Bloomington Progress, Volume 3, Number 52, Bloomington, Monroe County, 27 April 1870 — Page 2

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elebratiu of ihe lilt tush AsQicdtMQt by (he Colarcd Friends. Large Attendance, Enthusiastic JolUfitnllon, and Spirited Addresses. A few Colored Men, who, if they "cannot write an Epic Poem," certainly hnow hmo to make eloquent speeches. Clear the b-wnfa

for a free fiqht between the lbth

Amendments and their life-long enemies, tJ.e Democracy ! On Tuesdiiy of last week, the recently enfranchised race, of this community celebrated the new amendment which guarantees unto them their merited political equality hefore the law. The sun, a? if in sympathy with the objects sought to be demonstrated, shone out upon the earth beautifully and checrfully,h;id did not stand still, change to blood, or seek to bide his smiling face, as the Democrats were wont to foretell. The procession had been posted for 10A o'clock A.M., bat was not formed 'till about 12 i P. M. At about that hour, led by the Bloomington Band,they marched from the Methodist Episcopal Church to. and around, the Public square, thenco through the gate, on the west side of the Co art-house and in to the court room. The large meeting vas opened by the selection of Mr,, Jones as Chairman. and Mr. Morris Redes ;s Secretary-, after which an eloquent and powerful appeal to the Throne o.c Grace was offered by Key. J. H. Clippinger, of this city, in behalf of the colored raee,all of which was beautifully appropriate, benevolent and tender. As wo wish to treat our readers to something in the way of Speeches, as unusual as they w.?ro strong and manly, we will save enough of spfice, and, at once, give in their order, the speeches of the occasion including the hupp j extemporaneous remarks of Judge Buskirk asking for Mr. B., however, an exemption from criticism, as our Reporter says that he was several times interrupted, during the delivery of Mr. li s speech, and owing to the ''breaks' occasioned thereby, makes his speech in a few places seem discon nectod and more df suitor y than it really was, some of which the Reporter has. altered from his notes, but perhaps not all. J. d. BRJTTOJt's (colored) speech. " Fellow Citizens : It is very gratifying indeed to me to be here to-day, though I do not appear here as the orator of the day, but as a so;rt of fore-runner. We celebrate to-day an event of great and profound importance unto U3. The historian will in future years, record this cpocfi 33 one of great magnitude. It would be su perflous to recount in this presence the wrongs which my race has suffered. It is notorious that human law, claiming to he founded upon Divine law, has been to us an engine of oppression. A few years before tae 'late svar, to prevent the honest an'i liberty loving Hungarian from procuring freedom, thirty millions stood pledged to oppose the liberation from bondage of my race. We were dispossessed of our rights, ground down under th-i heel of oppression, parents were torn away from their children, a system of concubinage established, while the children of my color were reared up without the hallowed influence of a mother's love and care, and her assistance was denied the disitant child. But all these things have changed, and to-day we stand free and untrammeled and rejoice bccauo of the proclamation which makes as so. Have we not a right to rejoice, and mingling our voices in harm nious acclaim, send up praises to our Saviour, Lincoln. In 1856 eight hundred thousand

slaves were liberated and the world sang peans of praise, but emancipation reached this government and shook the South from center to circumference from center to circumference. Since then the Angel of the Lord has beeu sowing good seed, and today every man is now in favor o'. liberty and equality before the ls.w. Let us be diligentand ambitious then shall our fame become endurkig, and our names shall live till we shall crumble into dust. Jam sure this day will live long in ou r htuu-ts. It gratifies me to see the white folks here to-day, the philosophising white men, may both have the most pleasurable emotions. My vo.'ce is failing me and I will give way." SPEECH OF ORATOR OF THE DAY, james s. hi& ton, (colored,) of Indianapolis. "Ladies and gentlemen and Fellow Citizens: I have been invited to prepare a speech for this occasion, and was surprised on entering the hall, to find so many white pei-sons present, a great many more than colored. They have come here today thinking, no doubt, that it was necessary to give color to the r.aeeting, (General laughter.) 1 laefc words to express my feelings, Being identified with this race for fifteen or twenty years, I am glad live to see this day. I See J'jdtre Buskirk's T.t Tt ; a

to state, in this connection, that we give the speeches' as reported fi- the jD.-mjcrnt, by Mr. Spencer ; an arrangement havtn been maeb by Mr. S. with the publisher of that paper, to transfer the prepared matter to our toUunns.

