New-York tribune., 1879-05-09
TIE CONVENTION Ar NASHVILLE.

THE COLORED RACE DEMANDS BETTER EDUCATION
AND A PERMANENT SOCIETY TO ADVANCE IT'S
INTEREsTS-EMIGRATION
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May San unusually
large assemblage in attendance upon the National
Colored Convention to-day. Most of the session was
spent the presentation OF resolutions for reference TO
committees a resolution was adopted accepting the
tender OF 20 900 OF land by General b. r Butler
and homes for 100 families, by Senator Chandler j.
w. Cromwell, of Virginia, from the Committee on Labor
and Education, presented report which was adopted,
with the following recommendations:
We recommend to the various State Legislatures the
adoption OF compulsory systems OF public education
Also that a conference committee OF five from each
State be appointed TO memoriaZe the respective Leg
Iatures looking this end and and that more rehca-
cous system OF this great bulwark OF freedom hap
piness and rights be established Further that Is he
sense OF tnat separate schools arc highly
detrimental interests OF both races In that such
schools foster preudces but that where they do
exist cOUred teachers should be employed Ill prefer
10 White teachers. Ihe conference lnenOrlalze
Congress place IN the hands Of Board Of Regents OF
men the sum OF 100000 the amount of unclaimed
bounty of cOOred soldiers and sailors OF the tedcIal
Army during the late the to be used n es-
tabshng and maintaining an industrial ana Iecnhlcts
senO i for coored youth III the unoccupled buildings OF
Harper's Ferry, or at other place OF easy access.
John ID. Lewis, OF Pennsylvania, read the report of
the Committee on Permanent Organization, reporting
the constitution of the American Protective Society TO
Prevent Injustice COlored People The objects of the
society declared to be- first, to foster National
uniOn second, 10 protect civil and political rights
third to facilitate educational aud moral improve
ments fourth, encourage agricultural and business
capacity fifth to encourage the purchase of agricul
tura land and removal from all States where colored
people are unjusty treated; sixth, to improve
sanitary relations among coIored people. Section
No. authorizes the organization OF the So
cicty by the enrolment or majority or
the members OF this conference, and that it be ocered
by the officers OF this and each successive annual
conference who shall hold office for year, and also
by one ycepresdent from each Congressional District
who shall act executive committee for the whole
w. f. Yardley, of Tennessee, offered the following:
Res0lred That il is the OF this conference that
people should emgrte TO those states and Ter
ritOries where tAey can enjoy all the rights
which are guaranteed by the laws and Constitution or
the United States and enforced by the Executive De
partnents and Territories and we ask Of
TIE Congress of United states an appropriation OF
100000 TO aid in the removal OF our people from the
South. Adopted.
Th- resolution was discussed ut considerable length
NJ " Robinson, OF Arkansas opposed ii, because 1t was
likely to deceive the ignorant colored masses into
blind and fatal emigration. An attempt was made to
cry Mr. Robinson down, and he constantly inter-
rupted during the short time he spoke.