Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-26
From Washington.
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THE CONVERSION OF IDAHO.
WAsutNGrON, u. G., Oct. 25.-ttOY. Bowen,
II idaho, ha Hug resigned, the president to-day
appointed Gen. Thomas W. Bennett, Of Indiana,
TO sdtrCrd itim,
TuE GNU SERVICE COMMISSION.
The civil service commission was occupied to-
day with the subject OF The classification Of the
officers OF the civil service
THE FRANKLIN,
the navy department has received the follow
ing ireqrim, dated ~ Halifax :-"U. ). steam
ship Franklh has arrived for coal She en-
ConnCrcd very Sir0ug hCgd winds all the pas
sage, and violent adverse gales on the coast;
shall leave for Boston as soon as possible" This
is signed 10y I. A. Parker, captain commanding.
AZ EXPLOSION.
Yesterday dtterhoon an cXplosOnHtook place
in the tunnel Of The Baltimore and Potomac
railroad, running through the eastern section
Of the city, which made an IMMENSE breach in
the tunnel and buried several laborcrs, who
were iUClilly cNhumCd before life was extinct.
The cNposioh -frglt the earth for u consdera-
blc distance, AMI wds irgrd for miles around.
NOUfm CNROLiNA kUISLUX.
The tCstiGiOUy taken in the kukiuN trials in
North Carolina IN September, and that which
will he developed durlug the November and De-
CCnibcr trials, will he written ont for reference
in tic department Of justice, aud to go into the
tCpOft to CUigFcSs ut the next session..
ttE CBSrREt REPUBLICAN, COMMITTEE.
An atteHpt is beng made to rcorganlZc the
central republican, committee % the District OF
Columbia, for the qualification Of snudry ambi.
ti0tis persons, who are Jealous Of tie power and
influence 0f n. G. Ordway, the chairman. Il Is
dlleged that That il being done in tic way OF
REORGANIZATION EiS CtlcGlated to weaken and
finally break ~ the republican party of the
district. Wise aiid rejecting republicans see in
the movement irrcdeemaJle mischief
PALE FACES AND FihE WATER.
IE.tt a
dgcncy, reports that white men arc trading
with and selling whlskcy to the Sioux Indians
hunting III the Platte valley, and requests that
the war department Instruct the post COM
mander to CNpcl all Willie men rom the Indian
camps who are not authorized To- remain there
The Interior department has recommended that
the request De Immediately complied with.
LETTER FHoM MIR. SUMNER.
The following letter from Senator Sumner was
read at the convention Of coIored men, at Co
BosroN, Oct p, 1871.
near SIR ] am glad that our cOlored fellow
citizens are 60 have Il convention of their own.
SO long as they Gte excluded from rights or
suffer in any way OF account of color, they will
naturally meet together in order to find the
proper remedy; and, since you kindly invite me
to communicate with the convention, I make
bold To- offer few brief suggestions.
In the tirst place, you must, at all times, insist
upon your rights; and here | mean not only
those already accorded, but others still denied
all of which arc contained 10 equality before
law. Wherever law supplies rule, there you
must insist upon equal rights. How much re-
mains to bc obtained, YOU know too well in the
experience Of life. Can respectable col
Ured citizens travel on STEAMBOATS,, or railroads,
or public eOnYeyanCGs generally without insult
on account of color2 Let Lieut. Gov. Dunn of
Louisiana describe his Journey from New Or
leans to Washington; shut OGt from proper ac-
A.. L.. sflHH In ia r4,F ln.,
ate chamber were opened to him, and there he
found that equality which railroad conductors
had denied
let our excellent friend Frederick Douglass re-
late his melancholy experience, when, within
sight Of tile executive mansion, he was thrust
back FROM the dinner table where his brother
commisS oncrS were already seated you know
the outrage. | might ask some questions
with regard to hotels and even COMMON schools.
hotel is legal institution, and so is a COM
mon school as such, each must be for the equal
benefit of all nor lean there be any exclusion
from euher ON account OF color 1t is not
enough to provide separate accommodations fol
colored citizens, even it, in all respects, MS good
as those of other persons
Equality is not found in 40 equivalent, bu
only in equality; in other words there must bt
no discrimination on account of color. The dis
crmination is an insult, and hndrance, and 4
bar, Which not only destroys comfort and pre-
vents equality, but weakcns all other rights.
The right to vote will have new security when
yOur equal rights i'm public conYcyances, hotels
and common schools at last are established.
But lirrg yOH must insist for yourselves, by
speech, by petition and by vote; help yourSc Ives
and others will help You also. The civil rights
law needs a supplement to cover such cases.
This defect has been apparent from the begin
ningt and for long time, have StrlVen to re-
move 1t. have bill for this purpose now
pending in tile senate, win not my colored fell
low citizens see that those IN power sail not
longer postpone this essential saieguard2
Surely here is an object worthy Of effort; nor
has the republican party done its work until this
is established. is it not better TO establish all
our own people in the enjoyment of equal
rights, before we seek 10 bring Others within the
sphere of our institutions, to he treated as Fred
erick Douglass WAS on his way TO the president
from San Domingo2 it is easy to see that Il
small part of the means, tic energy and the de-
tcrmincd will spent in the expedition to San
Domingo, and in the prolonged war dance about
that island, with the menace TO the black repub-
lie of Hayti, would have secured all our cOlOrcd
fellow citizens in the enjoyment Of equal rights.
or this there can DC no doubt.
Among the cardinal objects in education
which must be insisted upon, here again must
be equality side by side with the alphabet. Ii
is in vain to teach equality if you do not prac.
ticc it. 1t is in vain to recite the great words of
the Declaration of independence if YOU do not
"
without an example? As all are equal at the
ballot box, so must all be equal at the common
school. Equality in the common school is the
preparation for equality at the ballot box;
therefore do | put this among the essentials OF
education In asserting your own rights, you
will not fail to insist upon justice to all, under
which is necessarily included purify in govern
mcnt.
Thieves and money changers, whether demo-
Gratis or republicans, must be driven ont of our
temple 1ammany hall and republican self
seekers must be oyerthrown; there should be no
place for either. Thank God, good men are now
coming to the rescue. Let them, while uniting
against corruption, insist upon equal rights
for all, ard the suppression of lawlesS
violence, wherever it shows itself, whether in the
kukluX khan outrages III the south, or in Illicit
undertakings onrraging the black republic of
Hayti. To these inestimable objects add specie
payments, and you will have a platform which
ought to be accepted by the American people.
Will not our colOrcd fellow citizens begin this
good work? Let them, at the same time, save
themselves and save the country. These are the
only hints that I submit to the convention,
hoping that its proceedings will tend especially
to the good of the colOred race.
Accept my thanks and best wishes, and be-
lcve me faithfully yours,
CHARLES SUMNER.