The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-18
THE KANSAS FEVER.
rar CONVENTION OR COLonEIt MEN
PnErARED FOM BUSINESS.

aocal leaders," for tho consideration of the
emigration question:. held Its first meeting
Yesterday at the First Mission COlored Bap-
list Church on Common street. near Clai-
borne.
The call for the convention was not aH gener-
ally responded to by the representatives Oh
tha cnlorai men in the country parishes as
cha leaders expected and asserted 1t would
be for nj least four-nfths Of those Ia attend
nncs yastertlay were from this parish. ana u
large proportion Of the remainder We're men
whp have been absent from the parishes They
claimed TO represent, and residshg III the Guy
for months; and having had no association
Or connection with the people whose Delegates
they Claim to be since their departure from
che parishes. they can Of course have no
Knowledge of the feelings or sentiments OF
The mass Of the colorsd men on a question
which has arisen since they, the self-appoint-
inx delegates. reached this city.
The nesting yesterday was not character
ICED as the report which follows Will show.
by that harmony which ls usually attendant
OH the discussion Of u subject Ut such vital
importance In regard to which there Ia such
Il unRnImlty Of opinion and sentiment as GER
tain politicians would have the public believe
exists.
The sssemblage was called to order by j.
s. Lewis. of Natchitoches. who figured In the
recent trial Of gentlemen from that parish as
Che witness with the smiling face.
He profsssed to anRounee the purpose Of the
gathering Al d regulation speech, of which
buldozers WAS the theme, and retiring nomi-
mated Rev. Newman as temporary chairman.
His motion prevailed, and Rev. Newman was
assisted TO the chair. A young man by the
name Of Adams, hailipg from Caddo, and o
party by the name Of DeLacey, all the way
from Rap,deH, were elected secretaries, and
jesse McKeever was chosen to fill the very
responsible position of sergeant-at-arms.
This business being satisfactorily disposed
Of, Murrell. the melancholy man Of Madison
parish, started tho ball with d motion to APP
point committee on credentials. The mo-
tlon met With considerable opposition. and.on
ft there was a protracted discussion, during
which the melancholy man from Madison
took occasion 10 state that II Ruby. the editor
OF the Observer, said that the Madison dele
cation was not properly accredited, ha RUBY
was guilty OF telling u no such thing. Ruby
took the liberty Of informing the melancholy
man that he had not given utteranoe to such
an assertion, and the melancholy man ex-
pressed himself al being M happy AZ N was
possible Tor him to be ut hearing 1t. but he
notified any me present that there was not q
man lii the whole room who could call him
out III his name without being told he was
another. Faint applause frGma inded
mnn who was promptly set down upon BY the
sergeant-at-arms.l
Dave Young Of doncorda also had his say.
1f..Yt Att. IN HYt In h.. hntE
dozen men who had signed the call, and
could not understand how the proposed com
mittae would proceed to ascertain who were
III were not delegates. He thought every man
present was a social leader, II not n teacher
Or q clergyman. H. opposed thee notion ~,
doubts about the call having been sufficiently
circulated TO attract tho attentions Of the
people III the country parishes and thus
secure the necessary number of delegates 10
give the body representative character. He
warned them thatrt the question they had 10
noneider was one of the greatest Importance
and one not to be lightly disposed Of and II
they took any action on 1t that action should
no forth to the people with tho Endorsement
of men whose names would pc guarantee
that the decision promulgated was that Of the
colored people as class, and not the result
of the deliberations of an irresponsible mob.
iIe warned them that THE great journals Of
this city" were watching their proceedings,
and would certainly criticise whatever they
might do, and he did not want them to have
grounds To continue III the assertion that tho
auitatlon OF tho subject was by few am
bilious politicians. He thought that q COM
inittee Oh credentials was absolutely neccs-
enry, so that there could be- no mistake rs to
HI did not want declaration W appear to
have been put out by nobody for the guidance
of everybody.
n. IA. Blunt, of Natchltoches, took the
floor. He opposed the resolution In speech
of some length, in which az dwslt On the CIR
timstances which had induced him to leave
Ma parish, and In which he spoke very bit
ferlv OF the politicians who had lied the col
orod men tO the slaughter-pen and deserted
them. and he broadly ntimated that Pinch
back was one Of these sasne politicians. ms
meeting meant business, and perhaps the
same business that John Brown meant.
The little man Laid suggested that the
sneaker was wandering from the subject I'M
der discussion, and the speaker admitted
that he might be. aud pathetically adding
that he expected to be crushed, he subsidized
pinchback again took the hoOr on u ques-
fion of privilege, and notified those assembled
that at the proper time and place no would
read q page from Blunt's life, which would
STAMP him as worse than politician. He would
nublish over his own name the proposition
Which Blunt. Az committee OF one, repre-
senting nineteen Senators. made him. Blunt
wanted It understood that he would meet the
honorable gentleman III He ula ~.
The Chair. with visions Of gore and bleed
inr Hunts and pinchbacks, called the bellig
erents to order, and quiet retgned IN Warsaw
Some further discussion followed, when the
melancholy man OF Madison parish dis
covered that he did not want 2 COMMITTEES q
credentials, but the committee he was hunger
ing for was q committee on permanent organ
ization, and it was then decided that all pres
ent should be considered members OF the con
vention.
The melancholy man was gratified BY th'
appointment Of committee on permanen
organization, from which he was omitted
and agreeable to their report the following
named were declared the officers OF the body.
Rev. G. H. Thompson, OF Orleans, presi
dent: Rev. A. r. Blount and Rev. Marcus
Dale, vice presidents; w. G. DeLacey, secre
tary; g. Il. NJ Newman, assistant secretary
A. M. Newman treasurer; and Jesse Nc
keever, sergeant at-frms.
or course the president made a speech, bu
although he talked a considerable time h
said very little, and after an intermssion, dur
ing which the members got the secretaries X
sign the roll for them, Marcus Dale also mad