National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-03-14
MORTON and PIHcH8AcK.
Hss E[ETlHG Of laDRED RHBuaas
fLteUEIf SPEECH By ERIP. DOUGLASS
SCAfHIEe nTRW OF RECRTANf SENATORS
ADOPTION OF SPICY RESOLUTIONS
sERENADE TO HON. or MORTON

sERENADE TO HON. o. p. MORTON
COMPLIMENT TO GOV. PIEoHBAOK
The Demonstration last night In honor Of Ssna-
tor Morton, OF Indiana, and ex Governor Pinch
back, OF Louisiana, was one OF the most enthusi.
astic and earnest character. It reflects lasting
credit upon the eolored race.
THE MASS MEETING
OF the colored Republicans Of the District OF Co
lumbia was held last evening at Clarke's hall.
Mr.. Sydney Mcfarland presided, and in few
graceful remarks explained the object of the
meeting. A committee on resolutions was APP
pointed consisting Of the following gentlemen a
Purvis; Gen. J, A. Emerson, Arkansss; s. Nc
Fsrland, T. G. Barbados and John Dennerd.
Iutions. Hon. Frederick Douglas ' entered the
hall, and his presence was greeted BY uproarious
applause.
Mr. Downing presented preamble and series
the treatment Of Governor Pfnchback at the
hands Of . Republican Senate In refusing him
Ss % S nops 6 Ms, sna
in standing By the fortunes Of the distinguished
estIpE addresses we're delivered BY Hon. Freserick
DouRlats, Geo. 7. Downing and others. The fol-
lowing is the
srssth of Hon. Fred. Douglass.
FKLLow.CITIzESs: an not here TO praise or
to compassionate Governor Piuchback. He needs
and his lame we're never brighter than they arc
this day. In the hearts Of his people and 10 the
hearts Of the noble and generous people of the
United States be has higher and warmer place
than ever before.
True, be has been defeated: true, he has been
ss:ssS By votes Of hs paI
the hour Of his defeat Is the hour Of his victory.
He has proved 10 the whole country the sincerity
to a seat in the United States Senate, and from
nrss to last has acted in accordance with that
conviction. From day TO day, from week to week
through three long yesrs-he has stood at the
door Of the Senate and knocked for admission;
ssnduriDg al ., the While storm Of abuse more
Of any man in q similar position.
zE HAs MET THIS STORM
with the frmnsss Of hero, and the serenity Of q
martyr. He has shown In defeat the quality Of
Mr.. Pinchbaek is denied his seat in the Senate.
and has been subjected TO rigid enforcement Of
rule denying the privilege OF the floor, but Tery
much mistake the logic Of events If the country
has heard the last Of Mr.. PInchback.
When tie clergy Of New ENGLAND prosecuted
Theodore Parker they paved the way for HIN 70
nc ',,.I gns IL Jonn
the old man eloqueht went home TO his copstit-
uents and came back stronger and more glorious
disgrace that fearless champion Of freedom, the
late Joshua Il. Giddipgs, the brave old Western
Reserve sent him back with an overwhelming
backed by the Democratic party, sought to drivs
Senator sumner from the Senate, The people OF
Massaehusetts thought he was Just the man to be
Louisiana, TO her love Of justice and farpiay and
shall be much mistaken If she breaks the line OF
these presidents.
DO YOU ASK WHAT THIsK OF THE COURSE
pursued by those honorable Republican Senators
ssS yoseS NE .pds Ss. q M rnsS
conduct Of my fellow men, Il md myself growing In
charity az grow in years; I am more and mere
make allowance for education and circ1ms tsuces,
nowadays have learned 70 dfstfnguish between
conscious wrong doing and unconscious wrong.
sciousIy; they think that they have done By Mr..
Pipehback precisely as they would have done by
airy white man who came 70 the door Of the Sen.
so-yes, they think SO. But am free 70 say that
1 90 Lot think any such thing. think that they
have acted from frst TO last under the inhaencs
Of q mean and malignant prejudice Of racss The
very air Of the country ia pervaced By this prsju
| dice, and the marvel Is not so much that sever
70 rss sI % = 3
hence and vote to seat Mr.. Pinchbsck.
