The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-15

lowed bug fy Cheers suf i.ugb,s,y Ma Was FIR
~ ufeas Britain to pay the uttermost farthng
~ ING injury tnat had been aiiicted upon American
commerce by the concurrence OF England and the Gu
couiagomeHt she gave to the prvasss that che
seas auring the war his great objection Johnson's
plan Of reconstruction that would leave treason
trumpnant for the time 70 come, iy made treason
'oys,,v ss,, disS rose at premium and
sns heroism Of the black mas was reward
ed-placing him under Ralph semnss, = brisand
who bad lighted the great bonfire tho ocean or COM
mercs and laid the accumualions of long years
OF industry. That was the way the black man was re-
warded There were some things that man could do.
and that noby He sntreaed them to by the plan
OF The reconsructon OF Congress-. Congress was true
and would extend 10 all freedom and equality Their
Syracuse friends were pledged 70 stand BY the plan Of
Congress- and they would do Il In New York. Hear
hear) II was said that Congress wanted 4 Niger
: red mans government, but . governments Of
justice; one Of equal laws for every man: i.
was urged snas the repuolicss party desired lest
maintain thss; nor even would . respectable oeiored
man do So for hs modesty would prevent him. II was
oopperheads and they knsw the injustice Of the
ton II Was alleged that before the the republican
could not sss the nixgsr away from he master. D,d
worked WE'LL made Trenches washed. and many other
ways assisted the soldsrs besides lighting heroicaly
bodies lying together Petersburg he pledged himself
never 10 cease his efforts until justice done 70 thai
degraded race Il was nov that justice should BE- done
" those who stood Dy the Union In the hour Of need
me speaker In conclusion, said General GrantI
ympathiss are In the right direction He did noe mean
70 permit acopperhsad 70 get into the War Department
TO defsa. the plans Of Congress- cnssr The country
nonofs him Tor the noble stand he took In the great
emergency before Is Let the President continue 70 call
upon ha Ave secretaries TO that 10 right the
people Wit conclude that he wrong that General
Grant was right and the people will elect him their
great banner leader In the oampaign- tChesrsl The
humanity Of the world 10 on SIDE Chrtian cvlisA
ton II favor OF Congress. who the Of
justice and equity. and NOT that Of negro hats and
caiumny. On these principles we shall triumph God
70 on the side Of the people. and with His aid victory
must perch upon our banner lApplause.l
REMARKS OF Mr. viTHAN
Mr. FIrHrAN then came forward and briefly addressed
tho audience. he would them that II they lost
the election Of 1858 they would peril though they might
not lose ALL The farmer who cuts his gram has per.
haps accomplished the major part OF the results Of his
husbandry but his crops not safe until gathered Ia
the grsnsrIes and made against coming storm.
Last fall, By reason that some OF the republic army
slept q their posss their enemies mad broken through
their lines and had taken some Of their fortressss.
Emboldened BY that temporary they always
did they shook hands With the rebels Of the South
the graves OF three hundred thousand gallant mon.
After further observations Mr. Fithian concluded
BY calling on the meeting to stand stanch and true
The principles OF the republican party and MAINTAIN and
support the plans Of Congress- loud chesrsJl
The meeting then separated