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Messrs. Editors:-


You will please permit me to ask our colored
friends few questions upon the subject of self re-
spect. The first question that may be asked. il
do you want people to think that you are not
colored man, by your absence from their meetings
OF do you wish to make the impression on our
minds that you should attend our meetings. such
as temperance and the like, that your white friend,
would withdraw their custom from YOU. or that
they would respect you less for it9 Itell you no.
but on the contrary every lover of good society
would respect you the more when they saw ofa
truth that you We're doing all you could to for
ward good cause among your people by urging
the claims of temperance upon the attention of
those with whom you are, and ever will be iden-
tilted. Now, then, if this will not bring the de.
linquent part Of our people to action, they will
hear from O. K again.