This letter appeared in a Richmond paper.
SENATE CHAMBER, June 22, 1868.
DEAR SIR,--I have your letter of the 18th, in reference to the
eligibility of a colored man to Congress.
I know of no ground on which he could be excluded from his seat,
if duly elected; and I should welcome the election of a competent
representative of the colored race to either House of Congress as
a final triumph of the cause of Equal Rights. Until this step is
taken, our success is incomplete.
Yours truly,