The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-07
A COLORED BLACK REPUBLICAN ON THE
STUMP.


HE GLoRIFIETH GLORIOUS OLD JOHN BROWN
WHITE BLACK REPUBLICANS CRY AMEN.
EDITOR THE HERALD.
You are performing lasting service TO the country by
yeur able exposure Of the nefarous principles and policy
which guide and impe the 0ssawatomies in their mad
and defiant Who would have thought that any
where country such reasonable sentiments as those
10 which Joshua r. Giddngs gave utterance few days
ago in Philadelphia, and Wendell Phillips in Brooklyn,
could received with enthusiastic and prolonged ap
pkauscY Is there way silence these traorsy They
would be tolerated in other land beneath the SUM-
listened last night 10 political speech from coored
individual named VIM James Watkins, who styled him
sef colored black republican" He spoke TO crowd
cd audience in church at Brockes Bridge The fellow
certainly gave mastery speech Indeed, as mere lite
rary effort have seldom heard equalled. is great
pisy that much eoquence and ability in niger,
should beprosuted upon the bloody altar OF black re-
Dubcsnism After defining his principles he expatatod
great length the great edcaon o his hearers (a
Of whom white men), the Harpcrs Ferry insur
yeeton He said he had not word to against Old
Brown, but great many words in vindication Of his
course He was a hero, brave and holy the
hight flashed upon He envied him his present po-
ton sorry he did not succeed he had the example Of
Washington and his compeers to guide him. But these
do not deserve 10 be mentioned on the same day
With Capt Brown. He may swing between the heavens
and The earth but from the gaows he home 10 God
his refuge, waited upon the wing OF that cordial sym
pathy which swes the heart OF many millions throughout
the world. 1t is James Buchanan not John Brown, who
deserves the gallows. Cat this point the audience
eheered yociferotsly) Seward right he said when
he spoke OF the rreprcssibe conflict" 1t must and will
continue till slavery driven to its native hell lie the
spcaker) defed this government He q rebel, and
glered IN his rebellion. Ii he were a slave, with his
present knowledge Of his inherent right to liberty, he
would look about the consequences OF agi
stmg the subject Of his right He'd break his chains
help him Cod, and leap from his prison house, even
though he knew the leap would jar the universe This
bold and startling piece of rhetoric, and was
loudly applauded. The slaves must and viii be free,
though they wade through of blood And ID
viii help them. We in the North miserable obsequ
towards, il We refuse them sympathy Such is
brief sketch of this part OF his harangue.
Shame upon the village in which Niger is allowed TO
utter such sentiments. But you will understand il all
when inform you that there only three democrats
the place The ngger speaks there again night and
will doubtless, walk home with a white republican sister,
arm in without any confic), as he did last eve
ming.
This Watkins is on the stump, working hard for the re-
publican ticket and it is said is efficient any
h the ranks in making converts Pity he is not in Africa,
employing his varied talents TO better purpose than
sursing a country which he calls his country.
VERITAS.