The national Republican., 1867-05-31

An effort was being made by the Administra-
tion to anuul the act for the reoonstruotlon Of
the rebel States Tho Adminiltration was seek
ing to annul the law through Mr.. Staubery, who
says that u man takes the oath the registers
are bound 10 register him. though he be rebel |
This was very strange, since Mr. stanbery wrote
the Presidents last veto message.
Con. Farnsworth, Of Illinois, arose, was intro. |
duced, and said he had no idea until he arose Of
the immensity Of this audience. He had ad-
dressed acres before, but not such packed acres
as those. It should be recolleetsd that Just gov
ernments derive their powers from the governed.
On Monday next they should be at the polls
aud do their duty nobly. lie could congratulate
them that they had succeeded 20 far 90 we'll. ~
they acted q noble part on Monday, Thousands
would hail them with JOY. Thirty millions OF
people were watching them with great degree
Of anxiety. Go TO the polls sober, as gentlemen,
and determined TO do no ungentlemanly act.
Out West they made . practice TO vote for tho
ticket as nominated-the whole ticket IA voice:
''That's so."l Disband the Republican party
to-day, and you would soon have rebellion and
bloodshed In another form. On Monday next
they should be sure to got the right tickets, and
not lose them, but to bc sure and vote them, and
Washington would be redeemed, reclaimed and
dlssnthralled! These people said you were not
at to be trusted with the privileges OF the white
man. Give thom the lie in this on Monday next.
Every oopperhead paper, all over the country,
would glory to hear Of riot in this city on
Monday next. But ho made no hesitation In
saying that the eolored people were the most or.
derly people.
Cen. vioksrs, Of New Jersey, said he came
here from State that was once said TO DO out Of
the Union. In that State they failed TO giyo the
colored man the ballot. In next August they
intended to do so. The release Of JsG. Davis
was an insult to half million Of oolored and
white dead soldiers. After sinking $3, 900, 900,
and killing largo numbers Of men, he was allowed
to 20 free. Ittraitors never will bo hung because
Of legal technicalities they should put q clause
in the Constitution providing that there be no
legal teohnicalities In cases Of treason, Tho
down South, and related several incidents on the
| field. He then touched on Gen. Stanbery, and
spoke Of him as an anti-deluvian lawyer, who
decided that rebels could all vote; that they had
all been pardoned and received back. The col
ored mon should not allow men Of this stripe to
fool them.
They should put their tickets In their pockets
and keep them there until Monday and then
vote them, and on Tuesday morning they would
not sec q copperhead on the street. He hoped
they would ali be drowned In tho Potomac.
John B. Givens (colored) was next called on
and said he thanked God that he could look upon
and talk TO such gentlemen as those present, ir.
respective Of color. All the palaces Of the North
and South, all the wealth Of tho Government, all
their smart men were made by the blood and
labor Of the black people, and the statement Of
Mr.. Tom Lloyd was not true-that they had
supported the negroes for thirty.six years past.
They should let the copperhead party 60. they
would break their own necks II let alone. lie
was willing to tell them that they had crossed
the gulf Of slavery and were tho shores Of lib.
erty. He would say all honor to tho white and
black soldiers.
He believed he was an Irishman turned wrong
side out, He believed they were all Irishmsn
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been yictimiIed, however, by the other party.
The Irish would 60 into the church with them.
They would come out from the confessional and
exclaim, Lets kill the id nagur." On Mon.
day next they should forget there was q restau.
rant or tavern, and vote In q peaeeable manner,
and they would win.
J. NJ. Langston, (eolored,) Of Ohio, said he
was here to congratulate the black men as
American citizens and electors They wero not
so fortunate In his State. He was glad TO sec
the eolored men invited into oil partiesi but they
could not go into the Democratic party, as It was
pledged, drst to slavery, and next to destroy the
Union. No negro and no intelligent American
could recognize such party. lie wanted to speak
to them not as q negro, but as an American cit.
iren. They should stand on the Declaration Of
Independence, for all oolors and all parties and
all castes were born free and equal. The Union
first gave the negro to himself, then gave him the
ballot and then gave him his country, which he
| They now hnd two great parties here. Whore
were they anterior to the war; There was not
one colored man who could then say that he was
possessed Of political and religious liberty In itl
fullest sense. He believed he had stated the
case clearly and fairly, and he did not believe
, any colorod man could 20 into the Democratic
party and feel that they were in healthy politi
cal organization. They should stick TO tho Re.
publican party, as that party had stuck by them
He denied that the Bible sanctioned slavery, and
said that any man who said otherwise was liai
and the truth was not In him. 1t was their duty
to vote their whole ticket. Thirty million mer
and women looked up to them. In New York
, Pennsylvania, In Kansas and other States the
privilege Of the ballot-box depended on their bo
, havior here on Monday next. He would hay,
no rest until the word white was stricken out oi
the charter Of the city Of Washington. He woulC
give no rest to Charles Sumner, Ben. Wade
Schenck, and others, until that obnoxious wor,
not be content To vote but should prepare to al
. official positions, even to tho Presidency. Al
Andrew johnson longed for the White Hous
3 when q boy, so did he not aspire to smal
!. Offices. He wanted to get In the White House,
r II he was o negro.
a John r. Eivans, candidate for Alderman frou
the Third ward, said, while II was not in hi
province to impugn the motives Of any Of th
Q city officers, he would say they should elect tn
men they had nominated. Mr.. K. went on and
A gave picture OF the present sonoOl iuhu, hn'
h gave his views as to the best mode Of remedyinl
that defect. Mr.. L. thanked the audience TO
listening to him, and then retired.
Q Major VIM. s. Morse and others addressed th
. meeting and they then adjourned.
al AT THE WEST END.
A meeting was organized ut the west end o.
= the City Hall, and transpareucies and banneri
were placed In position for the speakers to rally
!. around. Tho impromptu organization was effsote'
Z by tho selection Of Colonel Bramhall, Of the Sec
i ond ward, to preside; and that gentleman, In
! few words, expressed his opinions upou tho sub
jects which were agtating the people of the Dis
trict at tho present time. Mr.. Bramhall intro
a duced John r. Cook, oolored, who spoke Of III
D vast concourse before him as favorable argury
Mr.. Cook was, though brief eloquent In his re
= marks, aud he concluded by introducing Mr.
d F. A. Boswell, the Republican candidate 70
y register.
Mr.. Boswell spoke of its being the interest 0
% every man to participate in the coming election
. The Republican party, however, was tho part
y which was carrying the banner Of freedom befor
J. them. The Democratic party were opposed to
10 progressive agei and northern capitalists woul
not live here. He, the speaker, was satisae
d that they would have majority.
= Gen. Pierce, Of California, was introduced an
ID made q very effective speech being followed b.