New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-23
THE NATIONAL LABOR CONVENTION OF COL
ORED MEN

A short time ago q call was issued by the
Executive Committee Of the National Labor Convention,
then In session IN Baltimore looking TO the holding OF
National Labor Convention Of Coored Men Of the United
States, In the City Of Washington In December. In
answer to this call few friends Of the movement came
together last night In Room No a. Cooper Institute and
preliminary arrangements made for more formal
meeting next Thursday at whichldelegaes to the Con-
venton will be chosen. The chair was occupied
by Vim. NJ Powell who prefaced the reading OF the call
by ieYI emarEs tQuehln1 UUJvcts v we PROPOSED
organization These are inquire into the status OF ,e
cOored laborng OF the country; 10 consider tDe
question OF introducing COOe labor and 20 memoriaZe
Congress to prevent the system from becoming ore
the condition OF the negro aDorers at the South and APP
t. s white SS TO mo o9fSF e sow Of ihsS PE
Dor In the black mans face The speaker said that the
Convention VIII urge the Importance OF cooperative asso
Citations In all the Industrial Ry0cat0ns and will vote to
organize into distinct political party which shall COM
pei either OF the old parties In power to maintain the
rights guaranteed 10 all citizens.
Mr.. Powell, editor of HE Anistarery Standard, fol-
lowed He Thought the time not far distant when the
cOlOred would he empowered to vote. AT the COM
ing election he canu0 vote In Newfok unless he holds
tuition II that be ratified he will have the rights
the white man. and that instrument be not ratified, the
XVII Amendment VIII cover the ground; and that VIII
mp from the South every day for aid Government ought
10 have given TO each freedman IN the South farm OF 40
The old Rebel estates should have been con-
nscAted and dealt out I'm parcels 10 the race who were
only friends In the South during the Rebellion In
turned adrift for having refused TO vote with
those people Is growing greater and greater every
day Tho Labor Convention Is the beginning OF move
cnt To place under tho feet OF the freedmen OF the South
little land they call their The Treasury should
be brought 10 tho relief u these people, the Wards Of the
nation Lincoln rightly called them. But the colored
people In the North aid this movement In certain
parts OF Tennessee 10000 acres OF good and can 90
bought for and there is effort being made
In Boston 70 this and plant colony OF blacks
on the ground 20 be purchased-each man 10 hold IN
fee simple the farm he tils VIM Graft, whom Theodore
Parker befrended n the days OF the Fugitive Slave law
comes back from Europe thoroughly acquainted with the
subject Of cooperation IN all It's details ana Will De
valuable Instructor and guide TO his people TO whom no
will explain the principles OF cooperative farming as
prnctced elsewhere In Baltimore one Of the weathiest
shpyards owned by association OF black men, who
In other times were denied employment IN the
the very men who refused 10 work
a class OF men who have gone from the North to the
negroes by forming them taste for the vile liquor
thought these should DO severely dealt with, and
hoped that Convention would not forget TO thank the
Hon Mr. Clapp for his noble action In refusing TO dis.
charge young Douglass from the Government PRINTING
Olice. - a., TT
RAY and others spoke. Tho next meeting tw DO held
at Zion Church, on Thursday evening next when dele
gates will be chosen to attend the washington ConVeh'