The colored Tennessean., 1865-08-12

Shelby County.--Isaac Menter, R. Alexan-

IIM hegtmeM u. ,. L. ID. Houston, /.
L. Johnson, w. Myers, W. H. Forrest, Dol
phine Pickett.
lst Regiment U. S. C. Artillery Heapy --Alle.p
Goodneri 3ntsel Clark, e. G. Brown, Robert
johnson, Thomas LiIlard, Charles Smith
| 18th Regiment US c. T.--Hardn Anderson.
Elder Watkins resolutions were then dis
cussed and adopted by vote of SO to 40.
On motion of Elder Merry, business
Committee Of nine was appointed, consisting
of three delegates from each division Of the
State. The following delegates were an
nounced as the committe d. Brown, David
son; T. j. White Maury T. A. Thornton,
of Giles; M. j. r. Gentle, Knox c. P.
Letcher, Hamilton A. Mckinney Hawkins;
FL. M. Rankin, A. Motley J. w Jones, of
Shelby
The Committee appointed to wait upon
Governor Browulow and General Fisk, to
request the favor of an address, reported that
Governor Brownlow's feeble health prevented
him from making an address on the occasion.
General Fisk signifed his acceptance of the
Invitation.
The following gentlemen were named F.
Parrish, of Davidson; A. Williams, of Viii
hanson l.. II. Mazeck, McMinn J. Turner,
of Wilson, and Serg't S. w. Reynolds, of
18th u. S. col. inf.
Pending discussion of the finance ques
ton, General Fisk entered the hall amid
loud cheering and applause.
Mr.. Watkins introduced the following reso-
luton: ~
WHEREAS, we, in Convention assembled,
in order to deliberate as far So we are able,
upon the present condition and future pros
poets of the colored people of Tennessee
and whereas, it is expedient, in all our delib-
erations we will put forth to them our senti-
mantss -e--@ss~1-a- a--r-s-
Resotoed, That we will publish an address
to them and cause it to be circulated through
out the State.
WHEREAS, the petition presented by the
colored people ofTennessee TO the Legislature
thereof, has not been disposed of by that body,
as we understand, because they do not know
the sentiments of their constituents-there-
fore, belt
ReSotyed That we publish an appeal to the |
loyal white citizens of Tennessee upon the |
Inasmuch as the Federal Government has |
called for our assistance in putting down the |
late iniquitous rebellion, and acknowledged |
not only our humanity and right to freedom,
but our just claim to all other citizens under |
the Government therefore, be it
ReSOlUed, That we protest against the Con- |
gressionsl delegation from Tennessee being |
received into the Congress of the United |
States, if the Legislature of Tennessee does /
not grant the petition before it prior to Decem-
Der l, 1865.
They were laid over till afternoon.
A lively debate followed the reading of the
and the Rev. James Lynch, of
Baltimore, Maryland, spoke as follows:
Irise to question of privilege. Tread in
the Nashville Dispatch the following, which
l suppose will be copied quite extensively
throughout these United States. know it
will be copied in the New York Herald, the
World, and the News-edited ostensibly by
Ben Wood, and, perhaps, by John Mitchell.
Also, in the Cincinnati Enquirer, and other
papers. beg to read, and call
the attention of the citizens of Nashville to an
extract from the Nashville Dispatch, which,
by its knowledge and intellect aims to eXalt
and advance the Institutions of the United
States: "a Negro Convention !" Is your
Chairman q negro or your Secretary, or any
Of your officers, or your other members or
hose sergeants sitting over there2 They are
al mixed blood. We are not ashamed of the
erm negro" but to call it negro con
7ention is lie. 1t is a lie / don't call
he reporter a liar, but when he copied it he
wrote down lie. May be it was because he
vas ignorant. The editor of the Colored Ten
lessean is as white as the correspondent of
he New York Herald. 1t is none of my bus
ness to discuss these matters, but it is very
lard to tell whether there is any pure blood
II not because white men used to love color
d women very much. hope the reporters
will take me down as saying I" dis ~ 8 dat
de oder,' and the "deformities of de
onstitution." / know more of syntax :,
han them all put together They ridiculed
ne because my skin was darker than theirs
won't pay 1t won't pay
''The African church yesterday was thes scene
f an immense congregation of negroes from
Il parts of the State, both men and women
every shade" I
This is going North and want the anti ,
ote or cure to go with it. l don't care tor $
lyself. Iiknow / will utter some things that 8
ill be the subject of criticism, but [ don't :
are.
"The church was filed to its utmost ca +
acity and their linen coat tails hoated out of !
lie windows" They should have the United t
tates flag and not linen coat-tails The Y
lack mans coat tails is the Uuited States '
ag, and they displayed it by showing their b
oat-tails Delegates were in !
tendance from all parts of the State, and the a
invention was strictly of the colored per- ii
1asion. So far as we could learn there were -
nly two white men in attendance-a chap
in and the editor of the Press and Times" s
A Captain Of Gen. Fisk's staff was there; l.
nd who is Gen. Fisk? a man whom Presi