The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-21
NATIO 1AL IQUAI RIGETs LEAsgE
summary Of preeeeaAngs Of the
Second Day.

The League met in asrrets's Hall at nine
o'clock yesterday morning, pursuant to
adjournment, Vice President John Peck in
the Cfsir, and st. George r. Taylor,
Secretary. ~ ~ s,EI0J NnF :.
Exercises were opened with prayer BY
Chaplain Harris.
Minutes of the Convention were read and
adopted with corrections.
The name of A. J. Morrison, delegate
from Connecticut, was enrolled.
A resolution was offered and adopted,
providing that the representative of each
State League represented in the Convention
shall pay into the treasury of the National
Equal Rights League, the sum of S., for
each delegate Of any State or auxiliary
League by him represented, the satnemem-
ber to be an accredited representative Of
such League. .fts-d
On motion, the name of Prof. Vashon
was added to the Committee on Businesk
The Convention then proceeded TO - on
an amend nent to the Constitution OF the
League. A motion to strike from the Con-
stitution the word "colored" was indefinite
ly postponed.
At the afternoon session, Mr.. Richards
offered the following resolutions:
ResolUed, That in the reconstruction Of
the Southern States, justice demands that
the elective franchise be extended to men
of coler in those States, and if the Govern
ment fail to do so, it will prove recreant to
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that as colored men have fought to defend
and perpetuate the unity of the Govern
ment, and maintain the liberties of the
country, every principle of honor demands
that they should be placed on an equal po-
liticsl footing with other citizens
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
The following petition, presented by Mr..
Clark, 1t was resolved to send in TO Con-
ConRraaa.
The undersigned officers and members q
the National Equal rights League call the
attention Of your Honorable Body TO She
4th article of the United States C0nstitu-
tion, section 4th, in which We find that
"the United States shall guarantee to every
State in the Union o republican form oi
government !" and seeing that in many
States such a form Of government does NOT
exist, we therefore most respectfully ask
the adoption of the following ameEdment
tothe Constitution of the United States:
That there shall be no legislation within
the limits of the United States or Terrific
ries, against any civilized portion of the in
habitants, native born or naturalised, or
account Of race or color, and that ell such
legislation now existing within said limit
is anti-republican in character and, there
fore, void. -....', -5,t
On motion, the next meeting of the Ma.
tional Equal Rights League will be held il
Nashville, Tenn. 90
Mr.. Clarke read an address to the coloreC
people of the United States, reviewing thu
history of the war, considering its poliLica
and social results, &C., &c.
The convention adj ournsd at late hour
to meet at nine o'clock this morning.
The Convention. was not in session las
evening. 1t gave way to a meeting of th'
Cuyahoga County League, which met i,
National Hall, and wss addressed by Messrs
J. W. Logan, of New York, - Anderson
of Michigan, Peter H. Clark of Cincin
natl, and John NJ. Lsngston, of oberlin
The occasion proved very pleasant AM
profitable one: Mr.. Logan made tellinl
speech, exceedingly humorous, and full O
pat anecdotes. The interest taken in MI
Anderson'O remarks arose partly from tn
fact that he was an associate of John Brown
Mr.. Lsngston never makes, and canno
make, dull speech, any more than Dl
Holmes can write duh paper. But h
was even unusually powerful last night.
After the intellectual part of the festival
the hundreds who were gathered at tn
Hall, devoted themselves to q festival (
another kind, given for the benefit of tn
League. The tables groaned under tn
weight of luxuriss. At g late hour tn
meeting closed, ali present having had al
excellent time.