The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-08

frsss article a. . whole has been deferred, and
by Refers proposition II ID hoped that the negroes v
have sense enough to perceive which party y really
strongly upon this question OF railroad cars and
seamboaisth upon any other and will certainly never
with anything short of absolute equality IN
these matters with white men. Tho discussion upon
the matter conducted mostly BY the coorsd men.
and their IDEAS upon the subject Will doubtless prove OF
Nh ifcfeod cblack man, spoke as fo,lows:--on
count oblnysslf, ben'on OF dat commttee. want
saw suusfa. Dat committee decided dat dar gus
ton whep warn't present WITH them. And 10 y
sayin 90 rood wisdom dat circumstances does alter
And dar WIN be, al ds thing not done passed
what l. called by whils folks tendency 20 make
tinciion on count Oh cuilur by common carriers An
soshui equality but suppose OBJ dis onirbe dclga
ton should want de company ob cuilnd gen'lman IN
dc same with him, Why, what would happens One
Of dose conductors would jns come long and kick him
out-shuah! / hope dis Convention will just take
more serious consideration OBJ dis question, and just
Mr. Csreen taiso black man. and better known the
plantation from which he has been sent as "Ole Jim
Green'D also made speech He said iesi inter-
esed In dis question had travelled a little on dc
myself and II is common thing gen linen, for dc
cullud people be pus into smoking with drunk
ards and low white folks II drse disthgshuns is taken
'way, and We ara allowed 10 be 'mong decent white
folks Won't never be- subject 10 any such disgrace.
Dat Is my why s AID Sar hass d
express purpus Of doing piece OF work dat was badly
done beto' Nineteeu-twsneihs OBJ dc mombers OF dis
Convention hsb en- sent bcah by cuiud men, and ~
will a pretty story for dem to carry homo 10 dare
whom dey look 10 Tor dare votes
and to pu, dem IN orhsde who to-day Is de berry
backbone and snew ob de state ob Alabams--dat dey
hab egsiated dose cund gen linen OBJ de berry pur
pus de berry idea e. may say, we hab me, neah 70
do De idea, ge1 linen, Is ridiculous, well as pro-
poserous Now, mr, ~ do custom IN do Old World
cuiud people rides with dc whites in the same cars
cuur CASTE class pSevous condition. And noone Is
hurt by H. shuan Everyone feels As well when he
ss out +, wasn = sSs in %
dat he q polluted BY sitting alongside 90 Finley
cullud genlnan frem de some county And why docs
he think that lie would De polluted by sitting
in O railroad O. Steamboat alongside OBJ Fineyf
Cuud ladies is allowed 20 ride in while cars Of dey hao
white child m dare arms and white ladies' and gentle
men doesn feel hurt BY H. and DOESN'T feel at all pol
luted or disgraced How can white member OBJ dis
70 = ms s sloR som ali
de rights dat white man Is entitled tor How could no
ask black man 70 poll vote for him Or TO rsnfy
constitution which didn't give cuud folks equality WITH
whites all respecss The berry thing would insult
me- sir to say dat am inferior 10 any white
throne to-day ia not better man than me- In my
opinion. But cannot beove dat dar are many white
folks heah Who will vote agn hr Kensrs amend
Mr. Caraway (negro) spoke az follows lin i've
States gentlemen, dis matter has been regulated II Is
berry serious thing for any fus-woudnt be berry
serious thing for any Of you white fokssto send our
wives from part Of the de State 70 another IN
smoking car filed with low white men and drunkards,
who smoke cigars and spit tobacco juice De cullnd people
expect dis change let mo tell genlmen Nineteen
twneths OF the votes which has elected you has been
cast by cullud men. and you does dem an injustice II
you doesn't break down dis monopoly. should feel
mortified and ashamed 70 bab TO 60 homo and 70 tell my
De gen Imam seems Mortified at making dis change Just
now but think dat every true friend OF de cuud man
Mr. Raper tcolors) SPOKE IS foliows:-f feel called
upon to say sumhn bout dis thing heah. Dc manner
In which cullud genlmen and cuud ladies are treated
in the State OF Alabama and every Southern State s
past my comprehension az gen Imam. want % gen'-
man from on'gomsry, Major Sempls mean. TO know
dat don't feel myself bsttersd honored-thero the
speaker became very indignant and excited)cr conde
scended to, by bengbesid' him In car simply because
men are placed forty or fsv Of "a in box car no. more
than ten feet square We are not all backguards gent
Some Of us are ~ decent aud respectable and INTEL
ligent any white men ever are OF. can b. want ds
Convention lay down rules BY which citizens can DO
protected in travelling. hope dc gen'lmen viii have
some respsc' for Dc constituents dat has sent Dom
Mr. saffoA (white) said-when the Emperor JOSEPH H.
Of Austria indugins his usopan theories proclaimed
should be abolished aud thor bodissconsumed 70 ashes
he provoked revolution throughout bis ktpgdom. HIS
prime minister, experienced and moro sageci0us
than his master, went TO him and begged him to
his wild notions Of what right and pay defer
regretted hat suy should have thought pro-
per to throw such hrcbrand 80 unnecessarily IN their
midst Ne had promised mat ne would give % the
But in securing TO one section Of the people their
rights he would consent to njurs the rights Of ano.
Their section Did not the Convention know Whist had
been the 10 the Northern States IN the lag. sc
tonss Did not they know tbs, 10 the great State Of
the negroes enoying what they already u the
soush,ne elecslve tsachissf Did NOT they know that
he whites outuambtetd enc 1egrOes eight 70 onef u
behalf the coored people, friend 70 humanity,
lover Of philanthropy, no protested against war or
They knew thai their opponents sought 70 force
that upon them aud II they were unwhe ~ to
suffer them 10 do they and their colossd friends
would 60 down together they passed the oposition
before them they would precpitae conflict which
year or two might avoid entirely. Here Caraway
attempted TO interrupt the speaker and on Mr. Sa1old
refusing 70 grant the floor the NEGROES uttered An audi
| bic murmur OF dissatisact00) He stood upon that
door by votes of Ave thousand coored mon and he
had not that he could 60 back 20 them
and justify his vote against this amendments 10
know that they had moro sense, more
dscernnept more prudence, more justice than their
opponents gave them credit for and no knew that when
no told them they jsopardsd their rights by
wisely pressing them that they ENDANGERED their po
ltca and even personal existence BY provoking con-
ct OF races they would do justice TO his intentions and
not feel that he had wrongcd Thorn In any way. He
should, therefore, vote against the proposition.
Mr.. Duston said this very important question:
and most OF the delegates seemed 10 have vacated
their seats and since consequently there scarcely
quorum present. he thought the question had better be
deferred until Monday morning. The motion TO post
pone agreed TO and the Convention adjourned. /