The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-11


craft on Mr.. Lewis Il. Doug'a ass, q member
Of the cran, having secured all his rights 10
the District OF Columbia, In holding posi-
tlon In the Government printing once.
Mr.. ]. Woodland, Of New Jersey, intro
dueed the following,
| Resolved, That this convention reeo INN q nd 10
our people to abstain from the use d. tobacco,
whisky and dealing in lottery policies, and tbs
money be spent In purchasing homsstsads.
Passed.
Mr.. Samuel Lowery, of Tennessee, offered
the following;
Refoiped, That this 10 q convention Of the
| Industrial citizens, composed largely Of col.
ored people. In . national counoilj and whereas
this Organization 10 formed for the education
and elevation o, the masses OF our country.
Resoived, That delegates now returning will
call state oonventions,and organize industrial
aud literary assoeiations In counties, as far AZ
possible, aud act In harmony with the bureau
through the State Organization of labor or.
CANNED by the convection, and fully ratify the
objects and acts OF this body, and place their
State ia full harmony with the bureau In lite
purposes.
Passed.
l.. II. Douglass, OF d. c., introduced res
olution referring all unfinished business be-
fore the convention to the bureau; which
was debated, and finally Withdrawn BY con-
sent, Mr.. d. giving notice that at the hour
Of p. m. he would move that the conyen-
ton adjourn sins die.
The finance committee reported that there
had been collected for the use Of the con.
ventlon s2so.si; expended for use Of hall,
&C., sl55.90; on hand, S133.74, aud pledges
unpaid, slVo. Inc report was accompanied
"n resoluslon making an assessment OF
90 on each county In every state and Terri
Tory represented In the convention.
The rpDOrt waa arCpDtad and thu roanlu
tion laid over;
vote OF tnanks was rendered 70 the re-
porters OF tue REPUBLICAN, Star and Chroni-
en LOT their iuil reports, daily, OF tho pro-
eeedings OF the convention.
j.. Milton turner, OF missouri, offered the
ioloWng'
Resoived, That this convention distinctly dis.
avow ~ responnoility Tor the sentimsnts eI-
.noiosiy he ~, nen,n'h.,;n u, biano,
structed Rebels of Virginis in ths msttsr ~
test oath for otilce.hoiders in the State OF VIZ.
ginla.
Adopted.
1t was ordered that 5000 copies OF the pro-
ceedings be printed In pamphlet form for the
use Of the convention.
The unfinished business was then re-
ferred to the labor bureau, about to DO estab.
lished in this city; and at 8 o'clock, p.
M, the convention adjourned sine die.
PUBLIC MEETING.
After the adjournment of the convention.
at I o'clock a meeting was called and
opened by Rev. Sella Martin. when M.
George T. Downing read !, a series of resolu.
tions adopted In PHILADELPHIA, cpdorslpg
Wendell Phillips and Charles sumner. and
expressing contempt for the American Colo
nization Society.
John T. Waugh, of Rhode Island. ad.
a. =
his early life In this District, and OF his
later experience in Rhode Island and other
Northern States, during which he paid a
glowing tribute to Mr., Philllps and Mr..
Sumner, for their steadfast endeayors In be-
half of the colored race.
Rev, Sella Martin next Addressed tbs
meeting on the topics that claimed the atten-
ton and action of the National Labor
Union. boplnR that ali done nv that bodv
NAV prove successfnl and redound IN ths
good OF the laborIpc masses tbroughout tbe
country.
Major NJ. Il. DcIapev was introduced and
addressed Inc meeting on The .nbisct ~ the
c0lored race as an element of inSus,ry and
political economy. claiming that The }rssd.
han. though without ed1co,Io, nd Nav
Ianpht within the nast few years ,hst ,ohor
was the soureo Of ali wealth citing that ~.
Norma. with untold mInes Of gsls ronld
hive been poor California TO-DAY, we1, n moi
that labor worked and developed the mInes.
The colored people were frugal, ecopomi.
cal and Industrious. He stated that the
products of New York In the way of mill.
cheese and butter wern of mora valne Than
all the cotton produced In the South. To-
bacco was a great product in a monev s.nse,
the tax In Virginia last wear on that article
being g., 900, 900. Tobacco. cotton. rice and
sugar. the great staples. were Tho nroIpct
of negro labor, Before The war tbe Sontb
produced 1900 600 bales of cotton a vear
but now about 9. zoo. 600 bales ia tbe nro'
duct, but the enhanced yalpe and demand
Of that staple at home and abroad makes
the crop more profitable To the planter Than
before the war.
In Great Britain there were 10 600 Ooo n.,.
sons (belnr three 6fths Of Tho nonnlatinn>
engaged In cotton factorie. Tho nrodnct ~
negro labor. It was the negro. he said. that
controlled the wealth of the South. and ruled
Wall street to-day, aud the gold market of
the country. All the coffee In the universe,
except Mecca and Java, is raised BY negroes,
and the speaker inquired whether this fact
was not an acknowledgment OF the impor-
tant position for the negro 10 occupy, In
conclusion he advised bis hearers 10 be united,
and be true to themselves and their race
aud be respectful to good men.
l.. Wimbush, Of s. c., followed in q few
remarks, saying that the colored people OF
the South are too poorly paid for their labor
In consideration OF the vast wealth that capt.
tai receives at their hand. At the end of the
year the laborer Is as poor as at the begin.
ming, SO poorly Is he paid. The colored peo-
pie In the South are industrious. and moi the
law yavabouds as represented Nv rehsis Nd
they should be better Maid ,rhe snssIs,
then gave a detailed account Of Kp'Kin,
operations In south Carolina. saving that
the most prominent men in CharIestoS ver.
the officers, but that the colorad neon,s vsrs
learning how to Ku.KluI' and bs Tths
speaker) was organizing a militia reoimsrt
that would soon drive them 10 tbs vail
There were many OF the gang endeayor.
ing to Join the Republican party. but IL wa.
no use. and the r,oor white trasb Of woman
In his section are now running after tbs
meanest and blacklist of negroes TO mary
them, which he Attributed to the fact that
these women were beginning N ,sarn ,hat
thew are free, Concluding, bs said that a.
the next election A colorrd man wonIs co,os
Senator, as the colorcd people Of his State
were becoming tired of letting the white
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