The Outrage on Hayti

OH IIAYI'I. I rpfer to the outrr lie porpetrated uponHajrti, with its SOO.OOO blacks enI in thü grc'at exporimout of solfgovernmeht. I lev, in n. raost instruotive antecedent, reYeálihg bevond question bia true nattiro, and tho wholc is attostod by dociimoiitary cvitlouco. Conceiving tho idea of aimoxiiig Dominica, which ís the Smiish part ot' tho island, and ahrinking at nthing, he begftn by seizing the war jowcrs of the governrnont, in flagrant violation of tho Constitution, and then at groitt expendituro of inonoy st.'iit soveiul anned ships of tho navy, indlading mouitors, to maintain tho usurpor Baez iu power, tliat through him he might obtain the covotod prizo. Not content with thia audacious dictatorship he prooeeded to striko at the indoponilüiioo of the blaok republi'.' inopon raenaoe of war, and without tho sanction of CongreS8, to which is committed the making power. Sailing into Port-auPrinoe with our most powerful monitor, the Dictator, properly niíiuncd for this seivice, also tbe frigate Ssvern as oonsort, and other mouitörs in their train, tho Adniiral uiting under instructions froin Washington, proceeded to tho Exocutivo Mansion, aocomp:raied by tho oflicers of nis squadron, and thon, pointing to tho groat warshipsin ligHtfrom the window, dealt his moñaco of war, throutening to sink or capture Ilaytien ships. The President was i)i;iuk, nok white, The sdmiral would have dono no such thing to any whit ruler, nor would our country havo tolerated ivny such menaco trom any government in the world. Hero was indignity, not only to the Black RepnbKo, with its population of 800,000, but to tlie At'ricaii race everywhore, unl espeoiftlly in our own country. Nor did it end here. For months tho nnvy of tlio United Btati a was hovcring on tlio coast, keeping that insulted people in constmt unxiety, while President (irant was like a hawk sailing in the air, roatly to swoop npon hi prey, This heartlésst cruel proce'.'dinj; found a viotim ft :.ong our whito fellow-citizens. An excellent memhant of Connootiout, praised by all who knew liini, wiis plungtd into prison by Bacz, whero he was immured becauso it was feared ha would write against tbe treaty of rmnoïation, and his captivity was pïolonged v.ith the counivancn of two agenta of the President, ono of whom is f'.und constiintly with liim, and is part of tlio military ring iininfdiatelv around hun. Tliitt such an outrage could go unpanished shows the little regard of the lont for human rights, whether in white or black. X confesé mj trials as I was callod to witness thosc things. Alway8 11 supporter of tho Adtninistration and desiring to labor with it, I had nover uttered a word with regard to it oxcept in kindnees. My early opposition to tho truuty of annpxntion was roserved, so tluit for sorae time my opiuions woro unkuown. It was only when I naw the '■-. of all luw - human and divino - tlüit l Was arouáed : and thon began the fuiger of tho Prusident and his rings - military and Senatorial. Dovotod to tho African race, I feit for them, besides being humblod that the groat repnblic, actting through its Presiden t, could set such an eiaiuple, whore the national constitution, international law, and humanity were all eacriticed. Especially was I moved when I saw tho indignity to the oolored nufl which was accomplished by trampling apon a fundamental principio of international law, declaring the equality of nations, as our Declarndon of Indnpnu(leuco declaros the equnlity of mon. This terrible transaction, which nobody can defend, ïb alnong the antecedents of President Grant, from which you cannow judge how much the eclored race can rely upoü his "heartfelt 6ympathies." S 1 KOSCHIPTIOJÍ OF COI.ORED 1OÊS. 