The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-09
PROPOSED coLoREp CONVENTION.

REMARKS by WILLIAM DAY
Mr. DAY stated that the call made for the meeting
showed its purposes All now present had interest
In the meeting and ought to perform his part The oh.
cc Of the meeting was TO elect delegates tho ap.
preaching convention at Albany twill be the first con-
venon held since that In syracuse two years AGO by
the coiored citizens Important objects AZ stake
The property qualification will be considered and an
amendment Of the State constitution,
unjust discrimination against coloed citizens He read
the call OF the State Conventions TO show ia purposes
During the rebellion the colored people Of this State
called upon TO contribute then quota towards suppress
ing the rebellion This readily responded TO- la
population OF forty-eght thousand colored men they
gave over five Thousand soldiers. which was
Tar more than the quota The number re-
CURED OF them was only one in seven yet
one in ivc furnished Aside from other con
sdoraons, colored citizens felt that they hdd won
reputation and had canned title 10 respect and rccog
nition That recognition could be best shown 10 these
people by amendment OF the Fundamental Law OF the
state In reference 10 the elective franchise OF coloed
citizens II the soldier after nghng, home aud
scrf on account OF that very In tho Geld
contrast They asked 10 be fully armed with the bal.
lot as means OF protecting their interests The
first effort voting for convention They
wanted now the aid OF the ballot
weapon that comes down SIN
But executes q freeman wll
He did not wish to condemn either democratic or 70
publican party There might bo friends OF the
colored people In the latter party but the test OF friend
ship was to act friendship Their friends were those
were OF the republican or the democratic ranks Refer
ring 10 the repeal Of the black laws" In Ohio. the
speaker said the democratic party In s49 had proved
be their friends He did not expect these things from
the democratic party OF this State but no would advise
his fellow oounFymen 20 stand Independently OF all
lies and TO judge the friendship thuso who profess
by acts and not by words This had recently character
lied the action Of the people Of Buffalo which amounted
almost TO new emancipation proclamation II would
be long time before The fun rights " coiored citizens
were secured Hard labor was 10 be done and In that
work every cOlored man. woman and child had In
fnence and ought 10 that influence independently
or affhation with any party and with single view by
the exercise OF legitimate means OF securing their full
rights as American citizens without any $3.50 property
qualification or any burden not inpoEed on other
citizens.
THE NOMINATING cosxrrTrr
JAMES J. srnIsAS offered the following resolution,
which adopted -
Chairman TO nominate delegates at large TO represent New
rsss city IN the State Convention At Albany on October 10
The CuAmxAS announced Mes-rs James j. spclIman,
Moses wester and Pleasant Il. smith as the committee
who Immediately retired 10 make the nominations
Address or REV. CHARLES y. RAY.
to address The meeting, when Sr. RA, rose and sad,
that for the republican party either for their
modesty or tmidiy or for their lack Of Nisdom land
that IL great deal Tor 10 say OF respectable
party tina but for them pa tho great qpes-
tons, which, before all other questions bcforc the Amer
lean people ~ the question To wt:--Ihe question OF
impartial suffrage; the question which the harmony.
union safety and prosperity Of the Amerc government
be secured for them that question
him. He had hoped that the republican party would
been wiser than the Old Whig party was Tho old whx
party larger party than the republican aud
they had at least one important opportunity 70 have
made themselves the dominant party u the United
Stats, and might have been living party to-day In
Tho speaker here referred he convention that a.
sembed IN ls47 to amend the State constitution, aud
saId that thoy would not submit without
the word white, which was a reproach a stigma and
black spot IN the constitution Of tho State. Whit,
people could vote without quet on while colored people
would be required have hundred and atty dollars
There conscience eft for they detern ned TO
allow tho people 70 vote upon tho propost on as 10
whether the word white should be stricken out They
were afraid TO Tho word .white them.eives for
fear OF losing their constitution, - they snbmitted the
question ,epasasy Ihs, .ou,a nav 0esn me
and the democratic pastyas their enemies he thought
very unwssly and perhsps they were doing unwis-iy
now. bot saes have arisen since then. Bnt then
the time for the wing party 20 have shown them
selves their friends.
John Young was elected Governor py nflecn
thousand majority, and n our friends had voted
aye should have been enfrsnchsed then,
sns a. wns p.y sss oy votes sg
could have boon the dominant parry to-day. He hoped
that the republican party would sh themselves wiser
than tho whig party Notwithstanding their silence at
Syracuse; and VI Fen,on elected there VIII be con
venton and then would be their time and then vsnid
perhaps, he tmid, and that IL world have been
wiser TO have remained let until sf.sf .ns elections
were in the nsId, and they must not desert the ship
. man OF them. II was shame 10 hve under such
sugma as remains 70 ihs eSnsSason .na inca 'nsr .
Al the conclusion Of Mr. Rays remsrks, the commit
tee reported the following nane1 ~ delegates, which
verr submitted 10 vote OK the ng and
sdopssd, alI be NJ residents Of this ety.:
r. NAMES or THH DEtEsAYEa
James ". Dunn James speiiman. William Howard
Day Charles n Ray, william H. decker, Moses B. Cas-,
Pl<AAnt smith, william epeliman, Noah Atchkinson.
George lawrence Jr, John 7. johnson, Thomas ]. q.
Pease.
rrH FINANCE comrTEx
On motion OF xr RAY Messn Smith, Policy, Dunn,
Murray, T. " Clark, spellman. and y. r. johnson we're
appointed ~ Finance Committee 10 take measures 10
dc4sy the expenses Of this meeting and Of the Delegates
appointed represent thu colored citizens OF this city At
the approaching Albany conycstion-
A collection was taken up, which was but poorly
responded 70 by thoss yescnt
Il was moved and adopted that two persons from each
ward be nom mated 20 act with the organization known
a the 9ixth Senatorial Di1fyc1 Political Aasscsaon,
that organization willing Names were then pro
posed for the several wards commencing WITH the frs
Ward Quite q dInnculy vas occasioned BY names o.
psrsous being proposed Who did reside In the wards
for which they proposed oos person ,.d that be
knew great many women. but that ne did not know
T. wss then psoposed that those present should
fosvArd saA come down literally with "geenbscks'
M GIoWcs r. powLss was then called upon Tor .
speech and came forward and aAid that be felt sorry "
see little INTEREST expressed r this meeting. THIS
movement thu ctisis, and when collection was
taken up to send delegates 70 convention with result
ssn TSss s'' NUS shows VA there .s lse. ..
felt " they would accomplish anything. The republican
party still keep quiet and do mot stu w the question o.
mirage He said stir up. may weso too tlmid You
| rights until you have every night which msuhood i'm
poses upon you His rsmsrts were rscsissd With ap-
plAuse.