The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-21
Cen ventien of Gentlemen or Color.

POLITICAL RELATIONS, AND MIXED OR SEPARATE
EDUCATION.
Last evening, the Convention Of coored men met In
the basement Of the Shiloh Presbyterian Church. In
Prince street. The meeting was wen attended.
MT WILLIAM j. WILSON presided.
Dr.. 7. joiner Wars, and Mr.. JoHs p Taonr.oS,
sct-S ~ secretaries.
The minutes Of the last meeting having been read -
Mr. lovw u. PurSAn read the report Of the Com
mittee on Political Relations, rs follows
nEronr POLITICAL RELATIONS.
Mr. President and fellow citizens-As . committee
on the political relations of the coored people beg
leave TO submit the following report the result Of
our elaboration
hcie nty to convey idea of the
necessity and the intention OF this report and
that in di,chsrsns the duty which hs. dsvol1sd
US ne were governed BY tho strongest inclination to
serve the interest OF our people.
On . careful examination OF poliicsl history,
have arrived at the conclusion that since 1871 there
has existed In this country disposition TO extingush
ir,emsn previous 10 that date The spirit by which
the American people were governed during the reyo-
lutobary war was msnife,ted in the first cops.itu-
ton OF this and other States Of the Onion by extend
ing TO all free men, above twenty one years the right
Of hanc hise irrespective Of plectional conside
proscrptive provision in the Constitution and that
In New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware. and In
the Southern and Western States our people de.
prived Of 1t entirely, is sufficient proof that less
liberal feeling exists towards us The baneiul effect
which has ulted from proscriptive legislation has
developed Itself in all the atoms Of existence
IN this country. The principle which has promp pied
these proes. dnss sganst the csorei people based
upon the false premises that IAN interior
race and are incapable OF exercising sufficient jusg
meLt In the political affair. OF the country 1t this
,sndsr coula be sustained by single fact IL would
AFFORD U. some satisfaction to know that white men
are not free from this weakness The report OF the
oommittee OF the Common Council Of thi, city, In
candidates. ought to be sui sent to destroy the OBJ
ections against extending he franchise to the eolored
in caucus n.etirgs composed of persons who consider
th.msslres far Superior 70 n In point Of morals. and
the ballot. box yet there IL nc remedy for this evil
We do not alluds to thee transactions with hopes OF
receiving any con'olsiion for the treatment W. hsv.
received but to state the fact that there oolorsd
men Who are deprived OF their right, they In
po.se'on q H. they would not d,sAse their manhood
by barttrinr Away their votes.
The line which has distinctly divided the eblorel
and the white people In thi, stste has placed Ia a
petition anomalous, that EVEN In cases where The
prsponderance In favor OF the ,ucce,sial party
the result Of votes yet IL has been seknsT.
lsegedby those Whose latefests we've suSseryed
by II.
The conclusion arrived :, from these fact. vii show
that Efforts TO proos the Interest Of either Of th.
pol ticsl parties are gra'gitous part and tor
ii, future ought 10 ~ governed By such msanf
will enable TO subssrNe any eesign which may b.
deemed pecssarJ 20 defeat either Of the two n their
principles ,bould be considered q, 80 war with
our interest. To carry out this ia,a, must absn
con onr irdividvsl cenntction with the old par
iies, and establish an organization throughout
the ststs to er able W TO support such oandi-
dates ss are knorn 10 BE- men who will defend
the lights Of the Oppressed. We have i've thousand
cClor,a voter. In this State which .usisn TO en-
able 10 control the state cr Presidential elections
excepting under extraor dirary ccumttAncsa suoh
governed tie Political elem snt during the campaign
which retu.d in ,lst ating 70 the Presidency the late
70 view III. subject ,uptraesily and il connection
With the fact that there ar, more than four handrcd
Thousand white voters In the STATE Il would appear
emily egotistcsi in US to af.uns 20 much In favor
OF our ability but 10 would be considered r.
an sb,urdity. But a, there s--urrbtior, skould B,
sustsintd BY some sacts re will present such as ell
Be ,Lfncitht TO bear out our premises The political
parties in this State arst 70 NEARLY equal that ss than
two undred sotes Sufficient TO carry the election
ls.t November which does not exceed Ia. number OF
colorsd ire,hcldtis IN Bfooklyn and william burgh
In 1874 the me Gritty FOR the Electoral Colleges. was
700 Witch vii show that under to- msst favorable
cirou mstsnces, no party could sucosed II opposed
BY Nv. thoussnd voter, une. there should be
great change in the relatlv. strength Of he vhig
dtmooratic party in tb. state There are Zines when
the state msy be carried BY very large rcts az IN
ne esc.ion Of the late Gov Wfight and also his
cr.sor but occurs from the want efksm0ny in the
rsnks Of either 81 the confirming paftie, But in
tails review no inference ctus be drawn which can Ia
anyv.s change the main festsrs Of the nrsms,supcn
which ne have based our csIsulation
Fut the most impor tant question that presents IL.
ELF in thi. connection ., whether the anti.sr.ry
patty will assume a position which vil harmonic
VITA the IDEAS embodied in this report The answer
to this question cannot smsnst. from ", but from
The necessity Of Identity ing our,elve. with the ber.
parfy has be- before for the last twelve years
but a. We could not how interest cod be pro.
NOTED By that organization We have acted on diff
The important queetons TO be decided In this State
Nv the nsyt election. makes II Imperative that the
people and the liberty party should unite upon
plan that vi enable Ms 20 act In effective man
n.r In ali the counties 10 the state against any
spstlos Which nsy bsvs or It's aim the Suppression of