Herald of Kansas., 1880-04-16

I'd have our being in our own way,
nd of our own volition, when, in
we are simply following out
route which has been marked out
or us bv men not interested in either
he election or equality OF races, Ii
put of the chaos you can bring order,
E from ignorance you can breed in
then surely have you found
the tabled goose which lays the gol-
den egg. You may count on our
hearty cooperation in any plan
which you may decide upon that las
i'm view the amelioratlOn of the con-
dition of the race.
We trust that your convention will
be attended by large number of The
thinking coiored men of
Kansas; that your deliberations will
be marked for their dignity and i'm
portancp, and be followed by only
such results as YOUR fnndest fancies
may suggest. Respectfully yours,
ABRAM II. HALL,
J., L. FLETCHER,
E. r. MCCABE.
GRANVILLE LEWIS.
NICoDrMUs, Graham Co., April 10.
The above letter was read and re-
quested to be published in The
HERALD.
In order to give the committee
ample time the convention then ad-
journed until o'clock.
NIGHT SESSION.
The convention re assembled at S
O'Clock, and the committee on reso-
lutions reported as follows:
WHEREAS, The large influx of COL
ored immigration TO our State, in
vOlving Is it does, interests peculiar
to ourselves, as Il race, and anxious
10 SO broadly lay down the founda~
tions Of our future activities so a. to
meet with all possible future devel-
opments, material, political and edu-
cati0nal as well as moral; and
Whereas, The existing conditions
in this State have, upon the whole,
been favorable to us as class and
Whereas, There seems 10 be 4 dis
position on the part of u portion of
the Republican party OF this State, TO
, overlook our manifest right to m
equitable share Of the preterments in
the party, our devotion to which is
9 shown by our very presence in this
e State and sealed with our blood In
the Southern States whence most oil
us emigrated aud
. Whereas, The many political issues
4 impending demand on our part closer
e union and heartier corporation for
}, the attainment Of desirable ends !;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That while deplorlng the
n causes compelling our removal from
y Southern localities, endeared TO u'
by mlnv associations, despite the op p
pressions, violence. fraud and va
rious wrongs inflicted upon ia there,
vet we cannot conseientiously advise
4 our friends contemplating immigra-
= ton to this State. to make the ven
turc without the necessary pecuni-
ary preparations without which they
q will not be able TO have a fair start
}. in the new conditions awaiting
them here But we wish TO Invite
those whose financial con iitlons arc
- more favorable to come, and to c0mf
q now while they may realize some oI
at the many advantages naturally exist
n ing in a new aud scarcely settled
State, and thereby improve their ma
terial conlition's as well "a 10 add to
III those ot the State.
m Mr. Pulies offered The following
tn substitute:
WHEREAS. Thousands Of colored
"a persons have beet aud are steadlil
cru grating 10 the State Ot kan>a- an,
other States, from Southern section
IT, of the Union, under such circum@'an
ces y. render them poverty stricken
e. and fit objects ot charity and c0mpas
ss sion: and
de WHEREAS, The humane peopl
e. throughout the length aud breadth
rk this country aud Europe. have bee
he and are contributing largely In mon
ri ley. clothing. merchandise and lnn
of her. with The belief aud hope that
1t will be used for the alieviGtion q
Sc their sulTerin2s, and 20 further III
We vested 50 a 10 enable then In tim
mt 10 become self supporting. aud there
OF by usetui and prosperous eiemen
zee of the population; AMI
,nt " HHEEA~i " oetteN : '"Ns S'~
TO sent mode OF applYinL such contrI
he buttons 5v the Refugee Relief Boar
Ire tezds 10 encourage pauperism IA
he foster a non producing dependence
he therefore be 1t
,ns Resolved. That W. respeciiu
cal suggest that the Refugee keiI'
to Board do use said monsvs aud ="
iye tributioas for settling said refuge