New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-03-27
rHE BALTIMORE AMERICAN.
The next toast in order was the follow

ahe tti.l lAtkE AMERICAN.
The next toast in order was the folIovinr
The Baltimore imsricaa-Thc b-a,,s.-
siontest, most stcadfast champion Of equal
rights 10 ALL
1t was expected that Mr.. 4. {. Fulton
would respond TO this sentiment, and he WAS
,0udiy called Tor; but when il was aSccrtaiucd
that he had left the hall. the assistant editor
was called upon, who responded subsequently
/ as follows:
VI. President anil G,,f'.lasu-I had hored
that the editor and proprietor Vt the american
would himself have responded In this sruti-
ment, IN which you have So gracefully alluded
/ to the services of the IEgcyIsGa in behalf 81
( equal rights TO all but in his absence, Is one
OF his subortinatcs am glad or the opror,,l-
nifty Of thanking you for this courtesy. SD
! happily expressed. Through all this ,iru.-
gle Tor equal rights the .imsrica.. has tried g.
| be Just TO every man. Through evil AMI
good report ii struggled along, often ril-
liSned, often misunderstood, but still kecuiug
IN view the great end 10 be attained namely
the tull Acknowledgement of every American
citizen. There was time when il cost some
thing Ia hold these advanced views in Mary
land, there was a time when the .l,q.-T-l4
maintained them ut great pccuniarv sacrifice,
but we have all lived tn see the day " hen de
votion 10 principle has brought It's reward;
IN favor of equal rights, when no newspaper
IN Maryland or in the whole land will dare t.
say that il is not in favor of the equal rights
OF all men. II is something To have fought
through such battle rs this, AMI We must
he rardnncd five feel some cNultatinu in the
victory. This reception to one yi our fellow
citizens of African descent who has been
elected TO the United States Senate, shows
how full and complete that victory has been.
A tot Two. ,go al \
permit these friends to monopolizc all the
pride and satisfaction that is felt in this re-
ceptlon. Mr.. President, we honor Mr.. Pinch
back as much rs you do. Leaving out of ac-
count his political record forgetting that he
has been a Governor and that he is now a
Senator-we honor him for his genuine man
hood. II there is anything that the colorcd
people Of tins country need it is the example
of personal courage which senator Pinchback
has shown. lie has everywhere and under
all circumstances insisted upon his rights As
an American citizen, and has compelled 9TH
crs to respect them | know of no man who
has undergone greater perils l know of no
man who has shouldcrcd greater responsible
ties and borne them bravely through. In the
difficult complications of Louisiana politics he
has shown tact and ability, and, more than
all, high moral as well "a personal courage
We honor him for it, and whatever his future
We can always say that he asserted his man
hood at all times, and that wherever he has
gone the dignity and courage of manhood
have cnveloped him. Gentlemen, | thank
you for the compliment to the ID,e,tron, and
| thank You for this opportunity of mcctiu,
Governor Pinchback.
EQUAL RIGHTS.
TO the toast "Ciyil Rights" Mr.. Gcor.,
7. Downing, of Washington, responded
The Arts and Sciences, ;" responded to hy
Professor Geon, of New York. William NJ.
Marine, Esq, and Biltus KcunaTd, Ed,
also made congratulatory speeches.
The following gentlemen constituted the
Committee Of Arrangements, aud n.uch of the
success of the banquet is due to their good
taste and excellent Judgment: Isaac Myers,
Thomas Chester, Jas. f. Spriggs, VIM +.
Taylor, a. Ward Handy, II. Waddy, James
III. Hill, George Myers, and James Hammond
The meeting separated at Il late hour
There has seldom, if ever, been seen in Bal
timOre an asscmblage of coorcd men POSSESS
ing the same high degree of intelligence and
cultivation as the one held last night in honor
Of the Louisiana Scnator-clCct.
Gov. Pnchback, together with Mr.. George
7. Downing, Mr.. William T.. Matthews,
and DIR. Guignon, were induced to remain in
the city over Tuesday, and were kept busy
in accepting the elegant and refined hospital
tiles Of its citizens, fine spreads having been
set by Mcssrs. Jakcs, JAS. II. Jackson, .Inp.
| H. Smith, Burwell Banks, and an evening
entertainment at the residence of Mr.. ". II.
| Bishop, this, supplemented with a dive TO the
! park and a visit to the Custom House under
! the escort of Mr.. Isaac Myers, made the dIy
! delightful one to the visitors.