'or eau it be denicd tliat shortly afterward, on tho rotura of the commission from this island, thn Jlon. Frederick Douglass, tho colorcd orator, acoomplished in manners as in eloquenco, was thiuet away from the company of tho commiïsionors at tho common tablo of tho mail packet on the Potomac, ahnost witliin sight oí Dk Eieoutive mansión, üimply on aocount of hi color. Uut tho Presiiknt, at whoae invitatien ho had joined the connnission, nover utíefed a word in condom;;ation of this exclusión, and when enttirtaicmg the returned Uouglass, who w;ts ín ashmgton at the tiiuo, and thus repeated this indignity. Other things might be inentioned as Bhowing the symputhies of tho President, but i can not forgat THE CIVIL RIGHXS BILL, whioh is tho cap stono of that equality before tho luw to which all are entitled, without distmction of color. President Graat, who could lobby so assiduously for his Santo Domingo Bcheme, full of wrongtothe colored raue,coulddo nothing lor this bonetieent moasure. During a long Bession of Cougruss it was discussed constantly, and tho colored peoplo everywhere hrcng upon the debato, but there ITS8 no word of "heartfelt syinpathy " from the President. At last, just bofore tho nominating convention, ho addressed a letter to a meetiug of colored fellowcitizens in Washington, called to advance this cause, wbore he avoided the question by declaring hiniself ifi favor of " tho exercise of thoso rights to which ovory citizon should bo justly entitled," leaving it uncertaiu whether colored peopleare justly entitled to tho rights secured by tho pending bill. I uudorstaud tliat Horaco Grreelcy his beeft alrendy assailed by an impracticable Demócratas being friondly to this bill, but nobody haslispod against President Grant on this account. Ainoug the antecedents 1 deern it my duty to inention the little capacity or industry of the President in protecting colored peoplo and in assurin peaoe at the South. Nobody oan doubt that a small portion of tho oft'ort and earnost will, oven without the lubbying, so freely given to the Sinito Domingo scheme, wouíd havo avertcd those Ku-Klux outragos which we deploro, so that thoro would have boon no pretence for further legisl utico by Congres. But be was die th by eharaoter and the drawbacks of ftis oivn conduct. After violating tho C'onstitution and international law to insult the black republic, and setting an examplo of insubordinatiüii, he TM not in a condition to rebuko law-broukers. Second, passing from " antecedent:," 1 come now to the xT rosrridx the csANDrDATBS, which is 1 1 1 c; Bubject of yonr SHxt inquiry. If iu any former particular the two are on an equality, yt-t, in all substantial respecta, the obvious adv'antage is with HoraOe Greeley. Bicli wis nominated by a reform convent ion - onè at Cinoin:iti and t!ie other at Phüadclphia - so that in this respect they may pnpm to be on an eque.Kty. But it will not fail to be observed that the convention at Cincinnuti wns oomposëd of able and aoknowledged linrublioans, many of whom have acted with the party from its first formation, who, without previous organization, carne together voluntarily for the sake of reform and purity in the Governmunt ; while on thu othcr hand tho conv: ntion at Philadelphia was composed of delegates chosen largely under tho control of offio.e-holdors, who ansembled to sustain whatis known as Grantism, being tlio porsoral Government and personal pretensions of President ü-rant, iuvolving nepotism, repayment of gift by official patronage, negleet of public duties, nljgenteeisin, militair ruit', disregard of th Oonstitution and luw, with general unfitnew, and indignity to tho colored race. All of which is so unropublican as , to mako its support imposfiiblo for truo Republicans. Thereforo, the eonvention at l'hil'idclphia, thongh cniling itself Republican, was loss ítepnblicun tíian thut at Cinoinnati. Tho two platforms, as far as concerns eêpeoially the colored race, are alike in substuncc, but that of Cincimiati is oxpressed in terras moro worthy. Of tho equal rights it states and claims: "We reoognize the eotmlity of all tnen before the law, and hold that it I ut y of the d' ivrrument in its dealings with. tho pcople to mete out oqual and exact justioe to nll, of whatever color, ' or persuasión, ruligious or pcliíi-ul." ín other respeote the platform oí' Cinoinuati is tho roost Kopublienn, íiiísir.uch as it sets itself against these uure publican abusos which havo been nursefl oy tho President into pernieioüs aotivity. Fr3m tho two nominations and tho two platforms I como to tho SUPPORTER OF THE CANDI 11 ATES, and liere I look flrst at thoso iuimediately about thom, and secondly at the popular support beliind. Horaco Greeley han