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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04717.71 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection related to Gerrit Smith |
| Title | Speech of Gerrit Smith (to his neighbors) in Peterboro, N.Y., June 22d 1872. |
| Date | 22 June 1872 |
| Author | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Smith writes "The Democratic Party is my dread. The Republican Party is my hope... I need not say that it is not the original Democratic Party- the party of my childhood and youth... But this modern Democratic party- this degenerate Democratic party- is very unlike the original Democratic party." Defends President Ulysses S. Grant against criticism. Mentions United States Senator Charles Sumner's speech against Grant, accusing Grant of insulting Frederick Douglass. In closing asks, "Is there a black man either at the North or at the South, who is inclined to vote the Democratic ticket? He had better die than do it." |
| Subjects | Reform Movement Politics Democratic Party Republican Party President African American History Government and Civics Election Congress Reconstruction |
| People | Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874) Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) |
| Place written | Peterboro, New York |
| Theme | African Americans; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Smith, a politician from New York, served as a U.S. Representative from 1853-1854. He was a noted philanthropist and social reformer active in anti-slavery campaigns and women's rights. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |