The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-05-05
THE CoLoRED TENNEssEANs.

STATE CoNvENTIoN-THE CIVIL RIGHTS
BILL-sUMNER AND BUTLER THANKED TO-
GETHER.
NASHVILLE, TENN, April 29.-The colored
state convention Governed in this city to-day.
Only IL counties are represented. Edward
Shaw, of Shelby, was elected permanent
president; w. F. Yardley, William Sumner,
and J. N. Moon, presidents; Samuel
Lowery and w. II. Longfellow, Secretaries.
During the organization several able speech
es were made in favor of equal rights. The
following resolutions were offered by Sam
uel Lowery, and referred to the committe on
resolutions:
Whereas 1t has been asserted without author
ity, and unwarrantably. that the colored citi-
civil rights with impartial school privileges to
all the colored children of the South,in the pub
lie schools, and all the other privileges de-
manded and allowed in the civil laws, this con-
vention of colored citizens repel Indignantly
and with contempt for the misanthrope who
would seek TO fssten and fetter with prejudice
our children and posterity and we earnestly In
woke the national congress to pass the civil
leges in every public school, state, and national,
throughout the United States and not deny us
against onr race iS ang Of the nsituons of
the country; and we present our thanks TO Gen.
Benz f. Butler, of Massachusetts, for his man
tves of the United States. and so ably vfndica ed
by the lamented Charles Summer.
men of tennessee appoint a committee to pre-
pare plan TO establish monument to our Ia
mented friend, the Hon. Charles sumner, the
ored citizen Of the United states, in the state of
Tennessee as mark of our graft
humane iabors in behalf of our race
during his public life, and untilhis death.
The convention reassemble at o'clock this
morning. Their proceedings were very vol
luminous, taking decided grounds in favor of
equal rights and the supplementary civil
right bill. Among the resolutions are the
following:
Whereas. The common or public schools of
the country are the medium through which an
edueaton VIII reach the masses of citizens, We,
JOY them imparually, that We may encorage
patriotism In a republic where all are equal be-
full career for the Young upon The endurine
basis of true and consistent republic, which
generally showers It's blessing upon all he re-
CARELESS of external circumstances or condition,
Resolved Further that we viii consider the
omission Of the republican party TO enact this
measure, the civil rights bill a baseless surren-
THE RIGHTS OF HUMANITY
to the insiduous foe that has contested upon the
arenas of civil life every right enjoy, as they
did every right of freedom on the field of battle
aud We will use our utmost to stamp upon every
demagogue. who seeks to betray the privileges
Of our ildren 10 their full and Impair
tial enjoyment of impartial and equal privileges
in the public schools, the brand of
the traitor Judas, as deserving, politically,
traitors doom, with whom we will
never, never join hands nor support.
more terrible TO meet than savage beast, more
injurious than any catastrophe that could befall
us or any calamity that could be deserved by
any wicked criminal OF misery. But equal and
impartial rights will secure to posterity their
just and true relation, order will come from
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exist, Ethiopia Will In this fair country stretch
forth her hands to God, peace will prevail, God
will bless us and we will walk hand In hand.
= Whereas, The Hon. William Brownlow, Uni |
ted States sena or from this state has declared
himself opposed 10 the civil rights bill or that
portion of II which gives the colored children
the right 10 be educated in schools with the !
whites: therefore nt
Resolved, That we depreciate the departure
from the principles OF humanity and JUS ice, of
one in whom we have so often reposed mnch |
confidence as true friend of the colored race. |
The resolutions offered by Samuel Lowery |
Oh Tuesday were also adopted.
esolved, THAI the Hon. Horace Maynard, |
representative from the state at large, be fur |
ntshed with copy of the resolutions passed by |
this convention, and that he be requested 10 |
call together the Tennessee delegation in the |
the passage OF the supplementary civil rights
bill.
The convention also adopted q resolution
to raise funds for the purpose of carrying the
case Of David Galloway to the Supreme |
Court of the United States. he is now in
the state prison tor marrying white
woman. The convention adjourned sine
die.