The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-09-25
BUTLER AT PIrTSBURG.
HE RkcEivEs A PARTY OF COL0RED
MEN.

Adaress ON the wrongs Of the Negro Race
--DutIer Proposes to nave Change.
PIrrssuRe Sept 1s-Gen. B. r. Butler and Col.
John W. Forrey arrived In this city this after
neon and made their headquarters at the st
At about o'clock Paul j. Carson. ex-deputy
sheriff. tcge,hsr with number OF other coiored
men callt upon Gen. Butler. Mr.. Carson was the
spokesman. and in brief speech stated that they
wished to pay q trif ute OF respect to one whom
they believed to be benefacsor OF their race, and
10 whom they aseribe the merit of public service
10 them when their fate and future was In criti-
cal state. Butler. in response SAID tnat ne nad
done nothing but what he conceived 70 be his duty
In the war which WAS not begun for emancipation
Of slaves because all would remember at the first
proclamation Of President Lincoln ~, trqops were were
erty which had been seisM rom the q aud 70
execute the laws. Af,er reviewing his career
from ls6O TO 1865 he continued For sixteen years
since the war / hare acted with the repub lean
pSfty. IN tue uoJe ia, they would extend that
deemed ought 10 be done. tired to get II done in
congress- but it was not done fought campaign
for Hayes in 1876 to have that Done. under the
promise of the platform aud party leaders that 1t
should be done and what was the result? The
very first act of Hayes administration was to turn
over the states Of Lonis,sna ana sousn na,9ns
fEens'' Hayes was not seectsd witch was not the
the democrats from that hour -four years ago
not one thing being attempted to De
doftn relief CT cOioteu Dltn OF any
body ellie There has been, 1t is ru .
little attempt to st.p the illiet distilling OF
! WHISKY and brandy in the south, AMI few mep
| haye been caught and let 90 and some men killed
nv lawIess siiliers and their murderers have not
| been punished. There has not been proper protec
tion for men who live down there. That being so,
Ios Interest In the south and The best interests OF
| the colored M n. propose 70 have change II
tha Republican party can't provide this protection
| in sixteen years | do not propose to Try them
| twenty Gen. Hancock has said that he viii en-
s',rce Inc ist l4th and 18th amendments iu their
letter and spirit Nobods VINO Knows him will doubt
| hs will stand BY that II elected and given power
| and ntbody doubts that the democratic party ha'
nower 10 protect the negro II they get into power
Their great leader has said be Will do 90. propose
81 ty This on pertment for four years, aud then II
Inc democrats cannot do better than Hayes, shall
/ tarn ruut,d and help kick them out at the end OF
| faur years One thing is certain, they cannot De
| more powerIess during the nextfour yean 70 glys
| the iorcd man proper proIection tnsn l eno
| Tha object of Gen Buffers visit here was 70 ad'
/ dress democratic meeting beld tonight. It~a
tbe GREATEST demonstration OF the campaign Gen
/ Usncsrk who WAS Invited to attend was unable
come AID sent the following dispatch, which wt
read r,,v vayu aa,1era bar ~
To Gen A. L Pearson PRtsbHrgb.-I have no
md time 10 snswer by mail your letter OF the iatl
inst The occasion you write about VIII be 9
.nerisi interest The composition OF your meeting
IN i,,Sifste Thai The remains OF sectionslisn an
nssterness are 20 be erappied with and that y
have growing parry covering Al sections an
I smho.iving haTmony. freedom OF opinion and
fair EXPRESSION through the ballot box ,,,,,,,y
Gen, Butler also spoke.