The national Republican., 1869-01-15

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United States the aoyernment has recognised
| them as subject to future calls for the common
defence, but In . subordinate capacity and
tlon where they may be speclsily educated for
the Important service, and luslihea tot the
promotion 70 which Their past and present
Rssoircd, That this convention hereby re.
spectfully and esrns,ily petition the present
UpisaS State, % % LSOwn as the %SYisstou estate, @
| and now 10 charge OF the Department OF War,
to suitable cofporators, one from each OF these
Coiumbi., yet to be named, for the purpose OF
ioeatInE thereon q self-supporting military In.
stItuie, with eompetant educators.
! Mr.. Edward II. Davis, Of Philadelphia, WAS
Introduced and made a few appropriate re.
| marks.
Professor Bsssett rendered his resignation
a chief secretary, that he might more effect.
uslly sttendto his duty on the business com.
Mr.. MADISON, Of N. O., moved that they pro-
ceed to consider the resolutions reported BY
| the business committee.
On motion Of John =. Cook, of d. O., the
matter was referred to the evening session.
| Mr., T.. v. Clark offered q resolution con.
de%n!og .he course sspefslly taken by The su:
teachers, and for not giving them appoint.
raj districts; which was referred to the busi.
Hon. john Lsngston announced that owing
to the triai going on 10 the Congregational
| chutch, teneral U. U. Howard was unable to
| be present, but at his request would state that
the General was In full sympathy with this
convention. He moved that In honor OF IN Q
name Be added 10 the ii,t ot % honarsgy msm. n
bers. Carried.
Adjourned TO $50 D. IN.
EVENING SESSION.
The eonyention reassembled at T:3o r. m.
Key. A. X Green, OF ID. o. opened the pro-
cesdlngs With prayer. ,,.
phIs, resigned In favor OF Benj. X Sampson.
r.S,ioO MT Ssts a Of sp, .Gyn presented tS the con.
ceived amid applause, and thanked them for
the honor conferred upon him.
Mr.. Downing, ehairmsn OF the Business
Resolved, That we admit to III. convention
Der. who have aided us in our cause OF sui.
A motion was made to declare J. J. Roberts,
ex.President Of Liberia, an honorary member.
MT. Downing moved that the motion be laid
Of the gentleman at great length. '''
when il wa. stated to HIN Al the aio.s isS Of the
SEougshtSpi he ald not belieys so. thlnkins n.
| right, when we come here as American people
TO attend to American business, to force this
totsiSa 9So, 10, under IN 9at noses. tws, claimed,
| favorable to freedom. He still holds to the
colonization party who stoned Stevens to
IA Voice. Yes he is to speak for them this
,Mr. Weir. He ran away to Llberl. In the
| time OF our need, and hid himself In the
swampa OF Liberia and cried colonization.
MI. DoTSlns .sId ,ha. the idea Of negro ma.
honAlity laid at the base Of the Liberia Gov.
ernment, and he was opposed to any nation.
ality based on color.
Rsy; "a NJ. Ls,oan Andersen % wished to offer memo
a M; CLARK, ot lows, Withdrew The motion for
g rather suffer wrong than to do wrong. "s I'M"
Mr.. Garnett hoped that they would have q
|. that they take the pfevIous question.
d to withdraw.
Rev. ID. W. Anderson again asked leave to
e offer his preamble and resolutions; which wer,
n received and referred to the Committee or
o Business. They read as follows:
Q Memorial for Equal Pririieges in The District o.
Whereas the charter OF this city guarantee
4 to all the loyal citizens thereof equal right
beforesthe lawj and whereas It 10 evident thai
!, many % eoio,sd persons are confined Ia jail 70,
!. great suffering and disgrscei
the court are often proven guilty OF no erin,
Thersioie, we, the eolored people of the.
United states In convention assembled, do pc
c ,ition the incoming PIe.ident to noninstt
said District Of Columbia Of colored men.
al ni'o pstisioPp 81 ,ha s SOG sty f,GSS
: own color, and not before men who yet beliey,
3 that black men have no rights which white
Professor Sampson, OF Avery College, ALE.
ghany City was here duly chosen q secretary
OF the convention.
Mr.. Downing, from the business committee,
made the following report;
The business committee do respectfully re.
commend that a committee OF seven be ap.
| pointed. at
to ask for an Interview with and hearing be-
fore the Judiciary Comni.tee OF Congress.
That this convention appoint a national ex.
eeutive committee, to be composed OF one
member from each State and Territory and
} ters OF this committee shall be In washIns ston,
shall be held once at least In each month
Five members OF the board shall Constitute a
quorum, and any member may be represented
BY proxy. Each delegation present shall name
% q, the s tHs .ppsIsn,
opinion and OF figures In the census Report Of
lSSH, In it relation to the e0lorsd people 81 tht
national convention be presented to the Ap.
pointing power asking them to appoint for the
who has no Prejudiced opinions to ventilats
and no prejudice against the colored people to
Resolved, That a central executive committee
composed OF seven persons, with its headquar.
osgTe tS5s wasslnIgtSa be spPoHted to urge upon
urgent necessity OF lending their Immediate
influence to secure homes Tor the homeless o.
the South, and that said COMMITTEES be EN-
Y powered to add to Its numbers, and to act with
1 anee o. the end contemplated, which committe,
i shhl De further empowered to urge befor,
Congress the expressed wishes of mn eonyen
/, tion. s'''s"
Resoiped, That we urge upon the Senate o
q me Gnited states the passage OF the bill be
settlers sns s.rssta hSS'f oBsp1nE S to hon:
D. sssippi, Louisiana, and Florida, granted 70
., railroad purposes In 1855, but which were fol
d ielted by failure to comply with the condition
II ReIoieed, That 1t Is with special satIsfaetio,
n as colored men. and with general satisfaction
as Americans, that we notice the fayorabl
stItItion on the subject OF franchise, not oni,
! by both branches Of Congress, by a large pro
q portion OF the press of the land, but by tn
|. people thereofi and that we believe that IL
D Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax, VIII,
: we are confident represent the progressiv
, spirit so happily ripe In the land, we have tw
q utmost inhuence, SO far as they may consist
l. emily, TO place all American citizens, withou
e regard to their complexion, on an equal politi
/. | cal base.
g ReSoipsd, That the original abolltionists-
]. those who were not ashamed or afraid TO de
7 elurer uneompromisingly, when 1t endangered
q their lives to do so, for the immediate aboli
q tion OF slavery, and that the colored MAJ
8 should enjoy all the political, educational an
Q religious rights that any other class Of citl
Eens might elaim-haye AlATge and an abiding
sacrificing advocacy and defence Of the right
8 out Of which has grown the present advanced
;, public sentiment.
' Resolved, That whatever short.comings may
be laid to the Republican party, 1t Is the party
e through which the rights legally secured t6
y the eoloted American In his country was Sc
d cured that It has our gratitude, and shall re
l. eelVe our support that no other party need
hope to ALLEVIATE US therefrom, unless by out