New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-11-06

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At the Nnth Annua Meeting ot the Penn
syiyana State Equal Right. L,aguc, held ~
Wilkes Barr, PENNSYLVANIA the ,iJth and .urh
OF Auguat, II sOlGtIOH was unanimously adopted
Instructing the Prr,ident to call Natlonal
Convention Al Washington. II. G.. at 1. O'clu,.
IA, GA the second tuesday, y,h Ls, Of Dcrc!u
her. 1879, tot the special purpose oil imprrs In.
On Congrr77 th" abtnlu'c necessity Of paisiuy /.
Civil Eight1 Bili.
70 the COtcrrt Hopis i the fn.ietM.l,.
BEoruERS; IL IL true all otri.-r. Lr. u,..
rqnal brior" the law; al! equal ~sr the bailu:
all Equal IA responsibility 10 H., Guyrrum-rt
The Constitution Of the lu.tr,. State h.t
been amended, and every human Driug made
Tree within It's jurisdiction. lhe-. gr-., a, h,ay-
ments are the handiwork of H.. s:rpubItr4l
party, and through them 1t has attained a s,au
deGr and suhItmuy VI character thu word mg,.
envy
Brothers, though all thr5. thing, g., t-a. y.t
~ drhnance Of the law "a now cDr.tttut.I u
cohorts % tyranny, the votarirs of ,J!Dc pf-,u
dice. insult, degrade, and outray- thOasnnd.
with seeming impuuiry Men aud women, ct.
l-ns OF the I nited States. are denied the rony.
uirnce OF the common carriers, druirJ r,;uAf
accommodations on rail cars, steaGboats. ami
stages, refused entertainment az hotels, refused
equal education in public school. Tor tL-ir ch..
dren. and the hOaI tllItir7 and Cly!lt.r. ut CO.,
lied communities 10 grrH' r1'-rt d-aI.I I.
them.
These are facts. common 10 nenr,, all .-a..st4
Of the country, and the strong arru' &C Igtiiu.I
law i, needed To correct thrui. ne .rii - ia
tionul the remedy must also h- national
Nr want Congress 10 give MS u ''rtGi ria1'.
bill. with such penalties A. viii teach hurna4sry
TO the imbrutrd, and compel the tyrant 10 lJJ,,
his hold on the poor. Hen and citizens, CJl.,
from every state. Come IN force from r,-.,
State. Come, determined on purpose. Com.
resolved that freedom sha,! not be Oul : "a La,rs
but TINT the practical exercise Of the ir-eurn
ri ght shall not be- limited 10 the white man. VII
pays no more taxes, bears no more r-spoa...H..
ties, endures no more hardslIps, rGas no create.
risks, and ia no more patriotic aud brave thar
the black. Let every State ,rli = d-,-gat.sr
that will press on Congre>. the la,,4.e OF ,r.I
a law a, will silence forever 'he.. tyr,ra.r d.
sunp.Ons based on color oar yrra, pr-s.irL'
grea, leader, great so.icr, grea' paH.p', G~'..
| l.. J. Gruut, has announced g. the world b.,
pleig- 10 u.e hi- influence % accomplish
this end. He will mos. surely 40 his dat.
! Brothers, l-' Us rally. Let US speak d. VIII
one voice, that our la~.nakrrs fuas Zee thai
nothing bat this Just aud proper r-meI, ~.l
bring peace 10 'h!s land, once r-It by slavery,
whose poison is siiil shown hy thO>- COutiu1-i
outfages on the nations coore1 cti4~n.
Let US rally in the hope that tbs united eiOu
may prove efficient tina; the uscs.sity Tor q
distinctive movement; may never again exit.
The lime fot holding this convention IS liked
| % accommodate tnr southern people IL>
ba 81. Of representation, to be 10 .tfci justice 4,
L common feeling. has b,.n hmit,! 70 t.~.ty
| d4!egeto. from each Stat. % l@rtlt1fy.
WILLIAM NFSkIi,
. Altoona. P,uus wanna. Pfe,.isnt Of tA- PEG.
| sylyania STAT Etnsl Rrfh,. lsa7u-
: All Communications mast b. aIif> 81 = -.
: Corn .r,ni.ug Secretary,
WILLIAM IL IDEIkS
I W. 80 Lombard s,f~-' rLLaiti phiE, f.
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