New-York tribune., 1870-04-27
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDNENT
LARGE MEETING IL THE SEVENTH ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT.

LARGE MEETING IL TIE SEVENTH ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT.
The work of uniting white and cOlored voters
for the coming political campaign is vigorously and sue
cesfuy prosecuted in all parts Of the city Last even
ing the rooms No @ sixthave where the With Assembly
District Republicans hold their meetings. were crowded
20 their utmost capacity with white and coored citizens
In response a call from the Chairman the Hon. Fred
A. Conkling The principal object Of the meeting was 10
ed Decches bch we're delivered and which caused
the meeting to be prolonged until late hour NJ.
Ntsp m COL Conkling opened the meeting, and, after
some preliminary remarks said: The ratification of the
XVIII Amendment is an event in which every Amcrl-
can OF African lineage has direct ana IashS concern.
The man of color in the Empire state no less than MS
brother in Mississippi, by this sublime act OF Justice
feels himself redeemed, rcgenerated and dsenthraled
by the spirit of universal enancpation. Hitherto the
American citizen has exercised the elective raehSe ae
the peasure-l had almost sald subject 10 th9 capIGe
OF the several States But 1t viii hardly be denied hat
uation of the ballot ought to belong to the General Gov
ernment. Not long before his death, Iladdeus stevens
proposed 10 enfranchise every negro III me nation Ny h
act of Congress- and, undoubtedly II Congress may IN
wade the domain Of state soveregy SO 1ar as 10 cacta
law the protection Of the GIRL rights OF the cltzen
securing his political rights also. In ,itie' order'
ersGen. Grant among the numher-deemed IL better to
embody the idea in the form OF constitutional amend
menf ior il is hardly 10 be supposed that the Demo
will call in question the c0nsttntohaLiy OF tie
il has made The rights of black secure forever
And now my friends, that the ballot Of which one OF
''1' '''"' "Ii, ,.vearon frmsr set,
saw now that the ballot has been placed in your hands
the .h duty deyolyes upon you 10 determine IN what
arailt the Republican party, 1rom its organization
down to this hour, has been party which arf0sag 10
itsrjf tc rcvcred name of Democracy, has allied Itself
with me slave power of the South and systematically
tramued upon those rights which are dear t3 trecmen
and hateful 10 tyrants only. The history Of the several
amendments, 10 which reference has been made, Is 80
wen jnovu that shall dwell upon it; rendering you
44pIT WI
freedom ana ven you the right of franchise, wiz
simply asl VIII you, in the hour of action, consult your
Al the conclusion of this speech Mr.. Turpn rose, and
amid repeated loud cheers, said: ,,,, xorne. T bo-
AIR, CHAIRMAS, FELLOwCiTIZESs, AND VOTERS: 1 ne
lieve that in saying what intend 10 say expires, 0hy
the opinion Of the entire colored population When
looking back ten and remembering that III
lsGO | would not have dared to step on THIS platform
tears of o %g e. ns pSs Garrison john BTo% TbaG
deus Stevens Charles SUMNER and Old Uncle Abraham
thanks in word, To those true Republicans VINO man
fully have pressed forward and proclaimed their prncl-
pies and fought for them the colored man. To-Day mas
negro Is 80 black that his brain is added but What he
knows his friends, and Will stand by them 20, the
he will stand by his X publican ffiends. During the
late Rebellion, when the Idea OF enlsting eOioro.i
soldiers was first proposed. 1t was almost
thought he afraid OF bayOnc;s and bullets DO the
not cOlored soldier batted braNely Tor Tire uniohf
Wen, Mr.. Chairman, as We have proved that We know
how TO bullets we Will show you that we know how
10 use the ballot. loud applause In 1863 our enemies,
the Democratic were many and strong IN Their cfles
against u.s. to-day they tOadying for our votes.
Tnnk not that the negro is stupid. He may be Ignorant
and uneducated, but for every ounce ofedcaOn which
he lacks ne has two OF nature, ana ihdt W.T. or
instinct If yOu like, lac will for his friends l. III the
name Of the coOrcd voters Of the country assure you
that and all they will stand by the Republican party
Amid loud applause the speaker gave place Ia the Rev
George W. Bnilcr pastor Of Zons Church, who snbsil-
TALLY repeated the emphatic language Of Mr. TuTpn,
and declared that he for would wish 10 be dead De
fore any coored would vote against the Republican
Marty Although he knew that 10 heavy amount Of
money used to bribe the colOred vote the Dem
Ocratic party had money enough to make any COL
lorcd man vote against his own freedom. He concluded
by saving that all the negroes wanted work and the
means tO become educated. several speakers l3iOMs,,
the revercud gentleman and the hall fairly shook with
the rounds OF applause. ..,
Toward the end the Chairman announced that the
registry would open prior to election Friday and
Saturday next, until pm.