New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-10-09

The broad, just. and comprehensive means
Of banishing the bitter poison, is for Congress
10 pass Senator Summers supplementary civil
rights bill. We therefore appeal to the cit
rens OF Rhode Island regardless OF PARTY to
-ve us their assistance in inducing our mem
bers Of Congress and Congress as n BODY 10
promptly PASS the bill in question; also in
inducing cur General Assembly to pass a
State Law embracing the protection Of the
civil rights enumerated in the above referred
II bill, snd such action further a. shall sweep
all prescription from the State based On r.igr
~ color.
The right a! Congress 10 act in ruatr,..u.
u in our civil rights i 80 fully admitted. ihs,
We need not stop u argue the point. Int W
will simply quote that part ot the Iru-i.tu.
ton which Say-, " No state hal. make az
enforce any law which shall ahrid-c lIcFrr,-
ieCcs and immuntics Of the citizens ~ the.
United states, that Congress shall have
power 10 enforce the same by apprnpri ate
legislation :" and the declaration NJ the great
National Convention. which declaration Vas
subsequently, ratified BY large majority ~
the people. saving. complete liberty and
exact equality in the endowment u all civil.
political, end public rights should Do e>tah-
lishcd AMI effectively maintained thrnu.haut
the Mon. ~ efficient ani appropriate state
and Federal legislation. and that neither the
la" nor IL administration should admit any
discrimination IN respect al citizens hy rea-
son 81 race, creed, color, ~ previous CoDd,-
lion a serN Ituir,' nui emitting to refer, if
only out Of respect, ln The significant and
sublime declaration ul our beloved Chief
Magistrate, President Grant, saving: THE
effects Of the late civil strife had been to free
the slave and make him 4 citizen, that he is
not possessed Of the civil rights which cit-
zenship should carry with il; that this is
wrong and should be corrected; and that to
this correction | stand committed A. far a.
executive influence can avail We feel that
we need not add another word. ION our de-
mand 4 Congress which can secure u, in our
Cy!! rights if it will. shall not in the face of the
above pledges and declarations do So. it will
stamp Itself with pcridy black as the con-
crNrI abode of the condemned, and forfeit
all right to confidence and alliance. II will
occupy a less cuyious attitude than those who
affirm we have no rights they are bound 10
respect, and shape their policy IN accord.
This is the dark picture we will not dwell
on it, we feel assured that if We will only
cause ourselves to be properly felt Congress
will so act that there will I've no need in
future Of special legislation in view Of us.
We deem it in place 10 remark that, mas
much a. the rights Of each American citizen
''fN'''N
cerned in securing respect for the rights of the
other, and being impelled by sense of ius-
tice, we hereby make known our sympathy
with the struggle of the American citizens of
the State of foreign birth. to be respected in
the right OF having an equal voice as to who
shall rule over them, and what laws they are
to submit to "a American citizens aud ,leni-
zens OF the State.
NJ. Jefferson offered the following reSon-
ton:
Rsao'cej, That we recognize the RIGHT Of
women t" participate in the affairs Of govern
ment equally with man; that In proportion to
her elevation and Influence. man becomes
more noble.
a resolution was also offered rejoicing at
the recovery OF Hon. Charles Sumner, and
heping that his voice would long continue Ia
be heard in behalf OF the culored upuplr.
The resolutions were Diseased with
warmth and animation. AbOut eleven O'Clock
the resolutions were carried. After the cleo
ton of George 4. Downing and NJ. :. HAYES,
of Newport, and John 7. Waugh, of Proy-
'lence, delegates to the national convention,
the meeting adjourned.