The Tennessean., 1866-07-18

Jul CUuIltly sauO uCI luStlIUIlOu WI
are proud of her greatness, and glory
in her might; we are intensely Amer
can, allied to the free institutions o
our country by the sacrifices, The
deaths and the slumbering ashes O
our sons, our brothers and our faith
ers, whose patriotism, whose daring
and devotion, led them to pledge
their lives, their property and theil
sacred honor, to the maintenance o.
her freedom, and the majesty of hel
laws. Here we intend to remain, ano
while we seek to cultivate all those
virtues that shall distinguish us as
good and useful citizens, our destiny
shall be that of earnest and faithful
Americans, aud we will recognize nc
principle, we will allow no doctrine
that would make our destiny other
than the destiny of our native land
and our fellow-countrymen.
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas: Education, wealth and
character are essential to the elevation
and prosperity of any people; and
Whereas: It is our duty to our
country, to ourselves and our poster
itY, to cultivate all those habits of life
which tend to create, foster and sus-
tain amongst us those courses of CON
duct which bring to mankind these
essential elements of national pros
perity and happiness; therefore
Resolved: That we, the Colored
People of Kentucky, in convention
assembled, here and do now pledge
ourselves to each other and to our
country; relying upon God who has
brought us up out of the dark land
of bondage and conferred upon us
freedom and the responsibilities of
disenthralled humanity, to labor to
the utmost Of our poor ability to in
fuse into the minds of our colored
fellow citizens, the desire to educate
themselves and their children to es
tablish and maintain we'll ordered
characters; and to secure by manly
endeavOr in all honorable industrial
pursuits, wealth with all it's attendant
blessings.
2. Resolved: That while we claim
each and every right and power
granted to any and all other American
citizens, including even that of suf-
rage, as naturally and legally belong
ng to us, to-day, waving for the time
'eing,the ballot box and the doctrine
If equality befor the law, we ask the
opportunity, we demand the privilege
If achieving for ourselves and our
children, under the regulation of i'm
,artial State and Federal law, the
blessings which pertain to well or
lered and dignified life.
. Resolved: That we are not only
'rateful to Almighty God for our
Emancipation in this country, but for
he full recognition by the general
overnment of our citizenship based
pom our nativity thus making this |
md our home and recognizing and |
by law our right to the |
oil, and many of the blessings at
endant upon our free institutions.
4. Resolved: That this country is |
ldeed our home; here we intend to |
emain, mingling our efforts with the
forts of our white fellow citizens to
lstain and perpetuate it's liberties
nd its interests and making our des-
ny one in common with all other
mericans.
5. Resolved: That the gallant
nd heroic behavior of the colored |
oldiers Of the American army, n
le late rebellion, is not only worthy
their noble sires, who fought the
attles of this country in her strug-
es for independence, and the war of
S12, but it challenges the admiration
the civilized world and the respect
I'd favor Of their fellow -countrymen.
6. Resolved: That as it is impera,
vely necessary that we have some or
IN whereby we may reach the public
r, and properly represent ourselves,
is the duty of this convention to
commend to the people the s'Col-
ed Citizen" the Christian Record
;" and the "Colored Tennessean.',
nd that we particularly endorse the
Colored Citizen as the organ of
e colored people of Kentucky.
Resolved: That we heartily and
lily endorse the enterprise inaugu- .
ted by our sister, Charlotte Scott
rmerly slave belonging to Dr. t
ucker, of Virginia, looking to the I;
ection Of a National Colored Mems
onument, to the memory of our
artyr- resident, Abraham Lincoln,
e emancipation of our race; and we
this work to the cordial :