National Republican., 1886-10-02
ADDRESS TO GEN. SHERMAN
BY the Colored Citizens Resident of
Victoria, Canada.

BY the Colored Citizens Resident of
Victoria, Canada.
At Victoria, Canada, on Aug. 30 last, the
colored citizens, taking advantage Of Gen.
Sherman's presence In the city, presented
him, through Col. Stevens. with the follow
ing address:
To WILLIAM TEcuMsgH SHERMAN, Late Com.
n ander-iu- chief of the Army Of the United
States of America-Sir: We, OH behalf OF the
colorCd people of British Columbia, hall with
pleasure your sale arrival in this province,
We assure you that our gratitude to you for
the many and lasting beneiits and blessings
bestowed upon our race III the United States,
Is made permanent and perpetual by the
knowledge of the important part that you
have performed In the consummation of that
important event, which we regard as the full
flllmcnt of the declaration OF the great prlnci'
pies upon which the American government
was predcated in fact the prelude to tho ad-
vanCement and happiness of not only the
American people, but to the Inhabitants OF the
We can but look, however, with regret upon
the past history of our race In the United States
but the prospect of its future is the solace for
the many evils under which we have labored,
when, indeed associated with the fond recol-
lection OF the noble efforts in our behalf of the
innumerable host ofthe gallant dead
Now, dear sir, in taking our leave of you, we
express the hope that your stay In this city,
although brief has been one Of pleasure TO
yourself and Miss Sherman, and that you may
blessing OF the Ali Wise God may now and
evermore rest upon you, and the great nation,
whose deslinies, we believe, at one time In the
history OF the American people, largely de-
g. whitley. Thomas W Pierre, r. T. Clantou
A. SPOTS, N. Pointer, j. Montero, Geo. White.
James Barnswell Paris Carter, Wm. IL. Wheeler.
II. Perpeno. s. CoOness, w. c. White. J. d,
Matthews, G. II: Harris, Vim. Smith, willis
Bond, and fifty Others.
The above address was sent to Col. Stevens,
United States consul at this port, to be handed
to Gen. Sherman. The letter OF Col. Stevens
accompanying the address was packed by the
general ere copy OF It could DO made.
Gen. Sherman wrote the following reply to
the address. which he handed to Col. Stevens
10 be delivered to the proper parties:
VICTORIA, Aug. 30. 1Ss6.-CoL. J. r, STEVENS,
United States Consul Dear Sir: had just
packed up ready for the boat to Port Moody to-
night. when / received your letter Of to-day,
incloSing theaddress OF the colored residents OF
Victoria, formerly of the United States i
them face to face, and regret that they are do
laye to the last moment wish them, one
and all, their families and descendants, all the
happiness and privileges which are allowed
progress during the pnst twenty-five years has
been all they should have expected, from
slavery to freedom; with the right to
come and so as they, please, to engage in
any manner OF business, and with the
protection of the law to themselves aud fami-
lies. Now, II twenty-five years have accom-
plished so much, what may they not expect In
The next twenty-five, and again in the next
twenty-five, and so on. The white race, for
thousand years, has been Gontending for free
dom and equality In political matters. and yet
have not secured this IN all lands Therefore,
counsel patience, and believe by deserving
political equality the colored race will obtain
II. am very sorry that any person should
feel Obliged to leave the United States for a
better home. Yet IL the colored people Of Vic
toria ere content aud happy, more so than in
the United States, sincerely wish them WE'LL
and If IN amer time they return 10 their old
homes, am sure they will find their people far
advanced In their new career. With great re-
W. T. SHERMAN,