New-York tribune., 1870-04-12
TUF FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
JUBILEE IN BROOKLYN.

.,,,.r,>,,, ~ THE ACADEMY OF MUsIC-LET-
TFRs FROM vICE-PkEslpENT CoLfAA, etN-
ATORS FFNTON AND CONhllNG, "ENDELL
uIII ,ps AND IDwIs TAPPAN-SPEECHEs by
THE REV. HENRY MAhD bLhOhLh' oENA w"
REyELS. AND OTHERS.
GRAND demonstration in honor OF the
..s,ation Of the Fifteenth Amendment was held last
, in the Academy Of Music by the colored citizens
s,ds of the negro race IN Brooklyn. The reserved
-, in the orchestra hlled with the colored ehte
= h CITY and with white spectators, while the galleries.
- crowded with orderly and fraterna throngs OF ootn
80 The balconies were trimmed with the national
- 6raned in tasteful semi-circular festoons, and the
was adorned with exquisite array Of bouquets
- hand Of the 2Sd Regiment played many beautilui
= and the children Of Colored Grammar School NO /
- Dorsey principaD sang during the evening several
songs The scholars filed the rear OF the stage
,s Urls in white with little bouquets and the boys
~, ,ipv flags and ribbons presented remarkably at
trastiye appearance - IT, ,,,,.,
- 4N was hailed with tumultuous applause and
'..,rs NJ handkerchiefs.
s,ovine list Of officers of the meeting was read by
Nj saunders; D..
sss EH & B,G"S tn, % Rev wam T T. D'Sn o., RpT p
fhsn. g. De - Rev W H. winder Robert Jackson JOnius C.
I ss Ee chsfls Dorsey vistOu H Hampton wensOr
.orrent ononing prayer was offered by the Rev. T.
o.,d and the Chairman followed with brief and aTe
,r,priate speech. The children sang:
MY Country, hs Of thee
.dNr C. T. Dorsey then read Secretary Fish's official
Selarat,on and the proclamation OF our noble Pres
Ssut announcing the ratification Of the Ftteenth
amendment Mr. Dorsey frequently interrupted by
,,lsuse and was succeeded by Mr.. Ransom F. Waite,
vbo read the following resolutions and letters;
v,oas In un3cr the direction - an
p-pvr1 r1euee ]
s.rp tins land and IN hs Ioi macon spsea "a D @ r'eu
W. a. Colorss PsDe become al ueHis and purposes equah
f. ~ souenis o. ~ -e nights AID privileges oi iau1eusAp l~eo
s That DO sccer hi right 50 Ors dered US VIII d.Tout
bs set The kePen P.ri, sa ts & S3es D s S 1 A,y
40 W ~ ever iorse a. u bse' & ~ ". " a, .rsp Iobp
So .ypassi InsoH aPpe Grant aPPHsel and Others A-s
"a Si Tat w greatly desire tls privileged rsh NJ fur
ASss~5 Tat believing IN the potency of bo the eoord
: ogu future By our own Efforts lAplsn~ We ask
E rospoo gu or favor but only that on night II the e1eI-
=. q u ballot sbsl b. maintained
Boea That be eee1Sn q he Hon h R Reyes appsps Of
o. poy Of e Govmea, j. to be based upon the 'Tss IePaS
h, P,pg & -nS SB E S vd 5e' for 70 "a Ap5a @ '' -''
:" ''' 10 '' irfrsr eSLya5 .,-,
psaE rs. hsvs received invaton 5u public iu.ss
,9 ,3 ESss Rsa IN be Proimsoh declares Al
1 Rgc an FREE they en- shall have their hands the ballot to
rsscs freedom anl iheI ghts Respectfully yogrs
LITTER ynox SENATOR rzvroS.
uSr-rp s7arEs SESArE CHAsBEE wAsHISsroS April 1910
DrE ST which enfrlnehses hhrto oppressed and
rO-ao justly be rsried a one o the grsPesi steps IN our
son psog he i fuaon Of the on snd ard9o1s ;tIgsge
1sops ~ highest zh o Amssn cdzens not only gives them
sIty an which ha 100 long rested upon ii have
,aas onftenee hat TIE newly elncli,ea esss VII S
sNhI N Ip,lsseS 9 - 80, 70 ~.e9 5 .. ~ ~ t.1't
- De- ven on he battlefield / Tegre, that have time to
Sr more r an f0 Of encouragement and interest snd
ia : @ ou' eeetTsoH and eFrsS. ~, & Ie5soI the sssSi
te-y respectfully. L I. FESToS.