arnong his immediato supporters in all parts of tho country dovoted and consistent llepnblicans, alwayg earnest for reform and purity in tho government, on whose livcs thoro is no shaüow of su.i oion ; being a oontrast in characti r to thoso ring which play smoh n prominent part in the present Administvation. Tho oountry knows too well tho niilitury ring, tho Senatoml ring and the Custom-house ring, through which tho President aots. Such BupportiTS aro a very poor recoinmendation. Looking at the popular support behind, the advantage is still with Horaoe lireeley. President Orant lins at his back the divorsitied aruiy of officeholders drilled to obey the word of eomniHiid. The Bpoenhes praising him aro by oflSce-holders and members of ringB. Huraco Qreeloy rinds Hooking to his supyert large numbers of Kepublicans unwilling to continuo the existing misrule, and as allies with thom a rüciiuratod party, which comes forward to unite in the Libnral niüvmcnt. THE DEMOCUACY. Democrats in joining Horace Qreeley have changed siuiply as President ürant ohanged when ho joinod tho Republicans, except that ho wíb rewardod nt once with a high office. The change is open. Adopting tho Itepablican platform, whioh places eijual rights of all und;r tbc biíí'liguurd of irreversible guarantoes, and at tho same time accopting the nomiuution of a life-long abolitionist who represunts pre-emineutly the sentiment of dut}" to the colorpd race, thoy havo set their corporute seal to the sacred coveuant. They iny continue Domocrats in name, but they aro Bepublioana in reality, by the Sfiii.o title that thoso who sustain republic in principies are Kepublicaus. Or, ratht-r, they are Democrats scoording to the original signifíoation of that word dedii-ated to the rights of tho peoplo. It is idle to say that Horace Greeley and the Hcpublicans that nominatcd him aro any less ropublican because Demócrata unite with thi-m in support of cherished principies and tho candidato who represent theiu. Conversión are always welconie, and not loss so becauso the change is in a multitude otber than an individual. A. political party oan not if it woull, aiul hould not if it oould, shut tho door against converts, whether counted by thn soore, the hundred, er the tliousand ; and bo we find the supporters of President Graut announoo with purtisan triumpli the adhesión of a single Democratie newspaper. On equal reason and with equal pride raoy the supporters of HoracoGreoley announco tho ndhüxion of the Democratie party, which, turning from tho things tliat are bohind, presses on to those thut ara before. It is also idlt; tn say that the election of Horaoe Gfoeeley as President, with Gratz Brown ns VicoPresident, both unchangcablo Repub'iean?, will betho return of the Democraiio-party to power. On the contrary, it will be tho inauguration of ltepublicau principies undor the safeguard of a KpubUcau. President and Republican Vico Proüident with Demócrata as avowed supporters. In the organization of bis Adiuinistrntion and in the conduct of affairs Horace Groeley will naturally lean upon those who represent best tibe giwt promises made of equal rightsand reoonciliittiou at Cincinnati. If Democrats are taken, it will bo as Ruptiblicans in hëart, recognizing tho associato terms of tho settlermmt aa an irreversible finality. Tho hardihood of political falsehood reachou its extremo point when iti-; aaserted that under Horace Greeloy the freedmen will bo enslavud orthat the colored people will in any way suffer in thi-ir equal rights. On the pontrary, they have in bis election not only the prouiises of tho platform, but also the Bplendid example for a fnll geueration, daring which he has never wuwved in tho assertion of their rights. Xo supposo that Horace Groeley, when placed where ho can .do thciu the most good, will depart from the rulo of bis honost life is an iiiguli'to ruason. It i.