The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-11
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Trying Ia Define the Fifteenth Amendme mt
The Rights Which the CoIored Man Has, But
Gannos Induce People TO Respect.

Trying Ia Define the Fifteenth Amendment
The Rights Which the Coiored Man Has, But
Gannos Induce People 70 Respect.
There was ned last evening. al the Cooper Insti.
fUte, o meeting Of the Reform League ut which the
feeling of caste in so far it is the prejudice
against the coored race, was discussed. This dis
casson the result OF the refusal OF the New
York noiel keepers 10 entertain the Hon. q. r.
Rnby State Senator Of Texas because OF his color.
Some resolutions asserting feeling the part OF
the meeting Of rejoicing in the abolition Of chattel
slavery and the equal citizenship OF colo red men
guaranteed by the fifteenth amendment
contradictory causes Of rejoicing; deploring the
sconilnued existence III the spirit Of caste which
still frequently excludes coored people from hotels
the saloons and stsierooms of steamboas, sleeping
cars, workshops places OF alnusements, equal edu-
cational advantages and from due social recogni-
ton,'' and calling npon senators ana representa-
Senator Summers proposed bin supplementary TO
che Civil Rights bin, or an equivalent measure y
were read by Mr. Aaron M. Powell, President OF the
League.
Previous TO reading the resolutions Mr.. Powell
made @ speech decryng the Caste feeling and de-
nunclatory OF the democratic party, OF which be
said, In almost the words OF The afetward read reso
tut0ns, that by It's present actions II preserves q
wicked consistency with It's former championship Of
slavery and proves itself wholly undeserving the
surrages OF colored voters and OF all good ana truly
be member Of the democratic party be inca
pable OF being CHRISTIAN
Letters from Wendell Philips, Frederick Douglas
who declared rs ms for not now visiting New
York was the refusal OF the hotel keepers 10 enter
tain him. and be characterized these hotel keepers
NJ more piggish than pgs-John T. Sargent
George 7. Downing, tine oysterman,' and others
were read.
Mr.. Powell then introduced State Senator RUBY,
of Texas, who remarked that "caste,' according 20
his definition, snobbshness, and be could
count for IL only the des OF each OF having an
inherent feeling OF superiority to our neighbor; that
iIis feeling was fostered and directed toward the
colored more particularly by the Institution VI
slavery This feeling OF superiority TO the coi0red
people IN inbibed by the foreigners although
coming to this country to escape oppression and to
and freedom and they become its most prominent
exponents. He spoke OF the need OF Legislative
acion to protect the coored people from the insult
and injustice they still suffer- ana after declaring
That In less than the twenty years that pre-
rlcted by Senator Douglas there would be colored
ArIatocracy whose monetary weight would more
THAN anything else dissolve the cast feeling, the
Senator sat down.
After this gentleman the Rev. Mr.. r. Butler a
0elucoss clerical coored gentleman, detailed his
experience OF the strength OF the caste feeling and
advised, Ms the only method Of Its extinction, the
lighting Of II ut every appearance This gentleman
Also vindcaJed the character OF the New York re.
porter from the sneeriDg charges Of the Southern
official, who, although Of anything but light color.
aAerted himself 10 be able to trace his ancestry &c
70 AngloSaxon source.