The national Republican., 1869-06-18


NJ the Government once = Mr..
CIspp Sustained - Determination
TO Put Mr.. Douglass In the Typo.
graphical Union - Arrangements
for . Meeting Tuesday Night.
An adjourned meeting Of the compositors
and pressmen Of the Government Office was
held last night, "for the purpose OF hearing
the report Of the committee on resolutions,
and also to still further consolidate the
friends of Lewis II. Douglass for the forth
coming contest for his admission Into Typo
graphical Union No. l0l."
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
Alfred Thomson, chairman OF the last meet
ing, and Mr.. William Young acted as secre-
tary.
Mr.. Spear, chairman Of the committee on
resolutions, submitted the following report
and accompanying resolutions;
Your committee nnd that MI, Lewis II:
Douglass acquired knowledge OF the arr OF
printing In an once owned and conducted By
his father, Mr.. Frederick Douglass, at Roeh.
eater, N. Y, where he labored for ten yesrsi
that when his fathers paper was suspended,
in 1858, he enlisted in the Bath MAssaehusetts
regiment, in which he distinguished himself
for bravery and soldierly conduct, especially
in the attack upon Battery Wagner, in South
CAROLINA, receiving from his superior oticers
honorable mention in their dispatches: Being
taught . school In Maryland for some time.
In 1906 he emigrated to Colorado, and applied
for employment As compositor at the va
rious printing ofices In Denver, but, on de-
cossf oT his color, was refused at all except the
Daily Gdseffc. AT the last named office, owing
to the difnculty Of the employer to obtain
help, he was offered work at eighty cents per
thousand ems, which was Ave cents per thou
sand ems more than the regular Union prices
and he worked with the expectation OF re.
1t appears that about year previous to
that time the Gd=eiic office had been "tatted,n
but It does not appear that Mr.. Douglass was
trary, he asserts, and we believe with truth,
that the hrst intimation he ever received OF II
was after making application for work at the
Government printing ONCE at Washington.
while employed In Denver he desired to
connect himself with the Union, and expressed
the desire to members of the Denver Union,
that organization against the admission Of
colored persons TO membership, no one dared
even to propose his name.
west nnSns dsai. II S to ss eoliect iS RiS Sass ss
he threatened to leave, when his place was
supplied by white man, who is now mem.
ic SsL al and o Snt fseensy wss snpoyeG IN & sSs
and until he (Mr: Do1gisss) obtained his pres
i sai,p' s not Connected nc with with pTfnsing. " O p'''
As soon as he obtained employment here, q
working.eard was issued to him by the proper
sSs Sf OF ans IN ths usGn
Such Is a brief history Of the case so far as
your committee have been able to learn.
From the shove resitsd nets 4 Is clear TO
Just sense, obnoxious to the charge of rat
ting, much less 10 1t true that he Is, in the
Language Of the resolution adopted BY the Ma
I. Prior to his arrival In Washington he has
never had an opportunity OF becoming mem'
Der q ths Union, ah9osa NV SwIias snd nas
Of members to Incur the odium OF proposing
the name Of coiored person.
Being deprived S, OF %sIS,SeGhp .nIs,S through
the unwarrsntsd prejudlees OF members Of
the Union, It 10 ImPosstbis that he could become
srat by violating, any obligations q ne tHioH,
8. Having never worked for less than the
established scale Of prices, he cAunot be con-
sidered arat, in the popular aecepiai!ou Of the
Z. The failure OF the members Of tho Denver
Union to notify him that the office 10 which
he worked In that city had been previously
relieve him Of all blame for that act.
These facts weEe all known, or should have
been known, to the delegate who introduced
and advocated the false and slanderous rcsolu.
ton adopted by the National Typographical
Union. Your committee can, therefore, draw
but one inference from his action, viz That his
his fear lest the enlightened spirit OF the age
would accord to Mr.. ID. his rights, upon a fair
and honest statement ofthe faetS, led him 10
resort to that base means OF attack at time
and in q place where the slAsdercd individual
could not have an opportunity OF defence or
hearing.
yinced that no charge OF rafting can be sub.
stAntiAted against Mr.. Douglass, and that
color alone Is the only bar to his acceptance.
