The New York herald., 1870-04-12
THE FIFTEENTH AMEySlENT.
last Nights Revs'.s at the Brooklyn
Alchemy Of Music.
Speeches, Flowers and General Jubilee -
Addresses by Senator Revels, Henry
Ward Beecher H. Highland
Garnett and Others.

Following IN the "waken OF the r1cnds, relatives
md supporters OF the Anti-slave,y Society who
held watcn and ward over that dead bodyn for the
otherwise OF Brooklyn held a " ana demonstration
10 ratify the fifteenth amendment last evening at the
Academy OF Music OF the City of Churches. The spa
cous building was overcrov ded with an audience
independent OF "caste" and was decorated with ma
stenal bunung suflcient to make carpet for Broad
way from Union square 10 the Battery. Light and
-.shade'' commnged IN the most beautiful contrast
when The gas was thrown on, and the countenances
0ithe
ARIsTocRACY or ETHIOPIA
shone '.under the gaslight" with glory and bril-
lancy which none but the c0untenances OF freedmen
could depict In all the gushing rigor OF 'de day OF
Jabe0."
OF brassy band shot enthusiasm into the hearts OF
the audience for good three quarters of hour
before .'the feast OF reasonn and the rhetoric IN
spredby the occasion commenced, ana the prelimk
nary exhibitions both before and pehand the
scenes worked in perfect harmony ana accord
up to the moment when 'there were sounds
OF reyelry Dy night.n On the rear Of the stage
was numerous array OF sable boys and girls,
the former III nice clean frocks and the latter In
hablliments suitable to their cOmpleXOns-all giving
promise OF q glorious future for the rising genera
ton and evidently schooied to keep pace with the
''prOgress OF the age"
BEECHEK IS CALL FOR FLOWERS
had horticultural response. Flora gayly decked the
platform with DO uquets OF roses, lilies vOlets and
Reranlums and noral stands OF hotbouse plants,
giving to the spea Ters the cOored children the
porters. including Mrs. Shepherd, OF the .Tt,' VINO
represented the ''slxreenth amendment" village
look OF festive appearance.
THE BALL OPENED
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, accompanied by the
lion OF the evening. Senator Reves entered on the
stage about eight O'CLOCK, and passed through an
enflade VI colOred men TO u prominent seat, amid
bOisterOus cheering. The exercises opened with an
appropriate prayer by the Rev. Mr. Gould, after
which
Mr. AMOS NJ. FREEMAN colored) announced HIM
sell the duy constituted president OF the meeting
and made Il lew remarks
My Country, IT'S OF Thee,i was then sung By the
''rising generation" IN tne rear OF the stage afore
mentioned. This was followed 10y applause and
the uand struck up lively AIR, wncl, having dled
away on the echoes Of the night
1.-THE PROCLAMATIONH
was read which gives freedom, power and glory 10
the colored race IN America.
Resolutions were then read by Ransom +. Walt
eX pressive OF the spirit OF the meeting and stating
that tie cooled race accepted the amendment the
constitution with praise TO COD ana gratitude the
ADtl-Slavery Society and the Union League; that
they wished Tor further laws to carry out the
hteenth amendment; that they asked Tor no special
lcgslatIon their lavor. but tnat their rights III
reference to the ballot should be maintained and
that IL was the rgnt OF every qualified citizen not
only TO vote but be voted for tApplause, mingled
win hlsses
Schuyler ColfaX wrote letter which was then
read; also one from Reuben Il. Fenton, Ex-Governor
from Wenuell Phillips, all vowing eternal allegiance
to the carrying out OF the amendment to It's final
issue.
SPEECH BY REV. W. 4. DIXON.
Rev. W. 4. DIXON, III announcing the words at the
outset of his speech, Fellow citizens Of the United
States" said tnat he now knew no difference be-
tween black and white, for although familiar title
enough TO many IN the audience 1t was unfamiliar TO
the cOlOred people. Now there was no difference IN
cIuZenshlD (Cheers.) Pointing to one of the rags
over The balcony ne said that that nag was never be-
fore what 1t was tonight. Previously the white
had all the stars and the
BLACK MAN ALI. THE STRIPES.