-i none the loss idlo to supposo that Demócrata supporting Horaco Grccley expert or delire líiat he shoukl depaxt from those principies wkioh re tho glory of his character. They havo acceptod the Cincinnati platform, ■with its two-fold promisos, and intend in good faith to carry thoin out. Demócrata can not turn back who, at the Oonvention adopting this platform, sang (Sreoley songs to the tuno of "Old John Brown - his soul is marching on." tëeekig enpecially the establishment of character in tho national govornmont they will expoct their President to be always true to hiniself. ïherefore, I put ande tho partiean allegations. That Horace Greeley ha gono to tho Demoorats, or that he will.boeontrolled by Democrats, each is without foundation or reason, aooording to my jndgment. They are ittempts to avoid what you recognize as tho true issue, bcing ihc juestion betwocn Üu two candidatos ; or perhaps they may. bc oonsidered as soarecrows to detor the timid. Ifobody wbo votos for Horace Gfresley-Tvill go to the Democrats ; nor do I believo that wlien electod, Iloraco Greeloy will be undor any iiiHuenco excopt that enlighteuod coïiseienco which will keep him ever true to the principies he representa. VOTE FOB 9UEBLBY AMi JiKOWX. Gentlemeu, in thus answoring your two inquirios, I have shown why you, as oolorod fellow-citizens, and also all who would uphold your rights and preserve the colored race from indignity, shovild refuto to sanction tho ro-election of the PiOHideut, and put your trust in Horace Greley. I ought to add that with him will be assooiated, as Vioe-Presidejit, Gratz Brown, whom 1 have knowu for yoar as & most deterrainred abolitionit: The two together will PTy into tho iíátional Government an unswerving doTttioH to yor rights not to be disturbed by nmlduan üotation or sectional prejulico. Ifosfáes all tliis whioh may guide you in detrrmining between the two candidatos, it is my duty to remitid you that as oitizens of the Unitod States and part of the country, your wolfare is indissol lubly assoeiated with that of ths whulo ountry. While it is ]irosporoui you will be guiners. Therefore, while justly careful oL your own rights, you can not bo indifferent to the blessings of good goveriiinnt. It is for you to determine whether the tiiao has not ootne for soinottingbetter the sword, and whether a oharacter liku Iloraeo Greeley doos not give a strongor asBuranoe of goodgovom ment that caii bu fonnd ia the insulter of the oolorwïiriiao, .alroady famous from the rings about hin. and his plain inaptitudt for civil lift}. Thi suppofteis of President Grimt compol us to observo his offenees and Bhortcomings. The oomparlnon they ohallenge can not bo deolined ; il will be for othors in the jirosont oanViias to holil it before tbc; AnxTioan people.. Speaking aow formyself, I have to m.y tbat vi vote will be 'üi:n for Bórae OrceTeij, hst ia giving it I do not go to the Demooratic party, nor an I any les a Bepublican. On the oontrary I am so much a Eepiiblican that I oan not Bapport a candidato whose COnduot in civi' fifo shows an incapacity to appreciate lii'pulilUan prinoiples, and whose adminJBtratioB i Hiarkcd bv uets of delinquenoy, Bipecially towards the colored race, by the silc cif vhioh 1lu nllegationg on the impeaohmeat el Aadrew Jolinson are technicnl apd trivial. Unquestionably Prusiili nt Grant deservos impeachaietít fur 1 igh crimes and misderaeanora rntlifi' ttian :i rciHiminatio'.!, and on the tx i ti 1 it would bo enough to exhibit liis HJkve nf' the wnr power and his indignity i1} th black republic, with its population of 800,000, in YJOI..YM .' !;l, VATIOXAI, C'i.V.STITUTIÜN' .SI) 1-N rl'.KXATIONAL UW. And hor a contrast arisos betweon .him and Abraham T.iueolu. The Lattor in his Irst annual message réeoñimended the ! recognition of what !i Jled the " Cnde' pèndence and sovereignty of Hayti," but ■ it i at these that President Grant has struok. Ona of Abraham Lincolti's iirst acts wus to put tho black republio on an equality with othor powers ; ono of President Grant'a acts to degrade it. 1 am so muoh of Republioan that I wisli to too iu the Presidential chair tv life-long abolitiouist. l wis'u :i President sinoerely dovoted to civil-servico reform, bezinning with tho TJIK "OXE-TKHM PMXCIPiE," which President Grant onoe aooepted luit now disowns. I ulso wish :i President who sets au example of industry i-u 1 utiscllish dedioation to the publio good, ana I wish to se! a President tkrough whom we may expeot peaoe and hannony instead of discord. iSirangely Presidont Grant seems to delight in