The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-26
THE CoLORED CONTENTION
A Sketch OF the Closing Proceedip Is.
In the Colored Mems Convention at Colup

In the Colored Mems Convention al Colum-
bio on Tuesday:
Resolutions were offered BY Turner, OF Geor-
pla. returning thanks to Charles sumner, OF
Massachusetts, the American statesman, pa.
triot and philanthropist, for the friendly and
wholesome suggestions made to the conven-
tIon, as representatives of the people, in whose
cause he has TOR years so nobly fought, as
public officer and q private citizen also, re-
commencing that the committee on address
be instructed to send an address to the United
States Congress, setting forth the grievances
of our race, and asking the passage OF the sup
Elementary civil rights bill, offered by MT;
Sumner, and now pending IN the unlteo
States Senate. Adopted.
The committee on resolutions submitted a
report stating that the contest between Repuo-
lIcan liberty and Democratic dispositions can.
not be ended until, without distinction, all
citizens shall enjoy, and may, without let or
hindrance, exercise all the rights and prlvl-
leges which are guaranteed or implied oy the
fundamental law Adopted.
The committee on outrages reported tnaC
they had received Information from some per-
sons that brutal murders and outrages had
been committed In the States OF South Carroll
ma, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Ala.
bama and other Southern States, by organized
bands, known as the Ku-klux Klan, for
the sole purpose OF intimidating the
colored people In the exercise OF their
rights as citizens of the United States. and
have, on more than one occasion, been muir
dered hundreds OF helpless women and child
rem have been driven from their homes,
rendering them insecure In their rights jails
have been broken open and innocent men
hung-many of them being our leading men;
and In many cases those who have the power
to enforce the laws do not bring to trial any or
said parties, except when called upon by pub
lie opinion to do so and have placed men on
the 1ures who have been known to be men,
bers OF the Ku-Klux Klan and In no instance
have they ever been convicted, excepting In
the State of North Carolina. The committee
commend the action Of General Grant IN de-.
clarlng martial law In South Carolina as wise
and beneficial to the colored race; and trust
his prompt action will bring speedy Justice to
our race.
Price, of North Carolina, offered the follow
| ing preamble and resolution which were
adopted:
Whereas, for the first time in the history Of
| the country, 3,500,000 negro American citl-
! zens have assembled In convention, through
| their delegations, for the purpose OF advanc-
| ing the interests Of the negro; and whereas
| the proceedings and deliberations Of this hon.
| orable body will be handed down to posterity
and the memory OF the delegates who have 30
nobly responded to the call and manfully vim.
dicated the rights of their ever grateful con-
stituency whom they represent, will be en-
graved upon the memory OF the rising genera
ton:
Resolved, That the members of the conven-
ton be requested to furnish their postofflce
addresses, their occupation, &C., In order to
have them appended to the minutes of the
convention.
The committee on education made a very
lengthy and interesting report, which was
| adopted
Afler the reading of the report CONGRESS-
man Elliott moved special vote of thanks to
]. II. Birch, OF Louisiana, for the very able re-
port made by himself aud committee
At the request of the convention, General
Worthngton and Judge Wright addressed the
convention on the questions of the day.
The usual vote of thanks to the officers Of
the convention was adopted.
After few remarks from the president, the
convention adjourned sine die.