Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-16

New ORLEANS, April Ex-Governor Ransier
OF south Carolina submitted the following re-
port of the committee on the platform and reso
lntons, which was unanimously adopted;
"Regretting the necessity which has called into
existence colOred convention, and deeply sensible
of the responsibilities which have been entrusted 10
reconsideration, we hereby acknowledge our graft
tude for past triumphs in behalf of equal rights and
respectfully submit our peculiar grievance to the
immediate attention of the American people, in the
Following platform and resolutions:
First. We thank God for the friends of universal
liberty in this and other lands the bravery of our
cOlored soldiers, and loyalty OF colOred people, for
our emancipation, our citizenship and our enfran-
chisement.
Second. Owing ito our political emancipation in
this country to republican legislation to which all
other parties and political shades of opinion were
unjustly and bitterly opposed we would be blind TO
our prospects and false to our best interests did we
identify ourselves with any other organization and
as all the roads out of the republican party lead into
the democratic camp, we pledge our answering
dey0tlon 70 the support of the nominees of the
Philadelphia convention.
Third. We sincerely and gratefully endorse the
administration of President Grant in maintaining
our liberties, protecting our privileges furnishing
our enemies, in the dawn of recognition of the
claims of men without regard to color, by appoint-
ing us to important official positions at home and
abroad IN the assurances that he has given to de-
fend our rights; and, that while we, in our CRATE
iuness, acknowledge and appreciate his efforts in
behalf of equal rights, are not unmndful of his
glory as soldier and exalted virtues as a states
man.
Fourth. Our thanks are due and hereby rendered
to President Grant for overriding the precedent of
prejudice in better recognition of the services of
men without regard to color, in some Darts of the
country; and we earnestly pray that the coored re-
publlcans OF the states where there no federal
posluons given to cOlored men may no longer be
ignored, but that they be stimulated by some Tecog
milton of federal patronage.
tltth. II would be an ingratitude loathed by
men and abhorred by God, did we not acknowledge
our Overwhelming Indebtedness to the service of
hon. Charles Sumner, who stood for a long time
alone in the senate of the United States, the Gibra-
bp unrfh ctap as D.,
who forfeited caste in the estimation of large nor
ton of his countrymen by his answering devotion
to equal rights; who has been maligned for his
fidelity to his principles; who has been stricken
down by the assassin for advocating liberty
throughout all the land and unto all the inhabitants
thereot and IN whose giant body, rising il were
out of the grave to marshal the hosts of impartial
justice with his mighty ideas going to the frthest
part of the land and finding responsive echo in tr
umpns OF liberty over slavery, we have assurance
OF this good great and beloved patriot that he will
be as faithful to the republican party in the future
as he has been untaltering in the past
Sixth. That while men protesting stroug radical
sentiments, and who were elected to congress by
overwhelming majorities OF colored voters, were
found voting against the supplementary civil rights
bills in the senate of the United States we honor
mat manly exhibition OF devotion to the principles
OF the republican party by which Hon. Schuyler
C0laX, yice-president of the United States did
honor to the cause of justice by recording his cast
ing vote as president Of the senate in favor Of
equality before the law as indicated in the supple
mentary civil rights bill as 1t passed the senate by
virtue of tho aforesaid casting vote
Seventh. Having been by solemn legislation of
the American congress raised to the dignity of cit
zenshlp we appeal to the aw-abiding people of the
states, especially those who, in the days of the
fugitive slave law exhorted obedience to the stat
utes, however offensive, to protect and defend
us in the enjoyment Of our lust rights
and privileges upon all conveyances which are COM
mon carriers, at all resorts of public amusements
where tastes are cultivated and manhood Is 0uiek-
ened, and IN all places of lpubc character or
corporate associations, which owe their existence
70 the Legislation OF the nation or the states against
the spirit OF slavery, which attempts to degrade our
standard Of intelligence and virtue by forcing our
rehned ladies and gentlemen into smoking cars
amld Obscenity and vulgarity, which humiliates
our pride by denying iirst-elass Recommendations
on steamboats, and compelling us TO eat and sleep
WIN servants FOR which we are charged the same as
tnose VINO have the best accommodations and which
closes the doors of hotels against furnished coored
persons, however wealthy intelligent or respectable
they may be, while all other public places and con
veyances welcome and entertain ali white persons
whatever may be their character who NAV appiy
Now, in view Of this disgraeefu inconsistency this
ahecation Of the prejudice Of the rebellion against
the laws of God, humanity and the nation, we APP
peal TO the Justice of the American people to protect
US IN our civil rights in public places, and upon pub
lie conveyances, which are readily accorded-and
very justly-to the most degraded specimens Of our
white feow-citzons.
Eighth That wherever the republicans have be.
troyed colored constituents, we recommend that
better men be elected to succeed them; and espec.
tally do pledge ourselves to elect successors in
congress- whenever we have the power 10 every
republican who voted against or lodged the sun.
Elementary civil rights bill recently introduced into
the United States senate by Hon Charles Sum nor
and also successors TO those who shall not show a
satisfactory record in the civil rights bill now in
the United states house OF representatives"