The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-14
A Review Of the Horrors Of Slavery anu
the Beauties Of Freedom. =
THE CLaNs COMPLETELY sILENcED
He, May Vote for Grant, but He
Will Worship Sumner.
Civil Rights, Social Equality, and
God Over All.

assembling at the hall. All were in high spirits a,
sne ARRIVAL IN the city of Fred Douglass ana his son.
veo are depended upon to give ectdt and consist.
ency TO the proceedings. The crowd or spectators
vas the largest or the session, there being great
0arlOsity among all classes OF citizens, both
white and black, to ana hear Douglass.
On his entrance at twelve O'Clock he was received
with applause, and spent some time the floor In
Seing personally introduced TO the members. Upon
sue Convention being called order there was
quite contest % to who should escort HIM 10 the
chair. After this ceremony had been happily
cOmplkned Mr.. lngraham introduced him IN a neat
speech, and Douglass, rendering his acknowledge
ments, commenced eluInenu speech or
hours duration, interrupted occasionally by
tumutuous enthusiasm.
FRED DOUGLASS SPEECH.
He commenced with thanking them for The sym
pethy displayed on electing nlm President OF the
National Convention OF Colored Men, and thought
II bad been actuated In the selection more
from feeling than from any ninty deduc.
non Of logical judgment. There
were Mt least twenty men present better
0tted Dy experience and mental aptitude to ill the
pace but he looked uDon the honor as being con-
ferred expression OF grateful feeling excited
BY long years OF toll and struggles with which he
had been Identified IN the cause Of liberty. justice
and equality IN the United States. lie
Ielt himself right believing that the
Convention acted through honorable sentiment
rather tnan from stern Judgment Of qualities for
AMess. He thanked them Tor it, In appearing be-
lore them he lelL embarrassed only arriving at the
end instead Of the commencement OF the session,
anu he now labored under all the disadvantage OF
being unaware Of what mad transpired In speeches.
sentiments, principles announced resolutions
offered, ana he therefore liable to repeat what
others had done better He would commence with
an apology for his hardness. He had used due
slt h.~a
nights were spent III the earnest EFFORT and the toll
had gone Tar 10 unfit HIM 10 preside make the
speech required by the occasion.
THE OBJECTS or THE CONVENTION
In his view the Convention hau two distinct Oh
tects:-First, 10 so direct the moral and political
power Of The Convention to conserve and
perpetuate the rights and liberties already
obtained by the colored people; and, second
70 80 WELD mat moral political power that
contemplated ny the Declaration OF Independence
for All ctizens OF the United states. rne
is 80 old that you nave, pernaps forgotten
there was time wien We did not nave
u you remember that when outside OF
louisiana came here be dld not come as delegate.
They generally came IN past years by coercion, not
WILL Those days had passed,
THANK GOD, NEVER NEVER, NEVER,
TO return again. No man comes mere new innocent
Of crime except through ms own consent, ana no
man Is Kindred IRON leaving when and how he may
elect. The cnange IN our condition Is vast and
wonderful The United states OF today Is IKE
n was Of old. The rises ana se;s differently M
the very air is more pleasant TO the lungs-as !
Manner Webs ter SAID III seems breathe ireer than
formerly But cooreu men, like all others, apt
TO oe 1orgetlu. rnis Convention, like all other |
BODIES wlth human feelings, was apt TO grow |
thoughtess. DID they really know what this great |
process by which the great revolution been |
fought, ana would not be wen recuryte5past mis-.
tory and learn there the kind OF wisdom which may
be necessary Tor guidance IN the iuture2
EMANCIPA alton BOUGHT WITH 81 GOD.
