The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-06
B9gH OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE
EQUAL RIGHTS LEAGUE, No 716 LOMBARD
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PHILADELPHIA, July g, 1852
The PENNSYLVANIA STATE EQUAL RIGHTS
LEAGUE again issues its call to the Leagues of this
State and to the citizens who disranchised
esty urging them to attend the Annual Meeting of the
League, which will in Hudekoper's Hall, MEAD.
VILE on TT UESDAS August II, 1862 at 10 o'clock 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, importance
than 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
IL accomplished tact and black and
nil offices Of trust, honor, and emolument
At the coming meeting of the League the most vital
issues must be met and fully discussed the sub
jects must be presented subjects involving present
peace political and social condition we'll security
for the future Our destiny by the will Of God appears to
be indssoluby bound to that of our native country.
With it we will risewith it 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
ana to-day We constituted part OF the great governing
power of the republic
Not in days past does the League summon you
not TO aid the fleeing fugitive, shield him from the
goy grip OF the inhuman kduapper the official clutch
OF the debased United States mercena. Neither it
petition Congress for rights denied grievances be
dressed and property to be protected freedom
and life to be secured Morris to ask the Legislature
Pennsylvania pass bill to the right
molested travel in railroad throughout this
wealth; right which denied by of color
of the League, enjoy in defiance OF the prejudice
OF the dominant classes and in defiance of Others still
unmanly who being prompted by envy and
magnty, lent their fruitess efforts the jeopardy
of this great right TO embarass the League in its
deayors to this just act Of legislation II is to the
call of Men, Brothers, and 1Iaerc1, Cisens that
summoned You called to meet this living important
crisis, which unparalleled events the rendng twain of
the cord of casten the Oyerurnng of oppression and
the Judgment of God have forced upon the nation.
You called to calmly consider and resolutey
a. aI,I,.
the vote of people to uphold and sustain the
Republican party and those noble representatives
that and herosm which have saved the nation
who in the Congress of the United States aud the
State Legislatures uninchingy met the question raised
by the lifelong enemies of aud Of the country
to the right of the coorcd throughout the North
vote and to exercise all other rights enjoyed by virtue Of
citizenship.
Come from your workshops, from your fields of labor
from the factory, the schoolhouse and farm. Come from
your homes and families For this occasion minis
leave their pulps, working their avOcatiens
and our professional men their duties.
Let thoughtful active, vgilan men together
and completely organize and combine that
shall be lost Tut that they may be poed TO crush the
enemies of law and order-of UniOH and Liberty.
To the great principles which animate the Republican
party stand pledged by tie OF honor and graft
tude
To God Liberty and our Country. over the broken
chains and crushed manaces that bound the limbs ot
millions, we have written deathless adherence.
by order OF the Executive Board.
WILLIAM NESBIT, President.
WILLIAM ID. FORTEN, Corresponding Sec'y.
Delegates and others who expect TO attend the meeting
requested to forward their nares To the Secretary
without delay that needful arrangements may be made
tor their accommodation.
Return passes have been secured the Cumberland
Valley Penn usylvania Central and Philadelphia and Erie
Railroads. and excursion tickets will be issued by the Phi
ladephia and Reading Railroad through TO Wiamsport
Due notice will be given of other railroad arrange
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