Year: 1872

not DC best for the cOOred people 10 band together
in a hostile camp provoking antagonism and keep
| ing alive the separation Of races Above all
there must be no intimidation. but every
voter must act freely, without constraint
from league lodge Much better will
1T be when the two political parties compete for yonr
votes, each anxious for Your support. Only then
will that citizenship, by which you are entitled IN
the equal rights of all, have its full fruits. Only
then will there be that harmony which ia
essential 10 a true civilization. The preseut
position Of the colored citizen ia in nerI
He is exposed to injurious pressure vber,
no needs support but | see no early extrication
except in the way now proposed. Let him cut
adrift from managers who would WELD him merely
as political force, with little regard to his own
good and bravely stand by the candidate who has
stood by him. If Democrats unite with him. 70
much the better. Tho association once begun must
naturally rpen in common friendship and trust 1
am for peace in reality rs in name From the bot
tom of my heart / am for peace, and welcome all
that makes for peace


UNITY OF THE REPUBLIC WITH EQUAL RIGHTS AND
RECONCILIATION.


With deep-felt satisfaction | remember that no
citizen who drew his sword against us has suffered
by the hand of the executOner In just association
with this humanity will be the triumph Of eqnai
rights when the promises Of the great declaration
are all fulfilled, and people united as never
before in the enduring fellowship of common citi-
zenship. To this end there must be reconcIliation
nor 1 withhold my hand. Freely
accept the hand that is offered and reach
forth my own in friendly grasp. am against tho
policy of hate; I am against tanning ancient flames
into continued life am against raking in the ashes
of the past for Goals of fire yet burning. Pile up
the ashes extnguish the flames, abolish the hate
such is my desire And now turning To tho
Democratic party. L hold it TO all the
covenants solemnly given in the adoption
Of Republican platform with Horace
Greeley as its candidate There can be no back
ward step. With no common sympathy have OBJ
served that Mr. Hendricks leading Democrat
whom ! knew and esteemed in the Senate, has re-
Gently announced his acceptance OF tho consutu-
tional amendments with their logical results
He proposes as a proper keynote TO the extraord-
naay movement now swelling to a triumph;
Just laws and public virtuc.D This is q worthy as
piration entirely fit on this occasion. Ny keynote
is "The unity Of the Republic and tile equal rights
of all with reconciliation" Such is my cry, and.
wherever my voice can reach, there do l insist
upon all these, humbly invoking the blessing OF Di-
vine Providence which, l believe. must rest upon
such a cause.


Accept my best wishes for yourselves personally.
and for the people you represent; and believe me.
gentleman, TO be, Your faithful friend,


CHARLES SUMNER.


To DR. Augusta VIM. II. A. WOrmley, and othcB.


AN INTERVIEW WITH SENATOR SUMNER.
HE HAS BEEN BEsIEGED WITH DELEGATIONS


BUT HAS NEVER SWERyED FROM Ills POSI-


TON A DISPATCH TO LIEUT.. PINcH-


BACK" UNITY OF THE REPUBLIC, EQUAL
RIGHTS, AND RECONCILIATION AS REPRE-


sENTED BY HORACE GREELEY GEN BANKS


COMING.


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUEBt


WASHINGTON July Ex-senator Summers resi-
dence always place Of popular resort, has been
thronged to-day with people, black and white, who
visited him to learn the truth of the statement that
he was about publicly and finally to declare himself
in favor Of Greeley. There have been so many
stories to this effect lately that popular increduly
needed assurances from the Senator's own lips that
there was any more foundation for this latter rumor
than its scores of predecessors To all such visitors
and inquirers the Massachusetts, Senator had
but one reply to make He said that
he had never halted hesitated in
his sympathies in the present campaign but only a.
to the manner and propriety of giving them expires.
sion. The letter which he was about to make public
was the result of careful investigation into all tho
issues entering into the present campaign, and tho
sentiments there put forth were the honest convic-
tions of his own conscience. In conversation with
lHE lKlBDNtS correspondent ho odiu tA'st iiO hiah
could tell the pressure brought to bear upon him
from all quarters since the Baltimore Con-
vention to influence his political action In
the first place, he said. were all those members
of the Grant Administration with whom he
was still on the most friendly terms. They came
to him with their speciOus plans and arguments
urging him for the sake of consistency to stand by
the nominee of the regular Republican party if"
observed the Senator with smile, there could be
any consistency involved in my preferrng to support
O man who had always been Republican like Gree
ley ito one who had never voted the Republican
ticket, as Grant once boasted. There would swOop
down on him delegation of his old political friends,
associates, and neighbors from Massachusetts,. who
with hands upraised, would beseech him not to
abandon the old Republican organization in
which he had won so many tnumphs.
And again he would be pestered with
horde of sharp negro politicians and carpetbaggers,
who would fight the war all over again, and discuss
the very issues which the Baltimore Convention de-
cided were buried forever. There has been moth
ing like it," said the Senator, in myexpeuencc be-
fore; but have kept steadily in view the princi-
pies involved in the present struggle, and have not
allowed myself to be swayed by other influences
than nv clear convictions Of duty to my country
and TO myself"


He said that he had correspondence from the
principal men in all parts of the country and
felt assured Mat many more Republicans of equal
prominence with himself, who had not been
outspoken, were in sympathy with the
Greeley movement and would take an early
occasion to declare themselves to that effect As to
his colored wards, he says he now feels no moro
solcitude that score. He says he has had assur-
ances from the best Democrats IN the country, men
high in reputation and honor. men whose words
are as good as their bonds, men who went into