The New York herald., 1866-09-07

whatever State you may come 20 take such high grour
,ha' a mon may recoga,> ~ -, "nrn ySu threaten yo
pIausel sat in this Conventl :" .na tne ia
before heard Maryland offer Nc, acsoilton and
oowed my face IN anguish inconcc ~ ~ ses mary IAN
Ie-"ho the meek, nuftering voice 0f ~. oaiS " w
NORM. lAppanse,) "A yocc-.Hh i'u asnn. =
MI myself AS we'll said looked st t,ar scene M
brings before me sharply picture Of the war Az Fai
Oaks regiment had been ordered to hold certa point
ana tue position or the great army of reLci'io
SEEMED ~ 70 hang ON that point: Massng iis forc,S
me held hrm, when the color bearer ~ the front wa
shot dead and then another and another and another
Ihe ne eeed the regiment was falling back, the Gag
s,a was shot away when little fellow, scarcely more
an chlld boy, sprang upward rushed TO the front,
.ors e nag from under the very advancing host Of re
beon twisted II about him. and standing there living
flagstaff turned his fGo and cried, I'm good for 4
minute, boys come on and so fell dend( pplause1
we nag MS winding sheet about hhn But tho line had
nag and iagstan alike, and the day So with
tue states have seen them going down, gong down,
them Tho line was breaking before the arc of the
enemy Maryland dropped with Pennsylvania Kentucky
w'ti New York, and the line wagering ana falling
back, when man, Of tho class OF before
me, who hold not their lvos pins fec compared
with the great cause af stakcT this Of Georgia
ana The Gull States lifting himself up with the flag about
MN, saying IL may mean death ~ when we return,
but we will stand hero long enough at least before m
our graves for the North close about aud press
OF them--t SEQ hundreds Of thousands. turn, and
among the forms, with the white folds falling over
then come the true dead in battle. ! see IL in those
dead VINO endured agony In prison. l men and
women and little children fleeing from that country.
an my friends 1t may be some wife, some brother
some son, some little child OF yours see this man.
whose fair impress hold in my fingers look ing nj the
portrait OF Dr. Dostic. This mans voice and utter.
anoes whose last echoes win hive forever toward tho
ctornal, wore, Let the good light 90 on tLong
nued appausc My friends. this Convention Is closed
This word comes TO you. world stands listening. The
millions who love the principle OF the cro stand listen
ing Ireland 10 which you have sent greeting stands
listening. The great loyal OF the North tho
wronged pcrsected and the suffering ones Of the South
stand listening The great God stands listening and
wastn. ior your word TO go out that the good gh shall
20
Mis- Dickinson cloqucnce and vim after The ranng
nonsense ol the male delegates was welcome change,
and vas hailed With general satisfaction The Conven-
ton evidently found u pleasant task 10 listen
Ncune ana ry dressed cmac than 10 the Greasy poor
white. 81 tho South ana the bilious schoonasiers oil
Now England The lightning of her eioquoncc was con
iinualy followed BY thnndcrs o. applause romtc black
cloud iringlng the Convention.
isan. porCLAss' APPEAL rOR .KgRo srrrRA.E
No soonor had Miss Dickinson ef The stand ,lIan
thcrc were load and vehement cries for Douglass la
answer - The summons the coored gentleman
forward He vls greeted Wit, Perfect storm OF
thusias and i was several moments before order could
be gcstored Douglass speech was quite lengthy one,
iui II vii, sarcasm and logic aud his friend Icn says
IT may be considered the greatest c,ior .of his e Hc
said Fellow citizens you viii perceive that am in
cordhon to be heard by this vast as,cmJagc. The
work Of Inst night and tho davs previous has dcroycd
my voice; anu, a. you see, | hnd u vcsy dincuit 10
having had feeling That had been aa, ing ms sell
too lromincni. tScvrral voiocs-Noi at /. 20 ou y
Ny only apology ior being here the apparent
sity for staying 70 listen 10 words which gave rea,
pleasure came into this the other day With feel
inpz OF respect admiration this Convention and
am iroc 10 say. however much may admire yuu for
your wisdom and mnynnnirnity ~ Convention, like
yen better public meeting of the people, taash.
ter) II IS always the way In these conventions few
men elect the olccrs few do the talking and low do
things that IL majority not there to DO; and
nnally We ,nd that we came there for purpose en-
lircy different from what We supposed had assembled
fDr / stb uax haif frttni In
their copsricnee the people sec before now.
u Iaughtcr) II il not for me to oniigh,cn YOU on
The principles Of justice and liberty which should aicrn
your banner al this tuse; indeed have no rev truths
applicable 20 the present state or Affairs To rrcss npon
you for your consideration. There IL no such thing
rs new truth or an old truth Error may be- now; II
bad l,s beginning, and must have its end hut truth
like TIC great God from whose bosom IL emapaes. IN
roln everlasting everlasting. and canno, pass away
II Ia time 90 search OF the truth when tue old
,ne has hcen crushed. Such truth human liberty
Man was born with ~ Il entered into hs creation the
lilo doed is prescribed all the faculties oi tho human
'oul Another gFeai truth Is the equal rshi Of all men
10 life, liberty and the pnrsuit oi happiness.
