The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-11-30

We clip the following from the argus OF
yesterday: ae.t
The reporter of the Press who stated that
every clergyman who spoke at the meeting OF
the Portland Freedmen's Aid Association
came out in the strongest terms for granting
the right Of suffrage to the negro must have
had his ears queerly attuned, or Else they were
of such proportions as TO enable him Tor herl
to hear what was not spoken, and were at
tached to that which is mentioned in the sacred
writings as knowing his Masters crib.
We make few extracts from our notes,
taken at the meeting, and the reader will
judge whether or not we were correct in our
remark upon the tone of the speakers as to
granting the right of suffrage to the freedmen
There is some difference between "being OBJ
posed" to thing, and shaving been opposed"
to it, which was the case with Rev. Mr.. Wal
ton, to whom the argus refers as announcing
himself opposed TO granting the right of suf-
frage to the negro. The editor of the Argus
must have chad his ears queerly attuned'
while listening to Rev. Mr.. Walton's remarks
Rev. DR.. Carruthers remarked that the negro
was a man, although some persons in the 18th
century, and some in the 10Th century, had
classed him with the monkey species, yet he
was a man and a freedman. He was glad to
hear Gen. Banks say, the other evening, that
there was necessity for granting the right Of
suffrage to the freedmen. 7e g.si.,'..rs',..] 81, !
za DIR. G. then gave his views as to how this
could best be done, and urged that we should
intellectually and morally raise the freedman,
so that he should exercise his right of suffrage
to the advantage of the whole country.
Rev. Mr.. Dalton said he heartily responded
to the sentiments uttered by DR.. c., and went
into some considerations to show the man
hood of the negro. s.t-. lis'ie -. '..oss ~. /
Rev. DIR. Graham conceded with the re-
marks of the previous speakers, and enjoined
the education of the negro and the right Of
suffrage, as the sure means of preventing his
tory from repeating itself, and giving us
another edition of the rebellion. =
Rev. Mr. Allen thought our work was not
yet done. We must educate the freedman and
give him the right of suffrage. .afigs5l
Rev. Mr.. Bolles said the great problem was
to raise a people, who had, from their earliest
days, been accustomed 10 servtude, to the
level which God had made for all mankind.
He (Mr. BY stood ON just one ground tonight
the manhood of the race. PWhat'I ask for
myself, ask for qlI---achether aolite or black.
Rev. Mr.. Hewes responded heartily to every
thing that had been uttered, and, in answer to
an inquiry which might be made-"Win it
work ?"-stated some facts which he had col
lated to show that the capability of the negro
was sufficient for the state to which it was the
design to raise him. 5...- ,salf Is
Rev. Mr.. Walton said he was not an advo-
cate of universal suffrage, but he did advocate
the right of the negro to vote, because he had
the bible in his hand. Brought up at the
South, he Mr.. W. had been strongly opposed
to granting the right of suffrage to the negro.
He could not allow Sambo to 60 to the polls
with him. But the subject had haunted him,
and he found that he could not get rid of it.
He had got to give up his Christianity, or
allow the freedman to vote, and he had come
to the conclusion to retain his Christian prin-
ciples and allow the negro to go to the polls
with him.