Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-04-26

MEET NC OF THE NATIOyaz EoUAI Sr-F-
FRAGE A sSOCIATIOS.-This association met
iasteYenIng in the Union League Rooms and
IN the absence of the President, Hon. w ID.
Kelley. Nr. j. =. Brown presided.
Mr.. j. Fred. Myers, OF the executive COM
rnlttee, stated that number of prominent gem
tIemen had been invited TO lecture before the
Association, among others Rev. DIR. Cheeyer
VINO was taken sick and could not come
Horse Greeley had also been invited, and
was expected, with others, 10 deliver lectures
before the Association AT future meetings.
Mr.. Joshua Clendennin, speaking of the or
ganlzatIon Of the advisory committee of two
from each State of the Union, urged more ac-
tIyIty in the cause, and said he could speak
without fear, as his head was now off. He
would speak fearlessly il it was not off; it had
not hurt him much, but he was now ready TO
werk hard to accomplish the objects of the
association.
Judge A. T. Wiley suggested that the COM
mittee on lectures invite Rev. Geo. II. Hep
worth, OF Boston, TO lecture before the Associ-
alton. The names of Rev. DIR. Bellows Sena-
tors Nye and Sumner, and others, were also
suggested.
Mr. Clendennin then introduced to the meet
ing Mr.. A. A. Bradley, "a colcred lawyer from
Boston, who has been lately In Savannah,
Gal whose appearance was greeted with an
plause. He is a keen looking gentleman of a
delicate chocolate color, with q neatly black
moustache and grey clothing He spoke of the
mooted question OF the right Of the colored man
tovote IN the States and Territories and believed
they had the right now. lApplause.l 1.-THE mat
ter was brought before the Supreme Court and
that tribunal, il would be so decided. He then
proceeded TO defend his position by an historic
SaI argument going back 10 the formation of the
tederal Governments; touching on representa-
tiOn without taxation; CHANGING at the .sfree and
equaI clause in the Declaration OF Indepen-
dence; referring 10 the bred Scott decision and
tnen coming down 70 later times spoke of the
fact OF the cOlored race being enrolled and
drafted In the recent civil war; and then of the
recent Constitutional amendment
Inc speaker (who, as is stated above, Is
lawyer men said he UOnld vic fha
as 4 jury ana proceeded TO take a legal view of
the SITUATION, which he admitted was not the
same as that heretofore taken by the SUPREME
Court, and therefore amounted 10 ndyhing
Under the constitutional amendment freeing
the colored race, they were entitled to vote,
whether they are called citizens or not He
then proceeded to discuss the habeas cornus
act and other matters, speaking directly TO his
constructive jury, discussing the Constitution
making some novel assertions, among others
f'thaI no power but Congress can suspend the
haeeaS eoLpus; that Congress or the State
Legislatures cannot prevent the colored man
from voting n any State" &c, &c building
the righE 90 me negroes TO vote on the first and
second sesdons Of the Constitution. To pre-
scribe qualifications for voters is 10 qualify
not 70 annihilate, said he. My dear Moses
lApplause. Don't know whether for Moses or
the speaker-Rep.l that labored so hard TO
elect as Wee President. that spent my money
FOR, but think can find better Moses now
ne wants the southern States TO come in, be-
cause there should not be taxation without
REPRESENTATION, but ne says nothing OF the
colored race in the South, and about their
being taxed without representation.
tie theA spoke Of the action OF the Senate on
the admission Of Colorado, which he called q
step backward, as admitting Colorado with a
constitution rejecting black voters. He then
treated on the reconstruction question, and
said nobody in the South can be elected to Of
nce unless he was rebel general. The mayor
of our city (Sayannah) was a rebel general
" hen our Moses ordered an election we could
elect no one bur a mayor who had ordered a
Negro 10 be imprisoned and whipped lust for
wishing 10 b. loyal. He (the Savannah mayor)
Is now hand and glove with the Fenians and
had the speaker arrested and put in Fort Pu-
laski for one year for circulating a petition
while John Mitchell was released TO make
trouble. He spoke Of United States arms being
sold 70 negroes by the soldiers and an order
being subsequently, issued TO reclaim all the
arms, and therefore the United States was
guilty of stealing. "A voice, "Shame."l The
speaker then detailed several highly colored
narratives of outrages on the negroes in the
south, and was severe on the Freedmens Blu
reau Court, because rebel lawyers were ad-
Inltied to those courts while colored lawyers
were excluded
Mr.. ID. NJ. Kelsey then introduced Mr.. Mans
neIc, who spoke OF the necessity for news
paper 70 advocate the views of the association,
Which he had already started under the title of
the Amerlcdn LoyaIiSt. The matter was re-
TERED TO The executive committee. Adjourned.