New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-28
The Rev. Henry III. Garnet's Lecture
" RESTORATION OF THE REBEL STATES, AND
CLAIMS OF THE BLACK MAN."

very select, though not crowded audience,
assembled in the large hail of the Cooper Institute last
evening to listen to lecture upon the Reconstruction
of the Rebel States and Claims Of the Black Man" by
the Rev. Henry Highland Garnet Of Washington
The speaker was introduced by Theodore Iilton lie
commenced by saying, that at the present Gay ,ne
question before the American people was, What sDni
he done with the black mani That the cry had peen
ringing throughout the land ever since the dawn
ing Of the Rebellion; that notwithstSandh,G;s s
the institution existed only in namo. still this
question is agitatiDg every American heart ard VIII
only when the rights and privileges 80 dear 70
every American citizen shall be equally secured 10 ar
The condition of the colored people Of the South wth'
out the ballot would be little If any better than their
former bondage. The Rebels, though conquered have
lost Of the old feeling toward the black race
the black H. be left between the upper and the
neither milestone OF southern Secession and Northern
Comprehension, what shall we dol II the South had
offered the black his freedom on condition that no
would fight for Southern independence, and the black
man had complied with tho condition. he De-
levcd that the South wonld have kept its covenant
The Federal Government called for coored troops but
the black stood aloof until the assurance was gwen
BY President Lincoln that If the black man stood by the
Government the Government would stand by him; ana
but short time after this given three
regiments were raised armed and equipped " IN the
face of the solemn covenant they are left 10 their
enemies, bound hand and foot, II will be the
greatest act OF injustice Of any age or cline.
"But say some they arc so ignorant would you have
them votef At the grand review some weeks ago
there were miles OF white soldcrs-but not coored
man with q musket-there were plenty Of "bummers
the usual camp retinue, and people pointed 10
then and sad-"Wiu you let such men voter
Why could not our Government hive some colored
soldiers present There Is many regiment which ma,
vie with the veterans OF Sherman Sheridan. Grant
they are ignorant Are there not many rhIes at the
South ignorant thcyi Is it not as well 10 trust
the ballot ~ the hands o poor honest and loyal back
an as 10 the hands Of educated white Secessonist
Had you better trust the coachman Of jeff Davis
with the ballot than the arch Rebel himself !
Robert Small iappiausel than A. IL. Stephens ,
Common sense says yes; our practice says no. The
Southern people are wiling 10 take all the oaths you
may require the Earl Of Derby upon entering Oxford
when asked If be believed in the Tbirynne Articles an
swered "Oh, yes; thirty nine or fifty niue or hund.
req and nine" Have they not Reverdy Johnsons opin-
ion that they Three plans have been
proposed: is President Lncon's Bat the bullet OF On
prevented ia p!etion. President johnson
adopted Il with some differences which fear not
for the better His aea IL the Rebel States not and
never have been Of the Unon that upon the con-
quest Of State II comes back Into the Union with
oil its rights all its laws In force. TIE
Herald' plan is an improvement upon tie
Others though not advocated by the speaker Tie edi
tor of that journal proposed certain tests To these
tests lie agreed but Won apply them to the black
Justice demands they apply also W the white and with
what result, Why you exclude nearly many whites
~ acks from the ballot, and this must not be- Are
the black men ignorant though they may b.
unable TO read or wrie-arc they not lifted 10 vote
The foreigner who GENE 10 our shores ignorant OF
language. our customs, OF our Government The
speaker aunucd 10 bos. Hoieeh ptVc nu'H'i"p nn-
said that II not needed The southern bncks kaew
what Freedom meant Ihey know IL does
not mean work frr five dollars per
month. They know II did not mean life under the
black laws 0. Tennessee. but fair days labor for fir
dave pay Alright 10 bgd churches and schools u live
in fear Of God and IN r,speoi and obedience 70 law
All the black wants IL fair play. The speaker here
alluded 10 tie drafting o. all able bodied ooorcd men IN
certain district which lef large numbcr unable "a
support themselves the consequence 81 which was
great dcsuluii"n, and concluded by Promising that
when the time a Moses would Use ~ among them
to lead them forth Fl ON the house Of bondage