Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-29
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greeted with the most tumnltuols applause lie was
attended by the committee men of tho DOUGLAS: Iv
ceum Order being restored, one Of the comlnittee
arose and stated that it was his peculiar pleasure 10
present to the colorcd citizens of Baltimore one who
| was not unknown to fame. He recouned briefly the
events OF the struggle Of the last -four years and
thanked God that the colored people were now reap
ing some ofthe benefits Of that revolution in the at
tamment of their liberty and their right 10 use that
liberty in the advancement of their social ntellee-
tual and religious condition.
Prof Day was then introduced to the audience
and said that he fecitated himself upon this his
hfst visit to baltimore official business Ga sew
eral occasions heretofore he passed through the citv
and regretted that by force Of circumstances If hid
not been IN his power to stop here although FIRE
quentiy requested TO do so. Among native Mary
landers he reckoned some Of his best friends In
Ireland, by The waves Of the LiGey where the poor
IRISH heart Is now beating under oppression and in
England and Scotland, he had met some of Mary
lands free and foremost representatives, and to-
night he realized that he stood among his friends.
He proposed to address them upon them subject
of Assassination or No Assassination; Proper
Reconstruction or No Proper Reconstruction.
Liberty and EHfranchisemGnt.' and alluded 10
the fact that when he left this country for
Europe in 1859. peculiar circumstances existed here
John Brown had Just made his foray at Harper's
Ferry and the minion of the slave power had arisen
with no less a purpose than the eternization of
slavery. Their object was TO make slavery a p,,cer
in the land. lie reviewed the origin and progress of
slavery and enforced upon his hearers that the true
principle to assume was. resistance to tyranny,
whether OF the body or mind, whether in manaclcs
to the slaves or unjust written mnaces 10 the free
All the Efforts oil the pr0sdVery prOpagIudists had
produced their legitimate results and the effort in
1851 10 break down the Government by rebellion Wa
only the result Of the nurture we had given that Lo
rlbIe system Of crime in the land. and il was man
Hesitation of the same spirit that had taken the life
of the foremost man in the nation But, notyith-
Standing all opposition the people of Maryland had
themselves decided that slavery snail have no legal
existence here, and that man shall be man forever
more. INocilerous Applause.
After noticing the alternate successes and defeats
OF the war; the speaker proceeded to discuss the spb
ject of reconstruction In his opinion there was hu
one way Of settling the question. and that was BIZ
bringing the seeded States into the Union with the
rights of all the people secured Applause. No
form OF government republican that did NOT seek
the greatest good of the greatest number For the
proper adjustment of this matter his hope was in the
Congress of the Nation. If they fail it remains for
the free people North and South, most firmly and
persistently TO demand Of the Government the pro.
lection of the ballot They had the power to demand
It, and could set every State ablaze if they wed L.
ltneed be- they could lay down their lives to secure
the power OF the ballot He had full hope in the
equitable legislation Of Congress, and thought that
freedom and cnfranchisemcnt arc safe in this land
forever. Again, he was cheerful because Of the
spirit OF their brethren i'll the North aud South in
this matter-it was the spirit Of liberty.
Pertinent to this part of his remarks the speaker
SAID ne had been told Of incident in The life of his
other to the effect that she was once claimed
by person as his slave. Upon hearing which She
Withdrew into her kitchen and arning herself with
butcher knife She rcappCared. and confronting her
so-calied master, demanded her free papcls and
they were madeout instantly. Applause Whcgevcr
liberty had been suppressed it had reappcarcd Il
had been suppressed i'll the time of John Brown. bat
little later it had rcappcarcd in the person Of Cen
eral Grant before Richmond, and n the persons of
the black hosts who were numbered among the
triumphant vctorS of the Union
In conclusion he urged the colored Americans to
struggle on until the men who had wrcsed their
rights from them were forced to give them back
Another hope he had was that it WIS possible to an
peal to mems thoughts. Thank God. they were not
yet compelled to take the musket and sword to assert
their rights. Itmigh be So but let them rather hone
that ii may not be- Their schools must be sustained
and colleges, lyceums, newspapers, &c fosered and
encouraged, and by such means might freedom AMI
entranchisement be secured to them forever
Professor Day is pleasant speaker, and presents
fair specimen of what education may accomplish in
the colored race
MEETING OF THE SUNDAY School SrPERISrEYp-
ENT's AND TEACHERS AssoCIATIoN.-The monthly
meeting of this Association was held last evening in
Rev. James Curns' NJ. L. Church corner Eastern
avenue and Bethel street. A large audience was in
attendance and evinced considerable pleasure al the
varied ana interesting programme presented. Tho
meeting was presided over by The President Rev. j.