strife. ! bfl tinds no enemy he falln apon liis friends, as when ho struok ut the black republio, insulted Russia in hisannual message! oi fended both Frauce and Germán y , and then in personal relations quarrvled gun erally. üly own personal experienoe teaob.es how futilo is the charge that because Horaoe Greeley reeeives Democratie votes theroforo ho bocomes aDe.moorat or lapsesunder Democratie control. I wns first chosen to tho Senate by a coalition of Frco-soilors and Deinocrats ; Democratic votes holped malte me Senator front Massaohusetts, as they also helped makc my exoellent friend Mr. Chase Sen ator from Ohio, and will help mulic Horace Greeley 1 'resident. Butneither Ir. Chase nor myself was on this aooonnt lesa fuithful as Free-soilera, ml auiwering for myself 1 know that I novcr bo carne a Demoerat or lapsed umi. r Demqoratio control, l do uot doubt tlmt Horace Greeley will be equally consistent. The charge to the contrary so vehemeutly repeato'l seems to reflect the oharacter of those who nutkfi it, exoept that mauy repeat it by rote. There Í9 a coinmon saying, " Principies, notmen;" nd on this ground an appeal is made tor 1 'resident Orant, feeling that' in any personal comparison with Horaoe Greeley he must feil. But a better saying is " PBINI tPLES AM) MF.N." I am in favor of tho principies of tho Republican part] in oontradistinction to Grantisni, and 1 aui fnr the man who truly represent theni. By these principies I shull stand, for them 1 shall labor, nnd in their triumph I shali al way e rejoice. If any valucd friend separate frorn ine now it will be becituse he places a man ubovn principies. Karly in publio lifo 1 declarod ni y little hoed for party and my indifference to tho nume by which I am callcd, and now 1 oonfees my wnnt of sympathy with thoso who would cling to the form uf ter its spirit has (led. THE BECONCILIATION MOVEMEXT. Allow me to cali attention to anuchcr and contiolling oonsidorution whioh eau not bo neglected by tho goed citizen. i Watching tho remarkable morement whioh h;is ended in the doublé nominai tiou of Horr.ce Ur-'ülpy, it is easy to see ! that it dia not proceed from poüticians, i whether ut Cineiunati or Btltimore. Eti idetitly it was the heart of the people, so:ely wruns: by war ni.d the controversies it engendered, which found this cxpressiou. Sir l'iiiliji Sydney s:úcl of the uprisingin the Netherlands: "ft it the apirii of tlu ."■;',".,■ is irre&istibh ; " and meh " tpirit i manfnit now, notwithstnnding tho eountoraoting inHuonco of politientus, Bepnblioan and DomofiTatio. In the face ot' persistent ridicule, mid agiiinst the extravagance and unscrupulous opposition, thd nominatio'.i at Cincinnftti was triumphautly adopted at Baltimore. Snoh an anprecedsnted vic toiy, without conceit or projulsion of any kind, ;:m be explaineu only by supPOsing that i t is in harmony with the jiopular voice. That Dnmocrats, and espe liaily thoso of the Soutli, should adopta lifetime abolitionist tbr President is aseuranco of willingness to respect the rights of their colored fellow-citizens with that ■iliation of which Horaoe Greeley was an early representativo. In standing by Jefferson Davis on his trial and :irning his bail-bond, ho showed the same sentiment of humanity he so constan tly displayed in standing by the colured race throughout their prolonged tria) so that : the disoordant races findkindred h tality in him, and he thns becomes a tie of union. Tho nomiiiation lias be-en adopted by the Demcorats in oonvention assembled. Tliis was ao eveat whioh the supporters of President Grant deolared impossible. I do not soe how it can be regarded otherwise than a a paace offering. As such it is of infinite valué. It is a revolutioii, and as its success in pauifying tho country will be in proportion to its aooeptance by us. I daro not neglect the great opportunity, nor oan 1 stand aloof. It is in harmony with my lifo, whioh }laccs peaco above all things oxcept the rights of man. Thus far in constant efforts for tho oolored raoo I have sineorely sought tho good of all, which 1 wiis vare would bo best obtiiined in fulülling the promises of the Deolaration of Independeuce, making all eual in rights. The spirit in which I aoted appears in an