New-York tribune., 1870-04-12

this thing has happened lAppause And therefore,
of the citizens OF brooklyn, tender 10 Mr. Reves the
most cordial greetings tonight And he is not the less
because he Is Reyes al not his predecessor in
the United States senate He fingers ON the classic
banks OF m e yd Ts Thc and ~ m IN follow
him. lLaushterl He sowed-and behold what we reap
That great revolution sprang from the hand of Almighty
God, and TO that same hand we commit this precious
liberty, now made symmetric and complete the nation
And may example be auspciOus to all strug-
Cling islands and continents until round and round the
globe there shall be heart one liberty, and one uni
And now SIR tender to You the rgt hand Of fellow
ship Here Revels and Beecher stood up together hand
Felowcitizens Introduce TO you an American citizen,
senator OF the United States of America Mr. Reyels.
Tremendous applause.l
SPEECH OF SENATOR nEvE1s.
FRIENDS AND FELLOW CITIZENS: IL is known TO yOu all
who hear me, how patiently the Southern slaves
bore their bondage patiently that many thought they
had desire to he free but this mistake. J. who
had every opportunity during my ministerings among
them to sound the depths OF their hearts know how
earnestly they yearned for freedom but they prayed
and waited strong in the conviction that He who orders
ali things right would in the funess Of me effect their
deiverance In such manner as 10 His wisdom should seem
meet. Their faith unwaverng, and when the time
came for its eXerton the keenness OF their perception
admirable, and their conduct such to merit the
highest praise. Isolated they were from the
of information Of that world by reason Of their inability
to read piled constantly with the most fghtfu stories
yet had the discrimination TO know and appreciate their
true friends As many Northern man can testify when
fleeing from Southern prison, the sight OF black face
was hope and JOY; his sole reliance under God for
cape from dreadful DEATH When take into consid-
Grafton the numerous instances in which the Union
soldier had no choice between death from alton and
exposure on the one hand and implicitly trusting the
first darkviSaged stranger he might meet with, ON the
other hand, and the certainty OF much reward 10 the
save for the betrayal and the greater certainty Of terri
ne punishment II discovered assisting the fugitive to-
gether with the fact that such betrayal dd take place
think you must allow, my friends. that history has few
parallels, on 80 gigantic scale Of such combined
courage and fidelity as was displayed hy the negro
throughout tie whole course Of the war. applause.
There was them surprising beauty in lack face, for
therein was heheid rescue, safety, friendship; lap
pausel Where can there be pIoGdcr record through
out the whole course of tine warl Not single instance
not a solitary case wherein the black man woman be
Iayed Trust. Ana dOuDly iaitmu, Wule suecorng the
distressed invader they at the same tmo gave service
support and protection to TIE feminine and juvenile
family Of their absent task master htle more fTee of
tongue and pert OF speech they have been but that
was all the revenge they sought or took for their mani
Soon after the commencement Of the war the question
was mooted, shall We employ black troopsf The
replies various. They will not fight" said one /;
1.-THE sight OF their masters VIII ntmidate them they
viii throw down their arms and flee." Said another:
They barharians and savages anyhow their psalm
singing and conversion TO Christianity is all pretense.
Once let them imbTne their hands in blood and their
savage instincts will be aroused and scenes such as will
make humanity shudder and bring blight upon our
will be the consequence" Under circum-
stances said Others, 1t would be improper and degrad
our white brethren, misguided though they be-" And
vet again others said, How shall remit the blacks 10
Slavery when the war is over we make soldiers of
them nowl" And the various replies resolved them
selves into one comprehensive NO.. ana Fremont was
ordered TO dsband his black troops But Man proposes,
Who does not remember the complaints the loud
Proclamation of the Of Trustworthy Information, Of
false intelligence Of the audacity and success OF Con-
federate spies OF officers en- IN command OF t1e Ohioh
army suspected Of completely with the enemyl Who does
not remember the feeling OF utter despair which at that
time crept the nation Families got ready 70 flee
the national capital and in many places in the North as
serOn loudly made that the Of the Confed
crate arms was f0regone conclusion British Minister
in the British House Of Commons declared nation
born - and arrogant foreign Intervention was imminent
But the Proclamation OF Emancipation went forth in
it majesty, with power and blessing, ana all was
scouts guided along the bypath, rocks across nv
through brush and brer partang Of the tolls and
ing Negro friends concealed their tracks, warned them
Of Rebel spies and ypathzer succOred their SICK and
wounded. And soon victory, which seemed to have bd
last farewell returned once more and perehed upon
our banners, never again TO quit them And Grant onr
Grant-Our beloved Grant enabled 10 ''Ught ~ 0W
this line II IL tIAeS all Summer" But II did not The
there sherman achieved his grand march to the sea,
and the backbone Of the Rebellion brokeni 1t col
The final result Of our triumph the cap-stone OF the
temple Of Liberty, the crown!ng gioIy oI tne eats
Amendment, Which we now celebrate This sacred
Amendment now welded ID ana OeCole art anu G
feshwhch strikes down the last hope Of the rebellion
which abolshes far statutes can abolish the last
civil and political distinction between diferen classes OF
our citizens uniting the entire nation into one harmonious
This Amendment which firmly places the ballot IN the
hands Of the male adult members OF race numbering
from four 10 five millions, had become political neces-
Isyced I1y Cd iba bayonet in the same Ioyai hands
Tie Democratic party predicted that colored men
would not fight; but Southern soldiers and Governors
have told us better. They Acknowledged that Drawer
men were never met on a battlefield than they found
the "smOked Yankees, as they called the cooTsu
soldiers, to be- Rebel Governor OF Louisiana Sild
We know from painful experience that NJ grOes VIII
fight" The bravery Of colored soldiers being every
where admitted, this prediction has failed And so ther
prediction to the uprising OF the people against Ie
Republican party Will fall The work IN when the ne
publican party Is engaged is the WORK OF IhIlstian
henevOlence mercy humanity, the Work Of God, ana II
some of the Democrats predicting that the coOred
people will finally leave the Republican party ana vote
and act with them. O, what folly! DO they VINO make
TINS prediction believe t The coored people know that
the Republican party freed them, protected theIn,
assisted aud encouraged them; ana that the nave uoe
All these things for them, against and despite OF Demo
opposition from beginning 10 END, ana they VIII
never desert their Republican tried ana true flehds 10
cooperate with their ingralned Democratic eAehts zap
fthe close OF Senator Revels's address Stewart l.
WOodfOrd made stirring little speech ana the audehce
sang Praise God from whom al blessings noW, and
The exercises passed of pleasantly and harmonously,
thanks TO the following gentlemen; General on
mittee-The Rev. A. n. Freeman, Chairman NJ; T.
n Dixon g. DraytOn, =. W. Downing, ID. X. Harrington,
c. A Dorsey, W II. Hampton Dr + > Dorsey, A. DOslei
Committee Of ArIangements-A. n freeluan l. UOuu'
g. DraytOn, W. 7. Dixon, j. W. DOWNING
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT IN PRINCETON.
PRINCETON, n. D., April 5.-The Fifteenth
Amendment works goriOusly here in Jersey. In our
town Of Princeton have been hopeessy under cor
rumpt Democratic domination for years twice durlng
the by the great effort OF lew earnest pdIo. he
ReDubicans elected their ticket by majority OF tno
yotes Yesterday our borough election. we nom
mated best citizens, and our colored fiehds co
10 the rescue we are delivered rom ihe union oi
by majority OF one hundred and thirty one votes All
GOOD men are iubiiant! PRINCETON
THE PERILS OF TRAVEL.