The New York herald., 1869-11-12
TEE NATIONAL C0A02ED LABOR CONVEX.
TON.

Action OF the ssNew York City Labor Conn
civ'--,rhe Selection of Delegates 10 Repre-
sent Them in Observation-Disclosures d
Visitors and Brother Associations.
About six hundred colored men and women OF
New York, representatives Of several labor organ
cations, met in council last evening tho lecture
room OF the Zion church, corner OF Beecker and
West Tenth Streets to select delegates to urge their
claims In unison with others from al parts OF the
United States at the National Colored Labor
Convention, TO be held In the Union League
Hall, Washington, on the first Monday OF December
next. The Rev. William F. Butler was called to the
chair, but before the business of the meeting Ind
progressed to any extent he reinquished this pos.
OF honor to the Rev. N. II. Turpin. e. c. v. Eato
acted as secretary. There were present the chair
men Of the following organizations in the city,
VINO reported under misunderstanding gineers, 90;
Saloonmen, 400; Tobacco Twlsters, 32o; BarDers,
90; Cabinet Makers, q; Masons, IA; smelters, I6;
81; Female Protective Union, Is; Basket Makers, IL
The Rev. Mr.. BUTLER explained to the meeting
that the Convention In which they were 10 be repre-
sented would consider 'the present status OF ccl-
0red labor in the United States and its relationship
TO American industry; that they would adopt such
rules and devise such means as VIII systematically
ana eectualiy organize all the departments OF said
labor and make 1t more productive In it5 politi-
cal relationship ITO capital, and consolidate the
coored w0rKngmen In every State and Territory in
the union who are opposed to distinction In the ap-
premiership laws on account OF color and so 10
oct comparatively until the necessity Tor separate
organization shall be deemed unnecessary and TO
consider the question Of contract cOole labor and
Its effect on American labor, and 10 peti.
tion Congress for the adoption OF such laws as
these ends, he said, should your efforts be directed
aud we shall conquer prejudice and overcome great
wrongs.
Alter frequent speeches from many OF The brethren
VINO harangued forcibly as to the manner OF appoint
ing the delegates IN question the following ten per-
sons were selected Ito do honor,D as one OF tue
speakers had it, to the great ana important pody OF
the coored working people OF New YORK
BdreeTs-Rey Wm r. Butler
Estgneers-Charle5 Robinson
Basket Ndkers-Rev. NJ II. Turpin.
Female Protective Unton-Elizabeta DuHulls and
Sarah A. owens.
SdtooYnlen-Wm. Freeman
Al Ld,ge-Richard Leonard William D. Powell,
J. :. W. Titus and Rev. William Philips.
ouring lul III the many excited debates Incl
dent Der: to the very important work OF The even.
color were presented TO the mecing-irst Of
,Sio wnom was state Senator Bradley. OF Georgia.
10 say but w"rS bun 'ronscea ny Soon prhopoae
red hot IN his cloquence about ''capitaIisls,"
.bankers,n gold CONF and the "little state OF
Eassachusettsn forgetting the business OF the meet.
ing to such degree that audible filters were heard
from every section Of the room ami in Difference 20
this exhibition the Chairman handed him scrap OF
paper, on which was The omnons word "Stop.u
Mr.. Bradley said he couldn't read without glasses,
but he supposed It meant "guitn and retired Ia ds
gust. The Hon. Frank Rivers, OF south Carolina,
followed the wordy Senator and urged them all 70
adhere to the great purpose Of consolidation and
unity, as therein would be future welfare.
Another incident OF the evening was the presenta-
fion TO the assembly Of three delegates, ssigirId
Meyer, John Davel and Charles kranlinger. duly
accredited from the German Workingmen's Union
No. 3, OF New York. Mr. Meyer was received with
sTIsng vote.n when he assured them OK the sympo.
thy assistance OF all aporers who make their
faith and purpose to struggle against oppression aud
capital
the meeting was characterized by an earnest pur.
pose considerable merriment and very frequent
speeches, some or which occasoued wld hilafity.
The women present, numbering fully one-baf the
dusky LORDS ana masters Alter provision being
Inade TO raise the 'Deediur necessary TO send the
selected delegates TO Washington the Inevitable col
lection was taken up. wnen each said TO the other
"GoOd night eann