Year: 1870

The Darlsy Senator Tickling ssihe Brains of
the Kepublic''-Eearful slaughter Of the
English Lunauage-Amcrica's DIissiOn-A
Tribute TO Sumner--The Episcopal Church
Exc0riated.


BOSTON, May A. 1870


Senator Revels entered fremont Temple this even
ing at minutes of eight O'Clock leaning on the
arm Of Governor Clanin. After brief Introduction
by tho Governor Mr.. Revels alluded 60 the fact thai
he now for the first time was here Tor the purpose
Of speaking to 'the people who are the brains
OF the republic" In the name OF the colored
people of the South he desired to return thanks
to the people OF Massachusetts,. He advanced
1t as political axiom that the American
people were created for the purpose OF cGecting
the disenthralment of the human mind. The ten.
dency OF all our institutions Is that way The capa-
blites OF the natives and our achievements OF
coming triumphs all point towards this eventful
future. Kemarking upon tYe emancipation OF the
colored race as the crowning glory OF the American
republic, he said that IFS cause was to be found In
the lust revenge OF an angry and outraged God. The
privilege Of caste lie went on to state, an arbi-
tary distinction founded on nn unreasonable basis,
without one single element which goes To make up
common sense. Mr. Revels was especially bitter
upon this subject. Bishop Wilberiorce for his
p.O-slavery sentiments vas especially dwelt upon
and his character was held up TO pubic rldicule.





had vOed and acted against enfranchisement of the
negro. They should be condemned forever. Advls-
ing the cOlored people, he said


Now that you need the sympathy OF the white want
you not to be Idle but indus rous and to take advantage
the schools primary and otherwise aud do what you
be Before reach the other world whose confines
bounded BY the grave, You should make name for
yourselves Christopher Columbus and Isaac Newt
not deferred by envous and Jealous friends should
you be. The past repete with lesson which should
take care to heed.


concluded with appeal to black
improve the blessings emancipation OF the people,
Its framed for the ruler well the ruled The
yarpu respected than the honest labor
Ing man. the shoddye than the bonost er of the
soil who acquired his daily bread by the Of his brow
Liberalism, he said, hath more sense than gram
mar Is the tune with which all the nations of
the earth marching on to honor the fatherhood
OF God aud the brotherhood of man. Waxing warm
he proceeded with his subject Mr. Reves lost sight
tax, prosoiy rhetoric and everything else which
make orator and INDUCED himself IN frantic appeal
the audience the OF Charles Sumner That
he who be the strongest friend arislo
cratic institutions United States should up
the friend OF the equality the human created much
laughter In the audience.


ne continued with the assertion that the Episcopal
Church tho ereyous evil which would prscipate
the nation.


Wendell Phillips followed Senator Reves and his re-
marks chiefly devoted 70 the necessity of making
further efforts for the dscpinng OF the and the
which, no sad laid the nation to educate him for the
new sphere into which he had entered The Indian
should next be granted their rights, and henceiorh
God has created OF blood, without any distinction OF