Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-23
Color ed Democrats Going for the
Freednau's Bank SWindle.

Freedmau's Bank SWindle.
A meeting OF colorcd democratic voters was
held last night at Tree Hall, Mulberry street.
which was attended by seventy FIVE coored men
and plumber of white people. Marshal Gray
had dozeu policemen present and coed order
prevailed. 4. K. Robinson called the meeting
TO order, aud said the object was to ccntralize
the colored democratic vote, and the only way
to do il was to work with the democratic party.
The efforts Of the republican party tended to
degrade the race. In the late war the colored
soldiers were paid 81 per month and the white
soldiers Sl4.
Walter Sorrell was elected president, Graf
ton Taylor vice president, and Magpus j.. Rob
Dson secretary.
The president, who is Virginian by birth,
said be had always been democrat. lie had
heard his republican friends cry after him Kill
that bigger" because he would not work for
them. The republican party was wo' king
against the interest Of the colored people, and
if any wanted freedom he advised them 10
come and be independent. One, when u
Washington, he had been told that the Freed
men S bank was not successful because the Bal
,imore coorcd people of Influence did not sup
port it, He deposited $50 which he had with
him, but feeling uneasy about it he sent bis
wife down alter it, and she drew all but sixty
cents. L .ughter. The Frecdmen's bank
was worse than sTlndle, it was perfect burg
larry. The colored people had been brought TO
want through the actions of the republican
party. No one mad ever seen colorcd people
starving 10 democratic times. Applause.
Lawrence Mosely said he h.n beeo an active
man in the republican party, and he hoped 10
be more so in the democratic party. He dc.
clared himself in favor OF TiIden and Hendricks
aud reform. He had been soldier 10 the war,
and when the war was coded he got his pay
and put 1866 il the Frcedmeu's Bank, and it
is there tU-day-a permanent investment. lie
charged that the republican party was the
cause Of the coIored people being out OF en-
ployment.
A committee, r. B Robinson, g. johnson
and j. Walters, reported preamble and reso.
Iutions, which Were adopted: Whereas we,
coorcd citizens Of Maryland, recognizing onl
community Of interest with our white fellow.
citizens, and apprecatiug our full and perfect
equality with them in the eye Of the law, are
resolved to act politically with entire ipdepeud
eucp, maintaining our OWL self respect aud that
to race or color; hereforc il is resolved that VT
candidates of the democratic party, Tildep and
Hendricks.
That we recognize the emancipation Of the
col1red race as one OF the results OF the late
civil war, secured by amendments to the coDst
tuition of the United States conlerrlDg citizen
ship and suffrage upon the cmanclpated race
which Amendments we're adopted by the vote:
of republicans and democrats.
That we recognize that the Legislature o.
this State conferred the right Of suffrage upor
the colorcd race, 10 pursuance OF the coDstltu
ton, when composed exclusively OF democratic
conservative members
That we recognize that the Legislature o.
this State provided literally for the education
of the colored race, as it had already dune ol
the white race, an overwhelming maJ rlty 0
the said Legislature being democratic conseTv
atives.
That We recognize that under the constltu
ton and laws Of this State the coiored race Gu
Joy as fully as the white race all their tunda
mental rights of person aud property, with per
feet civil aod political equality, wherefore WI
will never consent to become the creatures ant
tools of any ooe political party
Vim. Plyman aud JAS. Hammond also spcke
Hammond said that Fred. Douglass bad sla;cc
ut the Douglass Institute meeting that the Col
ored mau could cot ally himself with any but
the republican party, but Douglass thong hi sc
because Douglass had allied himself with the
Freedmen's Bank. Plynau charged that hi
had been assaulted by colored republican
rourhs 90 Thursday night 90 Saratoga street
1-Bdhimore Sun.