, 1874-10-15

| e!brcb TINT ~ ,IaTt t.Gno 4uy y tho
revolutionary action; to; intorforo and glyee
tho poop!o thereof q republican, government ;
depreoatos tho drawing OF raco and color limos
and capallo 1ucu to Federal Offices. and tho rc-
| moyal Of NIL othora; urguB appropriations al
prblin lnntlb 70 purposes Of education In proper
ton to tl,o !!!eraoy Of s!atos lavora apf,roprl-
| npkn, all oltlzons who favor tho administration
] Of tho Government On principles. OF js,stjpp to
nid tn restoring tranquility to tho pnop1e, md
shcroby tlayolop tho 1natcrlal interests of tho
sustained, aud tho report aloptol, on tho call Of
StRtos. unanimously. III calling tho yoto Of
North carolinn, Ar. Kennedy said tint no out:
! rnEoa had occurred In lR State for, twelve
Massachusetts.
YixAg Apr0nTfoylfEST.
uor. nhyss then offered agaiu his resolution
asking CongroaB to n,Ako now n},portlonment
Of tho Representatives OF Texas, and 10 order
new election.
After dabate Tho rcnolution waa declared adopt-
cd agninut protcHt Of several delegates.
THE rnnE rNEsa AuE:iTs.,
Fl. NJ. Tnrner, Of Georgia, offered tho follow
Ing resolution
iefo'rtt, That dcuounco tho misrepresentation
sna me,tac!ty OF mott of thu nyentB Of tho !ssso-
eatsd a, r5s.s ~ tho so.n naosy Of wou. h'yo
lanil malicious mud lying sjanIers unon No,Hicapn
snd the lserelean party which tloy hayo st@dlo,sy
ersSss py 1 e %h, na
annator Clayton amid ho understood tho Asso-
catcd PrcBa agont 1lero was Republican, but
had bcen instructed 10 omploy nou,ocratio cd
itor to report this Convention. This was worry
singular. Mr. Rogets, Of Arkansas, objected to
tho resolution, Ms tho Convention could noe
krnw That Tho charge was tr',o.
Tho proposition WAS cai!oI an1 sustained, tlo
resolution adoptcd, on 4 call Of Slato3. Fem
ncssee ,; voting-sycp, .; ,!oos, 8. North Caro-,
tiha no. One dcfogato from ArkGusRa voted
against tho resolution.
TuC ExEcur1yE COMMITTEE
waa appointed aB fotlowa: Arkansag, s. ",
Dcrsoy' i Llon!aSna, y! r: ,. 8 rine4back. Minis
Shoemaker; Goorgle William AIarkl!arn Nortll
Carolina. W. +. fonnely; FLORIDA, Denuia
Eagan; Tennessee, y. T. prcHcr.
TIE AppEgas.
Mr. Vest, Of LouiDfnna, Chairman Of tho COM
'nittcee on Address, reported 2 long, ,adasess,
stating that parallel to this Convention linda
no precedent in tho hiatory Of thia icouutry.
Thoso who defended tho country mero compelled
i!B opponcnts. Tho record Of crimes ii tho
Southern States prosecute j. aummary OF out
great diaersnco boLweop political
conteats In tho North aud in tho South. In one
prolonged and bitter, nasIod by murder aud
assassination. In Que Honub!!oauiam il badge
Of honor, nntl In tho other IL s mark OF loprosy
to be, Stunned: Tho circumstances OF reoosi~
atss 81 soo asa as a ss IS F:s E t vas % III as
ste oSs %oo as te uasspontan nas SSSSdes
sccu tho former elago IN tho exercise Of tho
rights Of citizenship. prido Of raco makes him
quircd bis rshts BY tho degradation Of tho wllito
man. This makes the negro fcol uneasy nnd
anxioua. rhe fold for obtaining political I'd.
If Iieo &c for tue negro hn beg; been narrowed
sS old 82ppoaG ena nsv ezeas ssf whom tSoy
may affiliate .1Yith lie that looka for loyalty to
tho Donlocratu Of the South will looli IN win.
Recent events hsvo shown that no republican
government r. @ Gan bo sustained at tho South With
out Federal interference uutu tho Democrats |
lonrf that i III In vain to fight against tho idoa
OF civil and political equality.
Tho address complains Of tho charge OF cor |
rnpsion made ngainHt Southern Republicans. and |
Of the Misrepresentation Of tho Associated |
PreGs ngonts and Of tho Southern papora. Ien- |
nosscc, Kentucky, and Georgia aro andep Demo- |
CRITIC ro. set disorders are proyalent in thons.
The nddross gpcaks at length OF the oluragos,
ma q declares that in foH INSTANCES had the |
jurlos convicted. a powerful press koeps gilenco |
Or defends lilo criminals and milignH tho victim
1t, III raro l1latancna, criminal Bhould |
bo convicted he wopld rccaiye tito sympathy |
ought to bo lnnde as much crinlo to murder d
citi2on Of Tho United States ~ Of StatoB, aud the
oyil-doers should toarn t1at the uatter docs no!
end with q verdict OF acaulttal Ia the btuto |
Courts. The presence Of troops has hal,
in many 1llsta,1ccs. . restraining Influence |
upon tile Democratic nssasslnntionH. We ohni- |
lonGo rofutation Of tho story OF Democratic ma
ltgna,scy aud crime. and ask tho American poo
plo to grant III that protection Afforded to thor
in foreign lautls.
The nddresa Wsg unanimously adopted.
Coy. Davis. Of Texas, ,dlasontad from tho rou1e-
dies proposed by tho address. lie did not think
Lha Co1.utituton would permit Fodorat Courts to |
!bterfero. Lie would prefer twenty yaars' tor |
rltorial government for tho South, but would /
yota aTo.
Adjourned slne die.