The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-29

you ever did. And you are not going to-
do that. G. No!'') You are only going to mix
up salt and pepper, and put In lust enough
of the latter to know the pepper is there -
C.That's so ~ In some of the Southern
States there is too much pepper for the salt;
there the Union men are so few in numbers.
1t is not in louisiana, though.
I represent people who are in sympathy
with you white men. We now change all
the past for the ballot. Those who have
claimed to be our superlors have to &C
knowledge that man is a man before God,
and I hope to live to see the day when the
supremacy of the pulpit is everywhere as
serted and maintained. (Applause.)
All / want is peace, prosperity, harmony,
and laws founded on Christianity. 4 believe
it was the purpose of God, in directing Col
umbus to the discovery of our land, that the
human mind should here have the largest
Development.
love this country, and did always love
it, with all its faults. My prayer is, and al
ways shall be, that God Almighty will bless
the American people (Applause.)
SPEECH OF MR.. A. WARD HANDY, OF MARY
LAND. ANoRHER GOOD TALK FROM A
CoLoRED GENTLEMAN.
We publish below the speech of Mr. A.
Ward Handy, delivered in the American Re-
publican Convention in session at Baltimore,
Md, on Tuesday.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND FELLoW-C CITIZENS =
Meeting, as we do to-day, on the broad plat
form of manhood equality, trust for the
hcktar ,rhop VIC cho Of tho ha IlOt-
box on the platform of manhood suffrage
Applause. honor the name of Thaddeus
Stevens, of Pennsylvania, Applause; of
CHARLES Sumner, of Massachusetts, ap-
plause; of Judge Bond, of Maryland, [great
applause, as the leading spirits who will
guide and direct US onward to the ballot-box
and to victory. [Applause.] Standing upon
the stapnch old platform of Republicanism,
under the leadership of these men We are
sailing fast to our destined port. and will an
Choir on the Declaration Of Independence,
which declares that all men have certain
rights that all other men are bound to res
pect. Applause. A number of US some
years ago left the time-honored Common
wealth Of Maryland and went down South
for the purpose of endeavoring to persuade
certain gentlemen that their views of Ameri-
can institutions were wrong. How well we
succeed in persuading these gentlemen the
release Of JEFF. Davis, of Mississippi, too we'll
attests. We convinced these gentlemen by
force Of arms that they were wrong in theory
and in fact, and over that treason-stained
rag they had for flag, we planted in glori-
Gus terms the star spangled banner
Six or ten thousand of these devoted veter-
ans returned to Maryland, trusting to find
her true to the Union. They returned to
Maryland, trusting to find her standing up
for the right of manhood suffrage, and not to
find her fast drifting in the progress of Sc
cession. To-day, in Maryland, $4,000 of our
liberty loving colored sons are keeping step
to the music IF the Union. Applause
They are marshalling their forces tor that
great battle which will in the enjoyment of
the ballot-box and victory. [Applause.] 1
honor the Radical party of Maryland, lap
plause] who honored us in honoring them
selves. We expect, gentlemen, ere long, to
range our ranks closer; to make one strong
pull together on the broad platform of man
hood suffrage, which will compel the white
bird of Maryland to seek warmer cline
[Great applause,] We expect, ere long, gen
tlemen, beneath that same star-spangled-
banner, to sweep the State of Maryland and
her sisters of every rebel individual that now
holds office that now disgraces the name of
an American citizen; that now disgraces
American institutions. We intend to sweep
them out of their Offices and may almost
say out of America [Applaase.] We in
tend, as we have fought for that banner, to
live under it, and, if need be, die under it,
in tho dot, rf ihorfv Iox
Applause. Every star that adorns its gilt
tering folds proclaims liberty. and Union,
and we are marching side by side, shoulder
to shoulder. with the Radical Republican
party of Maryland. [Applause.l Iaccept
the sentiment of the honorable gentleman
(Mr. CreswelD who told you we are at liber-
ty to vote as we pleased, and risk nothing
in asserting that the colored men of Mary
land will vote as they fought against reb-
els. [Applause.l We intend now, hence
forth and forever, to defend and perpetuate
freedom and the Union. We intend to stand
up for our rights before the law, and we de-
mand of the Radical Republican Union par
ty of the State of Maryland, when they shall
have gotten into power, that they will
stand by their colored brethren-that they
will not forget the assistance we rendered to
them in the hour of their greatest need Zap
plause.] That they shall endeavor to assist
us after getting into office, after having Sc
cured the old State to the country from the
hands of the rebels; that they will remember
the colored loyal men of the State and of the
country who sacrificed business, labor, and
life I may say, the interests of the radical.
loving portion Of this community and the
Union. (Applause] We need, when we get
the right to vote, some other things. We
want the right or the privilege of being
eligible to occupy such offices as we are ca
pable to occupy. l say that in the State Of
Maryland to-day there are rebel-loving, ne
graduating citizens, who are not capable Of
reading or writing, occupying positions
where they get 3one hundred dollars pei
month and more for doing, what9 For ha
ting the Union. [Applause.] I demand ir
the name of the colored Radical portion O
this community that colored men shall hav,
a chance to fill some Of these offices, that col
ored men shall have these positions in par
with the Radical Republicans As we arr
to-day banding our forces together to fight
with you and for you, we hope you will ban6
your forces together, to suffer US, TO allow u,
the protection and enjoyment Of these posi-
tions, and pledge you my heart, and the
hearts of all the colored men of the State
that whenever the time shall come for votin,
or fighting, the black men of Maryland vii
not be found wanting. [Applause] w
expect gentlemen, I may say in conclusion
to fight on, fight ever, until the last rebel b
swept from his position, and made to occu
py the position he should occupy in till
Government, We intend, by your assistanc
to plunge the Rebel Conservative Democrat
ic party SO deep in the sea Of oblivion tina
not even one bubble will rise nm to tel