Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-01
SUPPLEMENTARY CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
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Leading ColoGed Men ~ Ceussil-What
There has been considerable activity the past
week among the leading oolorod men Of Wash.
ington 10 relation 10 the bill pending IN the Sen.
Ate, known as the supplementary civil righu
most every section Of the city, aud Judging from
the character Of the men Participating and The
earnestncss displayed, there h no DOUBT bat
what their expressions and views will receive
respectfui aud ihoughtful confederation from
those Senators who have heretofore opposed the
measure. permanent organisation has been
effected, and q central COMMITTEES Of htteen ap-
pointed, consiatinE Of the following. named gen
tlemen, many " whom will DO recoEuiHed BY our
citizens generally as being men Of character,
ons snd ~ and sSsa oIspu
IAns.,cn, esq, member q the Board q Health
Iohn ~ JGhnsSn, p ~ ,hs n,s,,,n. noS 'I pr
Charles y. Purvis; Hon. James A. Handy, mem
Der Of the Legislature; Captain q. y. H. Well,
member elect q the LeylslatuEe; HsnIE John
smith. COLLINS Crusor, Hon. solomon q. Brown,
Charles Peters and Walker Lewis, esq
The gentlemen selected have gone earnestly 70
work, having already Ope ned correspondence with
leading men In various sections Of tho country,
aud Intend 10 make Washington the centre,
feeling u 10 be incumbent upon the colOred men
located AZ the capital VI the nation TO keep their
brethren informed AZ 10 the political cuurse pur.
sued by their representatives. In CONGRESS,
especially those who are mainly indebted 10
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In addition TO- tho above Committee, MessTs.
LIngstnn, CDok, Brooks, Holland and John II.
Cook we're appointed 10 drait q memorial iJr
uohEr , nls1 mssi p Ws fah nsk' Sna nj
james A. Handy were appointed on finances;
Messrs. Peters Lewis and syphax, on ball II
being proposed 10 call together at an early day
all citizens In favor Of the passage Of the bill.
A meeting Of the central committee was held
Saturday night at tho residence Of Register
Cook. After neIiccting The arrangements,N which
are comprehensive In their nature, several let
tiers were read from colorei men Of prominence
10 Georgia, south Carolina, Mississippi, aud
Louisiana, deprecating AMI protesting against
the course pursued by the Senators representing
their several States In opposing the civil rights
bill. One from Mississippi was very strong In
lie denunclatlon 0f the course pursued BY Sena-
tor Aloorn, denying that tho sentiments OF.
pressed BY that SsnStor reflect the wishes OF the
treemen Of Mississippi, and clOses by entreatinK
the colOred men Of Washington TO exhaust every
means toprsyent the eontcIring Of rights on men
tho friends OF that measure were ready to be Just
toward those who imperilcd their lives 10 its
defence.
A general discussion ensucd as 10 tho wisdom
OF having the civil rights bill appended to the
amnesty BILL Mr. johnson stating that he had
been informed by some Senators that they
would vote for II asa separate measure, but In
hlA opinion II wss Just where II should be. The
oolored men Of the country can now have an OPP
pOrtunlty Of seeing whether tho Republicans are
In earnest In their prOtestatl0n Of Justice for the
black man. as ali That is asked ior under the
bill Is simply definition Of that which IL under
stood 10 be embodied In the emancipation proc
lnmatlon and the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments.
Ait Llngsion and others concurrod fuIly with
Mr. johnson, fcmarklng that the Republicans
layoriny amnesty ought TO DO Just, as we'll as
generous, aud thought surely that those Senn-
tors from the South especially would not insult
the intelligence VI those who supported them by
telling them that convict Just trOm tho penl.
Tertiary, or a murderer who, by technicalitiea,
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