The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-18

this and earnestly advocated it. but
a minority, composed of East Tennes-
seeans, who had been loyal through
out the entire war, and Northern
Democrats who had settled in Mem
tphis and elsewhere since the war.
strongly opposed anything like dis
tinct ground in this direction .i95 q
The two strongest advocates Of free
political rights for the negro, at last
nights meeting, were A. ST. lCpleyar,
an ex member of the rebel Congress,
and w. w. Waterson, editor of the
Nashville Banner, who formerly edit
ed the Chattanooga Rebel, and was a
staff officer in the rebelservice through
the war They finally persuaded the
Northern Democrats and the East
Tennesseeans to keep quiet. and to
waive their prejudices against the.
blacks.as G. 30 @ ets aEed1 .z9vag
y !, The following were among the reso-
lutions adopted unanimously: y
.oo.2. That we are the friends ! of
peace and civil law, and that these
great objects can be best promoted by
the Legislature recognizing equal and
exact justice to all; exclusive privi-
leges to none.9ni rs u0fi sI3it ..uo.
- A.. That sour colored fellow.citi-
zens, being now citizens of the u United
States, and of the State of Tennessee,
and voters of the State, aafe entitled
to all the rights and privileges under.
the. law aud the Constitution, of the.
United States and of the State of Ten
nessee. / Applause. sbl0 n -sh Il
sas 5sS7. That we cordially approve of
the patriotic efforts of Andrew john
son. President of the United States.
in defending the Constitution, pre-
serving the Union, and maintaining
the supremacy of the law" 4o II
After the adoption of the resolu-
tions, Mr.. Cooper moved the conyen-
ton proceed to the nomination of
candidate for Governor. 'He1 pro-.
posed Emerson Etheridge, who was.
declared the unanimous nominee of
the convention. ..awoj sa1 ig
Loud calls were again made for Joe
the conservative colored
leader: and he came to the stand and
stood by the President Of the Con-
yention, and made a speech of con-
siderable length In ,. good sensible
English. He, started out by saying
that he had fought for the Union and
was for the freedom of his race. He
was a Conservative because he be-
ieved the Conservatives were the
best friends of his race in Tennessee.
For being a Conservative, the Radi-
Gals had threatened to assassinate
him; but he did not care. He might
Is well live In the interior of Africa |
IS to try. to live among these Radi- |
,als. He saw Radicals who were I
q the rebel army He saw |
.adicals who had been niger
and the Radical candidate for I
Governor was the worst enemy of. the
,oIored race In Tennessee; & who had |
written worse books and newspapers
Igainst abolition than any other man.
He couldn't vote for any such man,
Who had been all his slife the. enemy +
# the colored race, and was its enemy |
low, only he wanted its votes. W9f 4
Mr.. Williams speech was loudly
pplaudeda throughout. iaafH 19in
After the adjournment, Joe. Will
Jams, the colored Conservative
eader, paraded the streets, followed (
" the band. An attack was made
pom him. at one place by a party OF
radical negroes, who were dispersed I
y the police. .es...,..,6 .'a9fi |.
4 mass meeting will be held might, 1
) ratify the action of the Convent |
on. The proceedings of the day ?
leet the unqualified approbation of |
ae CONSERVATIVE people of this city,
nd none seem to rejoice so much as
lose who were large slayehplders +
nd prominent officers of the rebel |
rmy. t.lla 49, --.,a .,,.,3. - ~ n Ss9hl
The Conservatives have put them +
lives so far ahead of the Radio ais. on
lie negro question, that they are be- +
inning to call Brownlow 4and his
arty Copperheads. 1t will be- re- 4
embered that negroes were not ad-
itted to the Radical Convention
cid a few weeks since ss Mack.