The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-11

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NEGRO FREE SUFFRAGE MEETING.
uHANp STATE coNvB >rIoN or THE ooLonnD PEOPLE.
me ninth annual annivsrsary II the eaas Free suags
Uuuvsnsaon We hsld = their rooms Prince groe yes
friday, q Ten O'Clock n The forenoon, the following OIL
ssrs presding-Nr Stephan Meyers, President and xr.
John v. Givsas, Secretary yvo Tern.
ma meeting called 70 order BY The President, and
Rsv Mr. GARNET, Of Shiloh (oolOrsd) church. opened Kby
prayer The Secretary then ordered TO read the rs
soIutioas that had bean prepared, - follows
Resolved nat the question that 70 be submttsd 10
shs Peep q the next State election in November
, not one q Negro suftase No negro suffrage;
property quaiincaoa for vossrs snail property vote,
Resolved mat We cai up N III pubns speakers, and edit
s sspsci,y snd upon ne Psogle g:1sray 70 nee ne
zsson whsnsvsr Ssy Discus The ssus 70 Is prsssassd
70 The people at ne Nsssnbsr slectioa.
s:sSly:d 1h .as ~ .sc e..Ss S
AoassoSF or "No Property Ousiincsiion. %
Received nat The crs calls IN tSs strongest language
s.s sea.s !: Ssy earn: % s Ssnp.
and hsndbnh discussing the question before ne people
ehsrss Ss crsulsson q puScss'ons relating % he
subject Of properly Qosnc.son e. vossss . ali
eoorsd men ior he time = issss 70 AZ saads I'll PREM
Sioss and crences aDopg thsm, and 70 rally in force
ana effect 70 the great work q dominating sns ana m
Resolved, Thai We should DO governed By The wisest
prudence veil g y The nos psrssvsriDg .sa IN all
ear efforts 70 the greaeeat reformation q the age
After the resoutionabad been read, the Rev. Nr. GAR
M took The noor, and aid thAa he opposed to por
Non Of the The nrst hs
thought the question Of "pegro suffrage" and he
vhed That resolution struck out In This be seconded
. snes 5. % rsv:s he rssoiuons = thsy
did not respond 10 the feelings Of The Convention.
Committee g ST.s =: q Hys, :sx
The Rsv. h II. Garnst A motion nade and carried
Nat all shoud como 70 ynpahise with them should
10 considered - members.
hey then adjourned until three P. n
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At three o'closk in The afternoon the meeting
again called to order, and prayer offered by tho Row
George vsre the eject tha. Whatever duties they may
perform at this meeting may bs for the beuent Of the
eolored racs In general especially for those who are
in bondage
A delegation from the following counties were pre-
sens,-Coumbis, Duchess, Rensselaer,, Montgomery,
Orange. Monroe, Albany, Queens, Rings, New York and
Richmond
that the ostensAbe object OF the meeting for the
prsss purpose Of discussing the suffrage question for The
benefit Of themselves and their possey hoping to be
able 70 present formidable petition before the Legsa
turs In November next he only wanted the question Of
nesro suffrage yes, and negro suffrage MOI aud thai they
were only united they would be able 10 send 10 the
hs;s sq ,,. 1sr rfs sSss and WHEAT xSSd
party, but the whole people Of the Eupre State for free
passed
with the white man shall be President who sha.
Mr. Hopo.s Of Brooklyn then arose, and spoke in SUBJ
stance A. oliovs-He began By saying thai they we're
to-day a. Joahu. wa there to take the pro-
Una, the Chairman has said he said that he found more
tr~iiy among the ccored men than among ,hs white.
There neither male nor female but what coaii help them
and that they must take courage and TO tell their
brethren OF their He says Bill Sc ward said,
thc, ave no longer bonosm men bu, fresme0 Applsuse
wy J. WArISs, late editor OF Fred. Douglass paper,
ten read the following resolutions, which wore adopt
ed
solved That The colored citizens Of the state OF Now
York, in hboripg for the abolition o. property qualnca
ton imposed upon us Ia the contribution requisite for
the exercise Of the elective franchise, base claim
upon the principles Of human freedom and equality
Instrument o. which Americans are justy proud.
Resolved, Tnat % descendants Of the Revolutionary
ss we appeal 70 every voter in the Empire STATE 10
give the world practical recognition which the govern
e 70 Ss osseS , upon y ysS The
unjust anti ChratAn and anti republican property quail
ncauon ciause which n.w disgracesh
morning were also adopted.
BrEuor wARwIcx then presented credentials from the
held wsmsbug for the purpose Of siecrng delegates
70 tbs Convention; after which
Mr. J. WATKINS arose, and said that bast from he
buse horn Of John Brown such movement that 10
vngDs, worth more than all our spsaking that he
worcs thai have by gentlemen stereoy ped
into desds; aye, scts and that only VIII the ooored
DO rot intend 70 do they might better stay II home
Thai they cannot nbe In convention without impei
hing ourselves 70 elevation degradation. True the OBJ
xxnf>n a. nndd In
our Correlation and thai they demonstr atng that
they perfectly content In their chains Bot we have
upon the republicans; but but ourselves DO
work for u.s. We have stood suh aimee
the eoe g. Ioss ana sno~esss q Philps Garrison
and oherf ssd unless We take measures ourselves TO
sse them ,hsy can DO sShss aoH.SSss BE ,sa
psope hirk we are coiEg nothing for our bre'nren In
boresso he wssts tht psope Of me United sAiss 70 20
color ed me, ihouid Gibbs sssst them He s.ys
that they vii ntver set the rshi OF suffrage unt they
C. Of ..sssr nlr "he.r no. ~ lie hss SPOKEN 70
ii,y thorssnd rcooc on ina suon, aoa he nues
thu Of their srfrege the colored They
mutt tt,n The whole state with eotrrerr He does
not osnsvs IN the repebh..n p'rv; but he s black
gaia rshu; but be says that they must nos
oepe,d upon the republican party, though ne must
and tel ,stm what we wait He behaved that
scme o. the democrats would r'so vote for them
tey the oolered poole only talked 70 them 10 poor
human language en- t1ey lsrfn ~ hem, for The poor
Eshmsn 90 not rndtittard hem Hs EAd that We are
told n ret into tho World TO rave s1nen VINO
are the srrersp 1T Christ sat dsun among
republicans aue s.nIsIa .ns he lhs spsts,l pr.suasd
aer NUT oe The demo rats (srcst sugnIl for
that Chrt tho wcrc n gave sinners and Thai
IN restsd that tvo factions we're IN existence ~ thai
tine He hop,d shst the meeting you'd take some stion
IN the matter and thai mnedsisly. tsnsaaf ssd Az
Mr. gssur iborsbi that they sere called UPON 70 take
poue action upon the great issue Of the day.
and they ca not ihsy woult he blown on
BY tsverrs wlr~s, never 70 return. They, Tor the
rsst t~cniy svc have been maxrg resolutions and
asre upor hem therefore infy have been gong
10 ON ever frre, shoush brethren In slavery are
loctrr 10 for rsif and thss they have got 70 Get
from I'VE " seven fhoussni dollars IN employ agents 70
stey nus, DO. He thir 10 that the HERALD, fns, n
f-.rs ard the tsJvess VII 90 sme,hng for them
,hsy wa cry psy tor H. he says hat 90 mast say