New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-22
Chief-Justlce Chase in the "Cradle
of Secession"
ouTpQuRInG Of THE COlORED lOYALIS1S
OF THE CHIEF-JUSTlCE.
UNIVERSAL LOYAL SUFFRAGE.
Our Special Correspondence.
CHAgLEsToN, May II. 1865.

There was a large meeting of the loyallsts OF
h. ,es.on today-oyer T. 600 of them-in lions Church,
,nyened less than twelve hours to welcome anu 10
p,en 10 our honored ChiefJustice. AT least TWO
hsusand persons went away unable to obtain an en-
rance TO the church. The ChefJustice had purposey
remained over in Charleston ono day, TO have the op
ortunity Of seeing the oyaliss OF the city Inc pro
eaings Of the previous day it is understood diu ho'
end 10 increase his respect OF the old ruling class VINO
nrofaned their ballots and showed themselves unht 10
he ntrusted with the rights OF suffrage four or hVe
Years ago. and who now seek TO resent any attempt 10
nyest with the political franchise the only class mere
Who are loyal alike TO the hag and the principles IL
represents.
The fact that our greatest ChefJustice not only adj
dressed a ooorcd audience but waited Of his own desire
to do So and then unequiyocaly and emphatoaly SAID
that he desired every man, black ana white III
trusted with the ballot is that will deserve prom
nent mention In the history OF this Sodom of the SOURI,
which would have considerable difficulty in finding the
five periodically righteous white men to save 1t from
destruction were the angels ransom demanded nom II
| az from the oriental Sodom.
just as the hour Of opening the meeting arrived, m
orderly brought the Hcorrect message that the Chie
Justice would not appear. be had gone on 'sit TO
Morris Island to the fofiiicatons.
Gen. sa1.on took his place and made few opening
remarks. He said that 5000 colorcd people were
already located farms in this department. lie
referred to the murder OF the President declaring that
be had been murdered by Slavery He died martyr.
He then said.
| GEN. sAxToS on RECoSsTRUCTI0S.
But would not have the colored men here without
voice in that reorganization. You must ask iYr Una,
voice When our nation was in trouble. II called on
the stout arms and loyal hearts OF the coored men 70
help them In this war: and YOU have had an opporuh
~ Il fight under re stars aud stripes under that gor
Gus emblem of liberty. Coorcd men have borne II IN
uum ph over many bloody field. and have achieved
honor for Themselves This another reason why you
should ask this privilege II The nation asks ySu 70
call help of the nation for your rights In time OF
h,W,he rght TO vote lie rieht to hold the cleo
tive franchise II Is the lnallenhbe rlght OF an mem
the right of the coored ~ well as OF the Whte man
When our fathers fought the bhtc OF inc he'on'ion
against England their motto was no taxation without
representation Under that motto they trlnnphed
IL that motto had been our watchwori TO THIS the inns
great civil war through which we have passed never
woad have happened If there had been taxation ana
equal representation there would have been no Slavery
in this country and should have gone on prospering
All true Democratic Governments are founded on tue
pripcIpe that the power of the Government rests on
the OF the governed and therefore uo'erh
ment the consent OF the black man AZ wen as
the white ! the colored men IN this department
10 petition the President OF the United states and Con
,,s Tor The reht To exercise the elective franchise
The right Ia vote for those who TO rule over them
rcmemb Der when boy reading IN the papers Tue
story of an old who had been President ofthe United
States and had returned to the congress OF ihe Ih.su
States when eighty years OF age, ana iousht te pttc
for the colored man. lie stood almost aone' yer!
few were there to help him. He was cursed from one
end of the south 10 the other That man was Johh
Quincy Adams The battle was for the rght Oh Peti
ton lr triumpLed That right OF petition has been
beoueathed 10 every colored man OF the South hon
mnst usc that right Nobody can say word IN TINS
Department against the coorcd men signing petition
and sending il the President of the United States
want 10 see 80 90 men voting IN South Carolina
want To see the black man IN the future save nation
honor believe measures viii shortly be introduced
into Congress 10 pay the Rebel debt debt contracted
10 make YOU slaves. | believe IN that way the black
man will have an opportunity Ia save the nations
honor There is no telling bow much virtue there
is i'm this petition. WilberOrce. the great bnghsh
Enancipationst obtained after twentyone years OF
ceaseless labor the emancipation OF tho DheAs IN c
West Indies Your petition VIII have 10 De sent 10
President johnson and To the Congress- ana
VIII insure the right Of the black man to vote III 'hs
country | cannot see how IT can be otherwise
want You now to elect and choose committee 10 dint
This pe,iton Have it clearly, strongly wordeu WIN
good why you should vote and get ever! cooeu
man 10 sign II. can get 5nO al beaufort 70 ssn H.
Rut I want IL started here in the CITY OF charles
ton. the leading city of the Rebellion. want u 70
lead OIL in the movement TO insure your polleai edua
ity now propose three cheers Tor inc thoh thfeo
cheers for the ballot and three for the elective iran
chise for the colored men,
Mr.. Tomlinson. Assistant Inspector Of Plantations
and Settlements then made very sensible speech. adj
ysing the coored people to ailiate with the poor
whites and thereby crush out the old ogarchy There
Is no Northern man, be Said who Is not willing to let
by cones be By cones as far the Of the people
are concerned but there is true Northern man who
is willing to let by.gones be bygones with regard 10
the great leading educated class OF the South for the
simple reason that those went into the movement
with their ewes open. II was precisely what they
wanted; but having failed they take the oath-baving
no more loyalty toward the Government Of the United
States than they had four years ago. 1t would be
farce 10 allow these men TO come back and be the
builders up Of that Government they tried to destroy
lie also warned the colored people of prejudices be-
tween classes of their own nuber-the blacks and tho
mulattocs.
Mayor Delaney next spoke and sought to show that
the illfeeng between the blacks and mulatoes
out OF the betrayal Of Denmark Vesey by mnlattoi
While Major Delaney was speaking, ChefJustice
arose. and cheer after cheer OF the most heartfelt
thusasm showed how well they knew and how deeply
grateful they to their ustrious visitor for his
lifelong services to their cause
After a few remarks on the same black and brown
question by Major Delaney the ChefJustice was in
troduced to the audience by Brevet SaIon
who had always taken the side of the oppressed
and always the side Of the black man because he was
oppressed.
Tumutuous cheers again greeted the grand old man
as he rose to address the audience large proportion
Of which the party Of which he had always been lead
ing spirit had made free forever. The ChiefJustce
said:
CHIEF.JUsT1CE cHAsEs SPEECH.
Ny FRIENDS; shall comply with the invitation OIL