Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-09-08
Meeting of the colored People.

The following resolutions were
offered by Rev. E, Cumberland at {
mass meeting of the colOred people
at their settlement near George
town, on the 10th Of August, 1870
They were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, The declaration Of In.
dependence in the theory has beer
made complete in fact by the tri
umphant victory of right oyel
wrong by the fratricide strife in
the late, lamented, and never to be
forgotten war Of these U. States -
and.
WHEREAS, That strife had its ori
gin from the condition In which the
people of color were held, it being
slavery of the vilest kind and
WHEREAS, Issues were made in
regard to the settling of the status
of the colord people, resulting in
two great parties, the Democratic
and the Republican, the former sup
porting slavery and the latter free
dom,
Reso1oed, That we recognize the
hand of God in the control of the
affair in guiding the Republican
leaders in the clear exhibition Of
their principles and policies before
the American people, which secures
to them the Unprecedented power
in the control Of the masses for the
last eight or ten years,
Resolved, That we hold the Re.
publican party, especially the lead
ers and the Republican press, as
being the salvation Of these
United States from anarchy and
confusion, and as being true friends
of mankind, independent of circum.
stances or condition, especially of
the colorcd people or race.
ReSolUed, that we hold the prin-
ciples advocated by the Republican
party as sacred, and pledge our
lives and sacred honor to maintain
those general principles, whatever
policies may be brought before the
American people to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
ResolUed, That while we have no
malice or i'll feeling against any one
or any party, we view the Demo
,ratic party with suspicious eye,
moving that they have been our
,nslavers. and haters and inyeterate |
and all and any claim Of
friendship with a design to secure
,ur votes, will be frowned down
With seorn and contempt, and that
We will so strive to inform our
,eople that they may know friends
nd shun cur enemies.
Resolved, That though we were
liens in our own ngtive land we
CIV feel that we have a home and
country that We can call our
WIN Home, sweet home, land Of
ur nativity, land of our birth
ResolUed, That we will strive
} convince our enemies that the
.ruggle and toll of our friends
ere not in vain which gained our
lfranchisement, and to show our :
lends that their confidence in our :
Ianhood shall not be abused by us, :
ut that we will so demean our
,lyes and instruct each other by
receipts and examples in the prOc-
CO Of industry, morality and
.rtue to accomplish which we
,commend a vigorous effort to /
lucate ourselves in all that is hon. =
It, noble and grand, by which we =
ay be able to refnte the SANDER :
rs charges made by our enemies +
c are an inferior race and that =
,nsequently semi-human, {
RESOLVED, That we request of the h
Gazette, Commercial and g
ipley Bee, with other journals, the '
diligence of space in their colums n
r the publication of these resolu-
)ns.
Done by order of a unanimous
'to of the colored people assem-. h
ed in mass meeting in the set a
'ment near Georgetown, August el
.th, lS70, to ratify the Fifteenth
mendment,
3. SELLS, Acting Pres't. 1