The daily gazette., 1876-09-02
THE AFRICAN IN THE SOU
Inssresffng COrrespoMaemee on
the Question of Race.

the question Of Race.
A Clerical Demagogue fn New Hamp- |
shire Undertakes to Instruct a Col. |
cred Missionary In Virginia. and |
Gets n Good Lesson.
From the Richmond whig.
CONCORD, N. H., July 90, 1876
Dear Brother Dunjee:: On the 18th |
inst, sent you a check for $50, and
have received no receipt or anything
from you since.
To day received letter from Har~
per's Ferry in which is the following
sentences; "The report is current here
that Bro. Dunjee has gone over to the
rebels, as is going to stump for Tildcn
and Hendricks. l am afraid it is so,"
My dear brother d., is there any
truth in that reportg Have you even
had thought of doing such thingg
IF you have pray you to pause before
you take a single step in that direction
great grief to all your true friends,
and all the true lovers of freedom ard
piety. In doing this yon will bring
| wound and q reptoach upon your
mission WORK ampng freedmen, and
| ruin youl oN II us d tululStCE
of Christ. How will all those feel who
have contributed for your support in
our mission work for Richmond meet
ing house etc, If you now desert your
brethren and 20 over to the old Rebs,
the haters of the colored man and the
cause of freedom and give your influ-
ence to strengthen the hands of such
men as jeff. Davis and those who
have murdered thousands and thou>
sands of your own dear colored
brethren at the South within few
years past, to prevent them from vot-
ing for the cause of their own God
given rights? ., this can nst be; |
will not believe SO till hear more from
you. Do write me by return mail and
send receipt for fifty dollars, and tell
me if there is foundation for the re-
lport to which l have alluded; and be
entreated to go no further in that dis
reclion, if you have taken one step,
until you consult with your true friends
Brothers Morrell, Bracket, Stewart,
Burgess, Anthony, Chase, &C., &c.
Do not fail to let me hear from you
at once, and give me the facts on this
subject. Yours truly,
SILAs CURTIS.
| Il. S.-Tilden and Hendricks are
identified with the old rebel party and
will be supported by ex-rebels of the
jeff Davis stripe and those who SYM
pathized with them during the war
|, and since, and would just as soon
vote for jeff. Davis for President as |
would for Sam. Tilden; the former
associates of Boss Tweed IF New York
and always rebel sympathizer.
sc.
RICHMOND, August, 81, 1S70.-DeaI
; Brother Curtis: Yours Of July 90 is be
fore me, asking me about rumors
; which you have heard in regard to my
going over to the "rebels." First,
would state that have tried 10 fulfill
my whole duty in my work here, and
have not at any time neglected my
mission duties. No man is more in:
terested in all that pertains TO the bes,
welfare of the colored people and
their highest development. So, |
have tried to conduct myself and teach
my people that il IS their Christian du
ty to make friends with the white peo'
pie of the south among whom they live
This can be donewithoutsacrifcingany
principle of manhood; in fact the
, Southern people do not ask the colore
, ed people to compromise single right
But we who live here to see the great
Importance of full and manly recon
cillation between the two races. This
. can be done by dividing the colored
vote between the two parties. AS
soon as 1t is thus divided they will
cease to be an object of ostracism and
bone of contention. Both parties will
then treat them with due respect.
Take Virginia, and the white people
of this State are as friendly to the coll
ored as they are anywhere in America;
the most friendly feelings exist be.
tween the two races. What we who
are interested in the great cause of
humanity are endeavoring to do Is to
break down all color lines, and Alto
gether forget slavery, the war and the
past, and 60 on to higher attainments
and broader Christian manhood. l
believe the white people OF the South
are true to the professions they are
now making. They do not desire any
more slavery; they will stand by all
the:results OF the war; they are In the
Union to go out no more forever,
They are laboring nobly in our State
for public education. withot regard to
color. have every right in Richmond
tina: would have in Boston. They
are doing all for the colored people in
. benevolent way they they can do.
You know the late war laid its wither.
ing hand upon the South. and there
are many poor people, both white and
black; Notwithstanding, there are
many of the white gentlemen who
have contributed largely to missions
work for our people in Richmond and
other places in tho South. There are
81 900 colered people in this city who
are depending on the whites for the
bread they eat. Many Loor people of
color would starve to death here bnt
for the kindness of the whites Ia Civ
ing them shelter and food. You can
have III idea of the condition OF thing
here. Now, in the face of all these
facts, do not think the white people
of the South very dangerous rebels.
Just word about some of our
troubles. You have hear much talk