The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-05
SPECIAL NOTICES.
~" OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE
EQUAL RIGHTS LEAGUE, No. 7l6 LOMBARD


PHILADELPHIA, July 81, 1852
The PENNSYLVANIA STATE EQUAL RIGHTS
LEAGUE again issues its call to the Leagues of this
State and to the citizens who yet dsanchsed earn
esty urging them to attend the Annual Meeting of the
League, which will convene in Hudekoper's Hall, MEAD.
VILE. on TUESDAY August Il, 1862 10 o'clock A. NJ
The many startling events which have transpired since
our last meeting make the approaching which will
the fifth annual session OF the League of more Importance
than any have held The Great Republican Party
is triumphant; the Great Military Chief of the Age is
President of the Nation; the Constitution of the United
States is amended and its ratification by the requisite
number of States so nearly completed that may claim
it as an accomplished fact and black voters and
fill offices of trust, honor, and emolument
AT the coming meeting of the League the most vital
si must be met and fully discussed grayest sub
jects must be presented subjects involving present
peace political and social condition well security
for the future Our destiny by the will of God appeara 10
be indssoluby bound to that of our native country
With it we will rise-with it may fall The unfolding
of the broad platform of equal political rights with equal
political privileges to all the responsibilities and
duties of the citizen which tyrants have long denied MS
and to-day we constituted part OF the great governing
power OF the republic
Not in days past does the League now summon you
not aid the fleeing fugitive nor to shield him from t
CORY grip of the inhuman kdnapper the official clutch
of the debased United States mercenary Neither is if m
petition Congress for rights denied grievances to be re-
dressed and property to be protected or freedom
and life to be secured Morris to ask the Legislature of
Pennsylvania to pass bill to in the right of un
molested travel in railroad throughout this onmon
wealth right which denied by reason of our color
and which, throug the nstrumentality of a committee
of the League enjoy in defiance of the prejudice
OF the dominant classes, and in defiance of others still
unmany who, being prompted by envy and
magny lent their frutless efforts at the eopar1v
of this great right to embarass the League in its en-
deavors this just act OF legislation 1t is to the
call of Men, Brothers. and american Ciisens that you are
summoned You are called this living imDortapt
crisis which unparalleled events, the rendng twain of
the cord of CASTE, the overturning of oppression and
the Judgment of God have forced upon the nation.
Won call a and nI,,1oIu
adopt feasible practical pan by which may mass
the Of people to uphold and sustain the
Republican party and those noble men, representatives
that courage and herosm which have saved the nation
men who i'm Congress of the United States and in the
State Legislatures unnchingy met the question raised
by the lifelong enemies OF our race and OF the country
to the right of the colOred men throughout the North to
vote and to exercise all other rights enjoyed by virtue
citizenship.
Come from your workshops, from your fields of labor
from the factory, the house, and farm Come from
your homes and families. For this occasion let minis
leave pulps, working their ayocatOns
and our professional men their duties.
Let thoughtful, active vgilant men come together
and completely organize and combine that not
shall be lost that they be polled to crush the
enemies of law and order-of Union and Liberty.
To the great principles which animate the Republican
Tarty stand pledged by every tie OF honor and
tude
To God, Liberty and our Country, over the broken
chains and crushed manaces that bound the limbs of
mil ions, we have written our deathles adherence.
WILLIAM NESBTT President,
WILLIAM ID, FoRTEN, Corresponding Secy.
Delegates and others who expect to attend the meeting
requested forward their names to the Secretary
without delay needful arrangements may be made
for their accommodation.
Return passes have been secured ON the Cumberland
Valley, Pennsylvania Central, and Philadelphia and Erie
Railroads. and excursion tickets will be issued by the Phi
ladephia and Reading Railroad through to Wamsport
Due notice will be given Of other railroad arrange
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