The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-07-13

Ths colorsd citizens Of Richmond have r.
esatly esganissd 90 association 10 b known
- the Colorsd Mems Republican Club. The
object Of which win b 70 hAse - promote
NJ inssrsst Of The Republican party and 70
aid In securing tho election Of Grant snd
Wilson, and other nominees Of the Republican
party. for State and County odicss.
OrElcRRs President, Jackson Hunter
Secretary. Philander Outland.
Exscurrvs Chairman. Jack
son Hunter; Thos. johnson; James BURDEN
VIM. Milton; Thos. Scott.
it, regular meetings will be held on Friday
evening Of each week, at the Masonic Hall.
near the Northwest corner Of Main and Pear
sts.-sntranes from Main.
! Rsv. Mr.. French, was called on and ad-
dressed the Club in few pertinent remarks,
aud thought il not prudent to swap horsss ss
The present time. He exhorted tie msmbsrs
Of TIE Club TO keep the past in yisw.-that the
only sure way Of judging correctly was By the
past, and President Grant had proved himself
$ en the battlefield and in the Chair Of State
pre-sminsntly qualified for those positions.
Rev. A. J. Ferguson, WAS called OUT and
said 10 was unprsparsd for . speech bat
desired it distinctly understood that b d de-
cidedly in favor Of Grant and Wilson, for
President and vics President Of The United
States.
Rev. J. NeSmith, was called ont, and en-
ltertaiusd the Club for few monsnts. By way
: If exhorsasion. he hoped be was talking ID
those who were true TO their country, and Who
Z would not vote with that. corrupt party thai
has hsretofore denied NJ our dearest rights
that party that always contended thas tAi
was especially and purely white nan''
aoveramsnt,' and that . colored nan hat
no rights that white man was bound r
respsct--that rotten party that has said 'th'
ratification Of the 6ltesnth amsndmsnt VA
illegal and, il they get the power, which
they are now trying TO do through Greeley
they will undo all that has bsen dose.
Jay, fsllow-citizens, that any colored maj
who will not vots for Grant, agsinst this do
struetivs party with Greeley ct its heed, !
natural-born fool. The fftssnth smsnd
ment was ratified under Grants administer
d ton, and the colored people will mot b foun
I going back on the cause that was won b
bullets BY throwing away their ballots on
party that has declared it will deprive thel
OF every right conferred on them BY th
constitutional amendments. Gen. Grant, hs
never been engaged in cheating the Unite
States out Of the neck Of jed. Davis, b
going his bail; neither has he been foun
stultifying himself by abandoning his lii
long convictions and principles, like Hora'
Greeley has done, and leaning up to Il
Democratic Party for support, like SIX
kitten to warm Jam!
| This party supporting Mr.. 0essssy. afhr
that they are not Democratic. but the Eber
.partyl The Lord save US fro m saeh libe
atty. They remind me Of butting shee
!, owned by = farmer. He thought he wou
cure him of this propensity, 30 he shut hi
up in his smoke house, and suspended . ms
from the ceiling. As soon Is the sheep q
the maui he com menced on il, and the farm
left him butting away. In the morning, VII
ito owner opened the smoks-houss door
found that the sheep had buttel himself g
tirely away ell but his tail and it was d
, meeting the maui half-wayI This 10
case with the De mocratic Party. 1t has b
ted its head Of, and now it i using
Greeley - mere tail, to butt against the ]
; publican party.
Il The Club then adjourned until the rsgu
meeting.