New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-10-30
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National Convention
To RI MID
December 9, 1873,
G A LII
W ASIINGTON, ID. G..

At the Ninth Annual Meeting OF the Penn.
sylvsna State Equal Rights League, held AT
Wilkes Barre, Prnnsy lSanin, the 10Th and 10Th
OF August, IA resolution was unanimously adopt,d
instructing the President to call n National
Convention at Washington, ID c., at l2 O'Clock
M on the second Tuesday, oh day of Decrm
Der. 1873, tor the special purpose of impreszirt,
on tongrcss the absolute necessity Of passing a
Civil Rights Bill.
To The Coiorei Ftopie of the EaifeI SfaIss
RHoTmEGs: 1t is true al ,iti-cns ar. now
equal before the law; all equal VIII t6ebsll,t
all equal IN responsibility t. The Gayernn,.rt
In: Constitution Of the Irit.s- States ha,
been amended, aud every human hcin., mad.
free within lts jurisdiction. Thr,.. si,ra ACHIEVE.
ments are the handwork of he tc,1bllr,u
parry, and through them it has attained L gran
deur and snblimiiy Of character the world ni,tt
envy.
brothers, though all these thing b. true. We,
ia dciinance of the law a. now constituted H..
cohorts Of tyranny, the votarrs pf color prem.
dice, insult, degrade, and Outrage, thousard,
with seeming IMMUNITY. Men and women. c,,,.
Gems Of the 'nitcd States, are denied the c5pye
meme. Of the common carriers denied c,uL
accommodations on rail cars, At.alnbsat4 and
stages, refused entertainment NJ hotels. refused
equal education IN publ" schools i1r tbgir chit.
dren, and the Inequalities and ciyiltics Of ct.,
liLed communities TO Il great extent deniei 10
them.
These are facts, common to near y all srrtl.E.
Of the country and the strong arm Of national
law /. needed to correct them. Tho cy,l B.. ma
tiouai the remedy must also be- nat.ohal
We want Congress to give as a ''cjyi rtsh'.
bill, with Zach penalties II wall teach humau.r,
to the imbrutcd, and compel the tyrapi =, l,.,..
his hold on the poor. Men and citizens come
from every State. Come m force from r,rry
State. Come, determined on a purpOg Come.
resolved that freedom shall n5t be osly IT, ,n,r.
but that the practical exercise Or the frcru..t,I
right shall not bee limited 10 the Whit. imam sh,,
pays no NOR" taxes, bears NJ mon. rrsr,,u.,Ir,.
ties, eEdurcs no more hariships run, 40 greater
risks, and IA no more patriotic aud brave nan
the black. Let every state send u dciPgn' yr
that wall pr".s on Congress the rAEslga of ,...L
n la~ ~ Vii! -!i-nCr forever these t,,auot,- a.
sunItiDns based on color our great Pr.sid.tr
great leader great soldier, great pa,riJt, Gen.
T.. ). Grant, has announced 10 the SafII h.,
pledge 10 use his influence T. acrom,...L
this end He viii most surely do hi, dyty
Brothers, let Us rally. Let ~ spsnk as win
one voice, that our Lawmakers may issl ttA;
nothing but this just ant proper rsIasdy n.l
brng peace 10 thIs land, once rent B. slavery
whose poison % still shOrn by thtss- Continued
Outrages on the nation C0lOrrd citik.-us
Let W rally IN the hope that tins nhIr.d Effort
may prove efficient that the nec.ssiiy I,r Il
Distinctive movement may never again eSta
Ih. time for holding this contention - t..i
70 accommodate" ih- Southern people. Tho
basis OF representation, To- be "a ,tfi,r ilsts. d,
a common feeling. has been limited q, tar.ty
d-lega'-. from each stat. OF Tsrsitosy.'
WILLIAM NRSHII.
Altoona Pennsylvania, PresiisnC Of thv, Penn
sylyana s.At~ Equal RIsh,, League"
All commanio atoms mat be 4IIr..,eI - toe
Contemplating secretary,
WILLIAM u. fOtIEN.
No $50 Lombard street. Pb,laisiphla, Pa
LE,GrE ED"1s, Philadelphia, Pa, Auy..,
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