Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-09-19

it; 90 further, and assume that IT, sir you will
place the people Of the South the side Of pro-
lection, there will be ten millions out of twelve
and-(thc members cheering, which completely
drowned the speakers voice)-people who are true
to their nationality, loyal to the Constitution of
the United States, and true to the liberties and
rights of the citizen. l mention this fact and /
ask Judgment upon it. That while assumed in
this address, there are eight millions at the South
who are loyal, who have all the natural motives to
be loyal, who have everything that they hold dear
as an incentive TO be loyal, that THEY SHALL
NOT BE SHACKLED BY PREJUDICE
AGAINST COLOR AND CASTE. [Great ap-
plause.
Immediately upon the adjournment
of the Convention, Miss Anna Dickin-
son addressed the delegates, and said ::
What was to be gained, she asked by deferring
action upon negro suffrage Nothing while
everything was to be lost by vascilliating conci-
atory course The people even of Maryland and
kentucky would say that THE UNION REPUB-
LICAN PARTY WAS DEVOTED TO NEGRO
SUFFRAGE, that the policy Of justice is always
the most profitable and just.
Next following her, came Fred.
Douglass, speaking in this strain
A strangcrwould believe that YOU INTENDED
TO GIVE EQUAL AND EXACT JUSTICE TO
MEN of MY COMPEXION. If you mean anything
by equal justice equal protection you mean that
Frederick Douglass shall have an equal right with
every other citizen to protect his liberty. (Ap-
plausc.) You do mean il (Applause.) Why, then,
in Gods name, do you not come out and express
your convictionsg (Great applause.) / have
talked to men of the South, and they have said
at will come; don't hasten it let us get out Of
the well and we viii attend 10 you" daughter
ana great applause.)
In the evening, when the Conven-
ton reassembled, a motion was made
to adjourn sine die, the object of which
was TO prevent the Southern Loyal
lists" from giving their views upon the
subject of "negro suffrage" The fol-
lowing debate occurred:
General Yarmouth, Of Louisiana, expressed the
belief that the object Of the motion TO adjourn
sine die was TO cut Of the report Of the Committee
ON the Non onreconstructodStatc because the Border
State men were afraid Of the introduction of meas
ures looking to impartial suffrage. He declared
that the delegates from the non-rccons,ructed
States would hear that report if the heard il alone;
and he WAS AUTHORIZED TO SAY THAT I'M
PARTIAL SUFFRAGE WOULD BE A PART
OF 1T.
Mr.. Hamilton, Of Texas, then spoke, charging
that the opponents Of the negro suffrage agitation
had broken their faith with the other members Of
the Convention, there having been a previous un-
derstanding that the body should not adjourn in
the hasty manner which was now proposed. He
also charged that the programme which the Border
State delegations had marked out for themselves,
was to hurry through their own peculiar express
ions Of sentiment and then retire 10 their homes,
leaving the remainder OF the Convention to do as
il pleased on the Regro-sulIrage question they Of
the Border States thought thus to eyade all re-
sponsbility or accountability on that score, for
they could tell their constituents that the action
was taken in their absence.
The speaker expressed his belief that If the at
tempt now made 10 muEzlc the Convention was
successful, it would be very gratifying TO Andrew
Johnson. for il would be a story that his friends
aud the enemies of human liberty cyeryS here
would be glad TO hear.
Mr. Fowler Of Tennessee. expressed himself IN
FAVOR OF NEGRO SUFFRAGE, and desirous
Of an adjournment until morning.
At an outdoor meeting in Broad
street, Judge Hieston, Of New Orleans,
made use of this inhammatory Ian
guage:'
II you expect any political control in the gov.
ernmcnt Of the Southern States you must insist that
rule Of justice shsi be carried out that he who sha
nave NUtHN III VI tNti
shall have choice in the selection Of those who Il
govern him. THE QUESTION OF UNIvER
SAL SUFFRAGE WILL HAVE TO BE DIS
CuSSED AND FINALLY ADOPTED; AND
7 ADVISE YOU IN THE COMING CONTEST
NOT ONLY TO PREPARE YOUR BALLOTS
, BUT BULLETS, FOR THE STORM which !
brewing.
At a gathering of the Fifteenth
!, Ward Union Club. held at No. 100;
Callowhill street, Mr. Jesse Stancel
of Texas, made these remarks:
These rebels acknowledge they had made lt'
y mistake to the conduct Of the negro If freed. bu
e they say don't educate him. Now, If the whit
man is superior and the negro the inferior race
why are the former afraid TO take equal chances
While he the speakor) did not boast of any super
J. ority, still HE WAS WILLING TOGIVE TIL
g POOR NEGRO FREE AND FULL ACCES
!. TO TAKE HIS CHANCES OF BEING EX
J. CELLED INTELLECTUALLY, MORALLY
II AND SOCIALLY BY HIM
II In pursuance of call issued b,
G "the Pennsylvania State Equal Right
b League" meeting was held at tn
p Wesley Colored Church, Lombard
l. street, below Sixth, TO consult partic
o ulariy upon the question of suffrage
f. The church was densely crowded
, The first speaker was d. Hawkins, c
l. Tennessee, who said; q
II lie was a Tcnessecan, and belonged to a counti
Is where those of your race had been slaves. Thetim
a had changed, however and now he had the plea
ure Of addressing a collection Of colored people
y the subject Of their general improvement an
II PARTICULARLY AS TO THEIR RIGHT I
y EXERCISE THE GREAT PRIVILEGE
: VOTING. WHETHER A MAN BE CAUCAi
,, IAN, NEGRO OR INDIAN, AS lie Is
It MAN, HE Is ENTITLED TO THE INALIEi
ABLE RIGHT OF ALL MEN.
o- Mr.. Calvin Pepper, Of Virginia, was then intr
duced lie said that THE FATE OF THE L0YA
y SOUTH DEPENDED UPON UNINERSA
Of SUFFRAGE, lie denied the right Of State
lt disfranchisc any portion Of its citizens The ba
q lot was sacred privilege Of men, higher than q
power Of Legislatures, of Presidents, or Of Co
a grcsscs. He suggested that the colorcd men
ID Philadelphia should make move in the comii
n elections They had their fate IN their own hand
=, Let them apply to pay their poll-tax like all OF
u or citizens. II rcius,d the privilege obtain coun'
al nd foln tho mn hrfo tho lie III