early speech, when I said : " Nothingin hato; nothing in vengeance." Xever have I uskedfor punishment. Mu.st auxiously have I lookcd for the time, which seems now at hand, when there shall bo reconciliation, not only between tho North and South, but between the two races, go that tho two seotions and the two races may be lifted from the ruts and grooves in which thoy are now fastened, ar.d instoad of irritatin; antagónica without end, thore nhall be sympiithetic co operation. Thí exinting dift'er ences ought to be ended. There is a timo for all thiugs, and we are admonished by a wiiie-spread popular upruiug, bursting the bonds of party, that llie time han come for estrangeinent to cense betwoen the people who, by theordinance of God. must livo together. Gladly do I welcomo the happy signa. Nor can I observe without regret the colored people in organized masses resisting the friendly overtures, oven to the exteiit of intimidating thoso who are tho other way. It is for them to eonsider carefully whether they should not take advantage of tho unexpected opening and recognizo the bail-bond given at Baltimore as the assurance of peace, holding the parties to the full performance of its conditions : provided always that their rights ure fixed. 1 im suro that it can not be bost for the colored people to baiid together in a hostile camp, provoking antagonism, and keoping alivo tho separatiou of racei. Above all, thnre must bo no intimidation : but overy voter raust act fively, without constraint trom league or lodge. Muoh better will it be when thtwo political parties comjjote for your votos, each anxious for your support. Only then will that citizenghip by whioh yen ara entitled to the equal rights if all brave its fruits. Only then will there be tint harmony which is eseential to a truu oivihzation. The present position of the eolored oitizen is in poril. He is expoeod to injuriosa pressuro where ho needs support ; but I seo no early extrieation, ex cept in tho way now propoged. Lot him CUt adrift from managers who would wield him meroly as a political force, with üttlo regard to his own good, and bravely stand by tho candidato who ui.m stood by him. If Deinocrats unito with him, so much tho better. Tho association onoe begun must nafurally lipen in coinmon friendship and trust. 1 am for peaco in reality ns in name. From the bottom of my heart I am for peace, and I woleome all that makus for penco. With deep feit satisfaction I remeuiber that no citizen who drew his sword against us has Buffered by tho hand of tho exeoationei In just associatiou with thin hnmanity will be tho triumph of equal rights, when the promises of the great deolaration ar all fulfil'.ed and our people aro united au never bofore ia tho enduring friendship of a common citizenship. To tliis end thore must be reconciliation; nor can I withhold my hand. Preely 1 aoeept the haod that is offered and reach forth my own in friendly grasi. I am AGAINST THE POLICY OF JIATK I am against fanning ancient llames into continued life ; I am against raking iu the Mhea of the past lor coals of lit; yt i burniug. 1'iU; uu the ashes, i xth:gui: the dames, abolí sh the hato ; ucb is my desire. And now, turuing to the Democratie party, I holl it to all the oovenants Bolemnly given in the adoption of a Etopublioan platiorin, with Eornoo Greeley s oandidate. There can bo 110 baokwurd step. i tl i no oommon sympathy 1 have obgervcd thal Mr. Hendrioks, a luading Democrat 1 knew and esteemed iu tho Senate, has reoently announoed bis accoptnce of coustitutional amondmuntfl with their logical rcsults. Ho pn i proper key-uote to tlic öxtraordumry iiiovciiK.'iit now Bwelling to u uuru triampb - "Jiutt late and public virtue." This isa wortny aspiration, entirely fit on this My key-noto is, " 'tl ti, rtfwlilic and the eqnal riyhtt ■ iri'k reconcüiation.'' Hticii inmycry, and, waeruver my voice eau reaoh, there do I insit upon :ill these, humWy invoking the blesbing of Divine Providence, whioli I beliere muse rost opon such a o i Acoept my best wísIk-h tor yourntilves personally aud for tlio jieoplo you represent, and bolieTc me, gentlemen, to bo your initliful friend, OHAELBS SUMNBB. To Dr. Augusta, William II. A Wormloy, and otliors.