The New York herald., 1870-10-15
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EEwDUR5. Oct. l3, 1870.
To TuE EDITOR OF THE HERALD -
lnotice In your edition OF the I1th that another
uncacd-for convention has been held TO discuss The
question OF casio and the rejection OF coored gentle
men from public places OF accomm odation, and an
peallng to Congress to make laws that viii compel
colored gentleman to sleep WIN any Tom, Dick and
Harry.
This Is an ago OF advancement and ten years have
brought about surprising changes. The world
stands amazed, wondering what Will come next. 1t
has taken time to emancipate the slaves. time TO
give them their political rights, and now we stand
before the world as other Americans and any further
advancement we make Will be credited to our own
merits. We, as people, VIII have to do away with
these conventions. such as pretend 70 keep the
world acquainted with our coored condition, We
are not deprived OF any political advantages; we
have the power TO deposit vote 10 the interest OF
any candidate that Will support, appoint and employ
such men OF Us as are competent 10 occupy any de-
signaed position or public Office. BY this political
step all diilicnties Will succumb. We have been tho
recipients OF mat gilt land that only which
VIII In time command respect-the ballot
WIN arstocracy that VIII require twenty years to
build up III this country improve the mass OF the
colored peop.eS No; but twenty years OF dllgent
study, twenty years or hard labor, accommodating
money, building machine shops, young men becom-
Ing TadeSmen, advocates OF cOlored conventions
VINO have money becoming merchants, employing
their lellow men and considering their time and
u
Will have tendency to discourage tho rising gene
ration ara not deprived OF anything in this
country. Have wo not q United States Sena-
tor, member OF Congress, Lieutenant Governor,
state Senators and men Ia ali public Offices that
tend To elevate the very men who call these conven-
tlons and boast OF their Ang.oSaxon descendants
pretending TO be 80 very much Interested in tho
welfare OF their people, should they their minds
to The building of some factory and trasact busi-
ness like other men they would not be 50 sensitive
to petty Insults; business would not give place to
trliles that time only will overcome. They should
follow the example Of the learned Douglas by not
seeking such places, where their feelings
are sure to DO hurt; but devoting them
selves 10 the building up OF their people,
not preaching at all times tina. soine loafer has In
suited them. II New York city VII! not aGc9mmQ-
date them, adopt Henry II. Gefuetps proposition,
"Go West and start on their own hook, - ana cease
agitating The condition OF our people. The aborlng
c0lored men will In time overcome these Obstacles
II Industry good citizenship and education can
accomplish anything. can say that having lived
IN the city OF Newour9 FOR one year and travelled
~ dlierent parts of the State, have yet TO receive
the fitst impolltc word from any gentleman.
we, as q people, are advancing RAPIDLY, surpris-
ing tho most learned statesmen ana philosophers,
anu u c0loTed conventions VIII agitating color
tiis and that, our advancement viii progress more
rapidly, and In ten years there Viii not be one rail-
road, steamboat or Motel that Will refuse TO accom-.
modafe coored gentleman or lady. Respectfully,
II. PRICE WILLIAMS.