The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-10-06

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! loyal people, white and black, shall haS The
most perfect guarantees for their safetybefoEe
any final steps are taken toward restofhg the
reyolted people OF the South to their fefeited
rights.
Compare the words in Italics with tie Ian
guage of the resolution OF tue Republcacon-
vention Of Pennsylvania, and determine with
er the doctrine of both are not identical eon
this subject.
Senator Sumner in ois day in Tie Scna1ot-
fered a series of seven resolutions on thfIa-
very aud negro questions, presented Eiemo. e
? = iag ghat the right Of suffrage may be g.
tended % persons Of African descent, introdu.
ced b;ll TO repeal the Fugitive Slave Act anI
another 10 enable negroes to testify in fed
oral courts. 4 negro was put in nomination
for the office of chaplain at tie organization Of
:he last Massachusetts Legislature, and was
barely defeated, and Mr. Sumner wrote to som,I
of his friends, expressing his ''mor;;fcat ica ha
the friends Of human progress IN lie LegisIa
ture Of the Old Bay State had not been NOR
united and elected IA colored chaplain"
Hon. Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania, in his re
ply to Mr.. C0x's speech en- misCeEenati0n, quo
ted q passage from a work en- Central America,
in w!:ich It was stated that the great work Of
practical anaI1amaton had been going on qui-
ely for generations; that color was considered
i mere matter Of taste, and that some Of the
cost respectable inhabitants had black wives
ara monorei children" and Mr. Kelley added
that the incident purified cur minister Of some
prejuI,ces, and continued: "Our fellow citizens
OF African descent, freed ~ the rebellion, will
not be long in Amerieanizlng ,Gs, 10 them, con-
genial region, n which complcxiona difereu-
ces DO not affect the social OF political position
of a man, if we have the sense and humanity
to give them fair chance for culture and en-
terpIise.
Forney, commenting on this n the Phladel-
phia Pres. say; 'Thcsa are practical and there
fore valuable truths They opea the way for
statesmen 70 new thoughts, and to new prcpa-
~t'ioHs for the eternal adjustment Of the ire
mcEdJus issues growing out Of the war.
Henry Wilson, al The third decade Of the
American Anti-Slavery Society summ ed up what
this administration had done for the black man.
Two and half years nave passed away, and
! there stauds-a proclamaton-nevor 10 be re-
called or modifed-making three millions, three
hundfe,l Thousand men in the rebel states free
forcycrmo:e (applause)--there stands an act
forever prohibiting slavery in the vast errito-
Fies of lie UBfted States lappiasse }--thers-
ts.rrta /, D setsaboishing slavery ia the District
Of Columbia, and thank God that he gave me
th- privilege of Introducing the bill that aboi-
ished the cleavin2 curse in tie capitol Of my
country. Three cheers for Henry Wilson
were proposed hv Fred. Douglass, and given by
the audience. There stands an act annulling
the slave codes and black laws Of the District
Of 1Ulumbia, making the black men amanable
to the same laws, 20 be tried IN the same man
ncr, and to be subjected to the same punishment
az white men, and | am thankful that it was
my privilege to introduce that measure of JUS
tice and humanity, fAppIause,) There, too,
stands an act, cIothng the President with au-
thoTity to place the sword, the rife, the bayo-
net, and the faL in the hands Of black men, to
fight the battles Of the republic. There is the
recognition of the black republic Of Hagti and
L,teria-the treaty for the suppression of the
African slave trade--ihe opinion Of the Attor
ney General tnat the black man is a citizen OF
the United States-and the passport of the
Secretary of State, the evidence to the nations
Of the citizenship of men Of the African race.
(Applause)
The Republicans Of Pennsylvania ON Satur-
day. Sept. 10Th. 1865 held a meeting at Ma
tional Hall, Philadelphia, organized by John
Cessna, Chairman Of the State Central Com
mtlee, at which Hon. Henry Wilson, Senator
from Massachusetts, was the principal speaker
The campaign fcr uartrantt and Campbell mas
thus been inauguratei, by Massachusetts men,
viii be conducted for the propagation of their
doctrines, and If successful viii be heralded as
u victory for their principles.
Hon. Morton McMichael Editor Of the North
American, and Republican candidate for May
or of Philadelphia, at that meeting said, 81
pledge myself to know no creed, nor sect, nor
color, bu; the truly loyal man should always
find IN him friend, whether he be rich or poor,
black or white; and he would not Give f'i}iaa t'
the turthcranee Of union principles.
The REPUBLICAN or UNION PARIl
in the following States have passed resolutions
in favor OF allowing Negroes to vote.
MASSACHUSETTS,, { MINNESOTA,
RHODE ISLAND, IOWA,
CONNECTCUT, VERMONT
The Republicans of PENNoILF ANA,
through their Comfy Conventions, have decL-
dea in favor of Universal Suffrage in the iol-
! lowing named counties:
! CRAWFORD. NORTHAMPTON,
| ISUSQUEHANNA, UNION
! SULLIVAN,
The following named Republican newspa-
pers have declared in favor of Universal Sut-
frage"-adgocatin either q change OF the State
or Federal Constitutions
Press, Philadelphia city
Gazette, Pittsburg Allegheny county.
/ Conmnclai, 9 g
Dispatch, g
( Telegraph, Harrisburg, Dauphin county,
Eraminer, Lancaster, Lancaster county
Record, Reading, Berks county
Dsa.ooya!, Kit.anli4E, armstrong county
], .4Ueq q4anien, E0enshutg, Cambria county,
, Reg0,3er, Tora7'a, Bra1f-cd county.
DlSg4tch, Mercer county.
. Gazette, sunbury, Northumberland Co