National Republican., 1873-12-10
EQUAL RIGHTS ASSEMBLY.
NETTING or THE NATIONAL COZ.
ORBD CONTENTION. Fl.


'uNrhsr IN TIiE COMMITTEE oS CRg-
DEETiti.s-RoLL OF Tltg DEtFGArFs
fhtsENT = THE PERMANENT oFFICERs
NOR YKr ELECTED.
The equal rights convention, called TO assemble
In this city by the Pennsylvania Equal Rights
League, met yesterday at Legislative Hail, and
sM largely attended. There were present full
dolopations frum twcnty-ono states and among
thtm romo very prominent coorcd men, who have
occupied high positions in their respective com.
mnnhics, Az zach side Of the presiding ohecr's
chair, printed In black Ink On white muslin. were
tho following quotations, the hrsl taken from tho
inaugural message of Precedent Grant and tho
other IRON tho platform adopted at the rLiindcl
phia conventions
"rhe effects Of the late civil strife have becp IN
irce The slave aud make him a citizen, vel he is
~, possessed oi tho ciVll rights which citilcnship
should carry with It. Tihs IL wruur ami shonia
TO corrected. To this eorrcctIon stand c"n
H'a'sa, sD iar a. Executive influence can avail"
i.yment Of aii civil, poltieai and public g rigSts ~
,honiu be es.ablshed and oitcctuaily niaintaincd
Ate state and Fsasps Y ssi.SSr eS'sS HpS Ss
,a, ,sw not W. administration should admit OF any
,, na,nn m W respeet q citizens by reason d
The The purpose Of eleeins oii,ccrs. CcnsiIsrabic
Time was spent IN discussion. when a settlement
vAs reached by deciding that only u temporary
shairman should eo selected aud the regular oif.
ecmniticc OF Its selection, PyoL John H. Lang.
ston and Hon. y. :. II. rlnchback III La were
lion, and ihsi power SCENE prstty we'll bal Saiapse ,i
ns,ons ms delegates, Pinchback, perhaps, hold- |
nstinat'on was quite lengthy and spiritcd. and
os so,ne Tine y appeared as y no decision would
~ maaei hai hnn,iy u c''npr.msc was effected in
the nomination oi Hon X. H. Elliott. of South
Cafplinn,
After the adjournment OF the caucu. meeting
consultations were hold among the several dele, |
cations conccrnnp the naming of representative.
an the different eoSmittess. which were amieabiy |
.rhc dclcsntcs were raile, to order nt precisely
nnesiock by Mr.. Ne,hlt, president Of tic Egnai |
IL convention (hersioiors pabils6ei in Tss R&.
resLlcAs sas then read by W. u. Fortcn, cor. |
s.ssEcnd,ng .E seerctaryo Of the Penney yirnnia Equal
Mr. collins Cruscr was chosen to net n. ser.
Esantatarm, .uilrr the session of the convcn.
- he might desire.
rrnronAny cnA,RSAN.
Thc ehairmnn said, In Obedience to the action |
stthe caucus, he Nominated lion, X. H. Elliott, Of
Nj. Lloyd, Of Richmond, sAid that he possessed
q many rights as any other member 81 the con.
ysntion. In the caucus that morning while Mr..
g Downing was chairman, he minated Mr.
N. Lester Temporary chairman Of the conyen.
een - nnd the name was neither acted upon nor
A pc,n, Of order was here raised that discussion
The point va; sustained and the temporary
Nj. Elliott, on taking the chair. said IN as.um-
iSssssibis TO the 2i.,nsai.hea so~cr ,hnt NJ saS
been conferred not only on him, but the state he
toact In harmony with them, 80 ms TO make their
Efforts sness.idl; He should expect that sup
him and benoheial Tor the cause In which they
wsrs snsagsd;
Of Pa, and WIN. Consrii. Of Ala. were chosen sec,
n: Simmer, ct Mf.,., moved that committee
On ereaeetialf, TO be composed Of one delegate
hsa - state and Territory, be appointed.
nE -, Of Ohio moved as an amendment that
represented shall, through their delegation, name
sesnbsr o. the committee on credentials
~. ~ was adopted the motion passed,
WHEN BE ne state Of Mary land w9s called two
brief discussion ns to allowing either a repre.en'
tation on the committee, II was fnally decided to
grant that privilege to one and send the other he.
entitled 70 seat. in the convention.
%. On motion Of Mr.; Downing all those claiming
TO present their credentials TO the committee on
recess was then taken until o'clock.
AFTER THE RECESS.
The convention reassembled at the appoInt,d I
ume All Of the secretaries being absent. Mr..
Crocker, q Massachusetts,, was appointed to act
Tie committee on credentials informed the con.
yention that they would he unable to report for Mt
least one hour and hall, and suggested that
when the convention adjourn, IL he until O'Clock.
rare thstr report.
a, a motion WAS then made that whom tho conyen.
san sS louri 1t be to meet nj p. M which was
Nh. downing thon made a motion TO adiourn.
tho ayes carried II. ''"'
a division was then demanded. and pcniIr.r tho !
greAtsst eonip.ion prevailed. Members and out.
