The national Republican., 1869-01-18

CoLoaxp Mxp's NATIONAL CONVENTION
tousrI DAr.-The convention re-sssembled Al
H'ni HM S Ssnurcnl ~ e;so =. m, on Saturday, Rev.
Hon. John Trimble, Of Tenn, was introduced
'oths eonyentios.
when the oonyention adjourn IL be TO meet in
,nsdtimore on the sccopd Tuesday Of January,
about to .djourn, he would Ike TO know what
i they had done. The convention was called for
the purpose Of laying before Congress the sui.
10, and the subject Of Suffrage. had scarcely
eeen tonshed, ne had frequently endeavored
70 Ssss,, The noo1 s1d hads. frequently been
80 home and say that they had done nothing
here but 10 quarrel and wrsngie, and II he WAS
not 70 & heard he would leave and have no more
MI. Clarke then proceeded to leave the hall
! when motion was made and carried that MI
Iss WI fSE Tnssy Hs the Il .,s
tion presenting to Congress the grievances oi
the colored raoej referred,
lowing which %s referred to GSsrsS ne snS ,s
on the whole house, and were subsequently,
We hold these truths to be seifevident, tina,
sli men are created equal, that they are en-.
dowed By their Creator with certain inaiiepa.
BILE riehfsi that among these are life, liberty,
and the pursuit Of happiness.
The present condition OF our country tell us
that the above words are far from being made
effective.
A large minority Of the citizens Of the Uni.
ted States are denied those rights which were
taxed without being represented; they are
peersj they are murdered without having re.
| dresst they are taxed to support common
| schools, while their children are denied the
I've wsrdss they are osiied upon Tor the fniiii mil.
| itary service Of their country without any in.
ceutiyes whatever Of being commissioned ON.
| GERS.
These grievances belle the Declaration Of
Independence, by which the American people
profess to be governed; we have been lsborlng
the country without receiving q particle OF re.
muneratien. We have been promised our
rights, but have not received them; and we do
| not now counsel any other means than
thoughts, words, and the integrity Of the Re.
publican party.
asE,nS M all tse sYss. n
We have lived here two and q half centu-
ries, and know only this country as our home.
Here we , have isw cherished memories and
With al III her epf isllls. ''' country oe'' 10 US
We demand these rights as natives Of this
rsquited toll. we demand them from our part
| In the recent rebellion, without which mil.
lions more OF dollsrs and Thousands more Of
demand them for the safety Of the Republics n
party, with which we shall ally ourselves SO
long as 4 eoatioue. to battle ior righteous
| children Of common Father.
Whereas the true basis OF democratic re.
public aud aoyernment is equal and impartial
Received, That we demand equality OF suf.
frage and all political franchises In the United
s1S y. Ss and
demanding = constitutional amendment seeur.
ing the right to vote without distraction OF
Rs,Oivcd, That the delegates Of this conven.
| tion be requested to sign the said petition.
| Mr.. A. NJ. Green moved that the American
Unlversity OF Philadelphia be inserted In the
list OF Incorporated Institutions OF learning,
.sn,,arv .s d,s,.srvibf the commendation OF this con.
paper be established In the District OF Coium.
bis. Referred to the Equal Rights Commit
| tee.
On motion It was agreed that when the con.
| vention adjourn 1t be to p. m.
The following was submitted by Mr.. Thos.
Whereas we believe that universal eduoa.
tion Is not less important than universal suf.
frage; and whereas benevolent associ alton,
which Is proposed to be appropriated to the
erection Of an African college In the United
Statesj therefore
Rsiofped. That a committee, for the better
pointed, with Instructions to issue q call for a
national educational convention, to assemble
Of February next ensuing, IL Ia the judgmeG,
of the committee that time will suit, II not
| then at q time which, In the opinion OF the
eo%mittee, shay shall hsT have power to Increase @ IL It,
number to such a proportion as shall institute
such measures as shall be necessary to max,
we hereby pledge ourselves to support the
doings Of the committee.
On motion Of Mr.. MADISON, Of North Caro-
lima, the name Raleigh, N. o. was substi
tuted instead Of "HArrisburg, Pa"
Mr.. Langston contended that a negro wal
none other than an American citizen, ant
| haFa nulb ha mn a hiatin lnat Inn
erected for the colored people but that tn,
children Of this county, irrespective OF sex Of
e9lSr e. saaG,tsS 10 The sane schools,
negro leaguesi
NJ. LahFston. MOI nothing that /. negro
me TO 20 az
the same table with them. Voices. "Noi no
We MT ask that."l
seriptive Institutions, and moved that tn,
whole matter be referred to the Committee OF
the Education OF the Liberian Government
On motion, a large humber of persons were
made honorary members.
and the committee sppolnted 70 wait upon tn,
| judiciary Committee OF the House OF Repre-.
ssntativss attended to that duty.
| They subsequently made a report OF theil
action to the convention, and the report wal
tion to the members.
| After the transaction OF a large amount o
business, and the adoption Of resolutions pre-
yiousiJ offered, the convention adjourned.
POLICE RIsrELLIaxscE.-John the Baptist
as he gave his name, was innocent enough Il
act In disorderly msnner upon the street, 70
/ which he was required to pay hne OF " b!
Daniel McCarthy, white, and isabelle
Webster, colored, charged with selling liquo
without license, were discharged, but Jamel
sell hned him t2o, upon which he took an ap
Daniel Barrett, for driving across nag foo,
way, was mulcted In a fine Of t2 by Justic
. Clark. The same Justice sent a colored man
named VIII. Shaw, to jail on charge Of peti
Charles johnson, alias Williams, eoioret
Q arrested on the charge of attempting to pie
the pocket OF W. Williams. was required /
i Robert RawIes, eoIored, for the larceny .
!. % was committed to jail for court b. the sam
e WIN. Burke, coIored, charged with tappin
:. the till OF Cornelius O'Hanlon, received a pc
y init from Justice Lynch to remain In jail.
y Elizabeth Oates, for selling liquor to on
;, John Thomas without license paid nne I
), Justice Thompson imposed fne OF $40 eac
y on Jacob w. Joachim and John Scott for sci
d Joseph Geier, for the same offense, paid 4;
man, and Frsnt Bell coiorea we're Aei each Te ae
a tl0 by Justice Harper for violating the hacl
ney-coaoh ordinance.
IA FUNERALs,-The funeral OF the late NJ
Il George Thompson took place yesterday at M
N Kendree chapel, and was Of avery solemn an
ii impressive character, consisting of a hymn
A "How blest the righteous when he dies,h 70
4. lowed BY prayer BY the Rev. Mr.. Sweet an
= the reading Of a selection from the scriptur,
e by Rev. Mr., Krebs and the singing OF the by m
q "ServAnt Of God, we'll done."
e The Rev. Mr.. Krebs then preached an ell
i. quent sermon, In which he alluded to the vi
|. After benediction the remains were conyeye