The colored people did not hate anybody they
him was that the lrishmen, who come over here
from an enslaved country, should ION the demo-
under tne democratic heel to-day. After lew re-,
marks IN the same direction had been spoken with
great fersor he proposed slight deviation from she
programme and asked the congregation to rise and
sing, praise God from whom all blessings
now," to the tune of "Oid Hundred" The
vast audience responded heartily with an
an undertone accompaniment by the brass
band that helped the bue old psalm tune greatly.
The audience was IN the humor for anything IN the
shape OF enthusiasm, and the speaker said that
they had praised GOD he now proposed three cheers
for the republican party, which were promptly
coins memory,
NINE CHEERS TO PRESIDENT GRANT
nlllips, anti the people got quite hoarse
The band then played Balies
WHEN OTHER LIPS"
which had no personal reference. we presume 10
the other lips OF the fair saDes IN the auditorium
MISS MAURITiuS LYONS,
n Young lady in cream-cOored satin evening dress.
with the usual fashionable tram alid short skirt OF
purple silk. with the white national spangled star
EtteriDg thereon, delivered an insprltlng poem on
Liberty with enthu -astc effect, ANA III style OF
elocution that ladies OF a iarer complexion would
do wen 10 Initiate.
REV. HENRY HILAND GARNETT
said that the audience before HIM beautiful be-
cause there was variety there daughter and
before their eyes. who coud have Ioreseen ihe
meeting OF that night, that seven years after that
this people, so strong IN their prendices would han
WITH acclamatlon the RATIFICATION OF the fifteenth
amendment that places the colored population
level with the IRISH and tie German. III refer
ence TO selling OF the votes ana possible bribery
among the coored people, he SAID tnat ne mad no
doabt there would be some spurious negroes who
would sell tnelr votes. But Al they did they would
only follow the example Of those who ought to have
taught them better. The great aemocrabic party
poted against the ratification, and New orG too,
tried TO
UPSET THE CArsKiLL MOUNTAINS
and some OF then democratic TRENDS who loved
Inc coored people so .enderly. Now # there was "A
black man unuer the sun VINO would vote Tor The
oemocrauc party-weli he would not hurt niIn, but
they wonid Quietly read hlm out of respectable
black society. The democrats must not be offended,
but the principles vi democracy were rotten 10 The
core. tCheers.)
REV. HENRY WARD BEEoHER
who, on introducing senator Reves, said that at
last we saw complete ana a irUit-bearlng tree of
liberty in tins land Nearly one hundred years ago
the Declaration of Independence declared the
equality OF all men. yet almost immediately upon
tins annun0atOn OF this truth came on the blight
OIL slavery. III tne Wnole OF MS cnllunOOu anu MS
second childhood were left out all the rest OF his lie
had been spent in TINS great work 10 right his
country; to make her worthy not ONLY OF love, but
Venerated Tor her justice. The colored people,
they were told were not 1it lOr the duties that
would be imposed npon them. They had shown
that they were for on the Plantation they were
~ dOcile as lambs, but In The army they were
brave as lions. NO people nad been more thirsty
Tor education than the cOloreu people had been; and
no people had well prepared themselves Tor their
duties. He SAID That as a representative OF the
white people, for though not delegated 10 be that
representative sill lie believed he might assume Ii
tloud cheersj-hc gladly welcomed fellow citiIen
Of another race--SenatOr Revels. tCheeIS.)
BEECiIER AND REyELS HAND IN HAND.
Mr.. Beecber then took the hand of Mr.. Revels and
As they both on the platform the audience caeered
and shouted; and the waving Of the white handker-
chiefs over 50 many BLACK heads ana faces was a
striking contrast. Mr. leecber, when silence was
Obtained, then introduced Senator Eeyels formally
md cordially to the meeting.
SPEECH or SENATOR REvEIsS.
Senator REvELs saId hls heart melted with graft.
tnde 10 the great Father of for His manifest
munincence. lAppause.l IL was better to be sinned
against than SHINING IL was known To all how
natently the southern slaves endured their bondage
fie who had every opportunity TO sound tue depth |
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