New-York tribune., 1870-04-08
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
CONGRATULATORY MEETING-UNlON
LEAGUE CLUB.

OH friends liberty at the final adoption OF tne f'eenth
Amendment Jackson s. Schultz presided, with j. Lang
don ward as Secretary. There were on the platform
,I,ra,e Greeley, Nm. Cullen Bryant, Henry WILSON,
c,rps W Field Aaron NJ. Powell and Geo Cabot Ward.
NJ schultz President Of the Club opened the proceed
,pgs as follows;
Tbs s special meeting called that we may congratu
,ocach other upon the passage Of the Fifteenth Amend
ut "A The Constitution. You all know what that im
Is We have with us tonight friends who will express
- vcras our sympathy and our jubation on this ocoa
.ao We have met with some dsappontments. but not
1n,.,a,ne we hope shall be able to entertain you
,sh,rt time upon this very interesting occasion.
JSr & Won viii listen TO some letters we have received
tHs" ,,;ends who could not be presnt
'' ,,rrTR FROM wM. LLOYD GARRISON.
lasen'S Che .s ny health especially Of nv lungs
gel .iiT s ny PV SSS Of Ees 6esor the adoption
OF se event consumm,OD of that great moral struggle
.sd upoa absolute Justice and supported IN an unsomproPsg
@ % %olspssdeat s SsySoldiSg empire which
Of Cur republic That struggle virtually ended when
s Rebel gun tred Fort SOme aud tro longer became
sS duty and The preservation fihe Union
oe then national necessities have forced us horever teuc
.rt dus to The adoption Of one measure s, ans 1no'ns5 n m
e PrsG m sSd upon the hsS plane Of universal liberty and
sy tue law far as eOnpsIona distinctions are con
TO . extent least, may r,d Declaration Of In
M regard laws and Institutions claim superiority Of con
oa eg Other kingdom or country M c@1Sde1 m & @ p,pI Su
ng Of ubOn for all the achievements that have been
g. s possible to portray the difference have
& our s" ia S5o e ss 1s' fSs sS3S Ss land the
s o is es It counted IL: oGSaSa d.S $ T1OS S H 5R ,Sd
ste rs iron sP %' IN ifgg so The eSiss rSye Emsn
son nthiOnd It's stead not oondman remains 10 be de-
% Dot yoke be broken the chsitel man and the man
, I American citizen with the ballot in his hand; the COnsta
The 5e states 9 9s9 IS ,Ta E n, G5 .n so
f compelled regard manhood and not The color OF TIE
en- . % MI to Be- upeIsmpe peace and prosperity for
tere justice psA administered and liberty the Inheritance Of
rbousb dsptsed political association deem simple ju.ic.
sr legislative sasm secure tbs goou; triumph has been done
ADD that President deserving Of high praise for the
support bs 10 the claims Of long oppressed but no" redeemed
''Ggs ,:,, 'S5i SSn 3'GiaR'' is7a LLOYD '-N"''S
TELEGRAM FROM GERRTT SMITH.
Union I>1y, oVug my sbeaee mistake 10 o;vego
ID qui th. moment Of e Invitation With which honor
Heaven bless your happy occasion 'ERKir SMITH
The Presdent-Mr Bryant has kindly provided some
resolutions which he Will now read.
RESOLUTIONS on TIE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT
race e1srhers nat the Feeutb Amendment
sa % vote & IL no @ be % el.d or snred on of
t G orgr Republic by solemn Of the nation
Rr That this great measure recognizing the brotherhood nd
prce free ReP0bhe into conformity with our profession and
Ssfirs v6g truth operative throughout Institutions,
d That the stoPOn Of this amendment to our Constitution at
@ should convince the world at the late aerOgOS Of slavery
something more than measure Of hostility the states which
R That this act Of he patton we rejoice to see he end ola
of OF
o h eh the world has ever kaOwn now happily ended
President Schultz-You will now hear Mr. Greeley upon
these resolutions and the sentiments they contain
tCAecrs.l
MR.. GRKELEY's SPEECH.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN; profound thinker
remarked quarter of century that the American
Revolution was still in progress. think may
congratulate ourselves that at last 1t has been ended
iehcer' We began a century ago active, positive revO-
luton with the conflict in the streets of Boston. currently
termed the Boston Massacre. We ended IL n century
later when the President OF the United States
proclaimed this Fifteenth Amendment part Of the fund
ameDta law Of the land. II is very seldom that great
contest Ike this Is so completely fought out TO IT'S end
Nen apt grow cold and weary in the struggle and
O. end with compromise which leaves the original evils
but half overthrOwn, the good originally contemplated
but half secured In this think may confidently
that our victory is complete.
stage Of this struggle nine years ago, because they
could not comprehend us. and could not realize as we
scemed TO do that we were struggling Tor great prnc
Je 1t not without plausbility that the British
pre. and on the other for independence myself saw
Tnvate letter from him Who is now the British Prime
set 1' on with R' them why not let them ieavei'
e resisted we condemned or we scoided but TO liberal
politicians looking calmly from Europe. the contest
Iremember when our army started from Washington
the Bull Run campaign that Mr.. William H. Russell
sling was in tins question: "what will you do with your
Poland after you have conquered T. the answer that
Poles" lCheers.l But we had never said that we
Struggle on our side for liberty the side Of the
seu,a that the principle Of human rights and human
1ow. that the first gun in the struggle was fired at
In that may be so. but 1t seems TO me
1,at was hardly a shOted gun. 1t seems TO me that
SS Proclamation Of Emancipation, in September,
lucant something. Then every Republican, every
arend Of human Freedom in the old world
understood that moment that II we succeeded new
chapter in the cOuntry's history was opened up, a
brighter page than had previously been presented on tins
STOOD by the amendment that II the Union triumphed
slavery would die from that moment our cause became
Iteration From that moment men who sympathized
@ the struggling ta eps ane 19 D b
Cd contest that began with the first effort OF oppressed
human beings TO vindicate their God given rights
Men said then when Mr.. Iincolns proclamation sp-
yearcd You have divided tn North, and united the
south and for a time camor was fierce and hundreds
81 meu-not farseelng men-thought we had made a
usake. ana imperiled the cause. But the cause was
90 be realized that II could not be overthrown. Even
ten, when We had declared for emancipation when we
Tens Of thousands OF good men who said Wel that must
e the END You must stop there The negro must not be
of popular prejudice Who invites him to his house to
Lis tablet In what place he made Tree ana welcome,
o6 s95 s s2%ai with other m'n 1t won't DO you are gong
There was hesitation, there was honest difference.
there was sincere and manly doubt But said
Yes; but this work must be completed II that man 10
man whom accuse arraigD, indic try convict, SEN
thing say what the laws shall be, what shall be
their penalties and what shall be the OF ndi
Vdual rights under them" IL felt that,
logically This was not to be ressted but prejudice does
not boast Of its Logic Men said will get white
Ieu 70 consent to share their privileges with negroes
"ell some will not consent: will resist Some who
were with us have turned back and left u.s. among whom
lha eminent apostae, the late accidental President OF
the unlted states. Laughter What theni Advancing
4aits hye parties, and parties that have good in
!AeT are constantly sloughlng of old material Laugh
Il lHey prove themselves To be live parties, by the
ICt tHdt ueao hesh Tails away from them They would
lot lose members who are no longer in spirit with them
u they were mol advancing and advancing and ad yanc
2 VINO could nave seen two years ago even that 30