New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-29
PITTSBURGH.

MELTING OF CoLORED CITIzENs-sPEECHBs BY PRED.
DOUGLAS AND JAMES REDPATH.
fOecInl Dispatch 20 The N. Y. Tribune.
PITTBURGH. Friday Sept %, 1866
large meeting Of coOred citizens was held TO-
night In the City Park; amoog them two companies
f the black boys bne fought part Of the Army Of
abe james under Batter aud Nashville under Gen. Thomas
TTederCk Douglas spoke upon the political situation and
criticised with severity tho Constitutional Amendment he
described the provisos cheat TO the loyal negroes 1t
practically ignored the Of the South it recognized
WHITES latey IN Rebellion az toe state 10 whose nands a.
placed the right Of ensncbsng or DISTINGUISHING the men
ho soeeoed our wounded sSders ana OuSe ou 9o5
blood as water II ueiehco o' we , elon'
y had always been so 10 A@erean d, history 95
pf Independence fred BY ooord man What was the
kewordi HIS kept Slavery In 1912 The oooed 10y
DIVE back tie Brh there What reoompenso dd they
oeiVsi The irons Of sageey Again this gnasty tragedy
Dove liberty had clone given the eoiored men
n sr5be bitterness ssains mat migrate Of nsrstes John.
ron whom the Republican party found yagabond away ol
present position No sooner did be find himself securely
SEATED there than be turned the guns Of tho Union from its
enemies and pointed them toward its friends he urged
poored let their voice be heardn demanding their a
Jas RedpSib spoke Of tho recent Convention and said its
platform did the highest convictions OF the brave
sen who composed IT, but bad been constructed 70 suit the
views OF class OF tuid politicians who ere more ANXIOUS TO
Congress than justice 20 coored loyats They
Bid Dot know that il is always best for brave men 10 be brave
bs lions had met counsel and To- lhe foxes had oI
kbem urged that the Convention had spoken out for
kTicts Pennsylvania OHIO and Indiana He announced II
khey enauced the cOored Of these States they reed
never lose their sleep Of nights for fear OF Democratic m
pmpbs IL not Democrats for they had killed Themselves
put Conservatives calling themselves Republicans that the
North had to fear.
John Burns Of Gettysburg introduced and cheered
kh1sasticay THE TRIBUNE also received hearty cheers
kIan 1t OF his finest efforts lie pleaded foI mmed
Bate and universal suffrage for his and said 'se'
kian Of reconstruction would deserVedy end "a run. 49,
pred oyass wanted the night Of suffrage hsL
Were because they needed for their edneOn
shird because they needed for their projections fourth
because law Of American institutions IL universal
suraes fifth because they disavowed IT. sixth because
white will want again. seventh because mere eau
homo reconstruction without III eighth because the
national requires that II should be gYe1 ninth because
theFe good why il should be denied he drew
picture Of fOding streams swimming rivers
serambng through iokes defyng death By dr0wnne BY
Rebel bullets In order Generals OF dangers and to
eel them escape IT, They had been eyes 10 the
bind feet 10 the wounded prisoners. He then
eoatrasted this sublime devotion with the indn
reDce Of political parties 70 the negroes now AVS
heart first failed him when Grant forbade the negro
treatments the grand parade OF the armies at Washing
con He showed that high the moral altitude that had
been reached by the White soldier IN rushing to The defence
Of his country leaving home friends and family iSi IT'S slk
had fought and died for o0nntry which had sofa anu
courged osraescd him and st refused 10 admit HIN 90
equal terms into its political circles
There soreness among The eoOred people because
ee negro soldier sent TO the great Convention even
hem Massachusetts,
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions passed by the Pittsburgh Con-
VontOn OF Union Sailors and Soldiers were incorrectly re-
ported ~.
Abe volunteer officers and soldiers demand that faithful
field ought be held equivalent 70 an education at
West Point
Rsred That any officer soldier sailor who lef bis flag
90 with enemies ought never to have place In the
Army or Navy OF the Union