The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-09-07
Interesting Correspondents Between
a New Hampshire Clergyman and a
Colorod Brother in Virginia.
From the Richmond Wing, Aug .

| for Your support in your mission work Tor
| Richmond meeting-houS', etc, etc, If you
desert your brethren and 90 over to the old
| Rebs, the haters Of the cOored man and the
cause of freedom. and give your influence 10
| strengthen the hands Of such men a> Jctf. Da-
Wis, and those who have murdered thousand,
| and thousands of your cOlortd brethren at The
| South within a few wears past to prevent them
| from voting for the cause Of their own God
| given rights? O. this cannot be. | will not
| believe it can be SO H., hear more from Nou.
| DO write me by return mail and send receipt
| for The fifty dollars, and tell me if there is any
| foundation for the report to which / have al
| ludtd; and be entreated TO 90 no farther IN
that direction, if YOU have taken one step, I'M
| Ill You consult with your trn" trieHdS, Bro-
| thers MOrrell, Bracket, Stewart, Burgess, An
| thony, Chase ETC., etc.
| DO not fail 30 let me hear from YOU at once,
and give me ,he facts on This subject,
Yours truly, SIIAs CURTIS.
| p. $. 7ilden and Hendricks are identified
| with the old rebel party, and VIII be supported
! hy eN-rcbelS Of the jeff. Davis stripe and those
who sympathized with them durin" the war
and since, and would just aS soon vote for
JET. Davis Tor President is ! would for sam.
| Tilden, the former associate with Boss Tweed
OF New York, and always rebel Sympathlzer.
sc.
The Reply.
RICHMOND. Aug. II. 1876.
DEAR BROTHER CrErIs: Yours Of July
26th is before me. asking NE about rumors
over to the ''rcbeIs." First, would state that
l have tried to fulfil my whole duty in my Worl,
here, and have Not at any time neglected NV
mission duties NO man is more Interested in
ali that pertains to the best welfare Of the col
ored people and their highest development.
SO, | have tried 10 conduct myself and teach
my people that it j. their Christian duty tu
make friends with the white people Of the
South, among whom they live. This cam be
done without sacrificing any print lIc ut mGu-
hoods i'll fact the Southern people do not ask
the cOlorcd people 10 compromise single
| right. But we who live here see the great inn
| portance Of Il full and manly
RECoNCLIATIoH BETWEEN THE TWO RACES.
This can be done by dividing the colorcd vote
| between the two parties. As soon a> il is thus
divided they Will cease 10 be an object of ostra-
"ism and a bone of contention. Bo-h parties
will then treat them with due respect. Take
Virginia, and tn" white people Of th, STATE are
aS friendly to tIe colored people A. they arr
| anywhere in America: the most friendly tcr-
inS, eAIst between the Two races. hat ~
who are Interested in the great cause of hu-
manity are rndea>oring TO do i, to break down
all color lines and altogether forget slavery.
the war and the past. and 60 ON 10 higher IT.
tHirnn"ntS and broader Christian mInhood.
| believe the
WHITE rEoFLr or THE eoCrIt
are true in thv professions they are now max
ing. Ihry du not desire any more slavery;
they VIII stand by all lhr results of the war;
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public. rduratiou without regard to color
have every right in Richmond that | would
have in BF>lon. They are doing all for tn"
cOlOrrd people IN a benevolent way they can
do. on know the late war laid lis whitening
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 mission work tnr
Our people in Rirhmond and other places IN
the south. There arg 81 900 colored people IN
this city who are depending on the whites Tor
the bread they eat. Man! poor people oi color
would NtalFe 10 death mere hht i"r me hlndlc>>
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