Year: 1869




longer for educational purposes and very glad Of III
for then tho education OF the Colcred people will be
placed beyond the possibility Of failure.


spent few days In town here Of population Of
more than 5000 which there is school for Whita
children This shows how education has been attended
to In the past Who that Loves his kind wonld NOT Ina
glad slaverythe common enemy Of education morality
and industry--s dead 2 feel happy that deal,
1t some blows and helped to kill It, But s II not sbama
f for call tho Blacks ignorant when they did All
they could keep them in gnorancei WouId n M. bs
cruel degrade man, and then TO upbraid him with b,s
degradatoni Would not be hearess to rob amap and
then to reproach him with his poverty Would Il net h
shameful to strip Of everything and then TO laugh
at his nakednessi Tho English prohibited by law ,hs
education Of the Irish aud then called them ignorant
The Anglo in the Slave States did the same IN
tho Negroes, and the Irish approved and sustained f.
How srange But oppression docs not teach justice and
fair play even TO the oppressed and tyranny the WORT
school that was ever placed n 70 learn the virtues
that ought to adorn manhood.


was told before left homo that the negroes were
their masters and get back again
into Slavery. Well; have questioned the aged weighed
down by years and broken down with hard toll Ihayo
questioned the poor their abee aud cherries poyerty
and the Of all was the same IN substance wero
you anxious to become feei "we sri The Lord knows
how we painted and prayed for that day but was It not
long comingi Still, the Lord knew best suppose"
Would you not like to 60 back to elavePyi NO. Sir





would die frst they would have TO kill me- sure"


1t is said that the Colored people will die out: well
suppose we shall all have TO die when the time comes
and Of the opinion that the Coorcd people will not
die any sooner than other folks Judging from appear
ances would say that they are much healthier than tho
Whites; and calculating from the number OF children
they have, could guess the time OF their dying
out In the State OF Georgia for the year 1862 the mar
rages OF the Blacks exceeded those Of the Whites by
quite a respectable number Persons who make predc-
about the dying out Of the Colored people have
suspect very little confidence in their pet theory OF the
superiority OF Ango-Saxon or Caucasian blood for,
Judging from their compilations, the Coored population
have great deal of Anglosaxon blood in their yens
and judging from their names would say that they had
also good deal OF Celtic blood In them.


The shrekers often ask do you want to put the White
mans neck under the heel OF the Negrof don't know
whether call that question tragic or comic IL is GER
tainy poetic for truth is essential element OF
poetry.


Is the giving to man the rights Of freeman, putting
his neighbor under his heei Is the making Of man tho
equal Of his fellow before the law giving him right to
tyrannize over anotheri II It s, then want more Of
that subection and tyranny established throughout tho
world; aud will not be content TIL the whole human
family has the benefit Of it.


hear often asked Do you want me TO sit In the Leg
islature with negrof Ny answer is, No. don't want
you nor any sit any that is nconvenent for
you or does not suit you But The people elect man
represent them in the Legislature want you to sub
mit to their votes and respect their choice otherwise
you not f for republican form OF government Is
remarkable that the question used to be In
dignanty asked few years ago NewYork b order to
prevent the Colored people from riding In the city cars
The persons who asked the question were Often AT least
in their own estimation, humane, gentiemaniy, ana
Christian men, Not a doubt OF III would Ike to SEQ
the man that dared question IT. They were men OF
tender and kind feelings and sone Of them, for al
know may have belonged to Mr. Berghs Association for
the prevention Of cruetes animals and yet they
no cruelty In compelling poor ColOred people TO walk
from Harlem to Battery from their hard days toll
Such nuisance could not be tolerated. Me's feelings
must not shocked, their oended and now,
by the progress of and the force Of public opnon
he sits In every car. and refined gentlemen are not
shocked, nor sensitive ladies offended. -
But the who talk in this way very often tho
who entered into tho most intimate relations Of life
with tho Colored people. Heron we have evidence
enough that they were fasdiOus they assume
their for the Coloed people so great as
they pretend.


But enough The election OF Grant shows, even now,
the Of brighter day. and before his term OF Office
expires predict that all in this Republic viii glory
the enjoyment OF equal rights and equal justice befUre
and law. With kind regards, truly your friend,


THOMAS FARRELL