Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-01-22
CIVIL RIGHTS.
A COLORED CONGREssnIANON ON
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HON. ROB. B. ELLIOTT SERENADED.


MONs ROB. Is. ELLlOTT SERENADED.
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Hon. Robert B. Elliott, Representative
In Congress from South Carolina, was ten.
dsred seranado Saturday night at his
residence, No. 220 Second street northeast,
90 compliment for the able speech in fa-
vor Of civil rights delivered in the House
Of Representatives on the 9Th instant. A
large number of persons bad gathered in
front Of the house, and after the band had
performed several selections Of music d,
ID. A. Straker addressed Mr.. Elliott.
,h.nL;.c -; :,
'N'i- n''A ~ 'ne ,'aan'' VI iioie man la
four millions Of people for his excellent
defense Of the civil rights bill. ....rr (
Dir. Elliott replied as follows! n !
FELLow>CITIzENs: hail this vast as
semblago, these sweet and martial strains
Of music, not SO much as compliment to
myself and colleagues, ts 6t and worthy
demonstration Of your devotion to the
cause OF civil liberty and your earnest de
sire to see the capstone triumphantly
placed upon the structure of American
freedom. As people distinctly marked
among the American populace, we have
been for many years subjected Ito oppres>
sion, injustice, and outrage. In the dark.
est period OF our history upon this conti-
nent we learned to labor and to wait, and
exhibited q p 49, '-' a,' .
That ca I'm reliance upon God /
THai~cntlcnaia SstI ~ s 70 own h;gg% g%Ta %a,a 1ne,
Forgiviness forits many wrongs" 4
Our prayers were not in vain, for God,
in his mercy, by the severe ordeal Of war
and the solemn arbitramcnt of the sword.
struck the shackles of slavery from the
limbs Of more than four million bpm,n
beings, and bado them 90 free. isoa a3t'
To accomplish this great and righteous
result, hundreds of thousands Of our couu.
trymen freely gave up their lives; thous
ands Of Others left their limbs upon the
battle field, and the nation poured out of
its treasury billions Of dollars. iaa2s ~
d by thes. means we became nomipally
free but, in order to make freedom a
blessing rather than curse, it was neces-
sary that something more should be dore /;
II was necessary that the newly.made free.
men should be clothed with the toga Of
American citizenship. The American
Congress- in accordance with the logical
sequences O. the war, and by virtue of
their constitutional authority rave full
force and efficacy to the doctrine, OF tb E
:. mericap Magma Cbartp rand placea with
in the hands of thenew element the ballot
the freemap's weapon of nrotect;on and
defsuco. s,a z /
Thank God the colorea ,meriOar bo /.
never welded that veaDon savo in the in
terast Of humanity. in the eau,e Of l;bsrtv
and in bobalf Of The prosporitr and Grant, =.
| ness Of hia conntry - ~
To his dut;es as q c;t;,.n bs has nsvo,
been insensible to the welfare of hi,
country he has never been ;nd;garsnt
Ever ;ea,ous of b;s own l;bartv his
heart ba. ,lw, va cona ont 70 tboss who
suffer oppression, while he has ever svm.
natbizel with tbose who ar. struoo,;no 70
obtain tbose bless;uos which ,ccrno 70 him
from our republican constitutions
But. fellow citizens while the African
slave has been lifted into the sazs ,of ths
civilized world as an American freer,a n .
whilst under the o,ois of oar Constitution
be has been robed in the bab;liments of
citizsusbip. he has been denied and is still
being denied that which his manhood On.
titles him. and without which h;s cit;z,p
shin is ;ncomnlete +,
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