The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-11
RATIONAL LABOR CONVENTION
PaOCEkDrses YESTERDAY
raE EDUCATIONAL QUESTION
IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
AoJouRNM ENr SINE DIE.
A PUBLIC MEETING LAST NIGHT

| lnetfted In It's etcnd.
Rev. ]. sella Martin offered the following
resolutions which were adopted
| our boundsn duty, and Al the ssme lin. =
great pleasure, 10 recognize the stste.m,n.
like sentiments eontsinsd ia the parsEr.ph OF
| the Presidentis messsse relative 10 tbs recoo'
stfuetion OF the states, because lsbo, unSst
protection. a. v ali A. opportunIt, whi,h 80
Be- perm nsntiy secured only fbroarb he
lswi, can r. msds only b. those who under.
s' sa ne wants and disabilities OF those for
WON tesy legisins.
Prssidsnt ,rsst IT, bisb NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 70
fairness Of mind, fsirnsss OF purpose. and f.ar.
isssness OF uttsrsues 10 seeking 10 seeur. 10
Us, by appropriate isgisistion, those LEGAL
safeguards to our right TO labor and 10 ~
fruits Of our industfy. vithout vhieh III
name Of freedom il a mookerv '" 'he
Mr.. T. a R.,h.ao.. =, r., .o,
W. pafoeuoos, ot Cal', ouered the
Following;
R,,oirsd Tia. In III. ..,.i.. =, mi.
davis work In ali iabor psrfor m error the az
sr1msnt IL vi.s mai hsmsn. mi .sanonus,
in ohsrsoter And shonid be intsrnret.tsS LII,
and eonitably. '"''S
Rssolped That this oonveotion "a nm .i,.,..i,
opposed 10 anv ,snssi =, rnSies,i
said Law, but IN Al an ths oont,.,v ~, nv
the Executive will compel uoyernmest r cnn
out it, proyisions fniiy oi'ee's' otoarty
An ,,,
,hiter discussion, the resolution was adopted.
,osinn rh;.h s o. y. ~ oucred the FOL-
loving, Whieh was adopted!
baresu m ,sbn, ntn,,ssd ~, oneers and the
the National Labor Uaion. now Ss1ns 5o1,s. o.
are hereby authorized to appoiut one or more
suitable persons to represent this organira.
ssi,.a y, ms ,nsspnalonal Labor Congress,
the ann annual reunion ~ ths rpnsa VeIng
Of the udastrY Of IN sSi, ine CONSERVATIVES
Prof. @. B. vashon, Of d. C.. read n long
report on education, concluding with tbe
following reaolutIons, '"'
Rs.olv,d, Th., under tn, prov,ssD,. =, =,
Aimighty,ioyins God, the memSet. of p' ,b 40
convention will always hold 10 grateful re.
memorsnee the several educational associa
lions And their hundreds Of Auxiliarte,
throushout tie North and West. that labored
In behalf Of the freedmen, together with III at
noble band OF teachers, who, at the cost OF
many sacrifices and perils, bore to that suffer.
log class the blessings OF mental and moral
culture.
ke,o'sed. That the system Of schools origi.
report, 10, to the members OF this conyention,
me SUBJECT OF such grateful regard as leads
them to trust that II VIII continue to be pros.
psrsssaa 'as sooa woss until y attains to that
South dotted over with normsi .ssne,s entir ,
plete 10 all needful educational facilities,
rem rhieh normal schools, as central, will
,sdlste other schools OF inferior grade, TO
lght up every nook and corner Of the land
win the beams OF useful Knowledge.
The report was accepted and the resoIn
tIona adnntad S 'S'O'u-
Aaron NJ. Powell, OF New York, offered n
resolution requesting Congress TO anthorI,e
thu annoIptmsn, ,1ha pSII
.s.ppt Y 'ue rFesluent OF q land
commissioner Tor the purpose OF purchasing
| eligible land for homesteads, the title theranf
| to be held until nv ips,aImaa, .i,t'
| tere., IL sh.u ~ 80 zen "huout IN
r,on., .' oecn Pa'a ior, when the
-nAnur Az -rnlf!ottu, mol 10 exceed e. ,OOO,-
| 600, shall DO refunded to the National T,s1u-
ury. Passed.
j. Solla Martin. of Mass,oh,..,,.
