New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-21
GEYERAL GARFIELD TO c0LoRED MEN

THE PROBLEM OF EMANCIPATION-HoW IT WAS
soLvED-AN INTERESTING AND ELOQUENT AD-
DRESS AT MENToR.
MENTOR Ohio, Oct. 2O.-A delegation Of 25O
colored men OF Cleveland visited General Garfield
this afternoon In response to an address b. their
chairman the General said
GENTLEMEN: 1 have listened carefully 10 what your
speakers sad Lave noted your manifestations OF
Applause AT the special points Of their remarks All the
time not while the speaking Is golng on Dut me
country culm war. have studied your prnn en-
with itie sohcitude IL was Gincu.'
aud equally lcult for tie who lately held you In
slavery. ,..,
noue was eVermore difficult than that OF settllng IAe
great question winch your existence upon tns co
the basis or road Justice equal rights 10 all IL was
tremendous trial OF the faith OF the American peopie
insttuions. IL was not for your sake alone
that the thcughtful men OF this country struck
certainly good reason why slavery ought to die that
wrOnged your but 10 was an equaiy goou reaso
ana prosHSiiGy OF the se race STABILITY Of
the Republic. We are always inclined tooxprsss 100
niucn sympathy with the who suffers WrouX'
out ought also 20 express anxious So
Hoorfapt sopsa he Is more to be plticd tnan the
victim. n a murders you without proyOcauon.
nr snuI hears no burdens OF the Wrongs but all the
angels OF the universe w weep for the misguiec man
who committed the murder. And so say the men wiz
engIavcd y0ur race were vrOnEng themselves well
IA you 70 protect them from being wrOugdOers and
shield your race from suffering wrong was tho mi2hy
proDlem which solved by the abolition OF slavery
Now foOT-ctZens, after tie neree struggio Oh
the war, after Lincoln had gwen utteranee 10
rha grea: thought that the centuries Of slaY
ery had committed great SIN thGt Without
the shedding blood there no REMISSION ana t1at our
war was bloody expa.lOn for that Fin, even neu
when you free Dy the proclamation Of Lincoln ana
by the amended Constitution that gave you clilZtnsllp
your problem was not solved "hat Is ItSeuo t5t "a
Without the intelligence to use 1t wiselyf Wlat II
freedom without virtue and ntellgencc comDneu 20
make IL not a cuFse, bnt blessing You were not
made free merely 10 be allowed to V0te put
III Ordsr enjoy an equality or oppoi1
tunity in the race Of life and To stand eqta
before the law. Permit man TO praise you because
Won are black, nor wrong you because are Dldck
Lee it be understood that YOU ready and WILING 10
work out your own material salvation by your own
energy, your own worth, your own labor All that
liberty can You Is 20 give you iair ana equ
chance within lhe limits OF tie Constellation ana Dy tIe
exercise proper powers II is the purpose OF the
best this continent 10 give you tus eqidI CHd0o
and nOJblug more ,., -
| congratulate YOU the great asvance which yOur
race already made under liberty nav
seen YOUR representatives, in Congress, one 81
them iu the Senate and have seen them behave win
such selfrestrant good sense, Judgment mOdehtY ana
patrlOtlsm, that has given me new nope that al
tne!r brethren will continue % CLIMB mp toward Vhe
light with every opportunity VIII hoI ah'cI ~
he any more your friend than Thousands or Otntrs 40
not even pretend 10 be particularly yOnr Irlehd put
onlv your friend with AL other Just men On that
can Justly or fairly be done to assure
70 Won an equ1lity Of opportunity it Will always DC my
pleasure TO 10. So gentlemen, thank ycu IOr coming
nsre and small be clad 10 greet every ore or you.