, 1874-09-18

night, and was called to order By J. J. porter
Who nominated Gov. Drana1o.so AZ Chairman
ooY; ,t bran' stto made tho following romarks
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fELLoW.C1T1zESs Yon lnvo been called to-
gcther this osoning for tho cousidaratinn Of ,
very gravo Question, which must DO mot with de.
liberation aud prudence; Nono Of ua deuiro to
op epe ;MSo,sa our country again delYged tn blood
none who breathe tla atr Of oldi
ot tyranny and oppression. Wo all know bow it,
form former dnys oar aympathica sud orr hearts ayo
Ireland, and how. in fact, no have nyinpathzsd
with tho oppressed In ull lsnds; but whom NO
consldor tllo orproeaod Of our own land, who
u, aIo blood o. onr blood, and bono Of our bune,
3 wn6 ory oai nttlor their oppression. how esn No
havo, Government to sustain, uphold, and
stand ny. cvon whom In the wrong, and III Tia
consideration Of ti,is question no niuyt bo gov
ernod by prndcnco and not yield to
Mostly S 'o's Ws 81 arc pfGss swalo 81 ta Of :ni
which iB indolHcd throughout tho length and
breadth Of civilization, that tho citizonn of Louis.
iatsa soieotod their rulcrs, aud tint thoY chose
1 them according to their condition nntl lnws.
assumed to het aside all thu pooplo had deno, and
tho roinH Of Government. Tho ncoplo
had 6oen oppresao1 aud outraged by tho grasp.
their cup Of ailction filled, aud Oh top Of Nil this
tyranny they woro forced to atld to tint cut,
already oYorilowiug with bitterness,
=, Lie bade ha body Of police eonrch and
asarm oil citizens. who 1ould bo loft tllus do
fonBoless TO tho mercy Of tnis cowarlly oppros-
sion. man by the natno OF Longssreot otlco
GenoraI [hiascs[, but now Htonch in tho nos
tF1ls everywhere, was seut ont Mt tho hond of
tsila police force. With orders to diaporac md
, sa9ot down mon il necessary: Those ilrol upon
New orlenna. They were assailod not OILY IN
tl,o'r rights as freemen but in person.
They however returned tito fro Of Lougstroot
and his hirollng host, and scattered t6om as
tna Taa sdasIors and keosg and LongBroot
The speaker then alluded to tho n1stako otigl-
nhliy made ot recognizing tho claims OF tho
usu1per, instead Of tho will OF tho pcAplo tLat
IN THIS recognition tho Fodornl authorities rather
aGtS ,emseayes bound 10 suatain the said claims
Boquent experience. Tho only yny to
compromise tho matter, aud at tho samo
time not as near tho right aa oxpcdiencY yonl
Permit. would 10 to loavo tho matter to tito YoIco
to hoE:e to establish what thoy conceive to bo
tlolr )uae claims in opposition to tho powor Of
tho Government would bo tho height OF folly.
THE NORTHERN ooLoRED ELE-
MENT.
UTICA, n T., Sept. ia Convention of
oolorod citszens commenced its session lore to-
Jay. Tho Committee on Resolutions rcportet d
series docIarlng thst tho prosout barbarlties In
tue South are duo to u policy altogether too
lcniont on tito part OF tho Administration
towards tho ex-robuls Of tho south. in
e'.'fanchislng self-aisfranchiaed enomios
OF tho Government to tho dspar-
agcmont Of loyal colored citixens: Tint
wo t!sapprose Of tue action Of the President in
pafaonlug convicted and imprisoned Ku-Klur.
Who should have bean hanged rather than ro.
turmoil to former hnunta to rccomit their ho1ljsh
preparations Oh their inofrenslvo fetow-citI-
zens That tho dofent Of tho Cvi-RghtB bill in
ne House Of Representative Is duo to
tao ens. cor Conduct s;to q treaceroas nopubli-
both wl.ito md eoorod voters that We look
70 tho Kepnblican party for the passage Of m |
adequate Civil Rights bill that no earnestly
entreat tho Republican party not to rono1ninnto
men WHO lave put themselves On record against
Enls bl!!, o. tu nominate Others Of tho Bamo
principle. asserting that wo will positively with
aoIa our SUPPORT from Tho same that tloae Of |
1wn color for feas Of disapproynl OF tho whito
laetlon, deserve tho soYereHt conformation. and |
iro living Disgrace to tho people with whom
hey arc identified; that no call upon tllo Amor |
can GoVornmcnt to repross tho e1istiug out |
ascs IN the South, and protect colorod cttizens I
y thcr natural rights, aud anything short Of
hat "ili bo looked upon as future to recognize
II tho United States that II tho presidont rn.
lures our services In tho present struggle Of |
isllt againae wrong, and OF weakness against
IehGth, wo arc willing to tondor them,