The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-01
THE OUTSIDE MEETING.
Riais stand.

Main stand.
Around this rostrum. which was erected Immediately
in front Of the entrance 10 The Bible House and
facing that Of the Cooper Un,on congrcgaod from
fifteen thousand twenty thousand people, whose up
turned faces As they regarded the speakers seemed like
. very sec Of humanity.
Governor Parker, OF New Jersey, was the leading
orator here and upon being introduced BY Surrogate
Tucker WHO presided, spoke - foows:-Al hail Con-
ncct,cut Calforn a. Ohio and Pennsy -ttremend-
cheenglthanks 70 tho conservative democracy OF
Succeeding long night OF gloom and darkness the sun
has risen and will shine out in FUN glory after next
vast majority shall be heard the heart or every patriot
will rejoice There 10 but one topic now left for us to
discu, beside which al Others sink into inssn,nc.ncs
adming she exercise Of ne elective franchise The
ps, arc oppossd % Thu. and favor White ra. IL this
county. This privilege. which the radicals sL
stop By step and sssslshiiy given or a.
tempted 70 give Before the war large
xor III. u u.r Win
tsstants South, brought about the conflict During the
war they urged the government % pa, negro troops
the ned, and Why that they might be able to say ~
forwards, you trusted these men with muskets, Why
should not the ballot be given .hemi Il was necessary
tary ssrvce the sole object Of thus employing them
was the accomplishment Of negro suffrage What fur
s..ur
After and the armies the rebellion
bad surrendered, Congress mot This was IN 1885 In
1868 President Lincoln had commenced reconstruction
in Louisiana A stss government was organized, .
Governor appointed and representatives elected sent 10
lana was stu state and had not lost rights Tennessee
aud Arkansas also admitted upon the same idea
When President johnson succesded Lincoln the people
Of the lstsly rebsous States met In convention, re-
peaed their ordinances Of secession ratified the const
tutionai amendment aboshing slavery repudatsd the
debt Of tho rebellion and elected representatives but
when these last applied for admission the floors OF
Congress then heard for the nrst time from the rad
oals that they not States but conquered territory
subject 70 military ruIe why was thisY To force negro
suffrage upon them. II states Congress could hot die
tate who should should not vote. but in the other
Statcs they might. This was In contradiction 70 all
former acts OF the republican party. President Lincoln
called troops into the nsd 70 suppress instruction, and
cutsd for conquest subjueaon. but that when tho
was over the Satos would resume their former po
The % s .s.S
States TO ratify the amendment to the cousttu.
tion abol 'shins slavery. Besides tho rsprssonta.
70 the convention held In Baltimore which
rsnominated Mr.. Lincoln, aud participated In It's
date for Vice President was citizen Of one o. them,
all OF which acts subsequently denied and set asde
r. that Is.
Reconstruction bill was but another effort In the sane
direction. They commsncsd BY ,hrowinx members out
OF Congress. Thus they ousted Senator Stockton, OF
New jersey, without Law reason They drove out the
Hon James Brooke Of Nsv York. and also rejected tbe
ps Ss s'a Ss and f f1s Bus.ss
% ssi :,.,. sII...!sn V: - :SSe'sI@:ss e
is~ assesssd some ~, pi Mi sss Dss enough %
gsnefals sent 70 the several distress Who went
further 10 Missssippi and soatb Carolina alone The
negroes have majority. Those military pro consuls
make majority In oil the States. To show this further,
take shsFidan'S district sheridan good solder,
tyranny In Louisiana in 1890 there was majority OF
whites 70 ssscs sI.sss .Ss: . giving ' major ss.
rssul. they have elected forty sssross In : coa-
ventlon. with forty-shrse white radicals, and only
Pope Who had his II he "ss "a sousns
the second battle VI Bull land Andrew yohnssn viii
b recreant 70 hs trust u he does got Instantly
give some 10 600 for the nserosA In gsores, n
1890 there was White majority Of 25 000 the present
gives majority Of 1000 il favor Of ths whsS New.
what did Pops dot In twsnty-ons districts where the
whites hsd . majority and IN twsaty-thrss whore
the representation that only 6y.shrss delegates we're
given TO the white di-trcts while ous hundred sad four
one -ss
against 20 every eight hundred bIscks II Virginia
the mother Of Presdenss, the same rule applied echo
neid 20 managed - 20 black majority Of thrsesa
In the Convention and kept the polls epeu Richmond
and Norfolk day later than he had nrst intended IN
and vote .sco,S mss, come from bass rseon
sructicn laws been administered with Wow
70 force negro Suffrage on the southern people.
established. fts agents are n every STATE whose bust
ness u Is 70 organize the snsagonism 70 The
calism 10 order 10 secnre the ncxt Presidential election
have now shown you how the radicals nave fcrced
these measures apon the sonth ssa 'us, onsc' " %
rrhts but Suffrage only privilege and should be
given only when would bsncnt the country; whom Il
gro suffrage elevate Inc standard OF civilIsston
10 this country Cries Of mo. so.'') Ny radical