Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-30
No Compromise Short Of Complete
Equality with the Whites.
Peremptory DictatiOn to Congress and
the Law. makers CT Tennessee by
the ColOred Convention.
BrownlOw Branded with the Mark Of
Judas.
High Toned Notions About Marrying
White Women.
Adjournment, without any Practical
Benefit whatever to the Race.

ton by O'Clock.
Henderson Young, of TiDton county,
wanted the question discussed, whether it
would be practicable for the colored farm
ers to unite with the Order known as the
Changers upon the same basis as they are
conducted by the white people; or, if this
was not the best plan, would it not be adj
visable to form a Union Labor Association
for the benefit of the colored farmers.
On motion of Nelson Walker, speakers
were limited to ten minutes. He also
moved that all persons visiting the Conyen-
| tiOn from different counties be admitted to
seats as honorary members. Carried.
A large number of resolutions were Of
| fered and referred to the Committee on
Resolutions without debate.
GOING SLOW.
The Finance Committe submitted re-
port assessing each member % cents to de-
| fray the expenses Of the Convention and
| requesting all the Republican papers in the
State to publish the proceedings of the
| Convention. Some objection was raised to
the latter part of the report. Edward Shaw
said in this connection that it ought to be
the wish of the colored people to cultivate
the friendship of all the people in the State,
Mucu ltcl l1lt1iEu pres
the State, because they happened to differ
with them in politics, and not ask them to
| publish the proceedings of the Convention,
they declared they did not want their
| friendship. The condition of the colOred
people of Tennessee was not exactly an in
dependent one, but he was ready to declare
to any class Of men that the cOlored citi-
zens of Tennessee and Of the United
States would soon be free. prolonged ap-
plause.)
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Abe Smith, Chairman of the Committee
on Resolutions, submitted the following
report:
Whereas, the Congress of the United
States, by public authority, has made large
| donations and endowments to many educa-
tional institutions for the citizens of the
several States of the Union; and,
Whereas, Tennessee has received the
fund allowed and provided by this supreme
authority of our country, and the cOlored
citizens form a large part of the population
of the State and have received none of the
benefits of this liberal provision for public
| improvement and education; and,
Whereas, there Is now bill before the
| Congress of the United States comforting on
the colored citizens civil rights, and as it is
our duty as men to arrange for the perfect
| development Of poSterity, means Of III
struction, we call the attention of the Con-
gress of the United States to the fact that
| the public institutions of Tennessee ale
defective in point of principle and practice,
are anti-republican and proscriptive, and
that their tendency is TO breed discord be
| tween citizens and the spirit of caste and
hate; therefore,
Resolved, that we most respectfully ask
the passage of the civil rights bill as intro
| duced by The Hon. Charles Summer, OF
Massachusetts, was reported by the Judici-
ary Committee containing the provisions OF
an impartial education afforded TO us by the
public schools of the country, and to ON
children. as the most potent power to de-
! velOp true Republicanism and love Of
country, good feeling and personal regard
mutually.
ResolYed, that the institutions endowed
by the general government be so regulated
that the colOred citizens shall be admitted
to them impartially in proportion TO theiI
population, and that provision shall be
made to carry out the apportionment Of
this class Of citizens; and
Whereas, the common or public schools
of the country are the medium through
which education will reach the masses Of
the citizens, We, as American citizens, de-
mAnd that We shall enjoy them inn
partially, that We may encourage patriotism
| in republic where all arJ equal before the
law, promote high and useful career for
the young upon the enduring basis OF a
true and consistent republic, which gener-
ously showers its blessings upon all alike,
regardless of external circumstances or con-
| dition.
Resolved, That we will consider the
omission of the Republican party to enact
this measure base surrender of the rights
of humanity to an insidious foe, that has
contested every right We enjoy, as they did
every right of freedom ON the field of bat
| tie; and we will use our utmost to stamp
upon any demagogue who seeks to betray
| the privileges Of our children to their full
enjoyment of impartial and equal privileges
with public schools, the brand of the trail
tor Judas as deserving politically traitors
doom, whom We will never, never join
hands with nor support, but Will regard as
our public and politiccl enemy, more terri
BILE to meet than a savage beast, more in
furious than any catastrophe that could be-
fall us or any calamity that could be de-
vised by any wicked unseen power; but
equal and impartial rights will secure to
posterity their just and true relation, order
will come from chaos, love will spring up
where spite and hate exist, Ethiopia
will in this fair country stretch forth
her hand to God, peace will prevail,
God will bless us and we will walk
hand in hand TO blissfnl Immortality, in
the full triump1s of peaceful civilization
and in the highest development of human
life and government; and
Whereas, American prejudice, by the
spirit of caste and an unchristiaa pride of
race and life, has oyer-ridden the spirit of
the golden rule, laid down by the Divine
law. and has so deforned society that we
are deprived of the civil rights due to all
persons; and
Whereas, we are citizens of Republic
that has guaranteed equality before the
law to all its citizens by proper amend
ment to the National Constitution known
as the 18th, 18th and 18th Amendments;
and
Whereas, these amendments have failed
to carry out that equality before the law,
which should be the pride of every citizen,
| and has failed to do Justice to us; and
/ hnClC<tS, VIC
ment of accommodation allowed by COM
mon carriers to white citizens, and are re-
fused frst-class accommodations by rail-
roads and steamboats,, although we paw
first-class fare, and we are forced into
smoking cars with our females and families
amid the obscene and l1dicrous associates
of those who disrespect our feelings and
race; and,
Whereas, when travelling, we are denied the
accommodation Of taverns, hotels and inns,
and suffer not only Inconvenience, but
actual injury; and,
Whereas, we are treated by prOprietors Of
places of public amusement with the same
invidious prescription, by not allowing us
the same facilities for admission as are
made for whites on the same terms; and,
Whereas, cemeteries, said to be governed
| by Christian principles, in the hands of
| men, are denying us the right of Christian
burial in mother earth; therefore,
Resolved, that We respectfully ask the
law-making power, the Congress of the
United States, to pass the civil rights bill
and forever settle the rights to which we
are entitled in the land of our birth and
the Government of our choice and sus-
| tenance.
And, whereas, our fellow citizen, David
Galloway, of the State of Tennessee. and a
citizen of the United States of America, is
now condemned to felOn's life through tie