New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-23
NETWORK.
OPENING THE CAMPAIGN AT ALBANY-LARGl
AND ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING SPEECH o.
GEN. SIGEL.

OPENING THE CAMPAIGN AT ALBANY-LARGE
AND ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING - SPEECH OF
GEN. sIGEL.
The Republicans of Albany held a large and
enthusiastic meeting at Twedde Hail. Thursday even
ng last at which much of the spirit and earnestness OF
tho Lincoln campaign exhibited. The glorious
Results Of the recent elections in Pennsylvania Ohio and
Iowa aroused determination on the part OF the vast
audience present that New-York should 90 and do like
wise Mr. Charles f. Smith presided, and after brief
and fOrcble speech introduced amid tumultuous cheer
Sng Gen. Frauz slgel our gallant standardbearer.
Gen Sge said he did not come before the people Of
Albany as candidate but he 10 discuss the great
questions which agitate our country. First and
cceptance Of tie Fifteenth Amendment The Democrats
are lighting In this State; but do they not know that
They are fighting already accomplished. They say
s. takes the rights Of the States Now they know
this for the amendment explicitly declares that
the right 10 vote shall not be taken away-that laws
sura no State shall make laws depryins any
Of the right 10 vote by OF color or nativity
Tns is the position American citizens have adopted.
You might as well exclude from the Suffrage on
account Of religion II man might be denied the right
OF voting because he was black the speaker might be de-
MED the same right because he German The laws
must be made without distinction OF color race, or
lgon II one platform contained only this plank II has
deserved well OF humanity This is all Ireland asks OF
proud England 10 be placed on political equality with
tine old world. Hungary was never satisfied until she
mad reached certain degree OF equality with Austria
In this country there existed kind OF feudasm This
1eudss created the SOutheTn arstoeracy, which ruled
f6u0a arlstOCracy broken
up In 1860 and revolution took place in ideas II not in
fern The Southern ogarchs found impossible regain
EOwer In the land peaceaby therefore they had
70 but the contest decided In favor OF the idea
shat was utterly Inconsistent with the spirit Of liberty
continent not for any natonality-Irtsh, German
French, English, Chinesebut for the great
the alliance Of all the elements Of intelligence. vr
Gue, and humanity. When you find a man-no matter
what he sprang from, what land gave him birth
who says he will fOrsake the old flag, and the nst
Suions OF the land Of the free that man Is Your friend
Pm IN Wl he from
was born on this continent This the true Democratic
THE true American ciIizen win not bear the
Shara Il OF Yankee or RtenChm11an, or
the power OF the American the energy Of the French
Che activity Of the Cet and the steadness OF the Teuton
The party that adopts these ideas whether Republican
personihed by the party Of progress in the Freed
negro. lie was poor and friendess Neither the States
nor the people would help him. The Government came
10 the aid OF the dOwDrOdden race and created the
3reedman's Bureau. What Is more necessary 10 de-
these the ignorant blacks How does II happen that
the reports 5000 schools, 10000 teachers 100000
eehOsrs II does not cost the Government w.
fSrsbn aSd H s9Spge9 "' modes Of Industry and
additional resources s2oOOo0oO would ask the labor
does how can he ask lie Government to help him obtain
his rights The speaker briefly referred to the hnan-
that honesty is the best policy" There be no
SneT means Of paying our debts but simply to pgg meI
can msloty straight way to accomplish the object
Hlndlcated by Pendleton the great Rejected; but re
puDeans DO not favor such short cut lie alluded 70
The election frauds last He did expect the
democrats would support respect laws the subject
The Republican platform contains plank which
the ground, and that Is 70 enforce the principle
contained IN Senator FolgeIs bill Of the last session.
1e ssw no other means TO prevent frauds than TO
enforce the laws Tdly, and this the Republican party
determined 10 do. The Constitution he remarked,
ought 70 be adopted. 1t would be utter stupidity We
Old not adopt It, after sacrificing much time and
money 10 perectngiL lie thought another reason why
should be adopted was that y eguallzes the suffrage
and abrOgates the property qualification He saw no
for discrimination between the white man and the
blaek man Ia this respect We should not e1eeRt the
black man merely because he is and black what
applied 70 cass ought, n justice, 70 pc apphed 70
the other An should be- equal before the law The
Judiciary article g certainly more PraeueaL ~ o9es
away with the oldfORysm OF the old Constitution lie
would not dwell upon this but simply adduced ~ af
smother argument There point he would aluoe
TO- however lest he should be considered coward hho
tbq the Excise law lie challenged any one 70 say
thatbe ~, or ever incorporate. In lSo4 Wheh ht
beld position IN New York. he was mempeF OF tiS
German Oynnastic Societies In that CITY no person
Above In those Boceuesn he was druDkaid; ht
Gould be instantly expelled. Germans nave Ieputauon
fOr 10bIIsty. AID their ulAenco II n tho IshI
e d9 lQi IQnseer the 0aeatQp VI Rl"Rs