The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-10-25
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Mr.. GARRIsoNs VIEWS.


William Lloyd Garrison has writ.
ten the following letter in reply to one
received from a colored voter at
Springfield, Ill, who acted as 'corpor-
al in Company F. Eifty.ffth Massa-
chusetts Volunteers during the REBEL.
| ion:
BosToN, September 9, 1875.
DEAR SIR: / have received letter,
purporting to come from you, stating
that you are "a colored voter who
fought for his country in the gallant
Fifty-ffth Massachusetts, Regiment"
during the late Southern rebellion.
and also, (to my surprise) that you
have Concluded to vote for Samuel
j. Tilden," the Democratic candidate
for the next Presidency, "feeling that
the condition of the country demands
it," yet, not wishing to make mis-
take, you appeal to me, as the friend
of your people, and ask: "Do you be.
lieve that the rolored man can vote
for and help elect the reform q tick
ct, and be safer Is Samuel j. Tilden
trustworthyf"
| thank you for thus honoring me
with your confidence, and be assured
that making the casue cfthe entire COL
ored population of the country my
own-as | have always hitherto done
i will answer your questions in ac-
cordance with my profoundest convic-
tions, and as one occupying a thor
oughly independent position in the
matter of politics.
Let me premise, that / began the
agitation of slavery as early as the
year 1S2S-probably before you we're
! born-and continued it until the last
bondman was free; since which time
| have watched with the greatest So
licitude every movement likely to effect
the safety, welfare and elevation of
the millions thus signally emancipated
from the most cruel and degrading
bondage that the earth has ever wit.
messed. And | confess that nothing
has occurred to Fill me with such grave
apprehensions for the security of those
millions in the exercise of their civil
and political rights, and for the peace
of the country, as the approaching
Presidential election If Samuel J.
Tilden should be elected, it will be the
restoration Of the Democratic party to
power and place as before the rebell-
iona party overwhe elmingly compos-
ed of those who are deadly hostile to
your race in all that pertains to equal
and exact justice-a party that, du-
ring the rebellion denounced every
needful measure of Mr.. Lincoln's ad-
ministration for its suppression, and
its split and attitude was a constant
menace in furtherance of the treasona-
ble designs of the South-a party that
since the rebellion, has opposed every
Constitutional amendment and every
legislative act designed TO destroy the
last yestige of chattel slavery, and es-
tablish universal freedom, irrespective
of complexional distinctions~-a party
that now embodies and is controlled
by all at the South who glory lie the
perfidious attempt at secession, and
who only lament that they did not
succeed, and whose villainous determ-
ipation it is, by the fercest threats, the
vilest ruffianism and the most revol-
ting sla ughter-having already slain
their thousands-virtually to disfran-
chise the whole body of colored voters,
and reduce them to state Of abject
yassalage. Such is the Democratic
party to day. Sooner than cast your
vote for its Presidential candidate
for the man is worthy of the party and
the party worthy of the man, and they
are zone and inseperable"-cut off
your right hand, OF. pluck out your
right eyel 1t was the Republican par
ty that put down the rebellion, that
carried the Constitutional amend
ments, and that means to enforce them
to the extent of its possibilities. Vote
for Hayes and Wheeler.
Your friend and advocate,
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON.
/ CYRUS DANAGAN.
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