Nj Peter ". DSvuus Nss.York.
LETTER IRON ROSCOE CoNELrSs - -
UyrrD srArrs SESATs CHAxBEE wAsaIseTos APnl 2 1910
us Of Broos 70 attend prosed eeeston Of the con
sS rs, shs Brooklyn the time which may b.
s3 tnoyeber impossible but that NY good wishes vii sitsnd
Ts snslnz. does not the ennchsement Of all 1t
,ss sa $ S S S sTae s dHnsto0. Rae and color being
S DO 90. 8 % va an % n for Ss 1ee m 'y9 g99s eA i Soy eoy
NJ b idea vhsreyerit is celeoTaed hroughoa the
M Pea " % 6SsIss s'.ll sa Others of the oonms
LITTER FkoN WENDELL FHIILIIs. ~,
DE1 s s,r ~ ,hst the absolute Obligation % return
baor s pTsuo ny being with you th' eyenng though very
ss % syeh havs ke silent could only hsye 81 on your
& ~ . ne bSs, repTeuIs',e yo1 race m ne senass o,
E-s rather OOnrstue ounlTy Ehei
rssile level q t se9eToas sPi ns M vassnoe, ,. -
t1tq which tie white man hneeiorh from the
sas an quilt rusoe AMI rgi, without
sa 5O@ i.e almost mooLery Your ryslee'tPsly
T. w. D'~H'Ds r7rER PROV Lrw1s rAppAS
20 DEGEAv-sT.. April II, 1870
S I ~ gTss % sau5o 20 out h evening to attend to- Hee6 meet
a q the adoption Of the Fifteenth Ameniment
he Ou1 v prevent Il JOYOUS event {ou are called uIon 70
Se Ma the Lod bless YOU and all our brethren who sre 50
interested and blss The country while We say Not unto ui h''
w. - - NE ,r- % s.Taor Revels I thank the Committee
G. as no.. % invitation and ticket Please tel them
After an eloquent address by the Rev. W. T. Dixon, the
sIooy sung at his request aud three cheers were
Tor John BrOWu and for Abraham closing with nine
eAoers fo Grant and three cheers for the XVIII Amend
rneut 81 M n
ho goino b sejl oar ooteS r Tremendous applause .
spirited original poem was then reclted by " lady,
Ms sauritia Lyons, who Was reGeved WIN iePea!eu
Columbia the gem Of The ocean" . !,
after which the Rev Henry Highland Garnet presented
shaOr Ievels fine gold headed cane the glft OF Miss
Thompson OF Baltimore and the two Misses MnOrd OF
BHOkyu. Mr.. Garnett made neat little speech OF pre-
eataton, reInarkng that ebony wa Decotnlng oeciu
e0y fashionable lappause aud IOllOWtd Win an GU
o. the Amendment which makes the Negro equaI 10 ah
lrshnau or a German. Applause just as soon a. our
DemOgratic friends In Iork-who love us so tehd,
dy!-gOt into power, they tired 10 upset tne eanhI
Mountains and vote themselves out OF the XVIII Amend
nent Laughter and applause II any gentleman OF
c0.0f with the Democrats, why wouldn
1sru him 10 all aughterl, but just read him out OF a
re.pectabie black society. Applause Ihe Irlsh are
lObe people at home but somehow they get mlghtlIy
changed crossing the ocean. [Laughterl And now let
sproye to the world that We are loyal to our country
Mr. Wait rad an acTostic ON The PROCLAMATION Of
Manhood Suffrage written by Charles Hardenberg one
the eufrauchised and Henry Ward Beecher then
Introduced by MI Downing, and received WIN ttuuIVu
oa applause.
SPEECH OF THE REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER.
Al last, We see a complete and free-bOrn tree Of
loery this land Nearly 100 years our fathers an
bounced the Declaration Of Independence those great
principles Of equality, that all men were born free and
equal that Governments derived their powers from the
l-ope and that they should Dc administered with
elerenoe 70 the interests OF the whole people but
almost immediately the enuncatiOn OF these truths,
came IL the blight Of Slavery, and from the moment that
egan 70 exercise an influence In the affairs OF this