The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-10-05
A POLITICAL LEFTEk IRON WH
tL6TB GARRISON.
lie Advocates The kIecIIOa or Hayes
and Wheeler.

The following letter is in replV To
one received frOm eOiGred voter At
Springfield, Illinois, who acted A
corporal in Company F. FIfty-hfth
Massachusetts Volunteers, during the
Rebellion
BOSTON, September Q, 1876,
DEAR SIR have received q letter
purpOrting TO come from you, stating
That you are "a eOlored voter who
fought for bis country in the gallant
old Ffty-dftb Massachusetts, Rsgi-
ment," during the late rebellion, and
also ito my surprIss) that you have
concluded 70 VCtS for Samuel J,
PildeR," the Democratic Candidate
for the next Presidency, feeling that
the Condition Of the country de-
mauds il - yet, not Wishing 10 make
mistake, you appeal to me As the
friend OF your people, and ask aDo
you believe that the eoiorsd man can
vote for and help elect the reform ll
ticket and be SAFE Ia Samuel j. Til
den trustworthy ?"
/ thank you for thus honorilg me
with your confidence, aud be assured
tnat, making the case OF the entire
eolored population OF the country my
OWn, as 1 have always herstOfors
DONE / Will answer your questions
IN aeeOrdaurs vita my profoundest
convictions, aud rs one occupying q
thoroughly Independents p0sitlsn In
the matter OF politics.
Let me premise that I began the
agitation OF slavery As early as the
year lo28-prObably before You were !
bOTn-snd continued it until the last |
bOndman WAS set free since which !
event / have watched with the great 1
est sOliettude every movement likely /
To Affect the safety, welfare and eleVa-
tiGn OF the millions thus signaIiy |
from the most cruel And |
bondage that earth has
ever witnessed. Ana i confess that /
has occurred to fill me with /
such grave apprehensiOns for the Sc
eurity OF those millions 10 the exer- i
else Of their civil and political rights,
and for the peace OF the country, as
the approaching Presidential election.
If Samuel J. T5Iden should be elected, |
IL lOiH be the restoration Of the Demo-
cratic party to pOt5er and place as be-
fore the TeoetaoB-d party oUeTlUheID-
fagty composed Of those l0hO are dead
" hostile to your race 1l all that per-
,diIis to equal and exact Justice "a
party that, during the rebellion, de-
nouneed every need.ul measure Of
Mr. LincOln's Standardization for Its
suppression, and In its spirit aud aLti-
tude Was constant msnAee In fur
bherance OF the tressOn6bls designs Of
The SOuth-A party that, since ths re-
Dellton has opposed query constitutional
and epery legislative act
designed to destroy the last Vesti0e of
chdtteL slavery, and establish unlVer-
sal freedom, irrepective OF complex
IOnRl distinctiOns-a party that now
EN- bodies and Is controlled By all at
the South who glory In the perfidIous
attempt aE secession, aud only lament
that they did not succeed, and whose
VlllainOus determination iL IL, by che L
isrcest threats, the VilSst Tuffianism
and the most revolving slaughter
having already slain their thousands
virtually to disfranehise the whole
body Of cOlOred voters, and reduce
hem to q state OF Abjeet VRssalage.
Such is the Democratic party to-day.
Sooner than east your vote for It's
Presidential eandidafe-fOr the man
s worthy Of this party and the party
worthy Of the man, and they are
'Jne and inssparabls" s"-eut of your
light hand or plack out your right
,ye II tDGs the Republican party
hat put dO1OH the Rebellion, that car
led the Constitutional amendments,
ind that means 20 enforce them to the
%rteRt Of its possibilities. VOTE FOR
HAYES AND WHEELER.
Your friend and advocate.
WIN. LLOYD GARRISON.
CYRUS DANAGAN.