The colored citizen., 1866-05-19
ANNIVERSARY. OF AMERICAN ANTE-sLA-
VERY SOCIETY.

citv Letters from Messrs. Sumner,
Chase. Gen. Sexton, and Judge Kelly
we're read, and addresses delivered by
Wendell Philips, o. B. Frothingham'
Chas. Lenox Remond, and others The
following resolutions were presented, VIZ;
RESOLVED, That considering what the
nation owes the negro, what 1t has prom
ised him. and remembering the lesson OF
the war, ii is evident there is no course
for as to tread, either safe, just, or honor
able, except to guarantee 20 him at once
every political right enjoyed by every citi-
zen, in the same circumstances. Every
other path is alike deathly and infamaus.
Resolved, That the present condition OF
the negro is one Of nominal freedom, but
Of suffering almost equal with that he en-
dured under the yoke, of entire dependence
Oh the white race for every privilege, and
the recognition Of every right-that no
mere enactment Of Congress can alter this
unless it makes him in every respect the
absolute equal Of the white man before the
law.
Resolved, That the Southern States may
see the history and future of the policy
they are initiating in the glass Of Jamaica,
and find that every attempt to cheat the
emancipated negro out Of substantial free
dom incurs bankruptcy, wrecks property,
and ends in blood
ReSoZped, That the Rebellion has not
ceased it has only changed its weapons.
Once it fought. now it intrigues once it
followed Lee in arms, now it follows
President johnson in guile and chicanery;
once it had it's headquarters in Richmond,
now it encamps in the White House.
Resolvea, That the President has be-
trayed the loyal North is bent on giving
it over, bound hand and foot, into the
hands IF its once conquered foe; that he
should long ago have been impeacned for
gross uSuf patton in his manifest use of
his high powers to aid Rebellion, and for
the reasonable purpose Of defeating the
secure and peaceful settlement Of the ma
ton.
Resolgea, That the cordial thanks Of
the nation, especially of the aboltionists,
are due to the clear sighted and devoted
courage Of Congress for its check and re-
bnke to treason by passing the Civil
Rights bill over the veto Of the Southern
leader Applause.
Resolved, That we demand of Congress
as clearly within its constitutional au-
thority, to secure, by appropriate legisla-
ticn, his political rights, especially the
right Of suffrage, to every citizen of the
United States applausel to assert as a
principal Of national law definitely settled
by the defeat Of the Rebellion in the field, |
that no State is republican in a constitution
al and national sense which makes any
distinction in civil or political rights
among its citizens on account of race or
descent and thirdly to call on the loyal
citizens Of the late reLelious States to as
semble, by delegates in Convention in
such State, and form for it State Con
vention end State measures to retain its
plaas k1c2ngress by choice Of senators
should be universal suffrage and
universal emrestY. Applause.
ResolUea, That once compromise of |
great principles for immediate ends might
have had some plausible defense; but, to-
day, and in this crisis, whoever purposes
to Settle any national issue on any basis
but that Of absolute justice mistake his
time--has failed to learn the lesson of the
War-postpones, weakens liberty, jeop-
ards nationality, and it is worse traitor,
because more dangerous one, than any
armed Rebel has been for the last four
years. Better defeat on true basis than
success on a compromise of rights. APP
plause Better that the Rebels should
take possession Of the Government in 1868
than thwart the course OF events and sur
render the fruits Of vivtory by agreeing
to any compromise which accepts peace
On terms unjust to any race, interest, of
section. Applause.
Reso10ea, That when Representatives
and Senators forgot the last four years
and initiating the trucking politicians Of
our disgraceful eras, by admitting the
white aristocracy of Colorado as Repub-
lican State into the Union-they stullifed
themselves, betrayed the North, and gave
the Traitor Of the White House and the
Relels Of the South an unanswerable ar
gument against all their hollow zeal for
Justice and freedom. Great Applause