Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-29
THE Coiorcd Wan Speaks.


TIE FLOWING letters sre publish
ed q tie New Orleans Picsynme
of the Ieth. TIE ac.hsniicity
Il the ,etters aud the character
sri Standing Of the writers IS hon
e., intelligent snd upright cOlo-ei
men are youchei for by several
business firms O, local emineBce
and repu.e il tie localities named,
and also further Endorsed b. the
well known firm Of John T. Moore
& CO., Of New Orleans:
70 vi-l51sz ~, Ke8s-zs
SIR-In your letter to the New
Orleans Picayune Won state that
Onachi's, East and West Feliciaua
should have gone Republican, be-
cause in every other parish Of the
State the colored vote has been cast
soliily for the Republican ticket.
and the Republicans have gained
largely. cannot speak for any
parish but my own, ST. Mary, and
for fear lest some Of the Northern
gentleman may be misled by your
false statement, az strangers are apt
20 be taken in, / pronounce your
statement as regards st. Mary Mt
tcrly without foundation. St.
Mary is still, and has always been,
a large Radical stronghold, but
this year hundreds Of colored
men like myself have abandoned
the party, not on account Of in
limitation by the whites, but
on account Of the wholesale steal
ing and robbing that its leaders
have perpetrated on our parish
treasury. The better class of COL
ored people see this and feel it, and
freely and willingly have cast
their vot for Tilden, Nichols and
reform. You, Mr.. Kellogg, have
some rights as q citizen, but you have
no eight TO fal~ify the honest color
ed mans position, and whenever
YOU DO, /, as a colored man and
citizen, claim an equal right 70 re-
flute them. ST. Nary's usual Radi-
cal majority is 1.l50. This cleo
ton il is only 925, a loss Of 225.-
/ claim that about 225 colored men
voted the square out Democratic
ticket, and deny most emphati-
cally that any intimidation was
used by the Democrats 10 effect
this, while myself with hundred OF
others, were rebuked and cursed by
the Radical leaders for joining the
Democratic party. These are not
mere boastings. but they can be
proven. Let the gentlemen who
visit New Oaleans for the purpose
Of watching the Returning Board
pay our parish a visit, and they
will see the happy feeling that fills
the colored Democrats heart. Our
parish il perfectly quiet. We had
a quiet and peaceful election. Still
troops were quaTtered in our town,
TO I'll the colored mans heart with
terror. But twas no go this time.
II Grant and you, Kellogg, calculat-
ed forcing colored men to vote for
thieves aud rascals, Of what avail
is our freedom Why are we not
allowed the same rights you enjoy {!
II tomorrow you feel disposed to
vote Democratic ticket, who dares
say anything to you
Were we freed to become politi-
cal slaves! / appeal to the North
not to put faith in your word
Yon have fooled the colored men.
You fooled me four years ago and
got my vote, but You couldn't fool
me this time. Come, people Of the
North, and see for yourselves
Come to the homes of the colored
Democrats; be you Republicans or
Democrats, you will be welcomed
alike. Stop at Cempertown, Ok
ford, Oaklawn, Dogberry, Anna
Plantation, Bellevue, Polo Alto,
Sandy Retreat and hundreds Of
other plantations on our beautiful
Teche, and you will receive such q
hearty welcome from colored Dem
ocrats as to make you feel ashamed
that such q creature as Kellogg
should hail from the North.
FRANK CoAR.
oakiawn Plantation, Nov. Is, 1876