New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-28
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE COLORED
PEOPLE

This body mot in the City of Ncw.York. on Wednesday
Nov %. Present, j. McCune Smith, Of New York Prcs
Peck OF Pennsyvania; Geo. T. Downing Of Rhode
Island; J. b. Sanderscn and VIM. C. Nell, OF Massachu
sets; Amos G. Beman Of Connecticut John Jones and
James d. Bonner, of Illinois
VIM C. Nell was appointed Secretary. pro tenn.
The Chair decided that as tho present meeting Of the
Council was assembled for any of the purposes ire
curing quorum Of eleven momber described Ia Article
Of the Constitution, there were sufficient number now
present to transact bushes.
On P,o,etre Ua0n,-J MeCune Smith Geo. Downing Jere
msh B. ssnderon John J. Games Of Ohio, Jeha Beman
V On Bs,aesi EsstsSs stephen sn5 WIN Day 9f oAIoJ
Lewis Of Vermont @ Rice Rhode ssnd '" o. Munroc Michr
On PaJes,oS-wm C Nell H. Smith, W, j. T. Britain and
H. b. smith, Ind John Freeman Mica Bareaa IN the City
On Thursday Nov. %, the Council held Morning
Session The vote for officers Of the National Council
submitted to the meeting and agreed 10, follows
President J. McCune Smith Vice President choice;
Recording Secretary VIM: IL, Day, Of Ohio Correspond
ing Secretary Frederick pougass. New York. The
location of Bureau was fixed at New York City
letter read from Frederick Douglass stating that
his absence caused by Illness Ii was recorded ana
vote expressive of high confidence in hs earnestness
fuithfuness and ability the advocate OF human rights
edopted. ,
ballot James d. Bonner of Illinois was declared elected
petition from l. Theodore Holly and others, Execu
tive Committee appointed by the coored people OF Canada
in Convention juno 1885, praying for admission into the
Union. The prayer was granted by unanimous vote.
The mode OF admission of Canada, or any State was re-
ported by Geo. L. Downing ana ndopted, Us fOhoWs'
An election to be held for Council of the State Can
ada on the It'll February 1884, the Council to meet on the
9Th Of March following and elect members TO the Natonal
Council in accordance with Art. of the Constitution
A Committee on Manual Labor School, appointed by
vote, as follows: Frederick Douglass, l. ID. Bonner,
John Jones, Amos G. Bemah, John Peck.
The location of the School was fixed 10 be within
radius of one hundred miles Of Erie, in the County OF
Erie Pennsylvania. The President made oficio
member Of the Committee the Manual Labor School,
In the afternoon session VIM III Day, Recording Secre
tary took his seat The minutes having been read and
approved Mr. Day offered series Of resolutions and pro
tests against all the proceedings. The resolutions on
motion were oil lost.
The Council then adjourned to meet in Cleveland Ohio
on Wednesday, May H. 1854. at ~ NJ.
The Committee on the Manual Labor School met on
Friday Nov o. in the City Of Now York, and organized
Themselves under the Act for the Inspection of Academies
and Schools Laws of the State of New York. for 1884,
cap 55f ,.,.,
agent TO receive and solicit funds for the School
Committee consisting Of Frederick Douglass, A. o.
Bemap andJ Mcclure Smith appointed TO draw up the
plan of the School, with by laws, &c.
John Peck, Of Pennsylvania, was elected Vice Press
dent John Jones Of Chicago Illinois was elected Tressu
rer A. @. Beman, Secretary. Adjourned
CHURCH DEDICATION
The Hedding Mission Methodist Episcopal Church, sit
uaied in Seventeenth st. between First and Secondays,