The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-07

t0Oatiated from oaJ Fourth Ed2ion.I
speech of Governor A. y. Hamilton, of
Texas.
Governor Hamilton OF Texas said Mr. Presi-
dedt-Ihe abe report which has been read TO che
Convention renevcs from The neCe IsItY OF
making an argument, based the present cOndi.
tiCn OF the Southern States.
what, then, IS the remedy TO be applied for the
removal of existing evisg The Committee have
presented what they judge TO be the only fiji remedy.
With that report most heartily concur tCheerJ.l
/ will not detan you WITH decaring the right OF
these men TO suffrage for the protection OF the white
mpb, iOr constitutional requirements and eXpe-
dIency 20 hand,in.hand IN the present canvass
1t mas been asked, as It 1t were hard question TO
answer how VIII yen enforce negro suffrage wnie
andrew johnson is Presdent2 The gentleman
ought to have known tlat Il there was a Pr0'ideut
VINO -tly enforced these avs, there would not be
the great necessity that tnere is now OF declaring
this right OF equal suffrage.
fident the United states contrary to his oath Of
Office, tails to perform bisr (Chcers, No! nO"l L
believe tbat the President OF the Untou states, # he
should prove rccreant TO his trust, will be made 10
understand that there is pow or (oheer3l not the
pow Ner OF mob violence, but a con tltutiono power
which will be Vndicated by the TeprCs.a .at4UyUs OF
the peoI lie IN Congress assembled. tChoers
As to the capacity of these people use this Dri-
vilege, that must not be discussed unless you pro.
pose TO discuss the capacity OF every white mIu II
the 10 al black men who had mingled their vo ces
with ours were to be compared with their oppo-
nents, would 10 ashamed OF my race. (Cheers
Although oppressed as slaves Tor two hundred
years, with all legal enaGtme"ts enforced against
them, they knew loyalty better than their dislOyal
They have carried sir, upon a hundred battle,
fe ds the right TO suffrage. (Cheeral
SIR, the ghtuIng flash OF revolution has struck
the tomb wi hln which tOr two hundU d years JIe
body OF liberty has lain, ana freeing the
inanimate form, stands it erect to-day advocating
free equality and liberty thrOugdOut hI civilized
world, (CheeI5J We do aot propose tGat the loyal
the words OF our noble dead President,
that the dead shall not have dcd IN valn but that
1.-The Government OF the people bv the people, and
Tor the peOpe shall not perish from the face OF the
| earth" tCheers) And now we VIII unlod our
! Equality and Fraternity" and there It shall wave
| lalt0r who NAV, follow we wto dare. (VOcieGoUs
cheers, and waving OF mats and handEercniots)
! Speech of Judge NJ. y. SHGoId, OF Ala
bNTnO.
| Gentlemen None more than L have less to'era
ton for preiuulcGs that condemn the race OF that
brI iaUt orator that addressed MS Yesterday. But
the great question which presents Solf bet0re the
! American ople is. how Scali his justice be done
| TO tlC 4 0C0 600 of American UGODloI We hIld the
pulse OF the ration ard we tell you that YOU can
! nelp us, YOU can BARN US. The ueope Of the rth
| cannot bear another plank N their attOrm. "a
| vooe-"rhe more panks IEe higher we VIII h)at' ,
! From whoun do they look Tor this rlghtg Tvs to
| the great representatives OF the Loyal North
| Where IS record OF voc that they wish u? II
! stri ing down the Union Congressmen OF the
| NOrlh?
fore the hand OF God showed the way, tbcr bondage
would have been ony the more severe
ENpedlcncY Is sometimes requisite, and tho pl2cti-
cal statesman sometimes holds his hand that his acts
| may Le sustained . .--,-, 81
|
Anna f. Dckinson) said Yesterday bu5 ielt that the
gteat pulse OF the nation 10 not vet b. ting for his
| cause. " cGunOt afford 10 make a mistake. lf Ou
do. and tho Government passes into me hands or
| our enemies, theu where arc civil rights?
