The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-09

BayH OFFICE OF Pennsylvania STATE
EQUAL RIGHTS LEAGUE. No. ZIG LOMBARD
Street

Street
PHILADELPHIA. July 81. 1852
The PENNSYLVANIA STATE EQUAL RIGHTS
LEAGUE again issues its call to the Leagues of this
state and TO the citizens are yet dsra earn
esty urging them TO attend the Annual Meeting of the
League, which will convene in Huidekopers Hail. MEAD.
WILLIE on TUESDAY, August H. 1869, 10 O'Clock A. NJ
The many startling events which have transpired since
our last meeting make the approaching which will be
the fifth annual session of the League of importance
than any we 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 nearly completed that may claim
1t as an accomplished fact; and black and
fill offices Of trust, honor and omolument
At the coming meeting of the League, the most vital
issues must be met and fully discussed the gravest sub
ects must be presented, subjects involving
peace, political and social condition well security
for the future Our destiny by the will of God to
be ndissolubly bound to that of our native country.
With it we will rise-with IL may fall The unfolding
OF the broad platform of equal political rights With equal
political privileges opens to all the responsibilities and
duties of the citizen which tyants have long denied
and to-day constituted part OF the great governing
power of the republic
Not in days past does the League now summon YOU
not to aid the fleeing fugitive, TO shield him from the
CORY grip of the inhuman kdnapper the official clutch
of the debased United States mercenary Neither to
petition Congress for rights denied grievances to be re-
dressed and property be protected or freedom
and life to be secured Morris it to ask the Legislature
Pennsylvania to pass bill to the right
molested travel in railroad throughout this Common
wealth right which denied by reason of our color
and which, through the nstrumentality of 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 personal
magny lent their fruitless efforts the jeopardy
of this great right to embarass the League it's
deavors to this just act of legislation. the
call of Mn, brothers, and american Oiizeps that you
summoned You called to meet this living important
crisis which unparalleled events the rendng in twain o.
the cord of caste' the overturnng of OPPRESSION and
the Judgment of God have forced upon the nation.
You called upon to calmly consider and resoluely
adopt feasible practical pan by which may
the vote of people to uphold and sustain intact the
Republican party and those noble men, representatives
that and herosm which have saved the nation
who the Congress of the United States and the
State Legislatures unfnchingy met the question raised
by the lifelong enemies of and of the country,
right of the colored throughout the North
and exercise all other rights enjoyed by virtue of
citizenship.
Come from your workshops, from your fields of labor
from the factory the schoohouse and farm Come from
your homes and families. For this occasion let minis.
leave their pulpts, working their avocatons
and professional men their duties.
Let thoughtful, active vgilant together
and so completely organize and combine that
shall be lost Lut that they may be poled to crush the
| enemies OF law and order-of Union and Liberty.
To the great principles which mate the Republican
party stand pledged by tie Of honor aud graft
tude.
To God, Iiber.y and Country over the broken
chains and crushed mauaces that bound the limbs of
millions we have written deathess adherence
BY order of the Executive Board
WILLIAM NFSBIT President
WILLIAM ID, FoRTEN, Corresponding Secy.
Delegates others who expect to attend the eeting