'no ioio"inB'
Whereas the American Missionary a,.oei..
tos IN an .aa,, ,inPs a, natoaai society work
oted isborers of he snnti o smS0ng ne col.
present time more than $3.50 900, and employing
more than 800 teachers and missionaries among
Received, That this convention tender IT'S
hearty thanks to, and express its full conn.
societies, and calls upon the colores vnsSios
ptSpI' ~ The e9aatry 10 support these bens
school and by eontribusins to Their e funa. 70
Mr.. Martin alan off.rad IN. ,o,,.-,
p...,s., 80 oAo'ou 'ne i''io"in 81
xre.t .oii.,tnss m .yrn n,,a regards Win
being made 10 transfer the pubIic aam.in i ~
the hands of private spectators thfouxh a
oontinusnoe Of the unfortunate policy Of do.
ns.ag We public land, to railroad and other
Tres. TO sunrd IN. sssres r,shy, ca, ~, uPon ooa.
OF the people In The public LANDS from n fsrtsss
enerosehments In this direo,ioni and we espe.
G n az a1d re earne.y protest sssin.t any re-
ern states. or ssy ath., sns. ~ we south;
those lands except Tor the oeeupa,iop OF hi, 1
In Limited qnsntitie. by actual settlers.
to ooS.ider whs,s W. e .am invite Congress
| ndopted 10 fssiiitsts tbs ..,,1ss.r esnnot De
ern 'olored and other iaborsrs upoa he 10.
occupied lands, believing that a more inde.
| grenshin 1919 y. ,L more lntellisent oiti-
| tion'. iibsSsIity e ou's'""h OF the nA-
Referred
| NJ ", u.u,
non. Mr. Hamilton, OF Florida, offered
the following resolution;
Rtsoived BY the National Coior,d Labo, Conp,a.
non, That every possible legitimate measure
DC tssen oy the laeoring masses Of the country,
thEow the cpnsT sa, ,hs Convention, TO over
rsee-the mon.trou. land noaopoIy Of ths
South. W '"s
The resolution OF VIM. II. Ls,tsr o,y
(publIshed In Yesterdays Ryp,,,
relative to dlsloyal members Of the VIrrtnl1,
Legislature. was tsl.n mn 81 -
lengthy and stormy debate dn,in, ShioS
Ii was impossible for the rrporters 70 m.sa
an Intelligent synopsls of the debate I'M,
ing the discussion, the secretary Iawis II
Douglass) stated that the Convention had
adopted the resolution carly in The nornIna
session, but still debate was aIIowsd 10 rs
coed for some time, when he Chair c,tied
the speakers to order. remarking that he
was under a misapprebensIon. ma JscidaJ
that the resolutions were adopted.
| J. A. Warner, of Ohio, introduced n ,.so-
luton recommending The Cbri,tiaa P,.arJ.r,
| Of Philadelphia, to the support OF the coIor.J
people Of the country. Referred
Abram Smith, OF Tennessee, offered the
following: ''''
Re,oIp,s That thi, ,o,,.o,,o, .,,o A..
Tennessee Manual Labor tjniyersitv Iod nne
trial School, devoted to the elevation and i'm.
proyement OF youth In Industry, art and men
Val Improvement
nie,.ed;
Mr. hhchey, OF ooulh carolina, presented
memorial to be sent to Congress, relative
to the condition of the colored Iahorinr n.o
nj. ~ tho so,,h 1910 ~, ~
pe y, 'ne eo., AnB tnat measures
snoula De taken 70 lessen the labor and in-
crease the wages and demand, which could
be DONE giving the colored people Homestead
in the sn1thern stot.s ~ wSfoS 49, GUY.
AZ, 900, 900 acres OF public lands in Thai sec"
ton.
DIR, J, L, SuodRrass. An honorary memher
.ddre.ssd tbs cany.n,Inn H. go ~ 80
eauNsoSA shS SSuFSutAou III lhNOI OI tut