The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-08-24
From the New Orleans Times.
A New Radical Martyr-Dr. Dostie.

we have been furnished by a gentleman
of unquestionable responsibility, a truth
full abstract of the remarks of DR.. A. P.
Dostie, at the mass meeting on Friday
evening last 9th ult.) This speech was
delivered from the platform in front of
Mechanics Institute, to the large assem-.
blage of negroes on Phillippi street, and
must not, therefore, be COMPOUNDED with
the still more violent and incendiary adj
dress made by him, about an hour subse-
quent, from the City Hall steps, to COL
ored crowd which followed the band of
music from the Institute. The citizen to
whom we are indebted for the report,
which is appended, is willing to tako oath,
if necessary, that it contains nothing but
the truth.
DR.. Dostie, 10 the course of his remarks
on Friday night, said: l want the negroes
to have the right of suffrage, and we will
give them this right to vote. There will
be another meeting here tomorrow night,
and on Monday night want you to come
in your power. l want no towards to
come. [ want only brave men to come,
who will stand by US, and we will stand
by them. Come then in your power to
that meeting, or never 60 to another po-
litical meeting in this State. We have
100000 black men with white hearts,
Also, 100000 good and true Union white
men, who will fight for and beside the
black race, against the 100000 hell-bou
rebels, for now there are but two parties
here. There are no copperheads now
Colonel Field, now making speech in
side, is heart and soul with u.s. He and
others who would not year ago speak to
me, now take me by the hand. We
are 100000 to 100000, and will not only
whip but exterminate the other party
Judge Abel, with his grand jury may in.
dict us. Harry Hays, with his posse
consmitatuS, may be expected there, and
the police, with more than thousand
men sworn in, may interfere with the
Convention therefore, let all brave men,
and not towards, come here on Monday.
There will be no such puerile affair as at
Memphis, but if interfered with, the
streets of New Orleans will run with
blood
The black race with *90O,OOO,OO0 are
bound to rule the white race of 300, OOO,-
900. The rebels say they have submit
ted AID accept tho situation, but want
you to do the work and they will do the
voting, and will you throw over them
"the mantle Of charity and oblivion 2"
awe will {" awe will ~ was the
unanimous response of the excited throng,
to which DR.. Doste vehemently replied !:
"No, by God we won't. We are bound
to have universal suffrage, though you
have the traitor Andrew johnson against
you,' &c, &c.
In this and other speeches of like
character lies the whole cause of the
bloody and distressing scenes enacted on
Monday last, upon the very spot where
the inaammatory language was uttered
Had theleaders of tho negro suffrage clique
pursued similar course to that of Mayor
Monroe, and advised the colored people to
keep away from the Conven ton, and care.
fully avoid collisions with their opponents,
as the Mayor did the white citizens, all
would have been well. Even had the ex-
convention members been arrested, by
virtue of an order of court, it would then