The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-23


Twenty ninth Anniversary. All of the series
have been good meetings There has never
been an anniversary of the Pennsylvania Auti.
slavery Soclety under more favorable oirc Im.
stances than this one In the brief period
allowed me this morning, Sllow me to suggest
Lnat the distinct characteristics which have
.! Losue You useful IN this nation, It'll your duty
to maintain and discharge.
, we ask for and expect the impeachment of
tne PRESIDENT. He has not only betrayed the
olacks, but he has betrayed us. want to dwell
upon point which is left for Abolitionists, |
hold primarily responsible for this position of
the colored race the Republican party and the
Compress of the United States. We were be-
trayed first by the President and then by Con-
gress itself. An election has Just been held in
which Congress has been delegated to rule over
this matter again.
We want Congress first to impeach the Presi-
dent, and then to say that the State organza-
tioDs, which the President has formed are not
organizations. We must organize them as ter
rtorial Governments until there is sutfic ent
evidence that there will be republican form OF
government.
Let me exhort you to bear in mind it's pecu-
liar moral quality Chief Justice Chase made
few good remarks last evening" but he allows
himself 10 repeat the errors OF politicians gone
by, and he must preside at many anti slavery
meetings before he can counterbalance the evil
that he has done. We cannot trust this cause
to the Chases nor the Grceleys.
If we are disgraced by Andrew Johnson, it will
be more upon the head OF Horace Greeley than
any other man. You have in your own CITY q
Journal that speaks out in many respects man
fully on this subject When the Constitutional
amendments were adopted there was notice.
able decrease of the interest in the negro.
| believe earnestly that MIR. Forney and Mr..
Greeley are anxious for universal suffrage but
just before the election they lett out of their
papers the question of negro suffrage In toe
election OF the two colored men to the Leglsla-
ture OF Massachusetts, is the first step to the
acknowledgment of the social standing OF the
COlOred race.
II Pennsylvania would take this onward step
J have no doubt that Mr.. Robert Purvis would
be elected to the seat in the Senate which has
been disgraced by Senator Cowan. 1t would not
be long that the State of Pennsylvania would
be dishonored in DISTINGUISHING the blacks and
forbidding their riding in the street cars.
He knew that Kelley, if consulted and he be-
leved. that Curtin and Stevens, il consulted,
who are the candidates for position, would
magnanlmously stand aside and allow su Ch a
result to occur. He urged the putting forward OF
MIR. Purvis with all the energy the Society could
command. In regard to the Constitutional
amendments, he knew that suffrage must be
extended. Petitions should be sent to Congress
lmplorng them TO grant universal suffrage to
every one.
Henry Peterson, of the Saturday EUening Pos,
said he believed that nineteen out of twenty OF
this audience disagreed with him; but he cared
nothing for maiorities, but because all the
speakers are bringing forth arguments in favor
OF negro suffrage and radicalism. He wanted to
correct the reports OF two morning papers OF
his speech: They reported him unfairly.
He was in favor OF the Constitutional Amend
meut. He did not think that negro suffrage
could be enforced at the South unless at the
point of the bayOnet He defended the action
of the majority in Congress. He believed they
were wiser men than the minority which
attacked them. He thought years ago that the
action which this Society took Ill favor of the
dissolution of the Union was mistake.
rms Society was then as sure that they wer
right as they are now. If the North had ac.
cepted the proposition of this Society, and gone
out of the Union, the South would have
beaten us.
Voices-No no!
MIR. Peterson-I think So
Mrs. Mott-Are the ten minutes up!
Presldent-Not vet.
Mr. Peterson resumed-Thc same principles
which are now relied upon, if earned out,
would allow women and children to vote.
A MEMBER would like to ask the gentleman
who ever said anything about giving CHILDREN
Mr. Pete1son-I will prove it.
The President-The len minutes are up. The
gentleman will take his seat.
The gentleman, instead OF doing so, took his
hat and left the room no doubt disgustcd with
things IN general.
Mrs. Susan B. Anthony, of New York, then
addressed the audience.
She considered the idea OF prosecuting forms
and qualifications regulating the rights OF
women and negroes to vote was adding insult
to injury, when it is known that white man,
drunk or sober, native or foreign born can 20
TO the ballot box.
The great mistake of our revolutionary fathers
was In not recognizing genuine republican
government, guaranteeing equal rights to every
man and every woman OF the land. As the price
of war we must demand not only equality OF
races, but equality of individuals.
She then gave an account of the old condt-
tion OF the colOred women in the South, saying
that under the new dispensation all the money
she may have belongs to her husband, and she
is IN a worse state than at first. She is in the
same condition that the white woman is in the
North, subject to the control and demands OF
her husband, however weak or tyrannical he
may be.
When this Society was formed years ago. the
idea of suffrage for the black man was not
thought of. ssSsz3raA
Some one INTERRUPTED her-"Yes, it was"
Mrs. Anthony-Well, some did and some
didn't. She continued at some length, and was
frequently interrupted with applause.
MIR. Davis then read several letters. Among
the number was the following:-
WAsHINGTOH, November az, 1S66.-To Lucretia
Mott Robert raryin, and Others RennsylyanSS
the annual meeting OF your Society at Philadelphia
1 shall be gao If lou will accept a small coAtTbu.
ton to your treasury, which lnclose.
After personal experience of three years among
the emancipated slaves of South Carolina and Geor.
gia, am more than ever convinced that the Efforts
of your society with which have ALWAYS sympa-
thized of vial importance. / trust it will not
be long before the freed people who served us so
faithfully IN the nations extremity WI have the
'"'''''' A. p KEroHKS.
The Committee on Nominations reported as iOl.
President-James Mott
Vice Presidents..l homas Garrett, Robert Puryis.
responding Secretary-BenIamin q. Bacon.
Recording Secretary-Edward NJ. Davis
l TIeasurer-Marv Grew.
| BOARD of Managers--Lucretia Mott, Simon Bar.
naTd, M. j. BuTleIgh, william sun, John X. Wild
man, Alfred a. Love.
Mrs Frances D. Gage followed. She was
i glad TO have heard one woman speak IN favor of