standard and
ment Of those rights which the signers of the
Declaration of Independence declared to be
nalienable.
Although the friendly Senator will have
the scorn and sneers Of many, and will ridic-
ulously be termed "the negro's friend" yet
l can assure him that he has the well.wishes
and prayers of all good, liberal people, and
especially those of the race with which am
particularly identified; and their bidding to
him, and to all others who are working for
our civil rights, Isl: $50 on may heaven
bless you and crown your efforts with success
ere many days hence"
have been watching with much anxiety
the progress of the measure and hope that
Congress shall have passed the bill when
this session closes. The cry of millions is !:
"pass the civil-rights bill and secure Re-
publican success next fall" hope the able
Senator and Congress will push their claims.
While some are trying to make peace, and
have no split in the Republican party, am
sorry to see our friend, Mr.. VIM. J. Stevens,
OF Selma, Ala, trying to murder politically
the Hon. Alexander. White, representative
to Congress from Alabama, thus trying to
get our best friends against us. Now, friend
Stevens, if you desire to make yourself pop
ular in the literary world, do, for heavens
sake, write such things as will not make our
dearest friends our most acrimonious enc
mics.
l know that if Mr.. Stevens has the slight.
est idea of the inalienable rights with which
man is endowed, he desires the passage of
the civil-rights bill so l would advise him
as friend and one whose interest is at stake,
to let such men as Congressman White alone,
for he has already done, and is very apt to
do, more for the people of Alabama than
Mr.. Stevens ever has done, and probably
ever will do.
If Mr.. Stevens writes such nonsense simp-
ly for the want of topics upon which to expa.
tiate, would suggest that it would be Of
far more interest to your readers if he would
muse upon ''the signing winds through piney
woods" Or " the gentle waves that DER the
the frog-pond RIPPLE" and not try to block
the wheel of progress by his unjustifiable
charges against those who are our best
friends.
l am sorry that Mr.. Stevens was not in
Alabama at the time Mr.. White was elected
to the position he now occupies, for if he had
been there he would have learned Mr..
Whites motives in doing as he did, and
would have been satisfied that Mr.. w. was
indeed one of the best friends of our race in
Alabama. But whatever cord Mr.. Stevens
may pull against Mr.. White, it will be as an
ant pulling against lion. So, friend S.,
Quiu uot.
Although we Georgians are seldom heard
from concerning our friends, yet we appreci-
ate their works and wish them Godspeed
l hope Congressman Freeman, Sloan and
Whitley will try to get some measure through
Congress that will give us the same right to
bear arms in defence of the State as is ac'
corded to the whites, for, in truth, we have
now no such right.
fully indorse the Rochester Express under
the head of "The Schemes of the Freedmens
Enemies" and hope it will induce Congress:
to take some steps on the premises.
Hoping this medley of mine will find s
place in your columns, remain
Yours for the right,
A. f. p. ALBERT.
P.S. Your paper has many friends here
and in few days will send you half doz
on mr. moro nf subscribers A. II. p. A,