The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1867-04-03
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great object of this C0nventicn.a But Just
here intcrposes the negro question, which
has vexed the minds of tho most dis
tinguishcd statesmen of tile nation. in
times past and the present. For two
hundred and fifty years the negro and
white man lived together as friends
such friends as master and slave could be-
Now that the negro.is free, all Of sudden
the whites and blacks become unacquainted
with each other. For the first time they do
not know what to do each with the other.
1 Laughter AMI cheers. How, is this 2 Why
is it that the white man does not know
what disposition to, make Of the negro, OF.
the negro Of the wliite man, after they have
lived together in the same country for SO
many years. / can tell you, gentlemen, it is Z
because they become str,ngcrs to each other.
Let us get acquainted once more gentle
men, and hilthe difficulties will be removed.
[Appiause] a - lisas ss es
.a But it is said by some that it viii meyer
do to entaneiisc the colorcd man. They
desire to see slim mcolonized---sent back 10 the
wiltls of Africa. beyonti the blue waters Of
the great ocean. How is that, gentlemen? Has
the surface Of America contracted grown
smaller SO that there is no room for those,
who have lived here for centuriesg Shall
We he expatriated for lack of kroad acres
the acres which our ioreiathcEs cleared and
have rendered beautiful and fer.ic2 ap-
peal to your reason. Is it possible that
such a thing has been seriously considered
III lthis country, where the bones of our an
cestors are laid. and aronnd Whose altar the
warmest affections of our hearts are en-
twincd2 [Applausc.l yer'eaa sitse
But let me illustrate the objection to the
cnfranchiscmcnt of the colored man in nv
feeble way. 1t reminds me of the Young
man, who owns a fine horse, Which he is in
the habit of driving although he is very
Z much afraid OF him so that he cannot com
cealit All. says II friend to him, that is a
fine horse of yours, but you seem afraid
of him, will you sell hims No, re-
plies the young, man, I'm afraid of him,
but he is valuable and can't sell him. So
they seem to be afraid like the young man
of this horse, that if they put us in the po-
litical harness we will run away with the
concern and damage the body polite
/ laughter and applause. That is the way
they regard us, they are afraid of us-but
we are not going, to fulfil their fears. We
I are going to work in the political harness
with good will-we are going to help to
pull the State back into the Union--but all
we now ask is that the buckles may not be
drawn so tight sensation and checrs1 for
we have grown Il little corpulcnt politically
speaking. Continued applausc) !
y But we have these prejudicts to overcome
Yet one moments candid reflection would be
sufficient to remove these wrong impressions
so much indulgetl. Now let lis look at it
What has been the history of our race during
the late rcbelIon2 Can any nation on earth
present so grand record With all their
wrongs and sufferings upon them. with
a, knowlcd"c that their. Union friends
were battling for their freedom, they
staid at the homes of their masters. who
| were absent fighting TO keep them IN sla
very, and protected the deitncelcss female
witha wonderful fidelity What othcrpco
pie under the canopy Of Heaven would hav
done this thing What nol,er exhibition o
sclt-sacrifice can be furnished in the histor,
4 of mankind2 True to their instincts, the,
continued on their farms, iilling the soil
and in doing so, they raised to tliemselve
monumenthigh as the Heavens and deel
as the great sea! [Grcat applause] Wha
man can now tolerate unworthy prejudice
against our race! m 81 IA So 81
| So You see, sir, that we understood eac
other in our old relations; and if we yet the
roughly acquainted in our new, we Shall SUI
cecd as well in the future rs we did in til
past In conclusion allow me TO repeat tha
this is the proudcst moment of my lifc.-
| When i behold these Star Spanslcd banner
spreading in beauty above an assemblagc
people without regard 10 race or color, tll
motto of Union, Liberty, lEqualityp carrie
into practical operation, sir, upon this tf
! first occasion in the State OF North-C -Carolin
my heart swells with emotions, which ca
scarcely find inteligible utterance! (Cri,
of go on! go on ! and loud checrss
Well, hlr. President and gentlemen I wi
trespass a while longer on youf patience.
e hold, sir, that. the sin of slavery was
national sin But I hold, sir, in addi,ic
that we must bury that dead past. Let
i sink Its memory a thousand fShoms IN Il
ocean of obliyion'and look only to the brigl
future! (Chcering)
z Recently have travelled in tie Northel
States and consulted with the iEst gentl
men of the nation One thing is iixcd.-
They have determined TO recorsirlct the
States on thoroughly loyal basis. Th,
have aided me and sent me here TO cnnso
date my peoplcand organize them. Fer Il
a colored people are loyal race They a
: not tooignorant to be so. Gotoany plant
ton, wake up the most stupid negro and al
him if he loves liberty, and he will a
swcr you, yes! siChccrs.] Now do not T,
the ignorant ticket. tell yon the neg
knows enough to, distinguish friend and f
The man who goes ON the ignorant platforl
Il I will certainly go down! lAppiausc.1 IT
!, F colored people will vote all rigtt--for tb
will stand by the Union and its friends.
' uls Mr.. President, 1 have said that the futu
is bright y lean see. sir, the beacon sun
! liberty rising oycrthe dissolying stom-clol
of war, gliding, the whole nation with |
} light Of its splendor! [Checrs.] Thou,
y the political waters have l,ecn disturbed ii
f shaken to the dregs I can behold the Q
, Ship Of State still breasting thel,illows /
!, umphantly, her PROV pointed honewa
over tile now subsiding waves of q or,
II commotion, no longer bearing the foul c
cass of slavery Upon her shining decks, /
which. thank God, has been washed oy
.]s board in the tumult, and sunk forevermt
in the fathomlesswaters Great scnsatio
can behold the Eagle of America, the {
III bird ofltlic frecst government of earth, slll
i. ding from his pinions over every section
Z ourbelovea country, peace, protection q
+ prosperity Whence come these visions 4
glorious future? It is the work Of Gollli
III sci, Ylso has resolved dlat all men shall
Is. hce aud equal l. Tremendous applause. |
s Mr. J. w. W.IIontl, coIoresl, of Cnmlrala1
proceeded to address tic meeting. Hc Il
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