Wonderfully tenacious 10 the taint OF grea,
moral wrong. The evil that men do lives -after
them. slavery is dead, but its long, black
shadow in the form ofpreJudIce, stretches broadly
across oui whole country, and will do 50 for some
custom.d to seeing the black men at the bach
door, and are filled with doubts when they see
him at the front door.
There are some things hard to do. II is hard
&c convince q man against his will. The thing
has been often tried, but has seldom succeeded
Equally true Is It that where there is viii there
IL q III a In oh
solutely impartial state Of mind they would, in
my Judgment, have voted, not With the Demo
PincSbssk. In proof Of their freedom from pre- e
judice they point US to Senator Bruce, Of MissIs
sippi and the fact is plausible. But one swallow
toths door Of the Senate with an indisputable
case. There vas no room for individual inclina.
ton to sway enc way orthe other.
THERE WAS 80 QUESTION As TO HIS RIGHT
No Democrat discovered any a ~ in his creden
tials. Had there been the slightest te,hnica
reason TO believe that the same fate would have
| overtaken Senator Bruce which has overtaker
| Mr. Pincbback. l have no disposition to be cen
serious. i know It is hard for a Turk 70 do Jus.
| tiee TO Christian; hard for Christian to dc
| Justice to Jew; hard for an Engllshman to dc
DO Justice to on Eng lishman, and we all know
that It is hard for white man to do justics to
| black man. am sorry that those seven Sen
| ators found this achievement impossible to them
After all, my friends, am not surprised tina,
seven men Of the Republican party were found
in the needed hour 70 vote with the Democrats
| have seen this thing before, and In time O
| greater excitement than at present There ar,
| always few Independent spirits In the spublI
can party who Viii 60 ever a., 70 the Democrat
| men are concerned.
| Il was so in reconstruction times. /. was s,
upon Mr.. Summers civil rights bill. It was SO I,
the Impeachment trial Of Andrew johnson, AM
| It has been SO now. Whether 1t will ever b
otherwise is solemn question for rs to thinl
Aaafd IA taalv n hat-. nr.
| that some colored men have decided to Initial
the example of the seven Senators and vote will
| the Democratic party.
ucAn party is still the party OF justice and free
com. 1t is, relatively, the black mans party
Compare them in this wise, the one 10 heaven an
| party of Sumner and Lincoln. If justice anS
protection Is not obtained here do not look for
| 3 roof with seven small holes In It In exchang
Tor the open field and the pftiless storm is not tn
logic for me. Some talk about dividing our vote
| between the two parties has come to my notice o
Ia" IT bss Dot made much impression upon m.
/. r Ne Do Tais MAY ExPE5T 70 PAIL;
for between two stools-you know the rest. It I
| argued that such o course would deprive tn
| Democratic party Of all motive for keeping ~
It's crusade against ., Us. Granting ting that sue
would deprive the Republican party OF all mo
tive for q yigilant and determined effort to pro
US ~ ne our psmoc,aic ssese H Pc
enough TO seize every occasion to destroy tn
colored mans confidence in the Republical
party, at the same time that its own party
doing its utmost to reduce rs again to somethln
akin TO the hateful condition Of bondage fron
which We have been so recently delivered.
| / am not q very sensitive man, but i slread
| feel here In Washington the baneful effects 9
Democratic ascendancy in one branch Of the Ma
tional Legislature, and ask colored men
| consider what would be the state of things
/ that party had all the branches Of the Cover
ment in It's hands. l am not among those VIII
| think the American people are now going to pu
| this Government back into the hands Of the part
| OF rebellion and slavery; nor do despair Of th
| ultimate peace and freedom Of my race. Blu
| one thing know, and that fs, there Is no middl
| ground for Us. We must either have all tn
| rights Of American citizens or we must be Q,
terminated, for we never can again be slave
| Nor can We cease to trou BILE the American peopl
while any right enjoyed BY others Is denied
| withheld from us.
NE. DOWNING DECLARED
that the policy Of the colored people would 500
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