! Tie Constitutional amendment is the great plat
| form now. Shal we undertake to d dctato the plat
| form for the great loyal NOrth. decare TO YOU
gentlemen. We are sacrificing substance for sha.
dow. Pause and consider the authority o. the Gov
ernment is administered by the peoples rcpresen a.
tiyes aud il you strike down their han-s then the
enemy have OBTAINED voice in councils and
1 America
| None applaud that sentiment more than do; but
having lived ever IN the South, tell you tlat the
North is pregnant 20 day with the seeds Of r2yo'
A Delegatc-wlat harm will be done il this ad-
drecs is adopted?
Hon. NJ j. saiolG-I ans ver, that If the CONGRESS
Of the United States does this n car2ieS out the
great work. (ChuCrs But the manner IN which
they will DO It is a question 10 be considered. In
Pennsylvania, and IN Illinois, the ignorance and
pIeiudce,of the many against the quesuOn. (Noi
nor) viii quality that by stating, that Is the Cecll
ration Of those representatives who, lew davs
since assembled together in this city. Gentlems n
il YOU are greater advocates Of eternal equality than
l, then you have right 10 hiss me-
great trio, wished to ak them lew queotlOns.
The slave-masters at the South are whispering IN
the ears OF the ignorant poor whites that TIE mca'
sures Of the Freedmen's Bureau PLACING the ne.
groes above them II you force this question upon
us must Lay, though 1 would rather no., you are
casting away from you all these now hesItatng
VoteT Ii that great principle Is bound to come, 1t
VIII come, but LEI us lock well TO it that it come not
too precipiitely. j say now that thrce delega.eJ
ifom Alabama out Of five concur most hC-rtily IN
this AddTers, excepting the clause relating to
Hon A. II. Jones, OF North Carolina IL move tho
previous question
Farewell Address of John Minor Bolts,
of Virginia.
Hon. John Minor Rotis temporary Chairman -
| ask the gentleman 90 withdraw his motion a few
moments, as / must leave in a few moments for New
York
Leave being granted Mr. Bolts said II bog
leave 70 say that, while know shall be covered
1 with denuncauOn and OblOquy for being here l
| take pleasure IN saying that am pleac31 10 near
the appeals for justice to the blacks. (Chcers.l
| WOuld as soon hear the humolest negro pleading for
Justice as 10 the highest In the land.
without arrogance can say that TOR thirty i've
or forty years, az the LEADING Union man Of Virginia,
| mUst on the part OF 35 600 Union men of my State
discaim al agreement with the latter part of the
addIess have NO right no wish, TO tramme the
actions OF any other. III Texas or North Carolina
vans II, IN Gods name give IL to ner; but If Vir-
gnia does not ant il, in Gods name do not try to
force It upon her A voice, "She wants tP)
AS to the declaration that Congress has the power
over this question, do not believe It, On the con-
tiary, with a two.thirds loyal majority thcV have
proposed q constitutional amendment Tor adopton,
being unable TO adopt the required measures them.
| selves. do declare that in Virginia not 300 loyal
men can Re brousht out to the polls in favor Of
nc 10 equality. IA delegate-"I guarantee 5000
loyal votes there on this quesiion.p
came here as q supDlicaut to Congress 10 extend
rights to the loyal white men OF Vnginia ana !
think 1t will be time enough TO think OF the rights OF
others alter We have obtained our own. l have only
20 look az the public events that have transpired at
Memphis aud New Orleans, TO knew that the blacks
cannot vote without being protected by arms or by
the laws
That universal suffrage will extend the whole
land, good time. 20 not doubt; but that shat
time has come now denV. Without loyal Coy.
ernment 10 protect them IN their rlgh!s theY would
be shot down y the streets and tlCt hovsSs p1rned
, differ with my IateHiriends IN the opinion that
this action could have any eject upon the elections
| OF the North for the Convention adopted Yesterday
| their regoIufiOpE and address. i had prepared 4