The New York herald., 1866-09-01
The Black and White COnventton-Prosress
Of the New Civilization.

The black and white or mulatt0 conven-
ton which is to assemble at Philadelphia next
Monday, under the auspices of Fred Douglass
and Jack Hamilton, will inaugurate new era
of civilization. The ambitious and intelligent
blacks and the mean and ignorant whites will
meet upon the same platform for the first time
in the history of this country. The great reform
which has been progressing for the past five
years will then reach very advanced stage of
development, and the social and political
supremacy of the blacks, for which all true
radicals eagerly wait and hope, cannot be
much longer delayed. This new civilization
brings darkness instead of light; but whether
it comes from above or below Is a question
upon which authorities differ. Be its origin
divine or satanic, however, it elevates the
blacks and degrades the whites another step
in the scale Of humanity and points with
prophetic finger to that blissfnl future when
the negroes shall administer the government
and the poor white trash shall be forced to
labor to support noble colored aristocracy.
The Union League Club of this city, true to
its refned and cultivated instincts, has ap-
pointed delegation Of sixty members to
attend the black and white convention.
Governor Fenton, fully alive to the progress
sive spirit of the age, has ordered Senators
Morgan and Harris to represent this State
Rochester has chosen Fred Douglass to
appear on its behalf, and the Tribune Of this
city recommends that he be made an officer of
the convention. We second the suggestion,
and nominate him for the presiding officer. II
is ct that the head and front of the convention
should be black; and the fact that the President
of the United States, with Grant and Farragut,
is honoring the white Douglas at Chicago while
the radicals are honoring the negro Douglass
at Philadelphia will significantly mark the
differences between them. Conway, ex-agent
of the Freedmen's Bureau, has elected himself
a delegate from this city, and ought to be
chosen as one of the Vice Presidents The
Union League of Philadelphia, which closed its
doors against President Johnson and induced
Mayor McMichael to run away, will receive the
black delegations in high style and extend to
them all its hospitalities. An extra supply of
whiskey has been laid in for the occasion; but
we hope that the negroes will insist upon
champagne. Let there be no Pennsylvania
penunousness about the reception. The club
steward ought to have carte blanche, even if the
guests are black
We have before us list Of the poor whites
who are to 60 on to Philadelphia and worship
the ebony idol that radicalism has set up; but
sunny South we find it impossible to ascertain.
The fact is that so many Of the Southern
negroes have the same names, and 20 many
are named after their masters, that con-
siderable confusion will inevitably ensue and
the Committee on Credentials may be aston
ishedto see the card of full-blOoded rebel
presented by his ex-slave-one of those loyal
negrtes who assisted us to put down the rebel
lion ~ raising food and fodder for Lees army.
But here will be blacks with patriotic names,
CLASSICAL names, and scriptural names. When
the back and white delegates enter the con-
venDn arm and arm Peter Cooper may find
himelf mated with Jim Madison; Bethel
Fishr Butler may pair with Julius Cesar;
Hoace Greeley, who was born black (uide
Parpn's Biography, may be linked with
Scilo Africanus; Wendell Phillips, the modern
patot, may walk with Georgey Washington /;
Tha Stevens may appear with an intimate
bosm friend called Desdemona; John Jacob
Astc, Jr, may be appropriately matched with
Toni Jefferson; DR.. Cheever may parade with
Bodice; George W. Blunt may rejoice in the
comanionship of Numa Pompilius George
Willis may be improved by association with
Dowing, the oysterman s. B. Chittenden, who
piouly objected to La Trauidta ct the Brook
lyn Academy, may exchange religious views
with the Rev. Highland Ganett General
Hiraa Walbridge, who has tried in vain to
win position among men of his own color,
mayind his level by the side Of some equally
militry Pompey, while the mass of black Han |
nibas, Pstes, Steves, Bills and old Joes may
prorpnade with Congressman Dodge, Frank |
How, Sinclair Tousey, Jackson Schultz, George |
Cabt, William Blodgett, Willard Parker and |
the ther Northern representatives. 4r
II resolutions adopted by our Union League |
insis that the black and white convention is to |
be fplace for speech, and not for silence"
This,eing the case, we may be permitted to
expfss our surprise that Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
StaIbn, Lucy Stone and other able and promi- |
mem emale advocates Of women's rights have
not leen included in the call, and that the
spiihalists, Fourierites and free lovers, who
areHso notorious takers, have been excluded.
II iiot yet too late to remedy these defects,
hovger, and we have no doubt that any of
the hethren aud sisters who put in an appear
an9 at the convention will be made welcome. |
Weslall take care to have an extra force of
cour,tent reporters present, so that none OF
theaterances Of this remarkable assemblage
shall be lost to the HERALD and 70 history.
Weiope that the Northern delegates, to whose
Ion, tongues the public have grown somewhat
accDtomed, will not do all the talking. We