These liberties they now enjoy had cost great
price Never an inch OF ground mad been gained TO
hnman liberty that had not been purchased the
expense OF agony amt suffering; Indeed never was
shere sucn revolution before. 1t did not spring l
out OF the ground ls. came from terrible
Thirty years ago Il was Impossible Tor |
while Massacn usetis. Beneath the very |
drippings OF Faneuu Hall lie slave hunter was |
seen, and great as TINS country was IN every atri
quite liberty, yet IN all parts man could be |
hunted and brought BACK 10 the house OF bondage;
there was no place where ne could not be hunted |
cut; he woulu be harassed from Lake Erie the |
"REMINISCENCES OF SLAVE HUNTING.
No spot where could place himself and say,
~ am free from pursuit OF the slave nnnter.n
through the streets OF Boston, up to Bunker Hll.
whose cap stone picrces the clouds. there clinging
tim and drag HIM pack to the house OF bondage.
NOW, by The Dressing VI events, there IL
virtue Of bis MANHOOD may not be absolutely ana
entirely .DrMecied. No such great progress was |
ever a nas except through agony ana suerng
the right 10 think was right That seems sef-evi-
'srenL what TINS rixhJ cost the world 2 For
eighty years Europe drank the blood Of free hearts,
ana then despolism IN The shape OF religious pcrse-
/ - ton, undertook TO
srsr BETWEEN MAN AND GOD,
AID dictate what ne should believe. War came.
80 nngat ana died Dy the hundreds Of thousands
Z, obtain tkas little CONCESSIONS; and wncn we lock
Ssek ON the American struggle | marvel we
hAse worked SO hard ana such an Immense cost
Ia aad OF selievident iact--one that every child.
sospow,Sg .s ~ 'Ss na IN me streets. now
s.nss ssa1 e very mani M rlany h,ns aaa
ina! ~ all Every man Is himself, born OF himself.
himself alone solpg before the tribunal OF history
simply as az ipd,yidual; right OF ownership was
dead pass onry Us dead let rs not disturb ID fur.
tne'r haA 1t can ~noid US important for lie
HEROES op LIBERTY
There r,re men VINO s,roye for US In the past
worthy OF IA eq,ieDf menton-Winam Lloyd CARR
soa, WenoeI phillips ana others. We cannot re-
member then too frequently. Alter tnese came the
or IDEAS and principles followed In is40. 4 thou.
sand first east Tor repcniant slsvenolder
polled 90 900 vo Ii 1866. One million votes were
cast Tor John G Fremont the man VINO founded
carried the comm Nv for martyr President. From
here history is familiar 10 All. on OF
peculiar attribut, IS that belong 10 II. The |
WAT began IN al terest OF botn sides against the
sides. the last expl mig gasp Of the conreGeraCy
doleIul loos toward our sable iace1, and rue
""" ..aslp ME- r,,spEy, or j sNxw
When the war Degau we heard THIS was white
mans government ano d Wiute mans war; no
negro shoDd nave nan,l IN H. Inc south would
not have nm; the North dld not want bim; but no
teacher Is so powerful afii,ctlon, AID II so nap
pened All afflicted and both Becdei help.
AIN eratein 10 the repnl mean party ioi eman-
clpaton, but only TO all oXtcnt guanned win |
lacts the republicans will mol dispute. vhe coloreo
man might IS well put IN Ms Claims as any body
sse. Ahhongn secured certain measure Vi liberty, |
Win aamlssonl 10 several KINDS 81 bOXes-fne DaF
". nox-tne cartridge box The tify box anu me
..hnor'euge box, they were yet restricted: even
49, ndu nov been gwen from free GelibcrdNon or
aieeiing OF Christian duty
~, THhNGs TENDERED CONDITIONS.
~ 1871 Auranam Lincoln at DrsL did not believe In |
sscs.n ne at Drst advocated the passage OF the Ru
I'VE ndse piH; but at last he was with as Before. |
DIS Dect was 70 save the Union; out when the npht
became severe lie learned wisdom ana our thafka |
~ w. ~ mucn 10 the republican panty became |
tscy un NOT al Drst Iavor M bnt because |
lDeI Dau We sense " nndrrsinna ann |