The New York freeman
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In contextEn contexto
President Ulysses S. Grant championed a treaty to annex Santo Domingo (1869–1870), sparking a historic Senate battle led by Charles Sumner. Later coverage tracked President Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) and crushing European bond debt.El presidente Ulysses S. Grant promovió un tratado para anexar Santo Domingo (1869–1870), provocando una histórica batalla en el Senado con Charles Sumner. Informes posteriores siguieron al presidente Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) y la deuda externa.
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- The New York freeman · May 14, 188714 de mayo de 1887
- The New York freeman · May 14, 188714 de mayo de 1887
- The New York freeman · May 14, 188714 de mayo de 1887
SummaryResumen
A speaker at an event, identifying as a fifty-year-old Democrat, publicly praised Mr. Astwood and expressed a desire for him to remain in his position as United States Consul at San Domingo. The speaker also asserted that the colored race can demonstrate the capability to occupy any position held by a white man, and that existing prejudices among white people can be easily overcome.
Un orador, que se proclamó demócrata de cincuenta años, encomió públicamente al Sr. Astwood e hizo votos por su confirmación en el cargo de cónsul de los Estados Unidos en Santo Domingo. Proclamó además que la raza negra reúne sobrada capacidad para desempeñar cualquier dignidad detentada por el hombre blanco y que las prevenciones raciales de estos últimos se pueden disipar con facilidad.
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am, when I became acquainted with this genii
man on my left (Mr. Astwood) it gave me vet
great pleasure to write to the President althoug
he was a Republican he was the right inanii
the; right place and that it would be a person
favor to me if he continued him in the positioi
of United States Consul at San Domingo. (Ap
plause). A longer and better acquaintance wW
him has assured me that he is still the righ
man in the right place, and though 1 am a hem
ocrut of the Democrats, fifty years old and tU
a Democrat, I have not changed my opinion!
regard to Mr. Astwood and I am ready an
shall always be ready to stand by him as I ha«
done from the first instance. (Voices: “Heat
hear”). Now I suppose It might be excusable
me on an occasion of this kind to say exact!
what feel, and I think that I can say with abt
ter grace because 1 belong to tiiat party whit
is supposed to be opposed to the advancemei
of the colored race in this country, that I thin
that there is but one thing for the colored rat
to show, and that is that they are capable to
ctipy any of the positions in this country whic
a white man can occupy. And I believe that 11
a shoit tl ne those prejudices which havetnidei
many, and we must confess they exist amongst
the white people, can be easily overcome, if
they could only see, as we have seen to-night,
the magnificent ability which has beensiiuw
in this entertainment. Certainly where can
you find among white people greater eloquence
than has been manifested by Mr. MewM my
friend opposite? (ApcLu se] U here among
How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo
The New York freeman. (1887). New York [N.Y.], 1887-05-14. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83027102/1887-05-14/ed-1/?sp=2
ReferencesReferencias
Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The New York freeman, 1887-05-14.
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