Year: 1868

the President q National Shame-Oraue
Denounced as a Drunkard-Faults Of tho
Chicago Platform-Negr0 Suffrage Demanded
Roth North and South.


BOSTON, May 27. 1853.
The New England Anti-Slavery Association, now
thirty.eght years DID, still prolongs its existence and
holds its meetings annually the last week In May.
Slavery being substantially abolished the eYorts Of
the organization are now being chieny directed
towards securing universal suffrage for the ebony
race and they threaten to agitate and agitate until
the boon s secured In the report OF the early pro-
ceedngs Of the first day was contained the resolutions
submitted by Wendell Phillips, and it was upon these
that most OF the discussion was based. The Conven-
tiOn was in fact, thoroughly Phillipsy all the way
through and most of the others who took part IN
studied simply to endorse the views OF Wendel az
skifully and earnestly as possible, and there was
tn erefore an absence OF that interest whlch would
have been noticeable If there had been WIDER diner-
The interest when the Convention came together
for afternoon business was Tatnef tnsn Un
them seemed to be more engaged IN discussing the
views advanced by Phillips in the forenoon than they
were inclined to listen to any others wncn IL was
expected the lesser lights would now give utterance
to. Half-past two was the hour when business was
before the president could succeed in getting
any one to discourse from the platform, and
ism than other qualities He hoped. he said, that
the convention would declare against the govern
the presence Of high heaven that the negro Is the
great corner stone Of the republic and that his rights
ana AN ne sad sooner tie Whole
constitution and everything else destroyed forever
than to have this country on any other
'''H Rev. ~ Mr. Sharman lately from England was the
next speaker who commanded much attention.. HIS
eOquence had the effect to hold the close attention OF
the audience, and his warm approval OF the stand
taken by Mr.. Phillips ELECTED the most enthusiastic
applause. He held that the antslavery agitators
in this country had made great progress and II they
fought as manully IN the Iutare as IN tne past us
sympathes Of the millions in other countries would
20 With them and they would eventually come OF
triumphant and the Whole world would be eniran-
c. c. Burleigh of Connecticut followed. briefly re-
ferrng first to Phillips resolution about the Chicago
platform and negro surage ne tas Sne
and more decided view Of the matter, and demanded
equal suffrage everywhere for the ballot Is worth as
much to the black in Connecticut as to the black
man in the Southern States. He held that both
justice and policy demanded that the OF
the nation should settle the whole matter by making
it universal irrespective OF the wishes or VIII OF the
different States.


he hailed from near Buffers home, in Lowell, took
the platform and said he should not vote for General
Grant because he was an ex-slaveholder and 9
drunkard, an imbecile who smokes threequarters Of
the time and drinks rum the other quarter.
WAS wa shame and those who said that he was not
deserving of impeachment and removal were eitnei
dishonest men or fools. II he the speaker SAID; nad
been in Buffers place he would have urged the
Presidents removal for being common drunkard:
In concluding the Colonel said that his choice for



himself II he sound on the liquor question as
he is on the slavery question AS It was, however.
he would advise his anslavery frlends not 10 tninR
of voting for him until he forswears the use OF AGO.
| hoic drinks.


Standard, followed in speech OF lamentatlon 1on
| because the President was not impeached, after
,ioration e of the blacks IN the South Never he
said, was there an anti:slavery meeting OF


than this for DG,,tss ws o1ss aTs 10 10
| which it Is most important that aooiitlOnlsM
should take governing part notwithstanding 9Th. the
President still remained In office he was not sorry
that an attempt had been made to impeach him, for
he would now stand in history as traitor and Pc
trayer, and those whose verdict was purchased IN ns
behalf would pass into posterlty in the same cate.
CORY. He himself and all good aboltionists should
demand that the Fortieth Congress should prepare
new articles of impeachment and persist In the de-
thronng of the President In mentionng gh sne name %
tempt at impeachment there was burst OF approx.
ing applause, as there was also when he assumed
that the Chicago Convention made blundet
on the negro Suffrage matter and substantially
| surrendered the whole position so Tar as prac.
oa Coaxp accept the chicago PLATFORM he added
they may from the moment OF entering otfce wholly
ignore the question OF negro ,, suffrage he had, ne
which he told him that he thought now was the hour
to urge the matter of negro suffrage IN Congress.
Mr. Wilson replied that they were going to carry GER
tain States for that was their first duty, and after
wards they would take hold Of the matter OF negro
suffrage or in other words, they would take care OF
the party first and then the principles afterwards
Mr. Powell said that he thought 1t was better to work





action rather than to undertake the formation Of
new party IT. he said, they would follow up the re-
after as they have been in the past lie would have
Congress pass law enfranchsing every man
In season to vote at the next November cleo
tion. II such a law was passed 1t Will save
several radical districts which with only the white
republican votes will be controlled by their oppO
nents. He would say In conclusion to the abolition
lists not to float down stream in the republican boat
but to stand alone and boldly, and cry aloud and
work industriousy for freedom and justice. Under
other circumstances he could have gone heartily into
the campaign for the republicans and their patorm
so criminal in its character he could not do IL.


Charles l.. Remond, well known coiored Adolf.
that Grant would not be his rs choice for Pres
dent but he should prefer Stanton In his stead. As
it was however he should go for Grant in preference
to any other candidates now In the 1eld-certainly
| In preference to any such man as Judge Chase.


The following resolution was then offered by ;. b.
Foster and adopted as the sense OF the Convention-


Resolved, That while we cheeruly recognize the pro.


which may have been made Sy our .oS maS
hood Of Re negro race we still regard them as
sn. fssss


disastrous civil war; and st threatens the permanency
republican liberty.


Wendell Phillips then offered the following re-
solve:-


proved essentially Indifferent The rights and welfare
81 sse her q assn sosser from
candidates Of their own selection.
.a Mr. rh M hon s e. assaTss ss rsssvf IN ssS4 q
General Grant because he was the best of any Of the
candidates In the Held Further In his remarks Mr..
Phillips charged that the republican party az o
party wis responsible for the acquitta OF the Pres-
dent. IL did not he added, want him convicted, for
there was fear IL might injure the party But for
this Butler would have been encouraged, Ross and
other traitors expelled, the Chief Justice unseated
and the treacherous President turned out OF the
White House. All these events, however, such as
the defeat OF impeachment the treachery OF the re.
publican party, and even the rebellion itself, Will
revert to the benefit ana encouragement OF aboi-
tionists and universal suffrage. He dwen AT some
length upon the prejudice existing against tne oack
race. remarkng that 1t will take at least anotner
generation to eradicate 1t to such an extent that
black man and white woman can walk the streets
without being subject to the gaze Oh imperunens
passers by He himself had learned goOd
deal the last few years. Once Daniel webster stood
between him and the Ten commandments pu. ne nad