Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-25
The CoIored POOpIo In the Choosaw
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A meeting Of the executive commitlse Of
the Oolored Mems National AHsociation NyAs
held last evening, At the residence OF Geo. u.
DoWninE, esq, 10 hear statement Of Hon v.
bell. delegate from the coloTed psople In the
ChiokAsAw and ChoetAw country, -. :. : d
There were present, OF the eonmlites' q T.
Downing, president, PTot, NaAhon, A. Mur-
ply, Geo. L, MADISON, y. y. hoyela, q, Z
Buby Prof Lanrston, Bishop Payne, and I.
a. BArbadOeI. SECRETARY.
Senator II. Wilson, Gen. y, ". howard and
some Others were present, and participated In
the Informal discussion on the subject for
witch the sommittee was eonvtned.
Mr.. Downing eSllod the committee TO order,
and Introduced Major Dell, who would make
some statements and present various doeu.
meuts 10 behalf OF the 5000 coloFed people Ia
that 1ndian eountTy-,as special nelegMs-o
those who had been slaves TO those Indiana,
4 and sinee have been set At liberty by action
and treaty of the Government -
Meiof Dell said those oolofed people nave
no means Of making their coalition and SUI.
feFinES known here TO our Government, and
oonssqueatiy had desired him tNr, Deli) 70
cone and represent their wishes aud intersst'
Hs spoke Of his previous intervisva with
General howard and senator Wilson on this
subject He said these people were not freed
until some time after the war, aH the lndians
did NOT acknowledge tho power Of the United
States or the PreHidcnta ptOclamation to set
their slaves free; aud they were not liberated
that these Indians were nearly all rebels and
soeeasioniSts, fsVorinE slavery.
Ne stated, among other ihlnf1, ths isr9 Ts 90
were 10 have each Of them forty acres OF land
II they remained Ia the country aud u they
lief. the eouetry they were 70 have each slOo'
Mr. Dell narrated, At considerable length,
the hardshlps OF these freed eolorcd people,
who remain 10 we aS1 lis. SoSs iSSs,, anSias
the late rebel war; aud when they returned 70
mat Chootaw ecuntry af'er the close Of the
war they were murdered and otherwise perhe'
al d the aar0ah InuiNun.
NJ d. mentioned various Incidents Of injus-
tIce to which they are subjestedi and that
they suffered the more because the Goyetn-
ment agent was seceSh In hts feelings, and an
enemy to the colored peopls and friendly 10
the seeesh IndIans. ,.,
To remedy these wroBgs aud sufferings OF the
ooloTed people, require that the country shall
be thrown open for settlement ofsueh persons
as will afford nnmhs,s ed rS'vsr susis'ss, 81
enforce the laws aud give the negroes equal
protection aud standing with the Indians IN
der the laws and treaty. And to effect this
will require the Incorporation OF the Unlted
StAt.s Government In some manner to compel
proper II gard for the rights OF ALL
Mr.. Dell also read resolutions eNprefu tng
the views aud wlIhes Of the eolored people 10
As Captain OlnHtead Of Nineteenth unlted
States Infantry, aud Thomas brennan, deputy
Reference was made to the memorial re-
Gently presented TO Congress on this subject.
General Howard suggested that a resolution
mittee, and al act be submitted to the Com.
mIltos on Indian Affairs Ia Congress. "A
MT. Downing suggested that sub commit
tee OF three DO appointed to draw bill to pre-
sent to Congress, and Y. NJ. LAngaton, Prof
YAahon, aud J. NJ. Murphy were appointed
such oommittee.
The following 10 the resolution offered by
Prof LangstOn, which was adopted:
RssolBed, That, from the statements and
doeuments prelenied by Mr.. V. Dell, special
delegate from For. smith, with regard 10 the
oolored people In tho OhlcasAW and ChoctAw
Nations, We believe tho treaty OF 2sth April,
1909, has been violated aud the oolorod people
have been treated by said nAtloua With great
lnluntioe, and that we Teeommsnd that Mr..
Dell present the sane report to the committees
OF the House and Senate, with the memorM
OF the eolored people In hts possepsinn, with
q Vlew OF scouting from Oongreaa prompt re-
lleII aud that we do heTby appolnt a coulInit
Tee OF three to cooperate with Mr.. Dell.