hare been a citiaen of this State fof twenty-six .years, and" this scene so fills me with happy emotions that I am too full to give them an expression. In the year IfiO the first vessel landed at Plymouth Mock, bringing a precious cargo of Pilgrims who were escaping from the oppressions of the old world. In the same year, at Jamestown, another vessel landed loaded down with a cargo of slaves of your and my blood. But I will not here recount the sulierings which that system of slavery entailed thereafter in this country. A few years ago it would have been impossible for us to have gotten permission to occupy thi s Court room for any purpose. It would have

been considered impolitic to have done so. Several years ago, when, one day, I was entering a Itailroad car, I was coarsely accosted by a big blustering white man with an inquiry of what I was doing aboard that train, and Ijke. a dog I was driven from the car to a scat in which I was as much entitled as my rough persecutor. My blood tingled in my veins, and in my helplessness I said, I hope to iive to see t he day when this prejudice will be ,ot rid of. Daniel Webster said, when serenaded by his friend 1 and admirers in New York City: "This Americau people are a proud an 1 independent people, but you have not yet conquered your prejudicc-s." But I am glad that I am enabled to say that you can now consent 1:0 let us peaceably assemble and celebrate the day that brings us equality before the law. I am not here in the interest of any party, I am here for my race and speak in their 1 ehalf. 1 !iavo no desire to wound the feelings of any one here present, as there are some Democrats in the room many Democrats are probably here to-day in this audience. I cannot express my feelings, they are not embittered with revenge or hatred. How could you expect us to keep quiet? ThU people have been, tor long weary years, under the scourge of slavery. How could we keep still on an occasion like this? You have had a day of Independence and have enjoyed, veiry properly, the festivities of it. We have not had one, not had one till the immortal Lincoln set us free, backed by the proclamation of President

Grant, then we had one. Now we have one, the 1st day of January, which we can call our day of Inde

pendence, and which we will foiever celebrate. We have assembled this day to give Grant the praise Grant, the proudest man in the country and to celebrate the 15th Amend

ment, which makes you and the whites free before the law. We do

not ask social equality, no black man wants that. I know some of you are afraid that a big buck negro

will be crowded into your parlor.

You need not fear social equality, it

does not exist among the white people. The Lawyer loves to mingle

with those of his o wn profession, the banker ioves to discuss stocks and bills of exchange alone with bankers, and laboring men love to associate with their own social equals. The German loves to meet with German, and, over their beer, tiUk to each other in their own vernacular. We ask for the same political privileges and rights. I sometimes read the Bible, and I have nowtiere found it there recorded that it is our duty to associate on equality with whites. If they will keep on I heir side of the house we will keep on our side, let black be black with black, and white with white. Neither is the black man a turbulent fellow, as witness his devotion even to his taskmasters during the late war. Nor is he a rebel. In no case, save one at Harper's Ferry, has he caused any disturbance. Democrats are afraid of us.

Why, Jackson himself, in addressing his colored troops at the battle of New Orleans, called them fellow citizens. The progressive Republican looks over these things, and thank God, made us free, and gives us our rights. Democrats have had a time with us, had trouble on our account. They remind me of the old Methodist lady who went to camp meeting and was great'y exercised thereat. Her name was Aunt Sally, she was carried away with excitement and shouted often and vigorously. Returning home she was asked what kind of a time they had, she in reply, siaid, insiead of a Heavenly time, said they had a "hell of a time." We have the majority in Indiana, and let us keep it. We .night to do it. We have a good mar.y more than you think we have iti Indiana. I know, fori have traveled over the State. Wo need no importations from Kentucky. We have more than fourteen thousand colored voters in this State already. She will go twenty thousand Republican this fall. We want a fair light ourselves with the Democrats. How can Democrats ask colored men to vote for and with them? Ah! we know you. We can't bo fooled. One time a black inun over at Terra Haute tried to sell another black man a coon. He took the coon to him and said, "Joe, buy dis coon. I won't tike a cent less than seventy-five cents for 'him, wliat'U you gib for 'iin?" "O," said old Joe, I don't want him. Bring me n possum, tm I'll buy him. Next, day, the fellow brought the coon and told Joe it was a possum, but he had neglected .o take off the skin. Joe say.

