New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-10-23

National Convention
To ~ HEtp
December 3, 1873,
" ASlllNGTON. ID. G.

At the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Penn.
s,ylSanla State Equal Rights League, held nj
Wilkes Bare, Pennsy wanna. the loth aud 10Th
OF August hrrsnluuon was unanimously uIcut.l
iirstructing the President to call "A NnI,usJ
Convent ~ al Washington, ID G. At i2u'rlar.
m, on the second Tuesday. 9TH lay of Drr-u
Der, le' ;, for the special purpose of imprrs,iug
on onSrtS, the absolute necessity Of passing \
Civil Rights Bill.
r" The C"icrsi FSnj,ir ot ths T'nifsT .Nt,,c;
BRorurTS: II is true all citizens ar, NV
equal before the law all equal with III, ballot
all equal III responsibility To the Guvcrnuart
The Constitution of the United STATE, In.
been amended. and every human being mad.
Tree within ITS jurisdiction. These great achieve
ments are the haudiwork of the EppubliraI
party, and through them it has attained a gran
deur and subimlty Of character the world might
envy.
Brothers. though all these thing, be true. vet
III dehnanCe Of the law a. now constituted IN.
cohorts OF tyranny, the vOtarieg Of color prciu.
dice. insult, degrade. and outrage, thousands
with seeming impuuity Men and women, citi
zens OF the nted states are denied the couyr.
nlence OF the common carriers, denied equal
accommodations on rail cars, steamboat and
stages, refused entertainment at hotels refused
equal education in public schools for their chi
dren, and the hosptalities and civilitirs Of cI,,
hhed communities TO great extent denied t.
them.
These are facts, common to nearly all section
OF the country, and the strong arm OF rational
law is needed to correct them The evil /. 20
riOnal; the remedy must alsu b., national!
We want congress to give U- civil rishj-
bill. with such penalties AS viii teach humanity
to the lmbruted, and compel TIA, ,yraut to i,u.,.
his hold on the poor. Men n,.I rflilru,. conn.
from every State. Come in force from every
State Come, determined on purpoa. Come.
resolved that freedom shall not be- pul, ~ name.
but that the practical exercise of the irrrni.g
right shall not he limited to the white uiau, VII.
pays no more taxes, bears no more rrspon,ih,li
ties, endures no more hardships, runs no greater
risks. and - no more patriotic ard brave than
the black. Let every State send delegation
that will press on Congress the passage. Of such
IA law rs will silence forever these. tyrauu.r a..
sumptiOus based on color. Oar great Pf~-.i-lt.
great leader great soldier great patriur. G-G
L. }. Grant, has announced e. the World l.
pledge u use h,s influence I, anrpmpiisL
this end tie Will most surely 10 Ll. 1.i,
Brothers. 1t Us rally. Let e., speak II. .,'l
one VOICE, that our ia"inasr,s may feel M.
nothing but this JI.t and proper TensI, -.
bnng peace 10 this land. once rent by sls.-.y,
whose poison IS still shown by tho, rsDr.u. 4
OutraErs On the nation cDlOrri ciulrut
Let us rally IN the hope thai ti'4 united effort
may prove 80 efficient thai thu u~cr-sst. f..a
distinctive movement may never again eEl-t
Inc tine ior holding tiis convention g. L.-'
10 accommodate tu~ southern people. I..
basis Of representation, 10 b. m -tFCt lp-'t. -
Il common irrliug, has been united 10 t"..r,
drlrgafe7 from zach State ur Territory.
WILLIAM %ISEIi.
Altoona rrunsy lyana. Prr-I lent Ut The 'f-lr.
sylyania STATE Eiual Right I-az.-
Al! communications rGu-t b. aiir-.--i o., ,Gs
CORES ond.uz Secretary,
WILLIAM II iORIES.
~. ssG Lombard street, Philadelphia IA
Ls.Gyt koOXs, Philadelphia Pa, A.g...
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