Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-04-22

Mr.. Waite read an acrostic on q The Pro
clamation OF Manhood Suffrage written by
Charles Hardenberg, one of the enfranchised,
and Henry Ward Beecher was then intro
duced by Mr.. Downing and received with tu-
multsous applause Mr.. Beecher's speech
was stirring and eloquent one, closing as
/ follows:
may say to our brethren now standing side
by side with us in political privilege, This Is
not a vain show it is real, cordial. heartfelt
And, though have not been appointed to repre-
sent my white brethren, 1 believe that | do.
(Applause } | believe may say that fairly re-
present every right-thinking msn and every kind
hearted man in Brooklyn. (Applsuse). ! be-
leve, too, that the more intelligent men OF the
Democratic party. while they think it unmeet as
partisans to congratulate US, are as private men
glad that this thing has happened. lApplausc-)
And, therefore, think l may, with your con-
sent, and with the consent Of the citizens OF
Brooklyn, tender to Mr.. Reyels the most cor
dial greetings tonight. And he is not the less
welcome because be is Reves, and not his pre-
decessor, in the United States Senate. lie In
gers on The classic banks Of the Mississippi who
formerly presided in Richmond. He rests from
h lahors and his works do follow him (Laugh-
teri He soWe1-aud behold what We reap
That great Revolution sprang from the hand OF
Almighty God, and to that same hand we COM
nit this precious liberty, now made symmetrc
and complete the nation over. And may our e1-
ample be suspicious to all struggling Islands and
continents, until round and round the globe
there shall be one heart, one liberty, and one
universal brotherhood IN man (Great applause
And now, Sir, tender to you the right hand
Of fellowship. Here Revels and Beecher stood
up together, hsnd in hand, and the audience
went wild with enthusiasm.) Fellow citizens,
| introduce to you an American citizen, Sena-
tor Of the United States Of Am rica, Mr.. Reyels.
(Tremen lous spplause)
The occasion closed with d very good
speech by Senator Revel-, Of which the fol
lowing was the concluding paragraph
some Of the Democrats are PREDICTING ina, the
c5l9rel people will finally leave the Republican
party and vote snd act with ,hem. o, what
folly Do they who make this prediction be-
heye it, The colorei people know tlat the Re
publican party freed them. protected them,
assisted and encouraged them. sld that they
have done an these things for them, against and
despite Of Democratic opposition from beginning
To end. and they will never desert their Repue-
iclu tried and true friends 90 cooperate with
their ingrainei democratic enemies. (AP-
plause)
In the Dominion Parliament, one day last
week, Mr. Mckenzie undertook to make the
United States Government in some sort re
sp1nsible for the Fenian seares which throw
our northern neighbors into semi-occasi]ual
commissions. He asked
What would be thought Of Us 10y the people Of
the United States II We permitted forces TO be
organized, regularly drilled and otiicerel by
periodical assembling Of legislatures, and pc
rclical drilling Of troops, and ~ seep armed
seutres At the doors Of the said legislatures and
Of heir armoriesg We were reyiel aud up
braided by the people and press Of the United
States because some Of their citizeus made an
attack upon "a portion Of their territory from
this country, bat We took steps 10 prevent the
recurrence Of such al act again. Yet, here was
an organization ostensibly and ayOWeiiy for the
very purpose Of making this country aud our PEG
gle subject to constant alarms. because Of tie
want Of effort on the psrt Of the United States
government to suppress this organization.
Mr.. Mckenzie further expressed ;hc hope
and trust that the Dominion govern uent
would make such representations to .he In
perial authorities as would inioce ,hrm To
take some steps to prevent such periodical ae-
currences: and added that .' if these rumo1s
were to be brought up periodically from tho
inability of the government of the United
States to control part Of their population,
Great Britain must take some steps TO enforce .
the observance of international law
Ii does not seem to have occurred to Mr.
Mckenzie that Great Britain might fna il
self embarrassed in undertaking to call this
country to account for certain alleged VIZ l-
ions Of international law. which. even il
hey were such as he describes, would fall
Ear short Of those Of which Great Britain
vas guilty. when English Arhmas were
DESTROYING American commerce and Canada
va, the base of rcbe! raids
Tie United States government acted be-
Ore, when the Fenians proceeded % any
ser, act with rromrtness and effect 1t
,iI 30 So again, we doub; not, whenever,
ever, the operations of the Fenians pass
be bounds winch would involve this c5uu-
-v in breach Of the laws of nations.
Boz our Canadian friends must remember
BAT their own active sympathy witt our
shells ha- not vet wholly passed ont of mind.
ri that it furnishes no very strong ncen-
We to action on the part Of our government
such cases. Yet the government, We doubt
os, intends to do it full ard simple att' hy
.e Dominion. If anything should deter it.
would be threats of &c enforcing .ntcrna-
1nal law, on the part Of Urea; Britain.