The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-09-01
RADIOALIsM IN ENPoRIA.
Aass lIesting Of the Poodle.
Local Interests to be Looked After.
Strong Resolutions Adopted.


lished last week the people of Emporia
and vicinity assent led at the Congrega,
tional Church last Saturday eve ming, to
give an expression of their views on the
political questions of the day. and to
secure ''unity of action in the advance.
ment of our material interests .
The church was full. and much inter
est was manifested by the people.
The meeting organized by the election
of L. T. Heritage as Chairman, and Al
merin Gillett as Secretary. @
On motion, the chair appointed c. Y.
E<kridge. p. 5. Plumb and W. T. Gal
liner. of Emporia, John Carter, of Plym-
outh. and zimri Stubbs, of Americus,
committee on resolutions.
During the absence of the committee
on resolutions the meeting was entert ain
ed by brief and pointed speeches from F.
G. Hunt, Prof. Norton, and Almerin Gill
lett
We have scarcely ever attended meet
ing so harmonious and unanimous All
the resolutions were adopted except one,
the 4tb, without dissenting vote, and
against this there were not enough votes
to call scattering.
The committee, through their chair
man, reported the following preamble and
resolutions, which, on motion of Mr..
StOtler. were read and adopted seriatim::
| WHEREAS, The status of the negro in
this country, at the close of the rebellion,
was that of freeman, and, as such, &C
cording to the principles upon which our
government is founded, he was entitled TO
all the privileges of a free citizen. Con
gress, at it's late session, Conferred upon
him many privileges heretofore denied
him, but failed to secure to him directly
the one great privilege upon which de-
pend all others, and without which all
others are uncertain, namely: the elective
franchise; thus leaving him in quasi
stale of slavery, powerless to defend and
enjoy the privileges eonferred-and I'M
der the hatred, prejudice, and madness
of those who lately held him slave to
be murdered, butchered, and extermina
ted from his native land, where the. graves
of his ancestors, the scenes of his child
hood, the memories of the past, the ties
of the present, the hopes of the future
! bind him, and from which he would be
less than human could he sever his affec
tons and colonize his race; remembering
that his blood in the war for our indie
pendence, and that in the war of 1912
his services were indispensable, and that
| General Jackson, returned special thanks
to his ''colored fellow ciLizens, for bra
very and gallantry in the defense Of New
Orleans, where recently hundreds, inclu
ding white men, guiltless of crime, inno
cent, and unarmed, were bulchered by
rebel hands, because of their loyalty to
the Government of the United States.
The recent bloody scenes enacted in the
South clearly indicate that The negro can
not be held in his present political situa-
ton without blood flowing in greater tor
rents than it did in the streets of Mem
phis and New Orleans. Either he must
relapse into a state of absolute slavery
again, or he must be invested with all the
privileges of an American citizen. The
issue Is presented, and no man can dodge
it. To delay action is to invite war. Let.
us by our ballots, now, instead of our
bayonets, as before, avert if possible the
calamities Of a revolution, and confer up
on every loyal male citizen of the United
States, of proper age, the right to vote,
hat the "bone of contention may be made
living limb in the efense of our free iu
situations. The submission of negroes
everywhere to the legally constituted au-
thorities, their long and answering at
tachment to law and order, their faith in
the principles all circumstances, Their 10y
atty, patriotism, and bravery, demonstra-
ted during the rebel lion, and their stead
fast devotion to the Union amid persecu-
tons, entitle them to all the privileges of
a oval citizen; therefore
RESOLVED, ISt. That, as citizen, we be-
lieve black loyalist better than a white
rebel, and that it is safer and wiser in the
people to confer full political privileges
upon the loyal before the disloyal
%. TbatJwe are in favor of equality
under the laws and impartial suffrage for
loyal American citizens without regard to
color. sG-sFa -s- To- r..
Sd. That whoever may be elected del
egate to the State Convention from this
district, is hereby instructed to work aud
vote for the nomination of candidates who
/ honestly entertain the views above set
forth; aud that he be further instructed
to use his influence TO have the conven-
ton indOrse these principles in its plat
form.
5 h. That we are in favor Of striking
the word white" from the Constitution
of the State Of Kansas.
| 5.h. That we will heartily sustain the
radical measures of Congress.
This last resolution was advocated by
Mr.. Eskridge iufa speech of some length.
There was no opposition 10 it.
6sh. That the friends of impartial suff-
rage be requested to meet and organize
in every district. that their force may be
made effective in the present political
campaign.
7lb. That as soon as the delegate to
the State Convention shall be elected, it
is the sense of this meeting that he should
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