New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-11-27
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FOR
National Convention
tn rs HEIp
December ., 1873,
" NGIIJNIfrhA IA ~
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" WASHINGTON, ID. G..

At the Ninth Annual Meeting OF the PEN,
sylvania State Equal Rights League, held nj
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, the 18th and 10Th
OF August, resolution unanimously adopted
nstructing the President 10 call a Natiuu,l
Convention at Washington. d. G., Mt IL O'Clock
M, on the second Tuesday, 9TH day of Decem
Der. 1873, for the special purpose OF impresaing
on Congress the absolute necessity of passing
Civil Rights Bill.
T" The Cot0red ISop'e If he GHtisd !SaI..
BROTuERs: 1t Is true all citil-n3 are U,y.
equal before the law; ali equal with the ballot
all equal in responsibility to tho Government
The Constitution Of the tuur! states La,
been amended, and every human being mad,
free within its jurisdiction. These sf-atarhiey,
ments are the handiwork Of the Rcpublicai,
party, and through them it has attained a gran
deur and snbimity Of character ia. world nigh,
envy.
Brothers, though all these thing, be- true, vet
IN deGnance Of the law now cDn,tiurei the
cohorts OF tyranny, the yOtarie5 Of color prev.
dice, insult, degrade, and Outrage thy4sani,
with seeming impunIty. Men and women, citl.
zens of the nited States, are denied the conye
nience Of the common carriers, denied eguaI
accommodations on rail cars, steaubpnts. and
stages, refused entertainment at hotels, refused
equal education ia public schools Tor tAc,r chit
dren, and the Inequalities AMI ciyiII.cs ~ r.si-
HEED communities 10 great extent drnlpi u
them.
These are facts, common 10 rrariy all section,
Of the country, and the strong arm Of national
Law ~ needed TO correct them The evil D., I'd.
tional; the remedy must also be national!
We want Congress 10 give Us "a "ciFil fight,
bill, with such penalties "a viii teach kumAr.t,
to the imbruted, and compel the tyrant 10 lyo,e
his hold on the poor. Men and citizen, cyaue
from every State. Come ia force from cycry
State. Come, determined on a purpose. Come
resolved that freedom shall not b" ouly IA name
but that the practical exercise u the ffenruetr,
right shall not be limited 10 the White man Who
pays no more taxes, bears no more resDOL.Lili.
ties, endures no more hardship, runs no greater
risks, and u no more patriotic and brave thai.
the black. Let every State send p delegation
that will press on COngrs the pa aye Of such
q law MI! silence forever these tyr.nuic a.
SYMPTOMS based On color. Our great PTea.dert
great leader, great soldier, great patriot, Gen
! /. ;. Grant, has announced b The world h..
pledge 70 use his Influence [, accomplish
hi. end. lie will most surely d, hl. dot,
BrOthers, let u rally. Let Us speak a. with
one voice, that our laHmak~r4 may feel that
nothing but his just and proper remedy will
bring peace 10 this land, once rent by slavery
whose poison is still shown by those continued
outrages on the nations cplorsd citizens
Let us rally in the hope tina, This united eaor-
may prove 50 efficient tha, the necrs.ity for
distinctive movement may never again exist
The time for holding this convention IS fixed
20 accommodate the Southern people The
basis Of representation, 20 be in sirc: justice 10
a common feeling, has been United 20 twenty
delegates from each State ~ Territory
WILLIAM NE3Bif,
Altoona Pennsylvania, President Of the Penn
.ylyania SAFE EIua! X. zhts League"
All communication must b.. 4IIfe.sei to n,
CJrresp5uI.rg Secretary,
WILLIAM T.. FORIES
~. 81, Lombard street, H. .aie.phia, IA.
L.IsCG EooS., IN ..Is!lh.A, Pa, August
18Th, 1873. ocyu