The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-10-07
Words Of Wisdom.
TIE REV. i. W. p( N''f'f. 'i h'' '''''''
VIRGINIA, To Ills '"!"El'o f!''AN''>
or LOUISIANA.

THE KIN '. j. W ~ ''''''''
VIRGINIA, To Ills tu.nEED f!''LN'>
or LOUISIANA
The Rev. J. ". N"n-rr, c"'"rc"' OF
Richmond, Virginia, ''"ci%'"H some
week. ago. his intention OF S'Inn":'-
inr tn, Democratic nominees, | i"rn .
and Hendricks, with all the AFFINITY he
L,d \ colorcd tiir"d of his, as"
minister, and a "cs'dr"f OF Ne"
llrmn>hir., wrote to Mr.. DnrHvr
when he heard Of this, rxptv'>'n-
great surprise that amy col"r'd man
Could vote for or support the Dem
ocratic party, a party which h'" al.
WAYS, so ,l:v friend asserted, hern the
determined enemy Of the t'io!'d
face. !:
Tho answer of NJ. Dnl@ea- . his
! fiienl, the Rev. Si|a, Ca'''S, va, p"'-
li>hc,l in half tn" l'Apr'a OF thr c"Hn,
try. 1t was vigorous, rmr''"''c ana
|tvlliny, so sensible and impressive
that it everywhere met with applause;
The letter was published here, an"
Of con, 81 met with %'rAt A'"l OF at
teutiou from the rort Intelligent ne
grors in this State.
From the Richmanl wing we learn
that Mr.. Dun.rr, ever since the pun
LEGATION of this letter, has been IN 10
criyt of letters from all parts ct ire
South, but f,om Loni>iana in p'n ,
cular, making all sorts of impurities "'
him.
So numerous have been these LET
tiers that Mr.. Nurirc has tn'nSht 1t
necessary aud proper to W'i'r III"
following general i"lte: to hi; cores
ponlcut, on The situation. Mr.. Dan
ice, it is unnvcr~>avy to say, Is a
Southern negro, born and bred IN the
South, and before the war was slave
He is therefore far ADLER, and better
qualified to tpta'; W the cc!V'ed Fvo
Me of Louisiana than negroes born
educated and brought upin the North
cru States
RlCuN"N,', Va, Sept. T., loT;
To my color",l friends Of L"ni,iana sr'
cially, and of the South generality:
So numerous arc my letters from
|Louisiana and from all parts OF th'
South, .nd from both races, that
would Consume large proportion o
NV time were to attempt to answr
them in detail. l must, then, brlci1.
respond to them collectively, and civ
the more important reaSons that hay
prompted NE to co operate with III
Conservatives and Democrats OF ~
State and of the country in the snp
port of the men, +,,noanrre and prlu
ciples of the Democrat" party.
/ claim no greater honesty or pa
triotism ;hau Influences others OF III
race who differ with me AID who ST
proper to unite with the few white
OF the Sou;. in their crusade agaihs
the g,pat body Of whites OF ~
etction' | will not den"nncc thr'
for so doing, for they are bat arn"
upon the prcjudjces that bare Dec
distilled into Them by selfish and COZ
rupt lenders, until they verify believe
in banding together and forming
color line, they are but rcrt"'m''
their duty to their God, their rae
aud their country. While. howcve
| coucede to.thcm honesty Of purpos
st | claim like integrity il following II
II dictates of my honest and dr|lhera
Il Judgment, aud ! feel perfectly W.
on assured that the time is not ulsta
NJ when our race throughout tie Sou
'"r will not hesitate to declare that Il
It path now point ont to them is q
I'M only one that can lead to an abldi'
To- peace between the races, and tn
he prosperity, happiness and conte'
or ment that MUST he the desire of
ne worthy the smiles of a bcuitlce
,tn Providence.
o ~. There never WAS a .i1nc when 4
hv fact was more clearly perceived Il
ION felt that the two races, the color
Of numbering 4,WO,o 900, and tho viii
ost 5000, 600, have to live together wit
rd. in the limits of the sixteen sontht
on. States and that their highest NOR
intellectual, and physical wrll-bcI
depend on the fact that both Sl'
harmonic in their respective sphe'
SO SO that each may attain the great
progress, in these respects, to VIII
their race is capable.
We believe, after ten years ex1
i ricncc, that this can best be attain
by the eolored people ceasins to
- tagoDizc the white race il their y
teal campaigns, and manifcstin@ t
confidence politically in them vii
md they daily manifest towards them
'"' their business relations.
We see constantly that coIorcd I
trust os,l.implicitly tho white:
u.s., vital matters appelta'niug to Il
contracts for labor, by which {
and their families are supper
Why, therefore, should we net cl
ly trust them about onr political Il
tiers, which are far infrrior in I
bearing on our well-being?
If we answer canlidly why
want of confidence in political I
tiers, we must say, in cur |udyM
it is due to the fact that om poI'
guides and associates, mostly
-, the North, have pcrSiStcnt|y inst
- I in the minds of the colrrcd people
~ idea, if the Democratic party "(
VI power. that the amendments to
W. Federal Constitution and the qua
~ tees of the States in behalf of free
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