The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-17

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A SABLE CONVENTIONS
Gathering OF the COIOred PeopIe of NJ.
YORK at Albany-StOrmy and Funnw
proceedings - Spirited Debate ON n
Resolution Urging the Eight Thou
sand Negro Voters OF the state TO sup-
port the FentOn Ticket-Susan II, An
thOny Elected an Honorary Memhar
ALBANY, October 16-The state Convan,,on oS
eoiored men OF New York, announced 10 oonyena to-
gay gay IN tnis CITY, met at noon in the Hamilton
ninety-seven members. '0i'
oFFIoERs OF THE CONVENTION.
William Howard Day, editor of Zioa,s Sta,d,.x
New noTk Is permanent President of the Conven.
Nelson are permanent Secretaries fhe Vice. Pr..,
dents a are Rev D. A. Prime OF Troy J. W. Logan Of
syracuse, ana Peyton Harris OF Buffalo On .a
Stunning the chair Mr.. Day made foroIb ana at, AZ
"oroeu Speech OF winch the following is a synopsis:
THE PRESIDENTS 8 ADDRESS.
Br Day expressed thanks for the bioh honor cnn
ferred by his feliow citizens in ms eJeotIon IL
congTatu ated the convention upon the ansnioao
under which, for the hrst time, they met. EmSnoi-
pauOn secured, anu that emancIpa ion con1rmsd
through a loyal Congress by a owl Rights and
Fieedmen's Bureau bill. (0hsors) They were
patton signed by the good man gone. Wboss
portrait now hangs on the wall behind me.
n ifo
than formerly, though no chain claDks unon
the limbs of our brethren III all the land we are
in the new batto, not only for freedom. but Tor Sn
entranchi' ement (Cheers.) In that ba. tie we are
pushed forward by our friends only partia ly armed
We need the ballot TO equip us fully; we need this
uuy American weapon:-
wespon which comes down as stiII
As snowfakes fall upon the sod
But executes n freemans Will
AS Lightning does tne Will of God;
Nor ifOm ITS force nor olts nor looks
ina tha hail
The Pro oessor touobingly referred to the endur.
ances OF tho ooored people in bondage and aIso to
the hs1 Done tS every
battle ano helped TO make the nation In l8l2-,I5
oSded the dag Ant in they wnps de-
the bravest dared, ano came up rom the battIe
with scars OF honor Some are lImbless, some there
are with one eye gone seme with on tae fore
head and breast and all with honor preserved and
national lie defended. LCheers.)
MI Day lnstanced the battles-spoke of the 2)tb
26tn, and 3lst New York colored troops (oheers)-of
the 9th Massachusetts Cavalry, whom New York re-
iniorced; of the 64th cheers) 65th
whom they supplied to some extent; to the l4th
Ehodc Is and nd. heavy artillery; to wnom we lent
legons eI fennsy lvania. heers -
sad Mr.. Day Z Brethren, SISTERS, ladies, and
Oustee, from Mirken's Bend, from every piSin
where their souls went down IN Lloody waves and
you will find intellectually, greatness, goodness'
hopes OF the young, and plans of maturer Years ar
gathered in from the great round of their Iives ana
IN one uncommon effort planted on Southern soil. to
preserve the seeds of freedom there, and in the
words Of Mr. Llnco n. to 'keeo the jewel OF freedom
in the family OF nations" (Cheers.)
Mr. Day spoke at length OF the credit thus
gained TOR race, and then dwet upon the other
grounds O, claims upon which colored men
rested heir claim 20 the elective franchise or
impartial suffrage referrl%.e to the Constitution.
the Declaration of Independence, Atc declining
tospeak more at length, because OF the d, 1sure
OF time, Mr.. Day closed amidst applanse ho uro.
ing united effort to secure impartial suffrage
in the Empire State. "s0
DISTINGUISHED DELEGATEs
,,.s mong those resent in the aud enee notJce6
Miss susan Is. Anthony and Mr.. W w. E3r0oma =
wnne delegate ON Council No. 81 of the COioEed
Loyal League of New York city OOi'''N
appears without credentials Will be admitted int
fuii sisteThood with the Convention. "'V
END oRsLNd GOVERNOR FENroN.
A.. Among other things, the Convention endorsed
tne nomination OF Governor Fenton for re eleotjon
and recommended the cOored peOple of the State
to vote for the ticket headed by his name al the
Al O'Clock the Convention adjourned to meet AT
th evening. ~
EVENING SESSION
The State Convention of the Co!ored Peonlo of
New YoIk Teassembled at O'Clock this eyspInSr
PRESIDENT Day presiding, and Rev. Dr. Pettin siIl az
Lieutenant Sruble, formerly OF General ScbInien1s
staB and several other white gentIemen. were
present. "NAS
motion was made 10 admit Miss Susan n Al
thoby TO the debate ON the resolutions which were
The question of admitting Miss Autbonv IN a ro.-
hcipaton in the Convention having been reierrsd
70 tre credential committee this afternoon it Was
lelt 10 them TO report upon
lhe list OF resolutions adopted Is very long ana
upon their passage excited a very sharp debate,
particularly the one (which was lostl urging that
the eight thousand coOred voters this Stale
should cast their suffrage for the Fenton ticket
MI. Ray den ed that there were eight thousand
Mir. MY ers held that there were that nunber
Mr. Ray repellod the assertion
lhe spiIit Of the Convention was opposed tn tha
alleged threat contained in the resolution aSainst
both the Democrats and Republicans that tine
coored vote should be cast against any par v wh0
that medately. "AA
Ibe res0 uilons are in entire accordance with the
spirit OF the call for the Convention As the session
grew older 1t became very stormy and consequently
The Committee on Rules reported, and their report
was adopted.
lhe debate on the resolutions being suspended for
that purpose, Senator ColVin, Right Rev. joseph
Clinton superintendent Bishop OF Zion Connection
In the United States, Rev Dr fetlIngill. and Miss
Susan b Anthony, were elected honorary memOers.
Miss Anthony was not permitted 20 participate in
the proceedings For the number OF persons conn
posing the audience there was considerable miaoe.
white ladies several instaneer
bein0 Recommended by sable lords This peon isT
,IemenI was predominant IN the galleries
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