"look yc-ah, dis same old coon has not changed a spotsince yesterday." Democrats, yon havo not changed your spots; we know you are the sain.!i old coous. 1 Great laughter.) This in a provd day for as. I am so try that there a, re not more of my race hero. To them I would say, be religious, be industrious, and bo educate',. The liars have been let down and we should enter into tho fields from which we havo heretofore bjen excluded. We have the saints rights to the schools as the white people have. Accumulate money and farms. Let your strength be felt in this direction, for there is a potential power in such accumulations. We have the grandest land

on which the sun ever shone. My blood has chilled when I heard speakers say the .same years ago. We now have a great country, for us and for our children. We have the widest lakes, the longest rivers, the prettiest women, and the ugliest men laughter in all the world. Let nothing be dene to offend in the least. Show these men show these people fill liberty loving white men that thoy have not bestowed upon us our rights iu vain. You are citizens, all of you, in the fullest sense. Hoping to appear again before you, before the canvass is over, I now tiiunk you for your attention, so patiently given, and may you live long, happy and peaceful, and the years of your lives be crowned with the happiness of prosperity." SPEECH BY HON. GEO. A. BUSK):nic. " Ladies and Gentlemen, Fellow Citizens, both white raid colored. I appear here to-day more for the purpose of honoring than for the purpose of making a speech to this meeting. I had been requested to, several days ago, and had expected to do so, but after hearing the able and eloquent addresses to which we havo listened, thire is but little for me to saj I hope the Democrats are now satili.-ed that there are some colored men who know how to make a speech, taid speak as well as the stinking, spread-eagle, hifaluting Daniel W. V-o-o-r-h-e-e-s. Mr. Hinton's speech will compare favorably with any speech ever delivered by M r. Voorhees. If any person can look upon tho happy faces of the colored friends here assembled with reproach or ridicule, 1 envy not his head or his heart . In tl; is old temple of Democracy I am glad to see you thus rejoicing, for this old building is an old relic of Democracy. What will Mcl'hetrllgo, and Mitchell, and old Abel say V Then! li nothing new or novel in these meetings to us, but to ou:r colored friends, it Is a very different tiling. In times past, Democrats have contended that negroes had no rights, and many of them contended that they had no souls, and were denounced by all. of them with every vilo epithet which devilish

ingenuity could invent. I will not be an eay with the Democrats as

those who have spoken before me, for you cannot talk about slavery

without talking about the Democrat iu paity, as they havo always said .slave were property, the? same as a mule or un old wagon. They

will :;iow come whining around the

colored friends for their votes. Who.t has r!ie Democratic party done to elevi.te this race'' Nothing! They opposed everything done for their advancement, were opposed to the:,r

being soldiers, and said they were

cowards; fc u : I am happy to say that

the colored troops "fit nobly;" and I do not say this in the sense in which it is usually used. I have a very distinct recollection of their opposition to the Fifteenth Amendment in the State Legislature, where for a short time they stopped legislation; and yet they will now come to you for your votes. There is a nice little bill of expenses connected with their attempt to defeat that Amendment. I will just say to the taxpayers now that it will cost the State of Indian .t over a hundred thousand dollars on account of their boliing. They opposes! every compromise arrangement which was sought to be made, to put off the Fifteenth Amendment matter till a few days before the close of the session. For my own part I op posed putting it off', and if it hr,d not been put off' tho taxpayers of the State would not have to pay a hundred thousand dollars because! of tlieir revolutionary couise. I wish to s ieak r ow of a few matters about myself. It has be-en charged by my enemies that I pledged myself to oppose negro suffrage. I may have said at the time, that I was not in :'avor af it because I may not tave thought tho colored race far enough advanced to have the right of su Trage conferred on it. I presume, however, my friends knew at tli e time what my private opinions wero, anel my opinions have notchanged, for I had none but those of Jufei ice. I have no regrets for the vote s I gave and the course ! pursued in the Legislature. What was I to do? The Mmendrnent was rocommci ded by a Republican Congress, Grant was committed to it, so wero Sen iter Morton and other leaders of the party, and what wan I to do? I in 1st go to the ranks of the Democrats, and sever my connection with the Republican party, which I coii ri riHve-i do. I mean what I say.

It is. true I was raised a Democrat,

would not be one whit behind Mr. Britten, and even the orator of the day, both of whose speeches are so warmly praised by competent judges, of all parties. You may now bring out your John R. EaM, gentlemen we'll send out 8c mo of our young Davids ami overwhelm tlem with grantor cenfusion than J. Ban.i. said he did Major Carter, at IlurroUiiburg. Wo shall keep this challenge .standing ft) long m Mr. East's famous iir.iignment of tho lirpui lieans stood in tho columns of the Dfnuwrnt, and longer. We will close our report by copying from last week's lilncnuniftoii Democrat, verses of poetry oxpressi vc of our glad feelings. All sing : AMERICA FREE! Oh, Liberty I whose hiillowod name The frown rd world hath mocked so long, Whose smothered rage and crimson shume Bore witness to thy cruel wrong ; Behold, where late a chattel stood, With woeful look and weary hands, And back nil scarred with scars and blood, A proud enfranchised sovereign stands

Y here heavy lash and galling chain Henceforth shall hiss and clank in vain I

Mweet spirit of the olden time,

Y hen honor, wealth, anu ImUlc-blauo, With a devotion all sublime. Against oppression's curse wore weighed, (rive welcome to the march of Truth, With laurels o'er her pathway cast; The prize that nerved the nation's youth Securely in her hands at last ! Her heralds shouting to the morn, "All ;ncn aro free and equal born I"

MARRIKD,

On the Tth day of April, at the rrsidence

;f the bride's father, at Scotland, Green Co., by Rev. Mr. Clark, William Gordon to Miss Angelina Phillips.

