New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-05-02

the Declaration of independence, but they
were of no avail, because they were not en-.
; forced. [Applause.l All the laws and all
the amendments cannot protect the colored
man if his enemies get control of the Govern.
ment. [Applause.l The Republican party
must be maintained in power. Referring to
General Grant, Mr.. Douglass said i" he is the
: man for whom L expect to vote" This
announcement was greeted with tremendous
applause.l "Yet the Republican party has
other leaders besides General Grant" There
is now man at Washington who represents
the future what ought to be, and is a ma
jority in himself, and man at whose feet
General Grant learns wisdom on this ques-
tion-Charles Sumner. [Cheers and APP
plause.l L know them both, and they are
great men, but Sumner is steady as the north
star-he is no Pickering light; for twenty
five years he has worked for the Republican
party and freedom. May my right hand lose
its cunning; may my tongue cleave to the
roof of my mouth, and may the day 1 was
born grow dark and be cursed when say one
word that reflects on Charles SUMNER
AT this announcement it was moved that
the Convention stand and cheer, which was
done with unanimous enthusiasm.
| Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Douglass
speech, he was voted the thanks of the Con-
ventiOn.
| The Convention then proceeded to the
regular
| ORDER OF BUSINESS.
| Mr. Martin, of Massachusetts, read an ex-
tract from the Times, falsely charging the
colored men with ingratitude and hostility to
the Germans.
Mr.. Mrtin said nothing could be more ut
terly erroneous, and offered resolution re-
pudiating the imputation, which was instantly
adopted.
| Mr.. Chester, of Pennsylvania, offered the
following resolutions, which were referred:
| Resolced, That we the representatives of
the colored people of the United States, in
convention assembled, do most solemnly re-
pudate the sentiments ascribed to us in the
| New Orleans Times of this morning, wherein
it asserts that one of the dominant ideas of
this Convention is forced social equality, for
which we have the greatest repugnance, and
which we pledge ourselves to resist with all
the means at the command of self-respect !;
and that we in the name of true religion and
virtue appeal to the Christian sentiments ofthe
American people to protect us from the social
equality which we have been forced to endure
by the Times people and the class they rep
resent; the evidence of which may be seen
in the variety of compilations in every colOred
assembly.
Resolued, That it comes with bad grace from
our white fellow-citizens to preach against
social equality in the day and practice it at
night.
Resolced, That we now, as ever, prefer our
own ladies to any white women in the land,
both for their beauty and purity, which have
ever remained as an ornament to the sex
when beyond the control of our white fellow
citizens; and we do most earnestly pray that
the editor of the Times, and the class which
he represents, will pay their own complexion
the compliment of preferring their own ladies'.
When these resolutions were read, the
proprietor of the Times moved down from a
conspicuous position on the platform.
Mr.. Brooks, of Arkansas, not being al
lowed to speak out of order, said he was in
the habit of making considerable noise in
Arkansas, and did not exactly see why, after
travelling ten hundred miles, his Arkansas
noise should not be spread upon the minutes.
Mr.. Brooks soon discovered that he was
out of Arkansas.
Mr.. Brooks was laughed at.
Mr.. Turner, of Alabama, from the commit
tee appointed to draw up resolutions on the
death of Lieutenant Governor Dunn, re-
ported set of resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted.
AS soon as copy of these resolutions can
be obtained they will be published. They
complimented the lamented Lieutenant Gov
ernor and resolved that when the convention
adjourns it will proceed in body to the
house of his widow and pay their respects.
Many other resolutions were introduced,
but neither copies nor synOpses of them could
be obtained from the OverwOrked Secreta-
ries.
The Committee on Civil Rights, Mr.. Clark,
of Ohio, Chairman, reported an address, which
will be published as soon as a copy is fur
nshed
A dispatch was read from Jas. Lynch, Sec
rotary of State of Mississippi, regretting his
inability to be present and exhorting the
convention to do its duty upon the question
of civil rights.
Mr.. Cardozo, of South Carolina, offered
resolution that the convention adjouKn sine
die on Monday next. He expressed desire
that the papers announce the fact that on
Monday night, the President of the conven-
ton, Hon. Fred. Douglass, will deliver his
farewell address.
Speaking upon the civil rights resolution,
Mr.. Downing, of Rhode Island, expressed
himself as decidedly in favor of demanding
the admission of colored children into all
public schools.
After some debate the report of the COM
mittee on Civil Rights was recommitted.
Mr.. Brooks and the Arkansas delegation
urged a resolution expressing esteem for two
colored men who were murdered by the Ku-
KluX in their State.
Mr.. Rapier, of Arkansas, said thousand
men Just as good and brave had been muF-
dered by Ku-Klux. Why especially canonize
them?
Mr.. Turner, of Georgia, took the same
ground, and moved a special committee be
appointed to draft resolution upon the SUBJ
ject of martyrs. Carried.
The civil rights address was represented
by the committee so modified as to take
stronger grounds on the public school ques-
ton. Adopted.
Mr.. Ransier, of South Carolina, reported
resolution asserting the right of the colored
soldiers to equal and full bountes, and call
ing the attention of Congress to the matter.
adopted.
On motion, Mr.. Lewis Douglass, of District
of Columbia, was added to the Committee on
Resolutions, and Messrs. Downing, of Rhode
Island, and Green, of District of Columbia,
were added to the Civil Rights Committee.
Mr.. Pinchback, from the Committee on
Finance, spoke about the expenses, and it
was agreed that each member pay five dollars.
Mr.. Harralson, of Alabama, rose to reply to
base attack made upon him by the New
Orleans Republican, when motion was made
and put to adjourn until 1880 z. M.
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