The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-05-09
FOOTE IT Ills Old TRICKS.

white land owners, merchants and
planters and the colored laborers,
and was in no wise to be considered
political, but wholly to consider the
material interests of the capitalists
on the one hand and the laborers
on the other; and in order that
there should be no misunderstood.
ing upon this point Il resolution
was introduced and adopted as fol.
lows: Resolved, that no resolu.
ton OF Il political character shall
be entertained by the char, and
debate on such questions shall be
considered out of order"
Such a resolution was all very
well to adopt, and no man OF sound
sense who was before the cOnven-
ton as a delegate would, after such
a resolution had been adopted,
presume to attempt to get up Il
political or hostile feeling among
the races, but it so happened that
the old political %turn-cOat, ex.COv.
Henry S. Foote, was on hand with
his usual readiness to stir up strife
in order to make political capital
for the great and good stalwart
party to which he fondly clings us
his last love. During the tirstday's
proceedings the aforesaid eX-gOver-
OF in response to a call to say
something, arose and put forth the
following as "a blind, no doubt, and
in order that he might get footing
to pour in his deadly poison with
better effect at some future time
during the meeting. He said in
substance that he had come at the
earnest request of the cotton ex-
change, of New Orleans, to lend
what power and influence he pos
sessed toward harmonizlng the
interests of the great Mississippi
valley. He urged all, both white
and cOlored, to shut their eyes to
the past, and hand in hand work
together tor the future prosperity
of their native land.
Things went on smoothly for a
time after the wonderful white
man had spoken, and the commit
tee on resolutions brought in their
report and read it. Among the
resolutions were the following,
which we give to show that the
majority Of white and colored men
present reallyimeant what they said
when they adopted the resolution
above quoted, and intended to car
ry it out in letter and in spirit:
ResOlred, That the interest of planters,
laborers, landlords and tenants are iden-
teal; that they must prosper or suffer to-
it is the duty of planters and
of the States here represented to
and adopt II contract system with
and tenants, by which both par
Will receive full benefit of labor, gov
3rned by intelligence and economy.
ReS0lved, That this convention docs
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Dlaced by the constitution of the United
and OF the States here represented, I
md the laws thereof, on a plane of abso-
ute legal equality with the white race,
md does declare that the colored race {
hall be accorded practical enjoyment of
Ill the rights, civil and political, guaran- :
eed by said constitution and laws. [
Resolved, That it is a constitutional right
# the cOlored people to emigrate where
hey please, but this convention urges them
o proceed i'll their movements toward
migration as reasonable human beings. i
rOvidlng i'll advance, by economy and eff '
5ctive labor, the means for transportation. I
and sustaining reputation for t
onesty and fair dealing, by preserving in a
act until completion of contracts, for Ia $
leasing, which they made. If when a
hey do this they desire 50 leave, all OBJ c
to their departure will be removed, t
II practicable assistance be afforded them, v
their places be supplied with other o
nd cOntented labor. b
The committee belives that if the views
mployed i'll the foregoing resolutions are ,
ractically carried out by people of both Il
ices in good faith, the %disquiet of our peo- a
lie will subside. We appeal to the people :,
t both races, in the States represented, to b
I'd in CARVING thnsa r.snuttnna intn I'D a..
nd report to the aauthorities all viola u
ons of laws and interference with pri- p
ate rights. :,
After these resolutions were read, n
nd before they were adopted. the q
x-goyernor thought his time had v
thereupOn threw a fire. Il
into the otherwise harmo- IA
ious meeting by a series of reso-
ltiOns as substitutes for those al. N
lady introduced. His preamble h
that it was a notorious fact -
lat in many portions of the States g
presented in the convention, the If
~lirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth m
nendmeuts were dlsregarded and io
It at defiance, and that the color n
| people were hindered in the ex- a,
else of their political liberties. II
he resolutions then recommended III
appointment of a committee of 81
rec by the convention, with pow b,
to appeiut subcommittee i'm nj;