The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-23
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THE CoLoRED PEOPLE OF New JERSEY AWAKE
LARGE MEETING OF THE BLAC KS DEMANDING THE
RIGHT TO VOTE Upon very short notice large
meeting of the colored people was held at the
Mission School House, Camden county, last
night presided over by Charles Height Esq,
with Captain Owens as Vlce-Presdent. After
brief speech from the President who thought
that Immediately the colored men should orga-
njze and request Governor Ward to use his
influence IN favor of striking out the word
''whits'' from the Constitution of New Jersey
Hon. James II. ScoVel made telling speech OF
an hour, in which he reviewed the political
situation. He said the earnest men OF the
country would not be laughed out of this move.
ment. The cause would go on. Ridlcule was
powerful weapon on the side of truth. Against
truth il. was weaker than pigmy's straw. Mr.
Scovel demanded for the blacks that the pledges
made by the friends of the Union during the
war should be kept to those who had shed their
blood for us. He detailed a very interesting
conversation with General Grant last week, who
believed that South Carolina would force negro
suffrage upon Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The following resolutions were unanimously
adopted and the meeting adjourned with hearty
cheers for General Grant and James NJ Scoyel:-
Resolved That we hau with delight theeTecent ac-
suffrage in the Military Re construction bill and that
and Hon. Charles Sumner who resisted every effort
which was made TO reconstruct the South without
Rcsoiped, That while we thank the Hon. A. G. Cat
tell and Hon. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, the Sena-
tors of New Jersey for their and Ia passing the Re-
construction bill containing tor the first time Ia the
liberty Of all made possible for ALL because guarded
by power" we respectfully request m our Senators
them for their past exertOns, to extend system of
free schools TO the South, the end that all classes
may be educated TO use the ballot against dema-
gogues, and In the interest of the whole country.
Resolved, That while have expected nothing
from the late Democratic party In the past, and ask
no tavors of that organization in the future do
demand OF the Republican Union party of the North
that they will make good to all ciuzens of the republic
regardless of the accident OF color, the everlasting
truths OF our immortal Declaration OF Independence,
which sOemnly declares that God created all men
equal-a principle in vndIcatng which thousands OF
shed their blood aud gave their lives at Port
Hudson, at Fort Washer, and 10 front OF Richmond.
where they welcomed by traitors and Rrbels
with bloody hands TO patrIOts' graves.
ResolUed, That, in our opinion, no State Govern:
ment is republican in form which disgraCes itself and
the spirit OF republican government by retaining the
word white" IN It's Constu ion; that we regard II as
tyrannous exercise OF power 70 tax citizen and
refuse him the right to VUte that we believe under
the Civil Rights bill, that already citizens and
we respectfully urge IL upon the REPRESENTATIVES
elected TO the last Legislature of New Jersey aud che
candidates Office in every Legislative District II
this State that 1t is their duty TO extend the privileges
of citizenship 10 man who assists IN oearng TN
burdens of government at home or on the helu q