Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-27
COlored Liberal National Convention.
Their Platform of Principles.

They Nominate Greeley and Brown.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 26.-The National
Colored Liberal Convention to-day adopt
ed the following platform:
Whereas, in the political history of our
country, by common consent, the equality
of human rights has ceased to be ques-
ton at issue between the contending politi-
cal parties, and all citizens are assured of
equal rights, equal privileges and equal pro-
lection; and whereas the nomination at Gin
cinnati of the most devoted Republican
ever nominated, and the adoption OF the
most comprehensive and liberal platform
ever adopted by the most exemplary Re-
publicans ever assembled together in this
country, is a fitting climax to the self sacri-
ficing labors Of the best men jim the land
for more than quarter Of a century,
and augurs a brighter and more peaceful
future to our common country; and where
as it becomes the sacred duty of all citizens
of whatever race, origin or condition, to
contribute toward that grand consumma-
ton which is the end and aim Of the pro-
gressive Liberal Republican Democratic
party, under the leadership of the Hon.
Horace Greeley and Hon. 3. Gratz Brown,
tending inevitably toward the unity of the
Republic, with equal rights to all, and re-
Cancellation: Therefore, Resolved by the
Colored Liberal Republicans of the
United States in National Conven-
ton assembled, at Louisville, Ky,
1. That as citizens of the republic we
hail with Joy the prospect of the burial Of
all caste, class and sectional prejudices, and
forgetfulness, forgiveness and oblivion of
the past.
2. That our thanks and gratitude are
alike due TO the Cincinnati and Baltimore
Conventions: to the first for the adoption
Of platform which opens up the channel
to that grand future in which all men will
be known hereafter as common citizens and
by no other designation; and 10 the latter
for msgnanimously and periodically &C
cepting the re suits of our late internal con-
vulsion, and for making the grandest stride
in the interest of civilization and good gov
eminent yet made by a political party, &C
tuated by motives high above any selfish
ACKNOWLEDGMENT or mere political advan-
tage.
5. We join our political fortunes with
those ofthe party having for lis standard
bearer that great and good man who has
devoted his busy life to alternating the suf-
fering of humanity, and who, while the
special friend Of the American slave, has
not forgotten the requirements and wants
of others who in the providence of God have
need of helpful hands, of those who as IN
struments of the Divine power are permit
ted to be with us in that struggle upward
which makes a civilized and God-fearing
people, in the full faith and sanguine hope
that all mems rights will be thus assured,
and that we as people will have more
cause to rejoice that we can forget and for
give the past than any other class of Amer
icancitizens.
4. We deprecate the bitterness of the
conduct of the canvass by the Grant peo-
pie, and counsel our people everywhere, no
matter what their political preferences, to
use moderation, kindness and christian
charity toward those who differ with them,
and give more attention to their material
interests and the tangible advantages of
education than to transitory and bootless
political frenzy, which at best has no result
but to few not Of their race or blood.
5. We deplore the tendency of the pres
ent Administration toward despotic centrali-