Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-08-20
Jns saunders-carno CONTROVERSY

The discussion at Cooper Institute. Now York.
Thursday night. .bstween ,b. colored speakers. W.
IT. saunders, OF Baltimore, and the Rev Gi,rne't,
Of New York, which resulted in ad,s..raccfui ro..
il thus commented npon ny the HeywM;
Yet daploh.ble, "a wW the exhlbitlnn Mt the
Cooper Institute, it was orderly compared wtt
the scenes enacted in solne Of vhe Southern States
Tue negroes freed frou, slavery in the South urr
Ahp more degraded, ignorant aad intolerant than
their brethren in New York and can be more
easily tncited TO acts OF rowdylsln and v,olenr"
JJpou such men the republican politician ara en-
dsavoring to bsstow the political control OF tie
whole Southern country. Strengthening rhrm
wherever their numbers are loss than the whites
with renforcements of carpet-baggers alsl IA
Nsas In. the citizsas OF New York pctur their
own city ruled BY the votes Of such efectors asas-
sembled in the Cooper Institute the night before
list, and they will be able to appreciate the CON
dition Of the States and cities OF the South The
fault does not as with the negroes, butswth those
who strive to bind them together ss distinctive
political power ~ imposing upon their .crrdu'''y
and uh.%,ns sh.s R.s:ions .,; The inasna"ry
less enmity b,twssn the negroes aud the whites ;
the dangerous aud unchr.stlan letter OF Gerrlt
smith, IN which the fierce hstreds engen ,erei bv
slavery are invoked to m kH,he South. IN his own
words, "hait OF hurrors'tst-- tho utiuencrI
that are calculated totutn he negro into demon
race, in our love Of justice and equat rights, u
curse to the nation. .''' >
A card IL published in the New York papers | y
Mr. Saunders. in which he says:
"My on.y objsc: is to dsay the assertion IN tHa
by Mr.. 9arnett, to his audience, that the post.
ponem spt Of the time tixei for our meeting was
Il my request The discussion was agreed to bv
Mr.. Gsrnstt for August ], On my arrival in the
caty hs positively refused to accept that evening
and used every subterfuge ANA -prevar cation i'll
order 10 eA,n time until the 18th or l4th lnst,p
suspicious that he was not OF the justice OF
his cause. and required time to muster suthcemi
tAfaattes 10 istias Areedom OF speech. That he is
solely responsible for the rioutou1 demonstrations
at our meeting have substantial proof. and, /
other evidence is wanting, his appeais - the pas
OF his hearers, and his proic use OF billings
gate, will supply the need. His speech has 9 IL
forth. and ia now portion ef the history oi us'
CANVASS So far AS mine was permitted 10 b
msdo am contant, only that regies that wa
not allowed an opportunity for the expression o
my gratitude and devotion to those wo.st.,tes
men, Horace q reetey and Charles Sumner. Tina
H. H. GARRETT An educated ami experienced ma
Ah0utt dousost with the q,ean.st rsfrta,s to con
pFouaiss his hfe-loMg ttleuds by expeut,ng the oi
ds1 of custom -houss oti ;iais, almost surpt',f
belief The evidence is before us, iliA.L with =
regrAt We v,,oss this untlmely eni oi wit. .. a
to have heen ioiis career OF usefulness. ltlS Al
peal 70 tho lowest passions oi his ifrnls -hs e
forts to widen the breach l'eweon the rares, ci'a
- Y topd toward the-ti.str uetilu. ant extinction
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