, 1870-01-03
We'll did the n.gro vindlcAte his manhood, and
nobiJ did h. rzht for hls ffeedon,
stNow,s Tho blxe4 soldiers cried,
Though death snd he'll boudo,
Let tte who'll betfoQ 20
Nwe 1t to b
In lind

deep MGnfe. J.. te'eg hoann
etate+uan is he nar1nleo the psogress OF autl.
slavery from Its feehle beginnings 70 ita no uaar.
he waa content to have Inscribed oser his humble
grave that =" Hero les one Who bad stIlEen to
IN e!oIate the coudtliion Of the poor, the lowly,
plauIe1 Wnen the cheers which followed bls
lie CIe.t 10 call Inc rou, the most iutepss anxiety
whether the requisite number Of votes could be OBJ
t1lned. AZ the roll WAS called, and every nenoer
s 81 ht 9s
sonetin e., wnen Democrat voted "age."a an
t1repretsioje cheer would go up, and thus II vent
we're 1ls ayes and onlt 10 noes, taen the dome OF
the Capitol shook With thunders al cheetH aad
Shouts. Hats were thrown into the air, haudker-
cnspged. But before the nrat Of these cneers nad
died AWAY, the Ioar Of nr.il.ery from Capitol uil
ans ainye1i tApplsuse 11ssteniog to the Whse ouse
wc iourd Nj. Lincoln Already rejoicing over tho
passage OF the amendment which contaminated
hn own great work-the Enauc patton Pfoelana-
ton.
In the evening vast crowd Of enthusiastic and
rejolcirR r1terd5 Ieraired, with music, to the
on 1 sae ps.tage f of de resouuon. He addreaaed
the crowd and said, "Tne Occasion |. one for
oo5gratulauon 10 tae country and 70 the whole
STATE, had alreaoy rati1ed the amendment. Other
States RAPIDLY follos Cd. AID ere l3og 4 was Of
1cfauy ptoclalued l14t, Dy t1e C0dat&tpuon OF Loo
throushout ihe republic! Tsus tho work Of The
g1eat eEanciraior VAS complete.
want TO tell ron. You know that he was petaon
anger. Tenonal abuss md indlgnlt; did not DIS
10 Indignation. When during the war and aiier
bia proclamation SONG one soggested 10 hl,a that
be might secure peace and Union by abaudonlng
the freedmen, be exclaimed. with eyes blazing
WITH anger: ''Shopld do Ibis should deserve 70
be damned IN tine and IN eternity"
Tna great and good Al d1ed mAttye y yonr
%as the result Of the vlndtctiVa snd battarous
feelllgs growing out OF hts overthrow Of slavery.
And Jet, with InaRI antnitY and elevation almost
surefnupku LII his ]ate&t uEteFanees he WIS de-
ctsr1Dg his policy f4Rith Enaiire towArdB none,
with charity lor Ill, WITH nruuess II the right AZ
God gives rs 10 see the right, let us ntsh tue WORE
We are ou.' AND while be WAS thus binding up the
national wounds the assassin stEuck him down:
The colorsd men are noH al freo-equat ID
tsas tSe Fesnta 4meudnens Taere are re- good sooa med
ctaily a. it exlals ia the Southern States. viii
They fear @ fhai tne m Ignorance and inc.paeity r.
aultin9 from slavery. vii render tie ba1io. uessfe
in their hsnoe. T1es isr, their fea1s have not
| izens and 1otels, have bensged well
Your future, my trtends, Is In Tour o.n hands
that has given you liberty and The oallo, AZ Eou
!, shan dltebuee the dutes ., your poat1op. You
will econ posscsa ~ race, aevessi handred
thousand yoterB. The influence OF these Totes for
reht, purity. ard economy aga1ntt v'ce and cor.
I Iuptlon y oud he great conservative power. !
can only say to you that without virtue A=d intel
! juetce, neither while men por black men can
lorp uaiptaln eelf goyeEpmeut, but tue man 10
ph0m 5ou are EoEa szdeb'ed for your freedom
than all others. eaId. W that lal;h u human na-
ored ner} a III nelp IL rome trJing time 10 come,
TO keep the lewel OF liberty in tne family Of tree
dom" In thu faith we viii look hopefully to The
future.
The band pl, ed " Dixie, I" after which
| ~ wEL1E BROWN,
| OF Boston, WAS Introduced to the audience, lie
eaid ne congratulated them on the fact that they
| were enjoying liberty enough from the lnc!enent
Storm 10 be here th!s evening. The title OF his re-
w0na b.. BE- ~ Trapn o. At
4 mt1lon tloleA In the South snd four hundred
thousaod coiored men It The North. In the re-
nosnns to iose. Such VI vas III tae POP popalas fesliug lug
asairst him that he had TO estaollah hinIelf as a
! Ean. An oaeE ~ tbs black nan to eld u putting
| down the rebellion WAs nlek With 4 tcfn8At, Auu
wa Hsr." 1s Ths se4etsry s d stsse. forgetting That
st IL as seese nsax asa Ct 1
cnRer 70 do something toward saV1ng the Union,
but The idea ~ troNned doxa b The Cooper.
black IN named sjlm'' Volunteered to 20 lie
"a ts,gEnsd nsxs aay sassss.iSl .se.
iAppian,e saa !anghtrr:i Liter 4 biac1 msn
men ] 70 S"is T Blaa, % : new te 1oods % Were Il fuu ot
reoelL That nan w. ordered back through the
nnea to sl,;sry a19 ,t General n,fssa somnana
nselnE N erety direction, blaek mao down the
| Ktgef was ferylng the Union survivors acrosA IN
sg s. a aaas dE hs
nan y ho had been sent back Through the lipea.
