Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-15

uIrers finished the work for which they met
here, and adjourned at balfpast ten to-
night.
On reassembling after supper, a resolu-
ton was offered TO defer the report Of the
committee on 1utrages until the meeting OF
Congress in December, so as to enable the
committee TO collect all available facts and
statistics Of crimes against Republicans in
the South. This caused good deal Of un-
easiness at first among The cOlOred dele
gates, who seemed to suspect foul play on
the part of their carpet-bag friends; but the
matter was finally adjusted to the satisfac-
ton of all concerned, after good deal OF
wrangling.
The Civil Rights Dodge.
There is nothing worthy Of particular
comment in the resolutions, Of which the
synopsis will reach you in the regular press
reports. They dodge Civil Rights, even
more adroitly than the Tennessee Republic
can platform, as will be seen from the fol-
lowing:
Whereas, we recognize the equality OF
all men before the law, and hold that 1t IS
the duty Of tie government in its dealings
with the people 70 nlete out exact and equal
justice TO all, Of whatever race, color or
persuasion, religious or political; and
Whereas, The Federal Congress has the
undoubted power to enforce; by suitable
legislation, said rights, therefore be Il
Re olved, That we reafiirm and endorse
the platform Of the National Republican
Convention, adopted at Philadelphia, in
1872, in deciafif:g ,hst the equal rights OF
all citizens should be enfOscesl by apprO-
pirate State and Federal legislation.
II required the shrewdeSt efforts OF the
carpet-bag manipulators tOp.eyent the negro
element from forcing the question on the
contention; IN which case there would have
been general fOd,
A Negro Caucus
The following WIS agreed or in the cob
ored caucus this afternoOni ard would have
been pushed tonight if Brooks, Clayton,
Spencer, Parsons, and other whites, hal
| not heard Of and Squelched the movement:
var reference 10 the question OF Civil
Rights, il becomes The Republican, party oil
the reconstructed States TO speak sith NJ
uncertain sound. II Is well known that
as things now are, and notwithstanding IN
| fourteenth amendment guarantees equal civil
and political rights b. all citizens, yet col
orad citizens, In ilLint Instances
| ocripsinS ms M.Irest p0sitiOfss lE
| the state AL nsii6n; tie denied
the ordinary civilitics and pIbi!igts o. life,
aud subjected To 4 deprivation Of Their
! rights i'm establishments and institutions
| strictly public ia their character. IL Is u
| disgrace Ia American civilization that =
| United States SeiiaiHf IT Governor should
I've refused iirsr'class recommendations rs
commOn-carriers, and excluded from hytels
for no other reason than that he Is black.
Nor can there be perfect peace in the fand
| until every citizen enjoys equal privileges
with every other citizen in all the public
rclai ions Of life.
The Republican party stands committed
1 10 tile EiSil dni political equality oi all
men. and their equal enioyf''eH. o. aii She
| rights and privileges Of the citizen. IL
| must stop nov until all these rights are
not only conceded ia principle, but secured
| I'm practice. Justice demands additional
| legislation. Let Justice no longer be de
! laved. let thr rights guaranteed in the
| fourteenth amendment Is Immediately
enforced by the passage Of the Civil Rights
bill now pending in Congress.
The Address 60 the People Of the
United states.
The address is very tame and much COM
plant is made on this score privately by
delegates, fitust o. -fhOiH wanted and eA-
pected document Of The blood and THIN
der order. They say il will have no effect
on the couLtry, especially right after the
sweeping Democratic victories in Ohio and
Indiana. In fact the turn Of the political
tide, ss announced IN the telegraph ic dis
patches, had beryeptidlT depressing effect
on the mOngrel crew. and they leave !Or
home ia ANYTHING but high spirits, at the
prospective results of their Convention.
The Present CS6sTess TO bew Ked o n
Ex-CIov. Davis. one OF the most virtdict-
i've carDet-baggers on Texan soil, succeed
ed in getting through a resolution calling
the attention Of Congress TO the Congress
siOnal apportiOnment in that State. The
discussion on this resolution developed
very plainly the fact, that the men who run
the conveiiti0n, really TOOL, for little. from
the Northern people, but a great deal iron
congress. There can he no question bu
that, at the next session, a desperate ant
combined effort will b. made To upset thu
Democratic State governments in Georgia
Texas aud Arkansas, as we'll as in Ala
bama, if the Radicals should he defeated II
the approaching election,
DisgruutIed.
The resolution denOuncing the AssOcia
ted Press agents provoked the unqualified
deiisiOn of al newspaper men.
! When the chairman of the North Caro-
; lima delegation reported that no outrage.
had occurred in that State for twelv
| months past, a general grunt of disspproys
l was INDUCED in. He could not have beeI
more flrociOusly frowned down if he ha'
5 been a Ku-Klux or White Lacquer. II.
Associated Press Report.
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