, 1866-01-06

4, n m.c,in, IF thr friend. pf innurtiu1 sui.
frnn. h,id n, NJ 1sa j, S,,r., ~ IN. ci,v nf
,r,.t;,,,o, ~ r,.Inr ov.,,,, ~ Or
isGh . c,,,u,;,t., was rnnoin,.,l IA nr.nn,r ,
tnr,, wtirh n, , suhs, ou,nt u,,.,;u, wu.l
,,,,n;,nou.ly .nptnvrt, The f~ulIowiu, is ,h,
W.
No one who has ubScr we'd nt,cntivrly tn. his.
tnty of our behaved country fur the pn>t few
wars hnt will be stIuck )y one significant fact.
which stands on, pron,n.n, in The hi>,oly o.
The great rebellion, /. e.. ,i,nt. in 80 .nr rs gu,
rulers fuilrtI 10 discern, or tn,i,d 10 deere, iu--
,icr 10 The weak, in thu, ,topnttion did failure
and disaster Intend the nntinnnl cause. D,fcu,
followed drfcnt until. ms n last resort. our mn1.
,yt,d President I.,ncnln ISSUED. his Ernnncipn
ton Proclamation. Ssottly thereafter co. ored
men wrr. cullrd into our ntrn,,n, wctr clothed
m The national uniform, and fought ttmv,lv in
HE ranks 10 achieve the freedom IF which Ilry
md Their 1nr, ln,l Tor s,nrrn,,nns been d,p,iv.
cd. Then cutpe ,ir,nty To- our Hny. and ti,nlly
success. The inter suppression of The armies IN
,,~,,.l;rp nnd ,hr d,frnt of The mrn wbo had
carried in making -lnvrry The cornrt >,yr,S of
~. vo.cnlL,d confetLr1ncy.
S;r.r thr SUBMISSION If The rrh,)Ji,n II r,r,,
wntk is IN b, dane in urdrr 40 secure il. fru;,.
), ,h. h.;,. nf th. brave. men who i,v ,j ~.
x;c,,,v. M,ny thousand. of colorrd m.n r..
.;d;ny IN the Son,h. destitute in prra, r,r, of
,,li,h,c,rd ,dnrntiou but Iotnl ~ ,h, rn,n,ry
| ar nm NI,nS ~ tEUlt npT 1ntbTVStS, ana cItilFI.
heir own welfare by exercising the .,uht rr SUI.
frppe. Shall ,h,y h. denied this privilege:
Sincerely hriirvinr in it,r gent doctrine ci,uu.
cir,r,; in n,,r Declaration uf linden, nrirhc..-
:. thu, MI men nrc created ,uunl, mud thu, he,
ar, endowed by the Crrntur with crr,uin in.
nli.n,hle r;.n,.. among which are life, lihr,,,.
and IN. norsuit nf happiness, mud Tim, III,
preamble 10 the CONSTITUTION OF the United
Stntrs declares the purpose for which /, was
ordained. We hold thu: our liberties viii be b,s,
scc.,,,! hy .uua! md Impartial! suffrage. In,
.,nnt,nv 10 every man Of stumble aye. ruilrlr..
Of crime, the right IN vote. we affirm TIL, to
ne uut deliberate convictions, not hastily or m.
considerably formed; bur. while thus declaring.
Knowing The prejudice in rnnhy minds against
].tontip. this privilege To ignorant men. should
,;aL, s,r,sa: j., men wbo m,x II ~ ,h.;r n,;r;a,,
have httained sufficient educatiot, To exercise il
,ntrllis"ntiy. we VIII gladly co=oprtat" "itil
Them in advocating II limited efnnt, as u step IL
tie right direction. ANY fts;ficti"n, however
should ne thade 70 al classes ut c'tikrns alike.
and not 10 men "'.hy par!ciiihi col"r or nnti1i''
nlitt. 1t is wei known thht our la'nrhtrd
President !''nc"in 'hSoreh me extension nf The
privilege ~ 'nt''''S'n. G"i"r.d men. ana. h",i he
aiVea' ne "n"'n ""'o'lrsH na'e eha'"S"f.l 70
secure VS. a"opi"h:
tetpnhtican thstit"'lons sh6nld be founded
On INC virtue ma iht.'i'.cnct OF Inc i""Il".
a"u' !" I" p"StS F" nhc shati "" urn.
ana enduring me rights OF III mh shnnld h'
srtctcu ana t'cns.iAen. ne spirit at tn>tr
>h"n'd hr 'In"nra down. ana ne .tt"rt IN IS
'ani'sn" P'i'.IrS'" c'hNS 'rn"hc"' hp"hi rig :.
e'lha' laws ''tth'' rhucati"n. 'htc'lisrhc,'. Let
'hese u eSl""i'Sn'"' ~ chrh man ne wiling ia
grant 10 every "'hrf man IN" rights nhh PRIV
reyes "hich nc cih'm> !"r himself. Then shall
our country occupy "a PROUD pre-, "'h'n'h",
anon. 'ne NATIONS o' me 'hrth. Our lan'i shat
| DIStbI1lf lit nome III mr. ppnEtlSrD uf All nHfiNlS
an" 'hc oissS,nsA ~ I'm VINO " ~" rr>rrrirt
or PERSONS hu' wh" hath made ut one blood
an hat"hs OF tn"h 10 n"ril on the face at
nc """'e ta',n' ~ 'ehceha upon US hi'd
aP"" "u' cn'ini'n. !" h'a. however tetoiS,
~ securing az ,,'""ih OF Jnsticcthus Unidentified,
We "u"p' INC ''''""'"s'
CONSTITUTION:
Ant. l.. This Society shall he called The ga.
,innnl Equnl Snff,u.r Association.
Arr. II. Its object shn!l br IT, stcur, l.,
every honorable means. To every man of SIM.
able ngr nnrnnvictrd IF crime. the righ, 10 vot,
a, our mhnlripnl. stu,r. md na,lon,l .l,r,io,s
Arr. III. The officers Of ,hr A>Snrinr,on shall
hr II President. Vice President. Treasurer. r..
%cntding Secretary. Corresponding Secretary.
and II Board of Managers. to consist nf six
members. all # whom shall constitute MI Elk
ccut'ye Committee. whose duty it siinll he ia
carry Into effect the plans and objects Of The
Association.
mi; - nc annual meeting ., ne ASs"ci.