Phila, Oct 2, 1857

FRIEND DOUGLASS:—The Tribune in its recent assault upon [illegible] suffrage conven[tion] [illegible] among other things [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] a being call[ed] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] any [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] with it [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] should [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] are negroes a [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] "colored race?" [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [ap?]proach by the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] employ its English [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]stantive? Why employ a [illegible] [illegible] adjective as a noun to express [illegible] [illegible] adjective Black would do as well?

The admits that reproach is intended by the term negro. In the following sentence:—"as if the word contained any other reproach than that the character of the colored race necessarily connects with it" and in denied by inference and implication in the terms Whig, Democrat, Quaker, Yankee, and hundreds like them, were originally applied in contempt or execration; while Libertine formally meant a friend of Liberty, we see now each of of them are regarded now." Now if we are expected to live down this "contempt or execration"—which we are expected to do or else the passage as quoted is senseless—why tell

us that the term conveys no reproach, when used by the ? which is implied [illegible] [illegible]ing us a literal definition of the word [illegible] showing its applicability when used without reproach.

Does it not [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] friend and [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] term [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] in a for [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]thing more nor [illegible] [illegible] take the liberty of suggesting [illegible] or or some word answering the purpose not used by our enemies.

Respectfully,

W. H. NEWBY.