We therefore offer for adoption the follow.
ing preamble and resolutions.
Whereas at the recent session OF tn Q Ma.
tional typographical Union, a resolution was
introduced and adopted, whereby the Cougres
sional Printer was censured for the appoint,
ment Of Lewis II. Douglass, who was accused
of being "an Ayowed rat,n and thereby we
Union No. ioi, employed at the dovern me ni
printing ONCE, were, by Implication, charged
with being false to our solemn obligations
whereas the statements contained in sale
resolution are calculated to, and do misrepFs
sent us before our fellow-ersftsmen, GU
brethren q the ysriou, trades, and the work
Rsiolved, That we, the members Of CoIumbii
typographical Union No. lol, employed at tn,
sotion OF the recent Nstionai TyposrspSica
Convention, In its censure Of the Congres
sional printer, the Hon. A. NJ, Clapp, as un
Sorse his course and DO aeay that the Il S charge re
of rafting" brought against Lewis II Doug
lass has any foundation In fact or truth, and
that we DO tuftner uenOunce the action oil tht
National Convention as unealled for, prema
ture, and unjust, and that the said NAtionA
typographical Convention have acted out o
their proper jurisdiction In entertaining sucl
resolution, in endeavoring to prejudice 4 case
yet undecided by the subordinate union
thereby committing not only gross breach oi
courtesy, but perpetrating mOst wanton aud
Injurious libel upon a majority OF the mem.
bers OF Columbia Typographical union-a pro.
cesding unsustained by established precedent,
vioiative Of our rights and privileg as honor.
able members OF the craft, and wholly repug
nant IN spirit and purpose TO the broad and li5.
ReIolpsd, That the resolution adopted by the
National Union 10 Inconsistent in this; Tha,
while II deprecates the making Of religion OF
politics q qualification, II denounces the Con.
sressional printer because he does not make
Resolved, That we believe In the union OF all
who labor, making no distinction on account
OF race, religion, color or SEX and that we hail
with heartfelt Qualification the recent recog.
milton OF female compositors by the National
Typographical Convention,
Reioiped, That we deprecste any action
which will compel those who are OF dlf.
fsrent color than our own from becoming
our competitors In the field of cheap labor,
Apd that we demand, In the name Of right, the
admission of all worthy printers who may Ap,
ply into our union, irrespective Of race, color
RfIoiued, That as the adherents of a certain
political party are aiding In the attempt to
overthrow what we deem the life-principls OF
pathy Of the friends Of equal rights through.
out the land.
RsiOlred, That our thanks are due to the no.
BILE minority OF thirty'seyon who were wise
and brave enough to struggle against the
effort OF the majority Of the National Typo.
graphical Convention to rcausitate the lost
cause OF prejudice against race or color,
cause which tho bullet, the ballot and en-.
lightened public opinion have combined 10
declare odiOus and disgrAcefuI.
ReSoIped, That we do pledge ourselyeA To
united action In support oil the measure Of tho
Congressional Printer in tho employment Of
printers, irrespective Of their color, and do
hereby promise, by every lawful means within
our power, to aid In the election OF Lewis il
Douglass to a membership in Columbia Typo-
graphical Union, No. lOl, to the end that the
fair fame Of our beloved craft-the pioneer
70 every adVance-may be preserved without
plot or stain. ADRIAN SPEAR, Chairman.
ALLEN CoPPIN
RRUBRS A. SCoFIKLD.
DAVID ID. GUARDIAN.
A. J, PREALL,
l., II. PATTERSON.
AUg. s. BuERNsTKIN
Mr.. Qulen moved the adoption of the
committees report.
Mr.. Fltzwilliams moved that the resolu-
tlons be laid over.