=, saSrs voted h,h ways, and the chairman unable
,",s "o,a,n deeis'on otherwise, declared an al.
4 EVENING SESSION
The eauxs ! I
i.am... pa.le al the afternoon session. In. 5
Ti'e motis- ~rk TO address the CONVEX ion, 0
Va. Nith.lrawn. inviting gentle. ;
men 10 sIcak, hat they were voted do",
roll or DELEGATES. T
sSa,Smsl, 1--we It bSasi;Fs SsbnIisS he fol. h
lowing :. the Is, q MnS sSS SSslssoS Delegate
r Jss.gn, ,. iiarel."n; ElIjaG Rcbin.on, J. Ms, s
Neal v. " Conngll, W II: Brown, q, W. Wi. "
%iissrsroaa ,si i a f% Isrs g. T. " wTNSfs' wsa1ses a.
wsI,sr gTsse gy%Ts RI RSGats0yESS
Inston, tieo. i. jeffrey. n Bryant pl
Delaware-psicr :. blake, J. Russ, $. Cooper.
w,'o1 MSSn,; TsSs; !opisR FsR: J. rs%s s%5n
RcdJiny, james Williams, l.. h Henry, j. iarty, A,
W y. Haugse,, l.. Carly u. 5. Miller, Joshua W
, EioiiaaaF " Bryan. Hon. ]. T. walls.
North Carolinn-Hon. ieoIgr l.. Mob-on, Hon, {,
man, J. 7; sampson, $; V. Outlaw, "; ?. NAB. ., :,
son. d. Ireninp pton, lion. Israel Abbott, Hon. o
sssa,s ss. E,s g g. E vi rss Il l. aGsan &s. m:S%f %
Neal. Jam.s tsilGrd J. b, John'en, J. y. n,st. b
ar..ssssi sssss 4; N Buck, -.Ea I
1sS T.s uain.y sil'H, So1 A. LFaH; S,p;,,t a.
!. HIM ] Ss~sy; Q: WcS$ %R'I II, s Essas, Ss.;t !
Rasey. E MAINS, 4. y. Butler. n. Butler, J. Tay-
~ New % Ycrk-rhariss /. Rsason, ". =. Butler
T. Mi'l,sws !: j. ftT"@Api :; T. se3'sSn: s,aw :; ~
il. q. Young y Dousias: ir;, j, Il. ,wIiliam, D.
8lssS ,Ss, # SsT'sp + + rsGry W ~ plsa lSSa
'V", S,resonNf. e. % e. Barbadce. | i. Jones. @ v" "'"
psnnsylyanIa-M. u. Poster, +; =; Ncshi; W.
= sS s,', s, 4 s'Ia'S% "a f@fce i E NJ Tf SrcwR T.
Barton, .. e, Brown, y !. pullprcss, r. A. Hall
Er Mains 4 M,I:oS & SH; Y & MtI.S AIsIF:'I Z hs
Ca..,, L. x. Bedford; j, q Harris, J. Nssdi'a%.
T. bay, r. Berry, g. BELL. ~
Nj. Wolf IL. J. johnson, j, j. Fatal, II, Williams
II; n ]onnsGn Hs% HIl1Sssl ,l, Il SRIIyan RnfsH
Buniass, ". II, Gray, J, II. summer Hon. J. h.
Lynch, A. W. Davenport = A. Douglas O. NJ
Mi..oqrrM Dixon, & 4 ,, pSN1y " T. ,,,SnP "; hen.
j. H. johnson, =. A, Frost, J. Adams,
I.ouisiana-Hon, y. Il. ;. Pinchlack, Gen, a. =
BArbtr, Col, &, ,, WING, NJ. a. Brown; j. = ,
Burton, Col ], u. Lewis j, l., dupont, Hon. y.
Young, Major q. y tsdd, Hon. 4, Williams, ".
II. Green, x, Williams, Hon. Il, stamps Hon 7.
l.. LandTey, Hon, IL Lot. Hon. J. " Law a.,
HlQupl, Hon, ", i. svuiGsrd. Hon v, Murreli,
Ssotsis"W. simmons, II. NJ. Turner L. Bel.
eher, W, H. Harrison, T. II. Beard. ,
Indlana-H. q. Parker, Rev. y. SImcoe j. y,
Hunton, X. Alexander, A. Wilson. ,
Illhois-L. H. white.
Kansas-A. Williams.
kcntucky-Dr u. Flzbutler, j. J. Grecnup,
J. IL. Jackson. q. T. Herbert, II. A. ureun, A. Il.
Lind, N. T. King. u. A. Sttakcr, J. AlcUrn, II, ,
King, u. T.. Mans, Rev j. H. Stansbury, J. A.