New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-11
WASHINGTON.
The Delivery of the VirQiuIus.

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| WASHINGTON. December 10-The sur
| vivOrs of the Virginlus, and the steamer
itself, will be delivered at daylight on Tues
| day next.
The Louisiana Delegates Visit the Presf.
| dent.
The Louisiana delegation to the civil
| rights convention visited the President to-
| day. Senator West introduced them. The
| President said he was glad to meet them.
He had, he said, always endeavored to Sc
| cure for the colOred man all the rights
| which should accompany enfranchisement.
Certain rights are still withheld, but he
hoped that ere long they would find them
selves in full possession of all the privi-
| leges which belong to free men. He said he
did not know what Congress would do in
the matter, but he thought it likely thFj
that body would, at its present session, pass
civil rights bill, and that if such bill is de.
feated it will probably be because an ex-
treme measure, and urged by some person
who claims to be friend of the colored
man.
Colonel Lewis was the orator on behalf of
the visitors.
The judiciary Committee-No Action on
the Case of Williams.
The full Judiciary Committee had long
discussion over Mr.. Williams nomination
to the Chief Justiceship. No action taken.
Confirmed.
There wereao important nominations or
combinations affecting the South to o-day,
except Judge Lyons as attorney in Eastern
Virginia, who was nominated and con affirmed
the same day. He succeeds Wells, resigned.
The Civil Rights Convention - Senator
Pinchback Elected President.
In the civil nghts convention the prelim.
mary proceedings were interrupted by
motion OF Mr.. Cunly, of Texas, that Hon.
T. b. S. Pinchback be declared permanent
president by accamation. The motion pro-
duced considerable excitement and was lost.
call OF the States then proceeded, and
the chairman of the State delegation was
appointed on the committee on permanent
organization.
The civil rights convention was startled
by the accidental discharge of a pistol in a
members pocket. The ball passed through
the boot leg of Mr.. Sumner, of Mississippi.
No harm done.
Mr.. PinchbacR was elected permanent
president He addressed the convention.
returning thanks for the honor conferred
upon him, and expressing his gratitude to
the Republican party for what it had ac-
cOmplished in behalf of the colored race,
He proceeded to recapitulate the status of
the colOred race here since the in Introduction of
cargo of Africans by the Dutch in 1920 into
virginia, where they were sold as slaves,
and ON up to the late cruel war, since
which time the race have been clothed with
political rights They now ask the national
legislature to give them such privileges as
are accorded to the white race. These en-
brace the rights of admission into the pub
lie schools, theatres, hotels and on steam
boats and railroad cars. 1t was. he re-
marked, fallacy to say that the coIored
race are slaves by instinct; they were free
before they were sold by their former cap
tors and traders, and long series of years
OF bondage has not extinguished their love
of freedom. He cited the successful record
of tho race since their emancipation, denied
that it was dependent upon the Caucasian
race for the sustaining of its vigor of intel
lect, as often was asserted, and pointed out
as the way to have recognition
seek them, instead of begging for it.
There was some squabbling over minor
places. No action was taken regarding the
motives of the convention.
Ex-COngressman Dead,
Ex-RepreseDtative j. G. Conner. of Texas.
died in this city tonight, after very h-ief