The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-04-07

baboon. Go through the war with its story O
herosm, christian charity, selfdenial and pa
triotism, and ask the question:, Is the black &
man? oh, what chasm divides those day.
from theseI Then slavery was a power; now
it is known only in history. Then under the
dome OF the capital of the country an auction
block was raised where men, women and chill
dren were sold; and when the father stretch. d
out his hands and prayed that his wife and
children might not be torn from him the old
tagged waved, oh, how silently and coldly, over
h,m: But now there is not man, woman OF
cntid, Dlack or white, however poor, that ap
peaIs 70 our nag for protection, but the whole
power OF the country is given in his behalf
inen heavy cloud hung over our country
now 1t is broad glorious sunlight.
"A lew years ago two ships came across the
ocean; one freigbted with cotton seed and ne.
gro hoes; the other bringing the Bible and the
school-house. The first planted slavery and
the sentiments that eliminated in the rebel.
lion; and it was the civilization of the Bible
and the school-house that but down the rebel.
lion. Following the example of those who
came over in the Mayfower you must educate
1ne colored man to citizenship. This is oul
duty: we must give them the Bible and
spellng-book.
Inc speaker here related the familiar legend
y! 81. christopher, the Christ-hearer, and con-
sioueo: Now when we stepped out into the re-
6eilion we thought we were bearing only a
CHILD, but as we progressed the burden grew
heavier and heavier, aud We were likely to
sink, but the glorious Emancipation PROCLAIM
alton of Abraham Lincoln showed us that we
were not bearing slavery but freedom, and the
nation received Christian strength. We must
remember now and forever that we are bearing
liberty and equal rights.
Elbridge G. Talbot then addressed the meet
ing. He referred to the remarks of the last
speaker and to show that niger was man
and not a baboon; he narrated the exploits OF
the venerable Jack Groves in the war of 1872
He thought all necessary to make the black
man the social equal of the of the white, was
education and wealth; and he thought he
would acquire both if he had fair opportuni-
ty. He did not ask white people to invite
them to thoir homes, but merely to give them
fair chance in the community.
The following preamble resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas the Secretary of State has pro.
claimed the ratification of the 18th Constitu-
tiOnal Amendment, securing to all classes cit
izenship and Equal Political Privileges, we re-
ioice in it as the true vindication of that noble
truthful sentiment of the Declaration of lnde-
pendence, all men are born free and equal.
Resotred, That we pledge ourselves to sustain the
Cons tuition as newly amended.
Resotved, That the 18th constitutional amendment
completes the greatest civil change and constitutes
the most important that is recorded in the
nas Of American History.
RESOLVED, That the unanimity with which the 18th
amendment has been received is q true yindication
Of the progress OF the American people in questi ms
OF Liberty and Justice and that hail this change
IN puhlic sentiment, as being calculated to render
TINS government the most powerful, liberal and tree