The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-07
Speeches by hon. D. r. Goodloe, Cap
tain Tourgee. Governor Hamilton,
P. B. Randolph, and Others.
Hon. John Minor Bolts With
draws from the Convention.


Captain j. Is Bryant of Georgla then stated that
he had been instructed by the Committee to move
that the address just read should be considered only
by the delegates from the non-recOnsruced States.
Hon. Daniel X. Goodloe, OF North Carolina, then
SAID 81 agree with ali that has oeen said, except
that which requestsithe Government of the United
States TO give the right OF suffrage to all men With
that request differ, though am IN favor OF giving
MIR. Goodoe was here called to order by Captain
Bryant, as not speaking to the merits OF the ques-
An amendment that all delegates from the Border
Stats who wished might record thor names in its
Bon Daniel Goodloe-I am convinced. from
Tbeodore IilfoH' and Miss Dickinson, that The pro-
press of opinion in this country had been so rapid
that, # the deega es will have patience for two
point move to strike out the clause about suffrage
Speech of Captain A. w. TOurgee.
Captain A. W. rourgee, another delegate from
North Carolina, stated that he came here with in
stuctIons ON 2000 Union of that state, based
upon the vely princp of that address. The words
of those men have been, at is necessity Tor u.s."
They demand two cond tions list The dlslranchse.
mcnt OF all traitors; I'd Inc eDTanchisement o. all
Iowa men (GheeTs The first tUey consider lun-
plncucabe, as II would constitute terrible band of
reasonable men outside OF the cit zenshIp Of
land 1 have stood before tue people OF North
Calolna and have nledeed mysef to
points so long as God and the Rebellion ale willing,
come weal, come woe (Cheersl 1 come here TO
say that II loyal men who have worn the blue uni
forms are to live IN North Carolina, nothing else
can save them. come here TO say that selling
everything they had at nominal value, tweye
from the State. ! know hundreds of loyal men
VINO were threatened VITA death ii they wore the
blue and they are now wearing the grey. Il ntle-
man ay they don't care whether the Re els entran-
chiSe the negroes or not am not in favor OF
having the club taken out of our own hands, aud
our own bialns beaten out. beheve that It is our
duty to ask for all we want shall we ask for onr DAILY
crumbs when we p pray Tor oer daliy m m 0r2adE We
but Tor the white loyalsts. some say that 1t will
make their condition W rse Can ANYTHING e SO
make their condition worse! At this iuncrure Fred
DOUGLASS and ladv came in, and were received with
enthusiastic cheerS.I
was told bv a Quaker in North Carolina as l
fifteen murdered negroes taken from one pond.
Sc, en- hundred loyal men had petitioneo President
johnson for redress from the Rebel depredatIons,
and the petition referred back to the disloy al
Cover OF that State and came back TO the au no.
rites of their own town.
/ know the intenLs, purposes and feelings of
those men, what they are pledged TO, and their
Congress, but the loyal men OF the North, through
then pIess and tleir pulpits, to give us help ere
we die.
Is there no rescue for us? Shall we i've the
Union men, there2 Shall continue the X. bells III
power, in office, on the bench, and the Union man
MT GOodloe, OF North Carolina-A question to
you, sn. Would ou dec are tha II Congress passed
this act OF eniranchlsement, that the President
should allow it?
Delegate from North CarOllna.I DO; tCheers)
A Deegate-lhoIe will come 100000 loyal men
from The North TO do it. (Cheers.l
Another Delegate-And 100000 blacks at the
Mr.. t,oodloe, of North Carona-I have agreed
to address, and will not put my name to another
CAPTAIN A. W. Tourgee, of North Carolina-If we
| drop this sword OF otiense from our hand, these
johnson men at the South Will be compelled, from
| very self defense, 10 PICK II up,
| Speech OF Mr.. II. IL. Randolph.
Mr.. p b. Randolpb,a "a colored delegate from Loui-
| siana: Mr.. Pr sident and Gentlemen-Beng the
only representative of that desPed race entitled to
| place ON this floor l am here to say, sland by
those millions Of loyal hearts that stood by you when
the Unon nag was traiea m ON IN 1ne tb a4st Re heers
| can sacrifice justice upon the altar OF expedencY.
| Now we men of Louisiana dare not return to our
homes for fear of the bullet or the gibbet. Unless
you stand by Us we can never return. Sir, assure
you the negro vote is coming lust as sure as the sun
rises and unless You DO o1r duty by us, the enemy
| Unless you stand by us although our hearts
with you vet the 10, al black of the North will go
| the party that gives the night OF voting to u.s.
Why 90 you desert usf What have we done TO
Justify ty Have you ever yer found , negro traitor?
nveo, woulu to-day give us the riPht OF manhood.
and thank God there are staIwart men OF intel.
| CCheers) Our numbers are small but they are IN
| creasmg. We are gong up to Gilead to do battle
06 nbrahsm, hs H more C6eers bow muel do
| you pity themg II you commiseTate our condition
aud aze mat the UnlOnlsts, b ack or white, are
| in danger. why do you not prove II Dy your acts
Ii ! GU put out the eyes of a man. deprive him of
us our rIghs to-daI what are you doing? You are
| closing hundreds of schools, sending away unedu
| ca ed Thousands of colored children 4Ou are InStl
| tuting reign OF vandalism unparalleled. ou are
| damnmg us 20 a state OF servl ude compared with
which our state of slavery formerly was condition
| OF boatIude. Therefore, from Louisiana, stand
here, the only black mau, praying you 10 remember
! your trends, not to strengthen your foes.
| Speech of j. w. Hunnicutt, OF Virginia.
Mr. j. W. Hunnicutt, of Virginia :--I have been
| trying for five Gays to speak to you. lhe great
Father OF our Christianity sad:-"What man IS
there OF you who, he is asked for bread, will give
| mm siOneW
! astweek did not leave Richmond to stand up
| hele TO represent II A. Wise, or the Dispatch, or
| the ET1mtRer. i came here to represent lhe lOya,
men of Virginia the Loyal men, black ana white,
| OF Richmond Wuh the blessing or God, 1 will
| do IT now and faithfully |..
| have listened during five DAYS TO the tempOriz-
ing policy declared here and adyOca.ed. We want
| brave men here not cowards am afraid TO with.
stand no two single men, out am alone afraid OF
Geo. could not stand against Lees army, nor
could Burnside, and left with hlm.
went back IN 1850, willing and anxious 10 con-
ciliate. had supposed they would be humble, but
tnd the people more vindictlVe to-day than in
1862. when was forced to leave
| j was asked before i ieh woun say anything
about negro suffrage in my paper. said would
| and ] did without delaying, they wished, IN
| the first number of my paper.
delegaJe from Louis ana rose TO point oil order,
that the gentleman from Virginia was not speaking
| to the question. MA.
Mr. President, as matter of ecessity these reso.
utons should be adopted without the oSsing of q
be adopted, because 1t is matter of life and death
| with us OF the South. We know II will come, we
say ii must come, and we say IL shall come and shall
come now (CheeTs.l
Sir, was too poor Ia come here to this ConVen-
ton and the negroes OF Richmond made me up q
| rgrraa az R10O IA nav eXDonBes aDd fOld them