New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-19
THE COLORED CONVENTION.
THE NDosEMEST OF GOV. FESToS-sPEEcHEs BY MISS
SUSAN B. ANTHONY AND EX-SENATOR CoLVlH-AP-
PoTHrmENT op STATE CENTRAL CoMnTTER-
ADDRESS TO THE CoLoRBD PEoPLB-THE ADJOURN
MPET

ADDRESS TO THE CoLoRED PEOPLE--THE ADJOURN
MRsr
s-H Alp,vY, Thursday Oct Is 1906
We have already announced the final close OF the
Coored PEOPLES state Convention HAT adjournment occurred
at too late an hour on Wednesday evening allow detailed
account Of the proceedings Of the closing sessions
During the afternoon the Convention TOOK recess for
the purpose Of being photographed The following resolution
Reo.d That this Convention heartily ndoe. tie oct. Of the
States. and willie We their paI all
woTk 70 lsr Is only the beginning Of the great end
SPEECH OF MISS SUSAN B. ANTHONY,
Miss Susan Anthony said that If she were 10 address the
Convention at any time she would like TO speak before vote
shopld I've tlk en- upon this resolution,
Miss Anthony was given pcisaon address the Conyen
ton She spoke substantially as follows:
Mr. President AND GENTLEMEN or THE CONVENTION:
m that this resolution placed before me could
longer keep silence To-day eye m upon the address Of the
visit the North aud tomb OF Abraham Lincoln These
say to us that me one gTeat ng oanTsr o
tntionil Amendment Fclowccns for am TO he citizen
here into convention It is no. for you TO inuoFse sueh
amendment as this II is wicked eonpromis'-one 81 the
wicked submitted TO the pcope-a compromise g
which the advocates of Slavery viii mold the 4OO OF people
hitherto slaves in vRssnlacc worse than the Original slavery
from which they have gcd II Is compromise ny whch
these former opressos 81 me save WI nave In"Sr no. ~
whether the brave Robert Small or the gallant Sutton snail have
the right vote Therefore could not keep silent when
resolution for the endorsement o. sueh nh aneI'n'.
was submitted 10 this Convention. No never let
stitrtmnl Amendment Such simply helping paoc
the round your ncokhepng To place you In condition
Sn,cyvorse for IN Slavery the saveowners had
sort of the physical wclbcing Of the slave
Now this will Therefore beg You not TO indorse thu
amendment II it had added suffrage 10 the negroes would
have bcen well But this Congress failed This and recon
sucon might have been gained in much simpler way Ono
of ho few things Congress need have dOnc war the STRIKING ont
Of the three hs representation clause from he Coniuon
MANY Of the good and loyal people hesitate IN THIS matter th
say grant and and the south will enfranehise the negroes
The South VIII not do TINS Inc Suh hhNine he heSues ~
their power will give them the franchise The amend
political trap Place yourselves upon the plantations
and consider What would be your decision upon ms measure
Think well before 20: eve cur srnct'"H g" sch scheme
ThE sTATE oiETRAL coAAiTTeE.
II was voted that the number 81 the State Central Committee
he increased from % 81 The following named ger:lcmen
veto appointed as such committee, o
Bfoollyn, VIM ,:b Toy, Vs. sirw.rd wet Troy samuel
syr.ca,e Vii. RdJe Lsnr gborrh John l. Bo,suun icy
Tedest pou:a n s. 0sH AsOHp Jo4 F iaS Co. Wss .oa
man ElHiSi Geo crrser lis;h,sto9' 4 BIosceoio1sr
Prne Troy " h. Johnson Tsom,. T. fRa I. w.wIt
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IL lollowing resolution was passed.
Re- lied That warHtrd Pon The principle Of consistency
$40 se 70 osr Srsn sL sy'i, en. & ~ ~
Convention to the Coniuion s 20 'cutr Tor rs WHO are
and That wall support ov such candidates for pibhe pisces
who vii favSr our eomPsi- enirsnehsenent
The Con; enion authorized The following address TO the col
10 i'm CoLoWp FEtrow CTzrys or 1IIE STATE oT NEW
BriamiN Your brethren In convention assembled TIE
City " Albany ON the oih day Of oconT $50 lIe 10 yeo
chosen Delegates this day and therefore Is your FpFescr
Daring Tie history oftlo Aaglo saxon Of ;s continent
and own is cocxHsre herewith We Ls'c mover lived 10
times eventual as The present You hardly need 70 b, tod
that have just passed through civil chcoa q immense
proportion and four yea standing whose tvoio4 aim VS.
