The weekly Louisianian., 1874-06-27
CIVIL RIGHTS DEMONSZRA-
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The reception given last night b.
the Maryland Union. Republican
| Association to number of coloret
members Of Congress, was an i'm
posing affair. Bethel Church wal
literally packed, even the galleries
being full to overaowing, and tht
aisles crowded with persons unable
to find, seats. The audience, in. re-
spectability, intelligence and pro.
priety of demeanor, would compare
;favorably with any of our, usual pc.
litical assemblages. VIM. J. Gray,
Esq, called the meeting to order at
81 o'clock, and at his nomination
the following officers we're chosen
President-Dr. j. II. Brown. ..
Vice Presidents-H. H. Webb,
VIM. Il. Bishop, John ". Locks,
John II. Smith, Charles Chase, DR..
r. NJ. He'll, Thomas II. Smith, Geo.
Lester, Sol. McCabe. Dr.: s. Penn
broke, Joseph Warren, G. Call, A.
Ockmey, DR.. Jesse Jordan, J. Miner,
Jacob Seaton. Richard Mason, ST.,
Capt. Edw. Wheatley, J. H. Black
ston, Col. A. J. Kelley, Thos. Ches-
ter, S. W. Chase, Shrive Dever, VIM.
H. Tucker, Sandy tParkhurst, Carl
Deguzee, Antonio Mathew, ]. E..
Cook, r. B. Tydings, John Monroe,
Jos. Thomas, DR.. J. W. Greek, Adam
Thomas and Fl. G. Hawkins.
Secretaries-J. w. johnson, O.
d. Gaines, G. N. g. Mason, Cola.
J., Kelley, Geotge Mason.
Marshal-Wm. Fl. Tucker,
Mr.! Brown on taking the chair,
expressed his thanks at being called
on to preside on such Jan occasion,
when. the representatives Of the
rights of the whole people are well
coined and honorel. After a brief
speech, MFR. Brown introduced Lier--
tenant Governor Pinchback, o.
Louisiana, who spake as follows:
When invited to be present on
this occasion his first impulse had
been to thank them for the honor,
and express his regrets that ether
engagements prevented his attend
once, but he finally iconcluded that
1t some inconveniehce to himself he
would be. present. This meeting
had much significance, and it Was
we'll that colored people were be-
ginning to appreciate: the import
snce of public demonstrations ofthis
character. These were resulting
social benefits, and furnished eTi-
lence of increasing respect forre-
preventative men. Complimenting
he beauty Of Baltimore, it's grand
nonumets, beautiful churches and |
traditional hospitality, he alluded
% the promptness with which her
had been raised, armed |
md equipped to do battle in the
,ause Of human liberty and the
Union. The great object for which
hose heroes fought, and for which
many of them fell, had not all been !
and this fact had induced
lis attendance, as also that he might
,yhis presence attest his grateful
Of q similar honor
conferred on him some time ago by |
his wholesealed and generous peo-
lie. A consideration Ct the subject
,efore them (the Civil Rights billy
vas met at the outset by the charge
hat it was asking for class legisla-
ion. Such legislation was prohib-
ted by the organic law Of. the ma
ion, but co-existent with this is the
aea of equaityuAm Among the settled
in the popular mind is
opposition tomonopolies and partial
r class legislation. and any Con
ressional action, however noble
nd sanctifed the end at which it
inns, roceeds under great disad7
antages # It even seems to partake
/ that character. II this objection
real and well founded, still the /
be action sought is SO peculiar in
IS surroundings as to make it a
,gitimate exception to the common
ule. The equal rights Of the col /