The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-07-14
A Tree and BANNER Raising.

A Tree and BANNER Raising.
Hereditary bondsmen know ye hot,
Who would be free, themselves must strike the
blow"
Thursday, June %, was truly gala
day in the eastern district of Brooklyn.
The colored voters of that city turned out
in force, for the purpose of erecting tree
and banner, painted by Mr.. David A.
Morse, in honor of the Republican candi-
dates.
The tree raising was to have taken
place at o'clock, as per yertisement,
hut on account of many unavoidable acci-
dents, this was not finally effected until
in the evening, when an ear-splitting
shout went up from the assembled multi
tude, with three times three for Lincoln
and Hamlin, and the first political banner
ever raised in the United Suites by colored
men, was flung to the breeze, there to re-
main until the state of New York shall ex-
tend the right of free suffrage to all, ire
spective of complexion, and until Abraham
Lincoln shall have taken his seat as chief
magistrate of this Union.
At o'clock meeting was held at the
headquarters of the Colored Mems Repub-
lican Club, by whose exertions the tree
and banner had been procured.
After the meeting had been called to
order Mr. VIM. j. Hodges was introduced
to the audience, and spoke as follows:--
We are in the midst of a great crisis. This
campaign will be one Of the most closely
contested and exciting, that this country
has ever witnessed.
''If the colored voters of this state desire
to show themselves men, worthy of the
elective franchise without property quaIifi-
cation, now is the time to show it, by using
all the efforts in their power, to effect the
election of the republican nominees" He
urged upon his fellow citizens, to vote for
the republican ticket, and for free suffrage
to colored men, and also to influence all
their friends and acquaintance, both black
and white to do the same" After reiterat-
ing these ideas in strong and forcible Ian
guage, he brought his remarks to close,
with high sounding peroration, and sat
down.
Loud calls were then made for DR.. Ellis,
who responded in few remarks, urging
upon the colored voters present that it was
their duty especially to vote for free suf-
frage, SO as to give all their brethren the
privilege which they enjoyed.
He was followed by Mr.. d. A. Morse in
one Of his characteristic, witty speeches
In the course of his remarks, he stated that
as our forefathers fought in the revolution
toachieve the independence of this country,
that we, their descendants should follow
the glorious example of such noble sires,
and work and fight also, if need there be,
to free ourselves from the CALLING yoke of
property qualifications. Whilst speaking
of the democratic party in terms more true
than polite, he was interrupted by a demo
crat, who was probable acquainted with
him, with the exclamation of "easy, Dave,
easy" Mr.. Morse then, in words of
loathing condemnation, reviewed the histo-
ry of the democratic party from the begin
ming of the Mexican war until the present
day, and then turning to his interlocutor,
asked him, with a. smile of commiseration,
"if he had been easy enough" Shortly
after, we saw the individual making bee
line for the door, leaving the hall with
celerity only equalled by Caleb Gushing,
when he left the democratic convention to
join that of the seceders
The remarks of Mr.. Morse were received
with continued applause. After he had
concluded, the meeting adjourned to Thurs
day evening, July I'd, at the same place
BALDWIN