The crew Of 8 se.tel wn captured y = rebel
.sey VAN apoa ae 10
night This black man sles the rebel capta'n and
4 ate, liberated the capt!se crew, and, IN fe"
boz With William Tllnan IS Captain. Black STOCK
went up Still higher. lApplsnse,l Reference
was sito made 70 csp'a!n Robert smal.
aarlanter out OUT Of Charleston to Join she
Union neet. These things canned people @ bo'
na ne baei an ase
which theI had to thank Abraham Lincoln as the
direct agent, ont the negroes themselves a. the
E were foi SeIsy tne VIE aofd ose
70 natter what his nation or hls cline. Tht
Flfty.teurth Massachusetts, Regiment ot coloted
wagner, and siicsed intense natIed because Tue,
vote Hhite menI clo:hes. Connecticut reSi
ment which had been surprised and surrounded OF
the ngzs 10 get over tue prejudice. they got ove'
1t 10 nneh as 10 actually hug their deliS erers
s6oW t6e capsc!.; si Of us 1 5ast maa maj to eeude
efdcient aid IL putting do1u the rebellion and 10 70
atonug the Cnlon Herele11sd 10 M article to Bos
half man, ard be nesrd tae satue tdea 1eiterates
Amendrnent. ne hsd known a black mau VIII
asas Hs 1eea 81 eass as1 msa % woo ass o
! breakfast tnree ponnds Of steal, tNo cnickens
pound ana h1 q sar1sg e5 bca aed 81
est [Loud and prolonged laughteEj lie ba'
tearsd that General Grant would not be au tna
81 @ bat Ise Ss ns seeSn
wtre little bud IN kentucky, bat then kentuck
folks Here the meanest IN creation, He had
and he va RIsi .ney we're ali white becaule tue
, were 80 precious mea6. lLAugatef noa App!ause
lie reJoiceu that ilberJ vas surely Ionne ~ eIer
man nngs 7aS ue ronid c,ftne eoe 3l WaS
,, be Sufficient 70 tnaure hin respect =, "a
, protection T. any por1ton Of tae World Biz BIZ
{ ior The elevation Of the colored people Tn
white race cwed It in repafatlon for the ln!urss
Z heaped upo1 the negro m me pasF- DON'T tro0
Q UPON hinck maB y hen tFying to come up. br
lend him belpipg hand; beip to raise htn outt
+ Of the deGraaation Where 3o1 yoafsen. s.ls az
'apof @ Sxu moverent 1nen ihs blae1 men m 1t he E,
had lnapguraIed for the purpose OF securing
r equal chance WITH white mechanics and artisan
go1P ensren 10 - ua
snaII net ! good education" Let them labor
bring themselves up, u.e inesr political Hghts af
|
!. this, and public opinion would lean more az
, TT The osches,1a 'nen played "Red, White ar
= BON. s. LAYTON,
:, Of Lonlstats, made abort addFess. Ae SAG q
y eIeDles of freedom were fond Of saying that
d!scut sing Thu question no new Arguments or u
= = ores, no new line Of tacttcs, we're adoptep- Tl
was te aty n1ys \, .ae u o
% eeiens ~ :erSee M ~ ssndsied y ne s!ssks 70
!. te17es Of fearful Disasters to our arms, h1
= brought public opinion 70 It, that the Enanc!p
y ron Proclamation could be l8suod or accepte
le This would be ore OF the most memorable days
n thc history OF the world, beeause ot the results
y TIC coiored race- il Honld be their miss'on
le,nIo io AI,es .ad tsss ta.t ps2pls God sPe
= AM upon the earth.
or G4sage 5o1ne .3o eo,Gasa n q ,n o. eqe f saafe
ae ! he said II Hss the d1iy Of The coofed people
r. aid IN celebrating this aunversarF. It was Ell
se geal. q oppftshon nsa nsy 1eaaeea s Sen
+ :, The intellectual cond,aou Of oru,es, aad i Y
" only By persistent, urcest1R efort, 70 cultlya
Pc s1te shove this degraded condition. It ress
' os With the negro TO show himself susceptible Of
IN ucattoD. the fact mat 80 many we're n a,ts2
o. they properly appreciate rhe importance Of
y event tney celebrated He considered tnat PIT
oe orer TO sa.e Inc Union. md he also ntAeFed II
be | fha reern hsd m ore Int himSetf to thank
"a FREEDOM srd liberty; be fought his way to
.m and he l1ore dese,std the ciedit q seeming !
he great boon. In tue face Of Republican majaI
I'd IL Illinois OF e, COO, tue fifteenth Amendment
y. betn rejected, az the co1ored men had no oct
y scn 10 thank that party for an{thtug- The neg
Z. did not 1eeK soctsl equality with the whtseeEe
Z. neu sought the circle most congenlal 70 him; I
ne the regTu did AK for full poupcal pt1s.eg
x Theze could only ba Gecured BY sIocg. unit
% action whereby the c,Attn1 Of tho colored n
e. could be property md fofuoly set fo1th+ In Ct
Y ctu.lou tho speaker SAID tnat the n.aek man ~
70 ahoN hlmself alive 10 these 0ecesstues psle
z tneY NQuld be accosdtd to him.