The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-08

tne ooe ana endurng lessons of truth, for the help
as II is, more remains behind The Republican party
tie party has been charged for the last six years
what did or justice and liberty did to save ITSELF
What II did for the black man. IL did from
of right and Justice to him; not because It favored the
race troubled IT, and II thus avenged It, Again aud
again II IS charged that the party forward simply
presented to Witch If pTopeTy s6HsWered
rest 60 he end of time The march Of events has at
length brought face face with the question which
military necessity TO day the question presented to
ns Is one & Ui apstIeGt right or wrong the Republican
liberty u y ever hopes to win and u fi ever repqdates
dation be successfully accomplished by silence
as bywords An Oriental legend story says that poor
season after season and year after year, through q
thousand turnngs ofthe season, to II they would
open. After the close of thousand years, wearled
and exhausted, for an hour he dropped asleep and in
the sleeper a%oe only 70 see Sc Then them % close again So
TIE Republican party after bearing the heat and bur;
of a long ana wearied march, aud after
It's It's Fsye yeos aR # Il eeps sns no% w
waken to find the earth sliding from under its feet and
HpSisueJ Today With b the black man deprived Of
midst with party who says TO the South, repeating
the Invitation of the French officers who, on gong
fire first" Looking a. them from selfish standpoiutI
past from the firing on Fort sumter foTbids it. The
leaders of the South, more "Siute than we with states
est Yankee, they have always beat us where diplo
macy was conce Tned. They have heaen us in fair field
with the sword, aud again they have beaten us
and restored themselves to their old position, and
ed of dpomacy Let T us see to it thai the lessons
Of the past are not wasted and let not reppdiate
southern. every day tell US Of the afiaton Of the
existing between them. We read Of frank and gene
rous words that these southern masters speak 20
declares that these same old masters Will hold
Their their influence over their four millions Of eT;
VII, VII not % be the fault Of the Republican party II
srsude must iesd these Sometime slaves
Tghtin the future as in the past recognize through
told. through all the waverng and hestancy Of the
iTiend' and RsSw. too that the Stars and stEpes
should be their flag believe that those whom they
turn to as their friends IN Time Of peace, and give
ng ~ p tnd S peng' % % SI 1re az b & 40 hS1 neeG
is poor school Teacher. No one denies that these
prisoners Of St Marx Who after being long mprsoned
IN the dark and filthy dungeons for months and years
square OF St. Mark and standing in the sunshine
blind Tor ever II is not strange that these slaves,
freed from the dungeons and cayerns OF slavery
sunlight Of liberty, should be dazzIed and lose their
friends with foes foes II The nesros Vote Vote viii be an ee
mens Of strength in the future q property handled
saries with their own weapons. With little educa-
ton To Tey m he he @
publican party has given you the ballot here IN our
niZe IL the marvelS OF the that these
gard and host of others speaking to these freed
men from high places, and with authority in the
eyes and ears Of the nation These men present
gold and ivory Of Solomon, of whom we read in the
Bible, not recumbent and defiant, but with bowed
heads end tails between their legs, becomes their
position recognize tnat this should be the but
keenness and cunning to make the most of our short
comlngs. If we love Justice for the sab of justice
and prefer liberty for its sweet sake then indeed
y % o With the @ Of purity TO repu
tor US, and though stand with helmet and breast
plate with shield and buckler and with. spear in
liberty established, of citizenship granted to hun
dIeds and thousa' ds of the South If we falter
on the plain abstract question of right, have
opened a, Vulnerable point, the Achilles heel
Said the great King of the French to his son, my
son, you must seem TO love your people and the
asked, How shall seem to love them ?' "You
love them" was the answer. Now we must seem TO
black white be deceived, and II are not
guided by justice andbery this majestic organization
will drop Off piece by piece TO destruction II is true,
however and every man and woman knows it, that
gle moment OF time TO doubt its purpose that
stant II commences TO die from heart aud roots Our
history the history OF our fathers who to loved
liberty yet sustained slavery. who prayed that jus-
tice might be established In the time come yet Sc
cured the oppression OF the and who said the
men who come after us Will secure It, They added
State after State. and In our day we have added
State 10 State and Territory to Territory supported
our power, and secured our strength, as it seems,
while behind us followed with awful ana pace,
Time, the avenger. All we want to-day is to have
There is but way for right to go, and that is
straight ahead, whatever may stand In way.
(Applause)