Early Rose Potatoes

11. L. EDMONDSON, the well known

rotate Grower, h"s a limited quantity of

rure harlv Rose I'otsitoos, which he oilers

to those who desire to raise the greatest

quantity trom the nest eeu. these Pota

toes were raised from genuine ;?eed no ad

mixture. For Sale by Dunn & Co.

For sale, also, at my residence, on the

Cunninj; Pnrr.i, one mile and a half west

of Bloomingtnn. mar9

NOTICE To all whom it may concern. The undersigned, having engaged in another busines, requiring his intention, would Kay to those knowing themselves indebted to him. that he has placed his NOTES ASD ACCOUNTS in the hands cf Messrs. Louden & McCoy, for collection. Those wanting to save costs will do well t; call und settle immediately, as longer indulgence cannot be given. JAMES SMALL. Bloom ington, Ind., apl6, 1870.

my father heforo me was a Democrat, my eldest brother is a Democrat, and I have another brother that some of you mav have heard is a Democrat. Laughter. I did not know any bettor than to vote the ticket, Oh! it was so natur il to vote tho Democratic ticket; hut I never '.vas a Democrat tit heart on the subject of slavery, from my earliest infancy. I have severed my connection with that party, and I have done it for all time to come. It matters not what shall be the fate of the Republican party. Whoever else may leave it, I will, so help me God, remain and and vote tlje ticket forever, before I will, affiliate with such traitors as Vallundigham and Voorhees, the enemies of my country. Whenever the Democratic party shall have expelled therefrom such men as Vallaudigham and Voorhees and expunged from their record the unpatriotic and treasonable stains thereon, it will bo time to

take the question into consideration.

I am not here to dictate to any

body about their votes. I hear my political enemies and some of my

political friends saying, that some men who stood true to the country

and the Republican party in tie

long anel weary years of the late war, have turneel over to tho Democratic party. Will you doit? My opinion is, yon will never do it. Suppose it is wrong is that all the reason you have for becoming disaffected.? I presume it is, as I hear no other complaint. Will you leave us now for this one offence? if it he an offence. What will you find in the Democratic party congenial to your tastes? Nothing! Will ymt leave your old party associations? Will you leave your soldier friends, and all for this ouo act? How will you feel affiliating with Vallaud gham and Voorhecw? It is all bosh with the Democratic party in heretofore opposing negro suffrage. It is because the negro will not vote with them. If the negro would or.Iy give them some encourage ment they would all bo for it; but no negro will ever disgrace himself by voting for such men as Voorhees. The Democrats would like to have the negro vote with them. Witness the address of Hon. Thomas A. Hendrix, at New Orleans. I propose to save myself from some labor by using it in this canvass. It will save us the trouble and task of proving that social equality docs not necessarily follow in the train of political rights. Political equality does not necessarily carry with it social equality, and we will during the canvass, use that speech and those made in Connecticut by Governor EuglUh, to make it plain to the Democracy. Governor English in a recent. speech said it wis useless to oppose it, and the Democrats, all through, the country are taking the same positien, save here in Indiana. If you leave the party my Republican friend, for this, it will ho a reason not very creditable to your

good sense. The Democrats can pull more wool over the eyes of wh ito Republicans than black Rcpublica is. They can deceive more whites than blacks. My colored friends, the rapscallions of the Democratic party will sne-ak around you and try to secure your votes. Don't disgrace yourselves by associating with them. Do any of you, my fell v citizens, approve of the speech of Daniel W. Voorhees, at Indianapolis, the treasonable speech in whi ch he advocates the repudiation of t he National Debt, for that is just what it amounts to. The only difference between his speech and the speed ,es of Gen. Mungen, and others, is, tli ey are more outspoken. I will just here reply to the speech of Mr. Voorhees, I mean his financial speech, as I have been requested to gife a few things in it a ventilation. Mr. Voorhees says that more than one half of tho pu). lie debt is a fraud and a fiction, that I he

