The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-05

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WI 1he COioyed tonventton.
The Convention assembled at eight
o'clock last evening at Allen Chapel
the chapel being quite crowded by an
audience of the better class of our col.
ored citizens, who manifested great in.
terest in the doings of the Convention.
The following letter was received from
Frederick Douglass:
WASHINGTON, D. G.
"Peter Fl. Clark, ESQ.,:
"DEAR SIR-Aiter deliberate and
thoughtful perusal Of the circular ad.
dressed to tue friends of the proposed
Conference in Cincinnati, and impressed,
as we are, with the Importance of the
movement that we trust will be organ
lied there, let US respectfully but earn.
estly urge upon you and the other friends
VINO will assemble in your city, to pause
and consider. whether in the circum,
stances of the present hour, and in view
of the TACT thai no power has been dele.
gated to it, would it be wise to resolve
the Conference into an open convention
"lt seems to us that the Conference
would be acting wisely if at the close OF
its deliberations it should decide to is
sue call for National Convention oi
representative men.
"You may read this letter to the Con.
ference il you think proper.
"Respectfuliy yours, - No.
81. A. EMERSON,
81. G. BARBADOEs.n
Rev. DIR. Arnett, OF Philadelphia, the
Chairman OF the Committee on Centen-
nial, reported the following:
"Whereas, History in its general mean.
ing signifies an account Of some remark.
able facts which have happened within
the knowledge OF man, arranged in
chronological order together with the
rious effects which they produced, and
as history is said to be the light Of truth,
we desire to let the coming generation
know our true history; therefore, be it
"Resolyed, That we Will publish vol
umes to be known as the Centennial
Tribute to the Negro with the following
departments:
81. Origin of the Negro.'
so. "The Ancient Glory, or the Foot
prints of the Negro in All Ages.'
"3. Introduction of the Negro to the
New World, 1920.
"a. One Hundred Years with the Ne
gro in Battle.
10. One Hundred Years with the Ne
gro at Sea. ...
49, One Hundred Years with the Ne
gro in the Schoolhouse, OF as An Educa-
tor.
~. One Hundred Years with the Ne
gro in the Pulpit.
SO. One Hundred Years with the Ne
gro on the Platform.
SO. One Hundred Years with the Ne.
gro Lawyers and Doctors.
$40. One Hundred Years with the Ne
groes' Muse.
''11. One Hundred Years with the Ne
groes' Pencil and Brush, Chisel and
Mallet.
"12. Ore Hundred Years with the Ne.
grOes' Pen and Scissors, and Press.
"13. One Hundred Years with The Ne
gro in Business.
GA. One Hundred Years with the Ne
gro as Farmer and Mechanic.
''l5. One Hundred Years with the Ne
groes' Literature.
''l6. One Hundred Years with the Ne
gro Professors.
"17. One Hundred Years with the Ne
gro Statesman or Politician.
"1S. One Hundred Years with Negro
Literature.
''19. Negro Martyrs. t
"Resolved, That a committee of two
be appointed to edit and superin tend
the publication Of said volume, and the
same be ready by the 4th OF July, 1876.
"Resolved, That committee of three
be appointed, to be known as the Cen
tennial Committee, whose duty it shall
be to. correspond with the Centennial
Commissioner, and urge upon him the
necessity of having the productions Of
the colored race represented in the Cen
tennial Exposition; and the said Com
mittee is recommended to take such
steps as they in their judgment may deem
expedient to have the religious, literary,
educational and mechanical interest of
the negro fully represented"
The Committee on Press Association
their report, which was
strongly objected to by Mr.. Burch, whose
objections provoked some little dis
cussiOn.
Alter the reading of the report of the
Committee on National Convention,
which also met with some objection, but
was finally adopted, the CONVENTION ad-
oourned to meet this morning at ten
o'clock.