Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-05-21

With big monkey from Tennessee on it. Th,
speaker said he did not know what opinion
the audience entertained for President John
son, but he could easily give them his; he {
called the ninth part OF q man, because he Ia
tailor; but the spsaker considered him onl,
the nine hundred and ninty ninth part Of
man. He wanted to see man In the chair q
Washington who would regard the. rights o
| the race.
The next speaker was Rev. q. H. Hepwortt
| Of Boston, who argned at great length th,
| question OF negro suffrage; he thought it was
base TO call for and obtain the services OF two
hundred thousand black men in defence of the
county and deprive thsm OF the rig ht OF bal.
lot. The speaker one day at Washington heard
Davis OF Kentucky, say that the negro was
baboon. To that sentiment ho would respond
by saying that while some men are working
their way upward from affinity with the ba-
boon, others were working their way from
manhood downward toward the baboon. After
relating several incidents of suffering that the
blacks had endured at tho South, the speaker
concluded.
Wendell Phillips followed with an ,eloquen,
speech. He thought negro suffrage should bs
granted as a guarantee of wealth, prosperity,
peace and intelligence. Certainly the blacks
had right to say how they should be govern :
ed. On democratic principles If 230, 900 white
men in South Carolina cauaot live with 370,-
900 black men why should not the black men
say - the white, "where do you propose 10
gof' Mr.. Phillips ooscluded by saying meet.
ings for the purpose Of advocating negro suf-
frage should be held throughout the country.
After short speech by Rev. Rsmou, the col
Hred orator, the meeting adjourned.
wEDsnsDiy, MAY 9th.
THE AMnRIoAN TRACT SOCIETY.
The forty. first anniversary OF this Society
was held In the Reformed Du tch Church, cor
ner OF 2sth Street and 9th Avenue. The Pies
ident, Bishop McIlvaiue of Ohio, presided. -
The annual report was read and shows that
there is balance in the treasury of sore
During the year 1898, ,l42 publications were
issued; 1850 of these have been printed in l4l
digerent languages; daring the year 1888 coll
portusrs have been employed; they made 2Os-
s34 family visits, finding 27049 Protestant
families hsbitually negle citing evangelical
preaching, 8 S59 without the word of God;-
l4362 families of Roman Catholics have me-
elected religious teaching.
Rev. q. l.. Shearen, the Secretary at Rich
mond, spoke Of the good the Society was doing
among the freedmen and the poor viii g.
Rev. N. H. Schenck of the Episcopal Church,
Baltimore, urged the society to send a greater
number Of colportuers to West Virginia and
Eastern Tennessee. After several other
speeches the beuediction was pronounced by
Bishop Mcllvaine and the audieuce retired.
NATIONAL TEMPERANCE UNION.
The FIRST anniversary OF this association was
held in the Cooper Institute, and greeted by
an immense audience that filled every part OF
the large IL. IL did the heart good to see
this approval OF the temperance cause. Bishop
James occupied the chair. General Howard
delivered powerful nddress. He gave his
experience Of the effects OF intemperauce in
the army and also upon his college compan-
ions. Rev. Henry Ward Beeeher followed,
who said he thought ministers did not give
enough attention to temperance. The diff
Guilty was that many OF the clergy indulged in
wine drinking and thought there was no harm
10 II. This was wrong. Ministers must set
sgainst 1t both In regard to their
own habits and OF their congregations -
When any one wished TO unite with the church
with which the speaker was connected he
made 1t one of the conditions of membership
that the candidate should promise to lead
strictly temperate life.
n. Y. INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB.
This organization held it's celebration 10 the
OF Music in the afternoon. This In
stltution Is under the patronage Of the Epis-
copal Ohnrch, and was founded forty-nine
years ago. The pupils went through various
exercises In the sign language. In somt
cases, children came into the institution with
out hands. Por all such there was language
of the face, by which they socn learned TO
communicate with each other. The exercises
were novel and entertaining to the audience.
woMAE's RIGHTS CONVENTION.
This Society convened in Doctor Cheever's
church. large number OF the "sisterho ood"
including black and white occupied the stage.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton opened the meet
ing by reading a speech Of considerable
length. She thought this country would never
prosper until women were permitted to vote
Men bad no business to be clerks, editors, and
drivers on street cars. Woman could do these
things as we'll. II the police of New York
were women how much more order and moral
ity would there be. She wanted women to get
the same education and the same pay for la
Dor as men! they were permitted to vote
they would be represented.
Theodore Tilton followed and showed the
necessity OF women taking part In politics,
law and science, aud saw no reason why she
should not aspire to the presidency.
Rev. Henry Ward Beechcr was next intro |
auced and said it was not only the right of |
woman to vote but her duty. Her right to |
rule was as old as the world Nobody denied |
the right OF Victoria to govern the English
people. Who would NOT be willing 10 trust
NO hVthoi VI oiohct WIN fOLe bO0lSr IMAM
the many ignorant, deludei specimens of the
Irish and other emigrants that come to our
country. Many persons thought they were not
DC for anything else but to stay at home and
mend stockings. This is great error. God
would take care of stockings II greater atten-
tion was paid to things more important. He
thought there would be much more purity In
public atfairs il women were permitted to vote.
After the reading OF several resolutions the
meeting adjourned.
FREEDhAs's AMERICAN AND BRITISH ASSOCIATION,
The anniversary of this association was cell
Drated at the African Methodist Church, SuI- |
livan street The building was crowded to
excess with white and colored persons, Gen.
Howard was the or ator Of the evening.
SATURDAY, MAT l2rH.
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE ALLIANCE.
This is association for the children, At
least two thousand Of these little friends Of
temperance couvened at Cooper Institute. and
addresses roro made by several gentlem en-.
and the Cadets of Temperance gave several
recitations in very good taste. Daniel Boon,
the youthful orator from the Coliseum. Lon
don, England, gave an oratiou aud san sew
sral pieces. General Grant, Jr., the dwarfs
and other cLriosities from Barnum's Museum
were present, much to tho delight of the chill.
dren.
Thus closed the exercises of anniversary
week which have been unusually attractive
this year. Two facts may be noted. The en-
emiea of the country have asserted that all
the efforts to better the condition of the freed
men have failed. How false this Is any one
can observe by reading the speeches Of Gen.
Howard, and also by the reports of the various
associations. Again those who were in sym-
pathyw with the rebellion told us the country
would be financially ruined. Nothing could
be farther from the truth. Look at the con-
dition OF our benevolent societies. They never