New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-16
STAND No, 1.

This stand was situated across the square from the
Institute the largest Of the three outside stands II
was decorated with the banner Of the Eighteenth Ward Fenton
and woodrd Club and the anspaence OF many other Clubs
found places upon they arrived during the evening An
immense crowd gathered this stand at an early hour
The meeting called by Charles Strong and MI james
N Thompson chosen President
SPEECH OF SENATOR WILLIAMS.
Senator WILLIAMS Of Oregon was the next speaker lie DOM
monced brief OF the conflict that has been waged
Slavery and Freedom during the last ten years OF the
political history of the country and which he said to It's
the present momentous The South in 1901 ap
peaed and they defeated now they resort 10 the
S.s IL pG Se .an s !r W vs' against the
Physical eomPuson had not changed those convictions
DO we lind that the pretended work Of reconstruction has
changed their feeling in any degree No the men VINO were
the while Union prescribed then.
The speaker then reviewed the history OF the work OF recon
RACES at New Orleans Memphis and elsewhere He did not
advocate any yindctye policy toward these people ne
ss 't 9s On wna wrong Tas Tbs triumph Of our cause
was Inevitable because our cause was progress
qucd II was Just that of jefferson Davis should
weigh twice much that Of the soldier OF the Unoni Was
debt OF the Rebels which originated in their efforts to
throw the best government the world ever saw WIN regua
should be decided her BY the hue Of mans Skin than BY his
loyalty and by his other qualifications for citizenship no man
johnson had said only to secure him
every privilege Of which the loyal citizen enjoys Yet all these
people ayowedy entertained the feelings as during
tho war and here would vote Tor DAVIS
Lee could vote 10 receive their iepentant al
heen into the unequal share OF the Government which they
claimed Adams and Madison and Jackson were radicals
and they bad reyoutoned the country for the countys vel
fare and the Union party would by its triumph IN November
open another and glorious epoch In the history OF the Republic
SPEECH OF CHARLES P. CROSBY.
CHARLEsP CROSBY next introduced The state OF
Oregon he said had just spoken and showed that she stood
shoulder shoulder with New.York We here TO
pledge ourselves that the fruits the late terrible should
be repd The plan proposed by Congress 10 effect this had
met with much opposition from President johnson and hs
friends But the propositions contained In the Constitutional
Amendment those originally advocated by Andrew John
himself The clause referring to the negroes simply
intended guarantee the civil rights of citizens To those people
whose status had been left unxed by the change III their
diOn brought about by the abolition Of Slavery The next
cnuse the effect that the old three fhs rate Of
senation should not remain In force that Slavery
abolished In other words that the former Shareholders should
the negroes slaves and them keomen
In gust Andrew johnson had declared that this change
representation necessary The clause intended
shut forever the payment Of the Rebel debt In
State Constitution which the Southern States had adopted
question population OF this debt had been left out OF
sight ayowedy for the purpose Of egang upon IL at
day which when they could safely undertake
ause of tho intended TO traitors TO
take back seats That too. was once Andrew Johnsons
Drooosan Bu when be found that iAs LaDshtr aoeTaIs