New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-16
TVr coNvENr1oN OF cOL0RED MEN.

TIE CONVENTION OF COL0RED MEN.
The delegates recently chosen by the
colored people Of the State to represent
them in convention will meet tomorrow
at twelve o'clock in the Mechanics Insh-
tute. There has been very general re-
Spouse to the call of Hon. W. 6. Brown,
on the part Of all the parishes, and nearly
the whole State will be represented.
Even Claiborne, which has never before sent
colored delegates to any political conven-
ton in the State, has elected its quota, as
our readers have been informed by the
letter from Senator Blackburn, which we
published on Friday morning.
The objects to be accomplished by
means of this convention were succincty
stated in the published call, being, among
other things, to elect three delegates from
each congressional district to go to Wash
ington with ten other delegates, whose ap-
pointment is otherwise provided for, to
present to Congress such evidence Of
fraud in the conduct of the late election as
may be collated in the time intervening
between the initiation Of the movement
and the final decision OF the question by
the national legislature. This mode Of
procedure was suggested and, in the jUdg-
ment of many Republicans, rendered
necessary by the stampede to the capital
last winter of batch of sold and re-
spectables" from New Orleans, who called
themselves by various names, but really
had no authority to represent anybody
but themselves and handful Of other
followers of the Fusion banners here in
this city. If any one appeared in Wash
ington from the country we did not hear
of him, and yet the affair they went to
NEEDLE in concerned the whole State, and
not New Orleans alone. The Democratic
party has generally had its principal sup
ply of sta tesmanship located in New Or
leans, and they have generally been able
to bully or beguile their country cousins
into acquiescence in all their schemes,
whether it was to steal an improvement APP
or pass an ordinance OF seces-
sion, to both of which We believe the hon.
est country people were opposed. All to
no purpose, however, for when the coun-
try vote was not quite satisfactory it was
either suppressed or changed The col
ored people of the city have adopted a
more honest course, and invited their col
ored friends TO cooperate with and assist
them.
No doubt there has been material
Of the situation since the |
first meeting on this subject took place,
Oh the thirtieth Of July. But whether |
they are pronounced enough to render
the trouble of sending any considerable
number of delegates TO Washington IN
necessary, is question upon which there
IS some little difference of opinion. In
ouS Judgment, the documentary evidence
IS our main reliance. We hardly believed
hat the presence Of Messrs. Ogden, Nc
Closkey, Judge Campbell and their
friends created such profound sensation
n Washington as they expected it would.
With the exception perhaps Of the COM
nittee on Privileges and Elections we
suppose no member Of Congress took the
rouble TO look az ''visitors from one 0;
he lower provinces. Fortunately for
our purpose and the success Of our cause, !
We have in our possession evidence
,nough TO satisfy any reasonable man that
he Committee on Privileges and Flee
ions did not overstate the case when
hey declared that the returns contained
n the three trunks showed palpable evi.
lence Of fraud. in this opinion We en-
irely concur, and it is on such theory
hat cur returning officers rejected them
ntirely and supplied their place from
lore trustworthy sources than Fusion ST..
ervisors who had been organized for sue.
ess. Yet it will, no doubt, be well to laye
he Republican party, and especially the
olored people represented in the Wash"
lgton lobby this winter. The delegates Sc.
gcted for the occasion should, and no
oubt will be selected with special seter-
nee to their character for activity. in.
and personal knowledge Of the
Material facts Bearing upon .he contest.
'ther matters, of interest 20 the eoiored
eople, will probably be discussed bus
e ma, safely predict .here will BE moth.
,g Of a revolutionary o. sensational
haractef proposed. Yhas will De left for :
le agitators who are called 90 meet On
lie swenty-fourth. Tie proceedings of {
lese two prospective conventions viii
rove that the Republican party contains
lie true conservative element. while chose ;
no call themselves conservative sre ia
.cS yevolutionists.
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