The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-10
THE REFORM LEAGUE.
4 SPIRITED MEETING YESTERDAY.
Wendell Phillips, Lucretia Mott, Rev.
Henry Highland Garnet and Cora
Hatch Tsppan on the Stand.
Osme Hanging to be Done at the Earliest Con-
venience Of the Radicals-Ku Klux to be
Exterminated-Ben Butler Glorifed


1ams OF sy mpathize with the believers IN isms
sembled yesterday at Steinway HAM, at halfpast ten
A NJ, listen TO various reports, resolutions and
speeches incident 10 the anniversary of the Reform
League. While the audience were assembling some
of The striking personages in the history of
form within the last thirty years grouped them.
selves upon the platform The Oldest OF these radi-
cal workers and one of the truest and best was
IUCRETIA MOTT,
q woman who since the inception Of the anti
slavery reform has never hesitated 10 say the
braves words for the weakest cause, but with such
gentleness ana sweetness that the evil spirits
she repuked acknowledged not only her power bur
her purity. Next was Wendell Philips the man
who Is always looking over peoples heads and see.
1ng with
PROPHETIC EYE
clouds and wrath and judgments, and filing the air
with warnings Then there Aaron Powell the
secretary OF the League; Henry B. Blackwell, Abby
Kelly Foster, Mrs. Andrew jackson DAVIS Rev.
uenry Highland Garnet, a man and a brother, with a
VERY BLACK FACE,
but with a head almost as noble In contour as Mr..
Phillips own Grace Greenwood, her piauant
brunette beauty not obscured by years or literary
labor; Julia Ward Howe celebrated for battle
hymns and peace speeches. Rev. Sella Martin, OF
Alabama; Hon. Robert DE Lorge, Member OF Con-
gress, OF South Carolina, and other lesser lights.
Mr.. AARON NJ. POWELL callei the meeting TO ord or
and nominated Rev. John +. Sargent, OF Boston, as
presiding officer, wno upon taking the chair made
n lew remarks saying that st. Domingo and the
South would receive full consideration from the
speakers of the day.
The SECRETARY aaron NJ PowelD read long
annual report, in which Southern affairs re-
ferred 10; temperance, labor, woman's rights, the
Indians,
THE HEATnEN cnINEE,
and universal peace. The report affirmed that the
party mlscal.ed "democraiicn which was the for
ally OF the Shareholders, is now the ally Of the
masked assasslns. II went to say that the ex-
pertinent OF republican government IN this country
Will be incomplete 50 long as women are denied
political rights On account Il sex. In discussing
the subject u temperance Tie use OF WINE al Inc
communion was declared 10 be wrong. The report
closed with protest against the disgraceiul al
tempt 10
DEGRADE CHARLES SUMNER
in the eyes OF his country iOf fidelity 10 duty in op
posing the unjuslihable speculative ST. Domingo
scheme.
WENDELL PHILLIPS was then introduced, and
proceeded TO read = long series of resolutions.
No j recognized in the Ku klux the same demo-
cratic rebels who fought nationality IN ISL and pe,
out TO ex-generals, ex-governors, DC.
No. advocated
THE sTRASGLING OF THIS NEW REBELLION
unIess we would have democratic rebels North and
South take possession o. the government and re-
pudiate the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments,
refuse pay the interest the national debt and
the pensions OF our soldiers until the Southern
debt Is recognized, &c; The other resolutions took
the aggression OF capital; the injustice OF Congress
IN giving the public lands TO capitalists the success
OF the
WOMAN QUESTION::
the necessity Of education and prohibitory liquor
laws, and the check given to the st. Domingo
scheme by Charles sumner. In speaking 10 the
solutions Mr.. Philips SAID that he regarded the pre-
sent hour almost as critical as any time during the
rebellion The South III lis central Idea is hope
1ul to-day as ever. believe If we could open a
million
We should find there The distinct purpose TO strike
This nation again as soon as events give probabili-
ties OF success. In 1861 there were two classes OF
reDes-oue represented by Jefferson DAVIS and the
80 provoke a rupture that would lead TO open
war; but you remember that some urged the
course Of retaining their seats in Congress
aud undermining the institutions instead OF assault
lng them. Fortunately FOR Us, open was pro-
voked. In the field that form OF secession was
emphatlcally and
II battle can decide II the heresy- OF secession
under state rights Is forever irampied out But the
Craftsmanship OF the South never meant that battle
should decide 1t. They had two strings TO their
bow. II Providence had permitted Abraham Lin
coin to live, or II We had had man to succeed him,
We should have cut both strings. II We could have
HONEST EXECUTIVE
we should have placed the matter beyond question.
The soldier that lights you IN your own uniform Is
infinitely more dangerous than the omen foe across
the field. Northern sentimen! can Tolerate demo
public sentiment of ISL would not tolerate demo-
cratic ally OF
JEFFTRsoS DAVIS.
When was in Washington, two months ago, had
Il from authority that The organization OF the ku
Kiux Klans Is so perfect that IN any case Of crime
anywhere the association could
PACK THE JURY
with Its own comrades. SO this secret organization
ran uefy law. And my authority said-4n you can
do nothing except by Judge ana jury your efforts
UNLESS PRECEDENT GRANT
makes up his mind TO stretch long arm OF power
and strangle this new treason he Will never have
republican successor. only repeat the opinion Of
the man whose opportunities have been the largest
TO investigate and whose closepess TO the President
renders
ana ne nepei 10 question run INTO each Other the
Duke from the masses that absolutely
AsT0UNDED WASHINGTON
They did not know that the storm that would sweep
Ulysses Grant away for ever would not disturb the
fenderest root OF the reputation OF that Massa.
chnsetts nan In the hearts Of the people. Un1er The
from Grant his Bu Klux measure. 1 believe
the nation stands to-day just where General Bitter
There lad noi been
In nineteen years Butler said 10 himself, "This IL
"a good q Tune as any other 10 see whether rule
This city or the gamblers rule it, His lrends told
him he wouldn't survive Mumlord's execution six
hours But the defiant Gpirits OF Tie South learned
That they lad a master. want Grant 10 go down
acres by thousands, ms gold by millions, track HIM
10 ms lar arrest hum at midnight Ky htln at sun,
NEWER HEAR XII KLUX
agsin except u the nursery legends. It's state
oi war, ana what Is wanted ~ war power, and un-
less we nave II q democrat vii enter the White
House and you have your 70 fight over again.
now, dont Know whether General Grant WALL fol-
low the counsel " the a1est man that stnds near
MN anu tats tie man ihat hung Mnpiord.
Charles sumner said If General Grant mad pn his
whole heart into the Ku KlaX opposition as ne did
into the 81. Domingo measure we should hear no
more OF IL. -
THE COwAKDs or cAROLIsA
are convinced that 0fanI is terribly IL earnest the
ku klux viii be crushed. You don't reed war.
You need no more than ave lives; bat these must
not be miserable rubbish at the foot; we must
grapple with the head (bere q man la the audience
called out ''The csrpetDaggeis.'D ] AN much
obliged TO you for Your suggestion, said the speaker.
and then went on 10 describe The Kidd OF carpet
Daggers. who. trying honestly 10 lise 1T
lne south, cond NOT, and then LETT, and
the other kind, who were sharp and INSCRIPTIONS,
and who remained. II the worst class 10 To the
South and tue best keep away II y me lauIt OF TIE
South. The South bias made It's choice. LEI ~ We
tile bed that IL has made. There IL great Ina