Year: 1866

told, "We had better try VOC six months on
probation" Our Southern brethren must be
placed upon probatiOn until they show that
they have repented. Il viii DO them good
to tarry awhile Those who were attempt
ing TO put the Southern States on an equality
with the North-to make no difference be-
tween treason and loyalty--are the South's
worst enemies. IL Will be better for the
Southern people to feel thar they have sinned.
He had heard it said, even in Congress, that
these States were never out Of the Union
Perhaps not but it was very certain that
the Union had been out Of them. Laughter.
We shonld wait until there are signs OF its
returning into them; until Union generals
can be received in the Legislatures Of Ala
bama and Mississippi; until the old flag Is
again saluted; until there are manifestations
of a love Of the Union.


The test of this patriotism and loyalty at
the South is just she same as the Scriptural
text Of true religion In as much as We


have done it 10 one of the least OF these, my
little ones, We have done il unto me-" The
treatment they accord TO the negroes should
be made the test Of their loyalty. The man


Who has been loyal has warm side toward
the negro.


He here spoke of the services rendered BY
the negro troops. In the Bible we have
magnanimity presented in an exalted form,


in the case where man lays down his life


for friend. But the negroes went beyond


thai standard. They had found no friend in


the United States Government. They came


at the call of a country through which they


could track their course in blood for over


two hundred years. The white troops re-


ceived $l3 per month; the eolored troops


but S1l the white man might 60 TO seek
the bubble reputation at the cannon's mouth,
but the negro could not hope to rise higher
than the rank Of non-commissioned officer.


Yet We came two hundred thousand strong.


Peace to the nation has been followed by
a moral war against the negro. When the


rebel armies were in the field, and their
legions swept across the hills OF Pennsyl-


vania, leaving desolate track 10 mark
their progress when the warm blood of our


sons bespattered the tomb-stones Of Gettys-
burg; when every steamer was expected to


bring the news of foreign recognition Of the
Confederacy; when the recruiting sergeant
was in our streets, and the cry for more men


was daily ringing in our ears when black


man could be used 10 stop n rebel bullet,
there was room under our flag then for all,
black and white, and we were told then that
the ballot should follow the bullet. How Is
it now? he said. He had hoped for
the future; he believed in the omni-
potence of truth; one great truth was
that of equal liberty 10 all, and he believed
| in that. He believed in the Congress Of the
United States; he believed in the House;
| he believed in the Senate; ne believed in
Charles Sumner; he believed in Judge
Kelley: he believed in Ths1deus Stevens.


and he believed in the people of the United
States. At come future time he proposed to
tell them more Of what he believed.
Mr.. Douglass here tookhis seat, and Judge
Kelley was loudly called for. He responded
to the call in few happy and well-ehosen
extempore remarks, after which prayer
was offered by DIR. Sunderland, and the au-
dience joined in singing the DoxolOgy.