The ACKNOWLEDGMENT the american Coz crlmcat All TIE pr
peuatOn Of The system Of American bondage Z" Which our
brethren the victims and herewith alike The repatriation
ali 'a G 5S9'' s saas MIL R' &c 4a es1 '. o
therefore the issucs Of which in'oiged alike some u
tire personal freedom Of brethren then enayed This yos
doubtless saw and sin us AL you zen common interest ~ ne
struggle Non saw, dopbiess that which way sOetcT NC
struggle ended the eayereut o. our brethren was 10 end
herewith hat the tr gun hiea AZ Slet az asS 'he s
Gun NJ Slavery especially should That srugge eia ~ yo
doubtless in common With AL Ind DO doubt would end
by triumph OF the Government the Rebellion II was
this common Interest on our part a. Vel as that true patriot
ism love Of country which burns alike warm m our hehfs ~
every true American heart hat led early n the ~ar 10
offer lives and services 10 the 70 aln N putting
down that Rebellion and Tlcn those services were accepted
carried 900 m among into the service Of our country he
blood Of thousands Of when moicns the fields Of laite
side y side with the blood ~ white fellow ciiinens
cord our services rendered and the lives laid upon the altar q
country 81 rcouns defense 10 common WIN tue same
seryiees and lives given Of other OF our fellow eufens
While Others offered Their services and lives Tor single
object the sa,aOU Of tie country offered ou for double
countr, We thus briefly nude this subject chiefly because
Of the results which have followed the new issues which have
justice to ccorcd IN every section Of The county
where right aud hsce are compromised OF made partial 10
respect them well As Tie safety stability anu prosperity
Tbc ,ysr IN, Of which we have so far come was as web
war Of idc ~ was a Of steel although the Of steel
necessarily paramount aud enerossed pubic attention
and eesed tor time the war Of ideas which now engIo'e,
arms the battlefield 10 tie political arena and the halls %
legislation TIE eongtr is no lees 9gtasd no" Than during
element this conflict not by any act voluntary on our part
but from the necessity Of the case.
neerV "a. %
doubic.s rejoice VITA that al no period Of our country his
tory h u Is question Of impartial suffrage occupied the ae
ton Tie Accan people aud found many earnest adlo.
among statesmen and AL the people AS nov ana ihat
never wen he convictions people deep that this right
belongs impaftialy TO every citizen however humble and
matter Of greater joy and hope when we know that hi,
Is the great and absorbing issue before the people that our
brothers recently atcs IN common with u should DC impair
tinly invested viii this right Let then take heart broth
crs That the inpitia extension Of this right urged wc
because there guarantee for the future safety Of ccan
try against future outbreaks % the recently cbcous spirit
without such al of the Suagcthus appealing to the
interests o. the American people themselves concerning The
-Four millions Of our brethren who slaves made free
men thrown upon their Tor existence aud in
common with and loyal subjects OF our Gov
eminent and entitled with all the protection and rights Of
true subjects md hence until these awarded them
and TO an there cannot and will not bc permanent settle
mcnt oi the issues which now neiiate the country
would remind you that we nfe not now as we always
have IN Of uncertainty from the want oi any au
toritayc expression thereon 20 what our status IN ms
country Strangc mHy seem the Government OF thls
country haze never prior 10 iho Rebellion dehned az
10 what constituted an American citizen. slavery
would moi allow this To have dnclared citizenship
upon the universally acknowledged higher grounds of
ctizensfip woud been 10 have declared That NATIVE
born persons country citizens Of that country and as
slaves termed persons ana native porn ts would
have boon 20 declare citizens and such entitled 10 inc
protection Of c2cs and lcnce could not US ge be dycd
of their liberty A. citizens only for crime This would have
rendered slavery Ia this country impossible hence the slave
holders would moi niow this neither would they allow any Ge
cson 80 10 citizenship vi our people hIeau! nee lot WV
Would have entitled then 10 the lnptttoh hd he
rights Of c,e and been also blow TO slavery bt hLct
the Govefoni has got rd o. slavery mas py he highest
nntloYit, Northumberland WHO Is cuHen OF the
Tinted S,t ard defined him 10 be one m whatever color
who pf-an natlyebOr persons and their children
Eyerybod, le.oile knows nov WHO al american e@eIr
and know, Whero We stand e. g.,
Iut the p OF this right implies proper Use OF ~
and fhot OF 10 az IN STATE hhls pth Itni-t