Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-09-28

Co ore Men IN Council.
A LARGE MASS CONVENTION IN CAMDEN.
! -rnEY DErGKMINE 10 SEEK EnrCA-
! TiONAL RIGHTS FOR THEIR CnILDRgN
THROUGH the CoURrs-rHEY hENEw
THEIR ALLEGIANCE no THE REPUBLICAN
| PARrY.
There WAS an immense asserblagc Of
people NJ Camden, Kent Co., Tuesday Ia
re 'pouse to the Call Issued by Prof. VIM.
llONard Day, u n. Gustus and others for
ST tr Convention Of the cOlOrcd voters
\ OF Delaware. IL is estimated that there
were two thousand persons present and
no building IN tONn beng large enough
To hold SO larga body, the meeting was
he'd in open air on the grounds Of the
cUlored srhorl har -, Where very e)m-
| rlete Rtfan5enrn for the acconmoda-
/ liOn Of the nice ing had boeu made under
the direction Of Ma haniel Biinkley.
The convention was called TO order ct
| 10 80 AN, By Datid II. tiustus, OF viii
mington, Who read the call Tor mass
convention of cOiurcd voters "tO carefully
consider the educational, political, indus
trial and social condition of the col0tcd
people, and devise means to remedy It."
He moved that Rev. John Lot Burton
3
which was cairlcd,nn Joseph II. Rodgers,
Of Dover, was appointed temporary SEC
rotary.
Committees were appointed ON Icrma
nent organic ,tion. aud during their alb
scncc the Convention was ABBY addtcssc /
by Rev. Charles lluraey Of Milford, Rev.
John Lot Barton Of LeNcs, Rev. T. G..
Stewart of Wilmington.
The Committee On Permanent Organi-
zation reported the following Tor prrma-
ncnt officers Of the Convention, and they
we're duly elected.
President WIN. Howard Day.
Vice Presidents Rev. 4. q. Stewart,
W. Biinkley and Charles Wilson.
cretarles-Joseph II. Rodgers Of Kent
county, q. D. Rollins of New Castle, ana
Jeremiah ShOekley Of SUSSEX.
On taking the chair Prof. Day made a
speech returning thanks Tor the honor
which he attributed more to his former
labors in times of danger aud difficulty
than to mere personal attachment, and
then, referring to the course Of the two
,artics in the state, he urged the duty
uf culprcd people to NAH, themselves re-
sprctrd politically rs well Ms otherwise,
ahd dwelling especially on the necessity
ut united effort on their pant - accomplish
tIesc results. The speech was received
with great applause.
\ rccrss Was then taken uptll . O'Clock
In the afternoon. On teJs-embling In the
afternoon the Committee on Resolutions
following reported the following preamble
and resolutions
WHEREAS. The power which was over
thrown sull lives IN this State, Ia lis oppn-
sitiun 10 civil rights iu its opposition To The
Fifteenth Amendment oi the nitrd States
constitution, M opposition 20 thc ldurt-
tiOnHl hill, which WAS intended To dp us
lnsticc, ia its opposition 10 tine repeal Ol the
Black laws ot our state. 90 the attempts,
sometimes 10y Iulrucr tu Keep us itum
voting, and M opposition tu our rurullucut
ia the assessment lists ui tine countries il
winch we reside.
Rs0irti, That we rctilirn our demand
heretofore made for the tccp-nitiou by law
over All the country "a thu entire equality ui
all American citizens. IN all cltil and puliti
cal lights regardless ui color
R,SOirri. That the cnlorrd people have a
legal right To the same tree and full rducr-
ton Tor their children ns then white fellow
citizens, aud duly approaching the Tact that
ON such AN education depends ln very great
degree their future standing and usefulness
Hs vitigrus. aud huA ing long and putirutly
waited and appealed 10 VAIN Tor q rcVugnt-
tiun uf those right. We think the time has
now come Tor US 10 take -omr ps toward
obtaining them, aud well knowing the worth
at the ancici.t prOVcrb that "ihC Gods help
those alone who heap themselves that Wc
shall now cease being supplianis, hhd de
maud thlousn lle 'onIls lhose rights ul
R,soJr,d rhnt Ve bnil With ,nv Tho If,
conversion nf the Democratic party To The
Republican faith, ami sincerely hope that
they WI toe inslrnhenlhl ~ ~ i'lehlin5 an ct
in3sv 1ilrA aams M,.Sn u9uS 'i1u ns
Brsoirr5 Thnt ali candid mind, must nd
init that the nation adv .tmcc siurc the days
OF active Rebellion has been constant and
satisiHclo,l' an nov 9aH ing '-''"'u Inc
snu''s tim W '.,s .''
honrd wh" ,v,rid ,.u,,snirr ,,,,i,,sf tbr yon''
mandini officer ri the ship ~ State. God tor
bid that any OF said mninccIs should lee
eololoI \ in1i !,,n oitlI,n'' ,...,
Gr,,,t and ~ iison vim mai resi-tl,al s',irit
with which we fought fnr our liberty. with
that deep sincerity in which We muurncd
me inul death "l our librrti"r Lincoln, and
N..m W. "NI,,s n'i' o.. ntH's ''"rtaI
yember next. ." Nv
An.r IA, r,adin,, nc th. r...ir,i,ns
,i,r,,' b,.,rt,, hen ,,,r. ,,iy., f,r ttc,n,
and Wilsnn and mn .ir was ,i,vrd ne III,
80 -. =, ~ =, w, ~ -
luucpcuuent N"Iuet Ddhu MhoHc llASlhG
added much tu the mi crest OF the proceed
mgs.
Roy. Il. d. Stewart WAS then intrndurrd
and made an ,,dnir,,hl,. .nr,rl ,vhi,h v,s
""' "t"O - '"'i,' ~ ""'' =, "'9
heartily applauueu alter Whl'h the frcsl'
dent called attention to the fact that
Thomas 4. Cuursry. late Republican Cali
didntp far Govrrnnr wa. nrrs,.nt vybrn In,
u ..I - ,. - ~" ~
N"9 w "! 20 49,, ",ia N'sii1 U"
llc las,1Il'l anu Ho"e" HIS "'Ano"'ousc
ilv w, VI 1ne SuI'l l''u S...,.,,... ,,,
~ ~ r"'ten, elI =, uui'ule'''c
loI Eluvl", ~ i'alsv u lS"nsy wilma was
neA' luti"uuVeu Nnu ii'''uu 9tl nE hu-
uiess eu,osl"'ig l,u en"uge Nulch ne no
nocn ~ Tue colorru race III hri"Wa,e anu
ih'IouuovI a." I'sulu'".' Nnlvn nc uoleI
thsy "oulu enuoIse, .hv su"stanse o.
whlch was that wnel Tue i'e''ioCIalic Pli