W. N. Williams. of the First Baptist Church, G. v
Sumwalt. ESQ. Secretary. The following is list Of
the officers of the Association: Rev. J. W NJ VIII
liams President; Rev Z. r. Eschbach, Dir. H. :
Hunt and A. N. Garter, Vice Presidents: c. ". SUM
walt, ESQ, Recording Secretary: E. o. HinckIcr
Esq. Assistant Secretary ". ?. Milnor, ESQ Core
pondlng Secretary, and ". Woodward, Treasurer
The prOpriety of offering rewards in Sabbath schools
was presented as subject which to base the re-
marks of the speakers
The subject both pro and con was ably discussed ty
the following gentlemen: Rev Charles Halls of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Wisconsin, W. \
NI:ong, Esq, b. /. Nails. ESQ. W. p. Minor ESQ
DR.. W. Mex emp. Rev. James Curns of the NJ r.
Church, Rev. G. Owens of the Presbyterian Church
The addresses were interspersed with appropriate
selections of vocal music by the Sabbath School con
nected with the church in which the meeting was
held the scholars doing great credit to themselves as
well as their leader Mr.. j. l.. Peregoy 1t was then
decided that the next meeting of the association
should be held in DR.. aIcCronS Baptist Church. On
IA
which the association dismissed with the bene-
diction by Rev. j. W. VI. Williams
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SufclpE.-A horrible
tragedy occurred last evening in the southeastern sec
ton Of the city the facts Of which, as learned by oar
reporter, are as follows About seven O'Clock last
evening young man named James Hogg while in
the house of Ann Manly, No. l43 Eastern avenue
shot a named Elizabeth Campbell the ball
taking effect in her left hip. Immediately after the
commission of this deed, Hogg placed the pistol in
his own mouth and discharged it, causing his death
in about three minutes. Dr. Dwinee was sum
moned to attend the wounded girl, and succeeded in
eXricating the ball Her case is not considered dan
gerous.
Coroner Sparklin notified of the affair and
summoned jury of inquest, who, after an examna-
ton of the facts elected from those present rem
dered the following verdict THAT James Hoeg.
aged y years came TO his death by pistol shot fired
from his own hands, The body was subsequently
removed to the residence of the dcceased's father
No. 81 WestBddle street The cause alleged for this
bold attempt at murder, and which resulted in his
own destruction, was jealousy. The wounded girl at
II o'clock last night was quite comfortable though
the wound inflicted was painful.
MEETING Or THE SCHOOL BoARD.-The weekly
meeting of the School Board was held yesterday af
ternoon, John Plummer, ESQ. President. in the chair
IheCommittee on Accounts reported bills amounting
to 81 1896, which ordered to be paid. Mr.
Myers, from the committee appointed on the subject
ofthe revival of the Normal school, presented ia
vorable report, which was, after some debate laid
over Mr.. ". L. Hutchins, of Barnum's Museum
he lightning Calculator having addressed the
Board communication, in which he proposed to
give them specimen of his art the proposition was
accepted. when that gentleman appeared and gave
specimens OF addition and multiplication. On motion
of Mr. Arthur the thanks of the Board were rendered
him. and on motion Of Mr.. Myers he was granted per-
mission to visit the various grammar schools and give
exhibitions before the pupils. James L. Brooks was
elected Commissioner from the Seventh ward, to fill
the vacancy occasiOned by the resignation Of James
D. Lowry. Miss Sarah Mitchell was elected assistant
teacher in Primary School No. 10. Mr.. Myers nOmi-
mated Miss Louisa Patterson as assistant teacher Of
Female Primary School No IA. After the transaction
of some unmportant business, the Board adjourned.
DISHONEST Practice CHECKED.-Within a few
weeks past several prominent clothing houses in this
city have been repeatedly swindled by parties repre-
senting themselves as seamstresses and to such an
extent to compel them to take steps toward hav-
ing it checked. These women would get clothing
which they were employed to make up, give fictitious
names and residences and never return the articles
The matter was placed in the hands of independent
detectives Smith and Pearson and D. P West. the
Mayors detective and they soon succeeded in trac-
ing out some of these parties About $50 worth of