Government only received but litfclo more than one half of the money which the debt represents, and that therefore il; should not lie paid. Is not this very plausible? Let us s je, now. You. must remember that the price of currency is not the sa:ne now that it was at the time the debt was created. Currency, now, ia nearly on a par with gold, and don't you see that it is quite as valuable now as gold was thou. How do you make it out, Mr. Voorhees, that tho bonds aro worth more than greenbacks now. That is a fair specimen of his speech. But you may say the bonds are to bo redeemed in gold. Be it so, don't you see gold Is coming down , white the currency is seeking its level. If currency is worth as much as gold, then how much has tho Government been defrauc ed in tho way of a fictitious debt? fto, ray disaffected Republican friends, be very careful hi severing your connection with your old party, that you do not find yourselves in r. worse condition. You will find the Democratic party, in a few years, occupying the same position on the negro question that we now occupy; then want will you do? I will conclude n:,y remarks, if you will all nv me to, ;.y reading a late piece from Petroleum V. Nasby, which "ill give you a pretty fair idea of what tho Democrats will do with the negro, remarking here that of course I crmnot spell it to you as does Mr. Nasby. Mr. Peter W. II. Johnson, of Indianapolis, tten mado a few pertinent remark, evinein j close study of histories, P'ofano and Bi lical, and mndo a ihie impression upon h;s auditors as to his strength ;f in

tellect, logical acumen, and pains-iaking i (laic Bills printed at satisfactory rates observation. With very little practico, he 5 at this office.

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Keinoval WILEY L. BATES, Fine Moot Maker, has removed" his shop to the room formerly oceupied by W. 11. Uodkin as a Tin store, One Door West of Joseph Howe's Comer, on Fifth Street. Order.! solicited for first-class French Calf Uit, sewed or pegged. Pit warranted. Attention given to repairing. d j'2! G WILEY L. BATES.

New Stove Store AXD Tin. Sliop. WILLIAM II. BODKIN HAS REMOVED hi Tin and Stove Store to the building recently prepared fur biro, east of Dunn Si Cos. He has now in te.re, and will always keep a supply of the nnt popular Cooking and lleatin .Stoves, Tin w.ire and Hollow-ware. Sprcial attention -?iven to Tin, Copper and S'leet Iron work, Roofing, Gutter Spotting, &c. All work warranted, and prices low. W. H. BODKIN. Bloomington, Ind., April 20, 1870.

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HERIFF'S SALE.

5y virtue of a deeree to me directed

from t'le Clerk of tie Monroe Common Pleas Court, in a causa wherein Isaac Boltingtieuse is plaintiff, and Daniel Thomas is defendant, renuirin:!: me to make the sum of two hundred and tairty-nino dollars, with interest on said decree and costs, I

will e:tpose at public sale, to th highest

outcler. on Saturday, May 14th, 1870, between tho hours of 10 o'cloclc a. in. and4 o'clock p.m., of said day, nt the door of the court house of Monre county, tho rents and. profits for a term not exceeding seven years, i;he following described real estate, to-wit :

The north-east quaitor of section thirtyfive, in township ten, north of raico one

east, containing one hundred and sixty acres more or less. If uch rents and profits will not sell for a sufiieiont sum to satisfy said elocree, in teres is and eosts, I 'will, nt the sane time and place expose at public sale the fee simple of said real est ite, or so much thereof us may be sufllcimt to discharge sidd decree, interest and costs. Said sale will be nude with reliof from valuation and appraisement laws. LAWSON i:. MeKINNEY, ap20 :.870 3t Sheritf Monroe Co.

gHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of two executions to mo directed from the Clerk of the Monroe Common Pleas Court, I will oipose at public side to the highest bidder, on Saturday, May T, 1S70, between tho hours of 10 o'clock A. M. and 4 o'clock P. M. of said day. at the door of tho Court House of Monroo County, tho rents and profits for a term not oxcocding seven years, the following described real estate, to-wit : Tho northwest quarter of section nineteen, ind the nortlnvost quarter of tho southwest quarter of ssetion nineteen. Also, the northeast quarter of tho southwest quarter of soction nineteen, all in township ten, north of range enc west,eontaining two hundred and forty acrea, more or lesu. And on failure to realize the full amount of judgment, intorosls and costs, I will at the saino time and place exp,so at public sale the feo simple of isaid real estate. Taken as tho property of Hamued Denny, at the suits of Jamoa Buskirk und David V. Buskirk. Said sale will be made without any rolled' whatever from valuation or appraisement laws. LAWSON E. MeKINNEY, ap 1 3 ' 70 Slier iff Monroo county.

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