The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-11
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T e cul REQ c z ~ of f oyd coun
~, celebr ed toe ra,ih a ion of the
F,I.eenth Ameudmyu at New AL
ba y, 10 grauu SUI AID "it or a 81
tbus,osm, on thursday last. The day
was ushered in with the firing OF a sa
lur, Of forty guns. TIL pr, cession at
10 o'clock. was large aud respectable,
a delegation from Louisville taking
part in it. During the day speeches
were made by Mr.. Malone, (colored),
Gen. Thomas NJ. Brown, Col. Tom. J.
Jackson and others. The speech of
Gen. Brown, was unusually eloquent
even for that distinguished speaker,
and was frequently interrupted by low
cheers and other manifestations of
enthusiastic approval During the
day, the following preambles aud res
olutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, Through the providence
of Almighty God, the Clains that
bound the colored man down to a life
of degradation and unrequited toll
/ nave UGCu bOEu 4 II his 1lmUS. anu
WHEREAS, The Fifteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States has been ratified by the requI-
site number of States, and promul
gated by the Secretary Of the United
States, the same has become valid, to
all intents and purposes, as part of the
Constitution of the United States,
giving to the colored people of the
country all the political rights and
privileges In common with other citi.
zens, including the right to vote and
hold office; therefore be it
Resotued, That the colored people
of Floyd county take immediate steps
to form a close political organization
having in view the preservation ofouI
rights and liberties, and the acquisi.
ton of political information in order
to secure these ends,
ResoLUed, That while many of us
have been denied early opportunities
of education, and cannot, therefore
obtain speedy information as to the
past history of political parties, we
nevertheless know that it was the
great Republican party that worked
our emancipation, and secured to Us
our political rights.
ResolUed, That we know that the
Democratic party has always been our
enemy; was at all times willing tC
hold power at the expense of our lib
erty; that its courts declared a slave
a mere chattle, not a man, and that !
sympatized with, aided and abetteC
the shareholders rebellion, whose OBJ
ject was to build up an Empire found
ed upon slavery as its chief corne
stone.
! ResolUed. That We will ever regar,
6 the colored man who votes with tina
party as a traitor and renegade to hi
race, and will put the mark of Cali
upon him.
|, Res0lUed, That we will revere unit
life's latest hour the memory of til
late lamented Lincoln. as the savio.
of our race, and regard Presiden
| Grant as the Joshua, who under hir
fought the battles of our deliverance
and the Republican party of the ma
ton as God'sinstrumentality in bring
ing to Judgment the Pharoah VIII
would not let our people go.
: ResolUed, That we, the colored cit
zen of New Albany and Floyd Coun
tv, tender our thanks to Senator {
Z. Morton, and owe him a debt o
gratitude for the bold and mani
, manner in which he has urged til
rights of the colored people of th,
United States.
Resolued, That we will ever CRATE
fully remember the Republican mem
t bers Of the present Congress, ant
President Grant, as those who. in tn,
P~rovidence food, broke the last linl
In the chain Of our enslavement.
Resolved. That we return GU
{ thanks to the gentlemen who to-day
have addressed us, and we will eve
f remember their frank and generou
manner in responding to our call I
address US, and we also return on
thanks to the New Albany CONNER
$ cial for its kind and generous cours
towards us, and to all others interest
ed in our future improvement.
J The whole affair passed off in tn
|. most orderly manner, and was credit
! able to the newly made voters. as We
as to the citizens of New Albany, VII
encouraged them in this public eS
preston of thankfulness for the grea
! privilege conferred upon the colore
man.