The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-23

which meets here tonight. The HIst meeting
of our branch was held in this city, and from
the very first, the movement became q very
active and vigorous one. It started at once in
vigorous growth, and from that time since mas
increased. The public have been very liberal
in their contributions. We nave now sixty or
sixty y-fve teachers in the South. The expenses
OF each one is between hve or six hundred dol
lars q year.
Let me urge upon you this single fact, that the
Society are anxious to receive monthly contri-
buttons from each one to help on this noble and
patriotic work. Are there not many OF us VINO
are able to pay something down monthly upon
this altar OF pati lotism. Surely there oughtnot
to be one of us who is not willing to do some
thing IN this great national work. The time
was-four years ago in the middle OF our war,
when it was an absolute disgrace Tor man to
say, when asked what he was doing, that he
was doing noJhlng.
From the time this work was begun we bave
believed that there was no chance OF good being
done the negro unless IL was done by the
Christianity of the country. We have seen
Christianity standing back, but lately it has
been going forward, and we have rejolced when
1t was changed, and the Christianity OF the
country has shown Its disposition to be the
radicalism of the country, (Applause.) Chris
tianty is the radicalsm of the world. 1t Will
be sad thing for us to see the day when poll
tics Will again get ahead of philanthrOplc and
civil progress. There is no such thing more
truly conservative. and, therefore, there is
nothing more truly and entirely radical
in the world than Christianity. radical
is the only true conservative. lfyou want to keep
u tree, to conserve tree, you must 90 down to
its radical parts, and eedit. II you want to keep
our institutions, to conserve every function OF
society, you must go down to the root and feed
ii. (Applause.) We have watched with very
deep lnteret the progress of ideas which have
come forward here. / remember the first meet.
ing held. Questions were discussed, debated
and argued before the people to prove, frst that
the negro ought to be elevated, and that the
negro was capable of being educated, and that
he needed it,
1t was for the elevation of the negro, so that
he might become selt-suppoItng al last. To-
night we rejoice to say boldly and clearly, the
reason why we want to give the negro elevation
is to make of him Christian, an American
voting citizen. (VociferOus applause.) Is there
a man or y6aSan who does not think that the
negro is gong to be a voting citizen =? Whether
il shall be through the gilt of the Republicans
or Democrats, or whether it shall be by the
North or South, we cannot tell. The slave
power is running after it just as we are. The
educational principle is the one upon which we
work; let politics come alter us when it may. |
do not believe that the regard for the rights and
privileges of the black mal has advanced in
Philadelphia within the last year. | do not be-
leve the sympathy for the black man has gained
ground. believe it has rather lost ground,
that is during the past year. 1t appears to me,
when hear the black man mentioned, there is
more sneering and curling of the lips. 1t not
strange that the feeling with regard TO the black
man should not be so cordial as it was some
| tine ago. In the first place, the enthusiasm
| which attended his departure for the seat OF
! war has passed away. There was time when
! we were all warmed up and glowing for the
! black man. That was the time when the Rebels
| were attacked at Fort Wagner. After that
! proof OF their patriotism, we should never
| cease from regarding them with feelings OF
respect. The condition OF the negro at present
! is just this:-We have forced HIM out of his
position, and we have refused to put him where
our Government only recognizes him as man
| - at the ballot-boX; and if we don't put
him there, he. will be until the end of time
a disturbing element in the American com
munity. With regard to this great work of
education, one cannot speak too long upon it..
How encouraging it is to hear that the South
takes up this noble work i! There Is one thing
which wish to state, and that is, have always
a that his faf hts % e S M
spected at the South than here. / do not believe
it at all possible that the time will come when
functions that belong TO citizenship Will be
! more recognized than they are in our anti
slavery city of Philadelphia. The best way to
do this is to teach them by word, If we cannot
| by example, that the negro has every right in
the community to which his personal qualities
enttle him, as much as you or /, whether you
or | be North or south. | have wandered into
a speech when l didn't mean to. Do your
| whole duty, and you cannot tell what holy re
suits will follow.
ADDRESS OF JUDGE BOND OF BALTIMORE.
When this speaker was announced, the ap
plause was almost deafening. He espoke at grea
length, and his address was repete with sounC
argument, anecdote, and wit. The audience
were kept by him in the best possible goo(
humor Whatever the papers may say of Judges
he said, they cannot say we are not willing tC
pay our debts. There was time when he die
not think the people of Maryland would eve
be compelled to come to the North to ash
assistance.
He believed that Maryland would have leC
in the work OF freedom. That Stale, however
is very funny old State-a victim of situation
1t has what its Governor calls status. He com
pared it with portion OF land that is belnl
alternately overfowed with adverse tides
Sometimes a tide from the North sweeps owe
it, and at other times tide from the South
So its politicians are changing from one side Il
the other, balancing themselves as only Borde
State politicians can. But the thing Is going u
improve. The tide that is now setting in come
from the North. When slavery was abolished
every body said there would be a war of races
Mr. Blair said so, and he is a Democratic
prophet. But we have not had war of races
1t was said, too that the negro would not work
Who will work in Maryland, if the negro won't
Nobody else works there. He would be yer,
sorry to want breakfast, and have to wait TO
a white person to get it ready for him.
We have endeavored to show that the bes
way to treat the negro is to let him alone. l
he can get a living, let him get it: if he cannot
| let him go without it. Only don't throw an
obstacles in his way. Throughout the state o
Maryland at this time every negro pays tel
cents Tor his education Out OF fifteen hundred
negro scholars in the city of Baltimore, ther
were only five who did not bring their ten cents
Talk of the Civil Rights bill What is it Wortl
when all the sheriffs and other officers are seces
Siouists, and the negro has TO go before seces
| sion judges?
There is nothing that will give civil rights an,
save the country but the ballot (Great applause.
We have as many pious people in the South a