:. annenncsd IN INC Declaration n ., independ.
~ Miss Anna Dickinson don't ask you 10 ad,p, the
principles or your hu,ahle servant daughter 10
want yon 10 adopt N. principles of your revoini onnry
fathers; adopt the prinrplcs adopted yonaor hail.
proclaininc liberty throughout all tho land Iei Ne
hack honestly once more ars, principlcA oar country
has just csorsea from great rebellion, rebellion
Ike all other rrbcons arebecu undertaken 70 rcdfrs.
no great sroIa, u afrm no great human r.hi, but
the United sta,ns-cartlcd with other mo
tiye than p.rpciua'ing slnvory as an institution
of tho South. II was rebellion which In.
vted foreign aid 10 interfere in bchslf Of their
snd 20 crush liberty rebellion which has
ucd streets with sumps Of rnen arnless and with
out legs rebellion which caused three hundred thou
sand rude.y formed graves to be made, rebellion which
hiled our churches with weeds Of mourning;
4 rebellion which tried to cxtng1rh american
liberty. ,Applarse., II wouid seem that we
bad suffered enough for tue sscrcd cause u
liberty. but aspears from wnai have heard that y
mol 90 that the struggle il not noticed thai the
resolutions have passed insist upon equal rights and
Justice IN the nano OF God ask yon what do you
mean by Any honest man would suppose that u
meant to ge men OF M complexion equal rights, and
exact irflcs with yourselves. The Convention OF ths
18th of August used the same words. What did they
mean by ~ ff you anything by equal Justice and
protection Of our liberties yod mean shs Fred Douglass
sha have equal right with every othor citiDn, IN the
protection q his io liberty aud propeny q se,cs
and say 80, loud spplanscl ! have talked since
have been with learned from the south, and
sliIi i, VIII all come IN good tlne don't pile it
heavy don't do that let get out of tho well and ".
viii attend to Won atierwardsr ia"shierl Ton re-
tho abs Of tho fox and the goat wlo wore IN
tue well together, the fox said he could get out BY
mounting the goat horns and thon he would holp the
in he well stiiL Who do YOU hope 70 oonchs,e by
ali Nay policy Not AEdrow Johnsor, hope icrlos
of sNo.'l Not his supportes not tho for.
Iner slavcospcrs al the South: who, then, you
h hoding back Tor? "a yolce--rhsd s,ryonsl No, tho
Hon. Thad stevens snys he is ready now. Applanse)
canact understand why you gentlemen want to consult
Maryland "A yok e-Tbefe are exceptions among the
deloga.os) Yos. win make exception Of The gentle
man Who has Just spoken, aud thcrs u another man
from Maryland 70 the manor born whom VIII also OK.
rcpl and that Is frod Douglass loud npplsnsrb Whcn
listened 10 the eloquen, words ~ Mss Dckinsop, fct
thankfulto God that we bad 80 great a champion and
nov why 30 aHk for suffrage for tho black man only
because ID y his right AK u nov because sou to3
have Just emerged from oppression, and your heart
softer aud more easily APPEALED TO- than ,hey vii be ~
and hy perhaps is the tlmc, when thcwa1 j. warm
place The slafnr upon li 10 make tho mrrr1don,
whom Tho iron is ho, " the tine tD strike
lApplanse.l with the democratic lsriy--a rafty
sr the deyi-sl,sery tho icaftrg cic'ne.t
liberty must 10 tho positive element of the republican
party Inc ncgrp power y greater one ihan most pc
pla give IL crefs, for We attempted 20 crush he ref
lion " IN cne hand the fof right hand. bu q not
until you called tho strong len arm, which had prcSous
ly bees abackled bohnd your lack, ths, ypa fe soc
cssiul in crushing TREASON U.oud arplame.j WHY
nov b. 60 un9srsul g. Y4sEro u y ,elase n,lo 'nss
should BE- extended 20 the rc,cls your enemies, The
night of suiaSry surely " the black man can bay
he YufN n rat no NAl