LETTER TO A TRUSTEE FOR COLORED SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
AUGUST 16, 1865.
In reply to a representation that there was a little scheme in
Washington to deprive the colored schools of their proportion
of the school funds arising from taxation, Mr. Sumner wrote the
following letter, which was published in Washington.
BOSTON, August 16, 1865.
DEAR SIR,--I had already noticed the article on the Washington
“Ostrich” before I received the paper you kindly sent me.
The Lord reigns, and I am sure the diabolism at Washington cannot
continue to prevail. You will not weary in counteracting it.
Work on. Fight on. When Congress meets, we shall insist upon
JUSTICE. This is the talisman by which our country is to be saved.
Accept my best wishes, and believe me, dear Sir, faithfully
yours,