The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-09-20
FOR COL0RED VOTERS,
EFESH EGAGnED VOTER.
SHOULD READ TIE FOLLOWING TIES.
TlnONY OF A
LEADING COLORED MAN.
tVIat an Ex-Slage and Colosssi Pgeach-
es !Eas to Say to !, Notthesn
Radical Repnh-
gican. fr-..s


,, e. !2as to Say to {, Notthexn
Radical Repnh
sican.
sGso.AECE, INfoaERAECE, BIGoTaY,
HATE AND MALICE PLAisLY ..
AID FITTINGLY RE-.
Rev. silas Right, Of Concord, II.
r., wrote 10 Rev. john w. Duniee, q
leading coiored Clergyman OF Rich
mond, Va, urging him not to vote
for Iiiden and Hendricks. The let
ter was of the most bigoted and par
tizan character. Rev. Mr. Duniee
replied in the calm, dign:fied letter
which follows: t.g
RICHMOND, VA,
aug. 81, 1850
Dear Brother Curtis: .....
Yours of Jul; 26ti, is before me, ask
ing me about 'umors which sou have
heard in regard 20 my going oyer 10
the "rebels." First, would state tina.
I have tried 10 salfll my whole duty In
m, work here. and have noS al any
time neglected my mission duties. No
man is more Interested in all :lat peg
tains to the hest welfare of the co!ured
people and their highest ,leeelopmens.
so, have tried to conduct myself and
teach my people shat it is. their Chris
tian duty to make friends with the
wliite people Of the South, anlong
whom they Awe. This can &c done
wi:hnnt. sacrificing, any principle OF
manhood, in :aet, the Southern people
do not i>k the colorcl people to com:
promises siligie right. But we who
live here see the great iluportancs of
full and manly
RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THE TWO
RACES.
This can BE done BY dividing lie
colorel vote between the ;woFparties.
as soon as i; is thus divided they will
cease to he an Object of ostracism and
@ bone Of contention. Both parties
will slrn treat them viii: due respect.
Take Virginia, and the white people of
this State, are us friendly TO the coforeti
p op!e as they are anywhere in Amer
lea 5. The most Friendly feelings exist
between the two r. ces. What we,
WHO are Interested in The great cause
OF humanity, are mountaineering to do. Is
to break down all cpios lines, and alto
gettei' forget slavery, tie sar and the
pass, and 60 nn TO higher sttai"mants,
and q broader Christian manhood.
believe the
WHITE PEOPLE OF TIE SOUTH
are true in the professions thsy are
now making. They do not desire any
more slavery; they sill SLAMS! ny all
the rpsults OF the war; they are in the
Union 90 gn out no mere forevss.
They are lahoring nobly in orr State
tor public education, without regard to
color. | have every right in Rich
mona that wonld have in Boston.
They are doing all for the enloretl
people in a benevolent way they eau
do. You know the late war laid its
whitening hand apon ,lle South, and
there are many poor people, both
white aud black /; notwithstanding,
| there are many of tte white gentlemen
who have contributed largely to mis-
sion work for our people in Richmond
and other places in che South. There
are 81 900 coIored people in tbis city
who are depending on the whites for
the bread they eat. Many poor people
Of color would 10 death here but
for the kindness IF the whites in Civ.
ing them shelter and food. You can
have no idea of the true condition Q!
thin IS here Now, in face IF all these
facts, do nos think sle white peopie
of the Sonth very dangerous gebels
| Just word about some Of cue lron-
bles. Yoa have heard much tall,
CARPET BAGGERs."
You have no idea che amount o.
trouble these men have given as
Men who were of she worst characters
in the North, who were from the lrwes
haunts nf New York and Boston, nei
as bad as crime could make theni, VIII,
were negro baters at the North, nav;
come South and taken advantage o
the ignorance of the colurea peUple