New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-16
BY TELEG CIR AP H .
CONVENTION.


Proceedings Of the Republican Convene
sien at ChattanO0gn-ThirdD Dav.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, October 1.-THE
conveation assembled at 1850 +. M, r. ID.
Little, vice president, from Mississippi, IN
tho chair. The committee On facts, stats
tics and Outrages asked further time III
which to mako their report.
A resolu tion was offered granting sur-
ther time, continuing the committee lndenn-
itely, and instructing them TO report TO
Congress every thrt months.
jeff Long, Of Georgia, urged that the re-
port be made at once, and proposed 70 plant
che convention ON the mountains OF Iennes-
see until those facts were brought out. lie
until it had the report OF tho bloody out
RACES. Let the widows, said he. Of those
who have died a: the ballot box with the
Republican tickets in their hands, come up
and show their wrongs. The object OF this
convention is TO secure the mighty arm Of
the nation to hold up those who have been
imposed upon. While le loved the civil
rights bill. they needed protection at the
ballot box more than anything else
Mr.. Myers. Of Arkansas, chairman OF the
committee, said Il would have taken two
weeks 70 have received the statements from
Georgia. If this convention was 20 remain
in session until this committee could report,
tho delegates would 10 in . bad condition,
as there WAS NO appropriation tor their sup
port.
Senator Clayton, OF Arkansas. moved that
sll speeches in debate be limited to i've
minutes, and that no delegate be allowed to
speak more than once ON the same question.
Senate Or Clayton, Of Arkansas, said these
facts and statistics were not to influence
Northern elections, but to influence legsla-
tion, and as Congress did nos meet sill De-
cember, why not then give the committee
time to gather the facts He propose | to
appoint an executive committee, - whom
this committee should report; he wanted
the facts spread before the country; ne
thought the committee should report al the
assembling of Congress. and as much Of
toner as necessary.
He made the motion for the appointment
of an executive committee of one from each
State, six to constitute quorum, to meet
in Washington or the first Monday Of De
cember next, with power to do euch busi-
ness as deemed proper, and to call con-
venti0n when 80 considered necessary.
The motion was adopted, and then the
report was amended so as to call for de-
tailed report Of outrages by December to
the executive committee at Washington
from each member of tho committee.
The committee on resolutions reported
tho following: Declaring that they recog-
nize equality in all men before the law;
equal rights to all; reaffirm the Philadelphia
platform; equal rights to all citizens secured
by appropriate State and federal legislation;
Endorsed the executive in sustaining law
and order in all parts of the Union and put
ting down outrages, and especially indorse
his action in the State OF Louisiana; de-
nounce outrages and arraign the Dem
Ocratic party Of the South in sustaining the
Ku-Klux and White Leagues as directly
responsible for these outrages, and indorse
the administration in the prosecution Of
the perpetrators of these Outrages in
federal COURTS declare it the duty Of
the federal government, when the State
government is sought to be OverthrOwn
by revolutionary action, to interfere and
give republican government; deprecates
the drawing of q race and color line; recon-
mends the appointment of none but honest
and capable men to federal offices, and the
removal of all others; urge the appropr;a-
ton of public lands to education in proper
ton to the illteracy of State; favor ap
preparations for the improvement OF great
rivers; ask all citizens who favor the ad
miDistration of the government on prin-
ciples of justice to aid in restoring tran
quillity TO the people, and to develop the
material interest of the country.
The previous question was called, sus-
tanned, and the resolutions adopted, OF a
call of States, unanimously. Casting the
vote of North Carolina, Mr.. Caraday said
that no outrages had occurred in his State
for twelve months, and the people were as
safe there as in Massachusetts.