New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-23

YOU Demoerats eRroes and all" Under cover OF the
uproar of applause the train moved on, and the
crowd Missed even o word nom MI Greeley.
Long after sunset the train drove into Louisville where
the scene such Of It could be Observed was SIMPLY In
descrbabe. The party from the train took ,arriage
immediately and driving with difficulty through the
immense crowd went direct the Grand Hal OF the
Exposition, where, after vigorous struggle, Mr. Greeley
succeeded in reaching the stand from which he oade
brief speech agricultural topics. When was
possible the carriages again called, ana MI teeey
was driven az rapidly to the Gait House as the rowd
would permit Here again preparations had oeenmade
for address, and from handsomelyprepared pacony
OF the Gait House the following was delivered:
SPEECH AT LOUISVILLE.
CITIZENS OF LOUISVILLE, Standing on this sol Of
Kentucky, 1 ask you, who my advocats In
the great Liberal OF the day. to bear testimony
with me to certain truths First ia 1t not true inst we
desire government Of just and equal laws whichsha
extend equal favor and equal protection TO every Aner
ctiZenf Applause and cries Of That's SOL Is IL
not true while we demand repeal Of all dsfrancse-
ments Of all prescriptions OF all Americans becaue OF
the part they bore in our late struggle that we uere
that no man shall be disfranchsed, that no man aa
be prescribed, but that every shall stand OF an
equal platform with ourselves Is not thatthe nct
Cries of Yes that's so" Is it not true that we hive
no expectation no purpose, no understanding oat
the Rebel debt shall be paid, the Rebel soldiers ZEN
stoned OF the slaves emanepated by the result vi inc
war paid fort Is it not true that we have no OF
expectation or understanding that any OF these things
shall be done [Great applause and cries OF IRE
rght."l
THE UNJUST pREJUDIcEs OF THE coLoRED MEN
Now fellOw-eitizens, 1 wish TO call your atthuohto
an aspect Of this struggle which has not yet been pc
sented There no class Of citizens no part OF Tie
American people who have real and great an nereu
In the success Of our movement the coored peOpe
Of this country. They know we all admit that tner
rights are perfectly secured by the CONSTITUTION AM
that no one can go back Of that and that 1t Is tnefea
interest that their rights shall not only be accorded DIT
that they should be fully accorded that there sh d.
no opposition objection TO their enjoying just th
same political and civil rights that we do. IL ther
interest more than yours or mine that al contention
concerning black men or white men shall absolutely
cease that every individual shall be judged ana est-
mated according to his worth, with no respect wha-
ever to color condition. If our movement succeeds
there is no party there is considerable faeuo here
is really nobody left in the field opposing or opecne 10
their standing common platform of American ma
tionality. [Great applauseI say, them II Is 'ner
clear interest that our movement shall be welcomed
and ratified and approved by the entire American peo
pie and yet It is very dscourasng fact presented TO
us that there is no other class generally and so bit
terly opposing us as they are.
There is no other class, as class, VINO insist so
thoroughly ON misapprehending and misrepresentlng
u.s. say not this 10 excite prejudice against them.
They are ignorant and their ignorance is not Their own
fault though it is their and misfortune They are
misled and we illuminated In their ears why
have been repeatedly asked to contradict assertions that
have been negro trader. Even on my way to this
place one quadroon girl hearing me speak, said:
would like TO stick knife into his heart he sold my
mother in Richmond, Va" lLauehter.l lean imagine
reason why lies like that should be told can Imagine
no reason why good men and women should not every
where dseOuntenance and refute them. IL Is, say
misfortune Of the colored people misfortune OF our
people, that they as class steeed againstu u.s. They
will not hear They do not believeuL They are told
that this movement is a contrivance to get them en-
shaved again virtually, II not absolutely, and that all
the preensons of the Cincinnati phtform and Balii-
more Endorsement in favor Of equal rights are frauds
and lies "If this party succeeds" says Mr.. Wendell
Phillips "you must conceal your property and take care
of your arms
LIBERAL GOOD WILL TOWARD HE NEGROES.
Now fellow-ctzens state these fats here not that
would have you think any worse these misguided
people but because want you Kenuckians TO reahze
that ignorance is public peril; thG you cannot well
afford to have part your population growing M in
such dense unacquantance with pubic men and public
affairs that they be deceived and msled as this peo-
pe are You must take care that tey shall be educated
so that they shall be wise too veil informed to be thus
misinforned and misguided. Fll0w-citizens, II our
movement should prevail as trut IL will prevail, we
Will sweep away all this refuse OF les in three months
We viii say to the colored men, We prefer you nothing
except the protection Of the laws, he same for you as
for u.s. You have your living to well we. You
will have TO use all your Abilities III your energies, all
your faculties, and make the met OF them you can.
The laws do favor YOU but the win thoroughly pro-
teet YOU" In three months IL We succeed, the colored
people will be so dsabused that tn can never
deceive them again.
But suppose fail, and we nay fail IA Voice
we are not going fall" II IN colored men did not
believe that the power agaiEt us, that the money
was against us-f they did not reae that the Treasury,
the Army the one hundred thousad oficeholders
all banded against in force witch they believe we
cannot overcome they certainly void not be so unver-
sally hostile to us. Why they thnlw cannot succeed,
and they want to be upon the wirmg side. That is
part of it, but they also delued in regard 10 our
purposes We say not yor enemies. We VIII
not be your oppressors. We will MT though you have
done us Injustice We will try VIII as we to have
your children educated and enlghteed that the mis-
takes you have made cannot be rade and over
again. That is where we stand
THE EVILS OF DIsFRANcHsEaESr.
Now, fellow-ctizens, why do we condemn proscrip-
toni They mistake, who say, that there are only two
or three hundred left now forbidden 10 exercise the
common rights Of American citizens It is so there
are thousands-there FIVE thousad disfranchised In
the State OF Arkansas alone-andthe men who hold
them DISTINGUISHED expect to carry bat State against us
by virtue Of that Acknowledgement. But IL is not merely
the number of the prescribed Men who are not under
this ban feel themselves prescribed because others are
for an ofense which their offehe az wen. 60 long
as you have prescribed class in he country, men all
around them-honorable ACKNOWLEDGEMENT feel, Il
ought too to be prescribed the that man. The
difference was only by accident; l. happened 10 take
an oath or fill Office before the stnggle that did not
but his guilt was no more than min; accident only,
makes him prescribed and leaves be Free SO that 50
long as there shall be prescribed eass in this country
prescription will rankle in the harts Of millions oi
Americans, who feel that they Themselves are con-
In. H. -.lI.i fhnir