The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-04-13
Speeches of Gen. Grant, Vice. President
w Colfax and Col. Jno. W.oForney.o3
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w Colfax and Col. Jno. W. Forney.o3
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tom Chronicle of the 2nd fnsetncl noIF
| About o o'clock last .eyeniDg a.largehum-
ber of the Republican citizens of the First
Ward repaired to the. Executive, Mansion,
accompanied by a band of music, and, ten
dered q serenaie to President Grant, cx-
pressive. of theirIgratitude forIliis proclama-
ton announcing the ratification, of the IF
teenth amendment ..,,- =, no. o...i
| In response to repeated cheers, the Presi-
dent appeared on the portico, when he was
addressedqon behalfofthe citizens by
|lisiaI sill ,coLsssJoHN WI FoRNEY le ei'e
Mr.. PRESIDENT: On the part Of the Re-
i publicans of the District of Columbia / am
here tonight to return to you, in their name
| the expression Of their profound gratitude
for the second proclamation which seals the
great work of theiwar, in the overthrow Of
which You were the chief instrument The
| first proclamation of your illpstrious prede-
cessor. which declared the, downfall of
slavery, was eSehtial to that great moral
victory which Succeeded the triumph Of
,ssmss tNss sPresaacnt, ftsrie impossible to
speak the feelings Of the race liberated, first,
| by Mr.. Lincoln, and secondly, enfranchised
| by yourself, On this Interesting occasion.
Those of us who have enjoyed the rights of
citiHnship for,so long time can not ex-
press the emotions which swell their hearts
this evening; and you. sir, may>well con-
ceive how they appreciate the great work
which has been SO splendidly e0nsumma ed
by tyourself--thc words ,lof counsel, the
words of cheer, the words Of encouragement
you have bestowed upon them-and, there
fore, on this inclemcnt night, they have
come to tender their heartfelt thanks for
again proving yourself their -liberator and
their friend. Applause. se- ,Bu9
,e3 SPEECH OF PRESIDENT GRANT. 4
SIR: can assure those present that there
| has been no event since the close of the wal
in which have felt so deep an interest as
that of the ratifcationof the fifteenth amend
ment to the Constitution by three.fourths
/ of the States of the Union. have felt thf
| greatest anxiety ever since have been il
this house 10 know that that was to be Sc
| cured. 1t looked to me as the realization
of the Declaration Independence
| [Cheers I cannot SAY pear, SO much on
this subject as would like to, not being &C.
customed to public speaking, but 1 thank
you very much for you presence this eve
ming. [Applaus.el Id .., f.F.s -nru id; -
| Three cheers were then given for the Vice
President, - -'' ''.'''
2" s' HON SCHUYLER coLFAx,
who said: '"' 10 '"' ''" , 80 INV
90 FELLOW CITIZENS my heart rejoices with
yours in that proclamation which declare.
to the people Of this Republic and to thu
people of the world the ratification of thu
fifteenth amendment to the Constitution.
is, indeed, a fortunate coincidence that th,
same voice that proclaimed the downfall o.
the rebellion and the salvation intact of thi
imperiled Union proclaimed afterward, a!
the Chief Magistrate of the land which by
his valor and that of his fellow soldiers wa.
saved from disruption, that, as this country
has made all free, the same country has de
termined that every one should have in hi:
hands the ballot to protect that country
Opposed, as it has been, in its progress to
this final elimination, it will live in all his.
tory as the Magma Charta Of the Republic
of the United States Applause. ,er 7.i,s