Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1883-10-04
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The National Colored Confention late
last night adopted the following owing ad-
dress: ~
The National Convention of color
ed men assembled respectfully pre-
Esent the following rs embracing and
] presenting theirsyiews and 'senti,
tments. IS; sgsszsz ! .igp.
/ F;rsk That wsa are grateful for and
I fe;oice in the, miirsHufous emaneipa-
4 4 iiSkfe5,ssa M scsra1S CO.. ourSrace twenty
( tsve5Ss 81 ssa66 f4s shock df embattled
arms was the lullaby OF Aation born
| in a day. We cannot forget the great
sacrihces Sof sthe wdh@n slhd heroic
/ men who made possible fte struggle
| i'm which treason and slavery were
consigned to a cOmmoni sepnlchre,
nor would we. be, unmiDHfuldt0t the
| nieasur, of devotion apds patfiotish
| that while and colored soldiers i' fefi=
deredI dIghl the latl9nF:i qosllo Iea5 :i,s.r,.e
the fact that the Congress ofoithe
United States has spread 1apelfa the
statute books many laws calculated
to make us secure IN our rights as
citizens. 4 cr would ne Be Eforgetfnl OF
The magnificent apsepd hents to the
Censtitntio1Iiatendcd q Erendef fora
ever inspassRls thg crjhf of human
Third. We do not ask foEsas
more class legislation. We hayabRd
reneueh Of this. but we do bsleye
that naanS~sfstha- laws Intended to
secure to us our rights ascitizens are
nothing more than dead lletters,a In
the southern states, almbst i without
exceptions, the celofed people are de>
MED fthe4 4ruM of Jbsir honest labor,
aefrauda of their POLITICAL rights at
the ballot box, shut out from: learn
ing trades; cheated out of then civil
tights by inn>keepers andi;commoni
carrier scempsnies, Ennd aeft by the
states tosA,l i1adequate opportunity
e .ier. S .edusspsi0na i shd gesefl improve ss :
Fourth. We regard the labor
question, education and sound moral
training paramount to alt other ques-
tions.l sWe believe that these quest
lions, : especially in the south, need
recasting, and that plantation credits
and the mortgage SYSTEM should be
-alJo] isheds That honest labor shguld
be -sremunerated, "a That the land
holders of the south shoGld Irecogi1ize
that 'tkis>q qnestion is to be solved by
encouraging negroes to industry to
frugallty and to business habits, by a
assisting them to aquire ! AM interest
in the soil, by paying them honest
wages for honest work, by making
them content and happy i'll the land
;ef ftheir nativity. The white men
men landowners OF ihe soil in the
south. can settle the quesS ion qf,labori
aud capital betw whiteand!black.
--aIIl4ffeii,.--AtNt-e-srliese@in = broad and
comprehensive system looking toward
the education Of young coloTel girls
so hat they may become intelligent,
and faitlffuts-wensen: ana OF young
coT,rcd boys tfns they niay 'ledrh
tr;i1es and bccome usefiA men and
good citizens. .AEh The religious and
moral training of the south of our
race should not be neglected., The
hope of every people isFtbe adhe-
stSs etIieaI L ,rmeiIsal Thf moral eIe- t1
ment in character is Of greater value
than wealth or edueatiohssand this
must be- fosHred hysthe family and
eucourag ged sIysflatpaIpit.a ~ 49,
Sixth. The failure OF the F reed
mans Savings, Bank apd Trust Cons
pany isfiIe an 6!fl53M onpa.t iime- {: IT
was established 4& receive the earns
,ings Of persons heretofore held IN
bondage and the geseendeiits Of
ssea ~ Ed Vii tItaps5s1to thaasht to-
Il Q solvent. In changing ifss char.
sacter the trustees tIanseended their
s%,1sfss ssl1gs ists s Heysr"@e, %aas sas%i &
appointing special machinery to
ted tue TIN ifedl lSMfes sstaeHtcs in
BANKRUPTCY, and should, therefore,
reimburse tine creditors ccf the bank.
!. Seventh, The distinction made
between !whitesapd black troops in
the reguiaps aRmyais n9>Amerftan,
uni ust and, ungrateful. White flsii
can enter any branch Ofthe service,
mhil6E celoFe dsm6n1.sfHe confined to
the caysalfy and Infantry service,
and in. the a tpoiiftment. ofcivi.ians
tos reg,Iatssahe army we believe il
the duty of the President, to Gop-,
slider the claims of cplored men.
This distinction is carried into the
navy as vel, ...,..z-=.x .,-,.,...,sss.,,,z.
- Eighth Tt is.pot our province to
a @sns s'a s. tas ors 1asssfa
lepsaii thGseSerM Statd .h"4tris'a
lInatfsr th 4heE / circbinstanecs,
patriotism and needs shohklshape?'
Z Ninth AS! race struggling and
--,eofstentliHg -fer.-etifs political and;
civil rights we are not unlniad Eni of
the efFartsrof. Irelaud toslgaia sRef.
liRl fss Sextend tGPgr.irish,,
ftends our prSfaand symtath y'a1d'
7best wishes. ~ Sssa sas,,s.-,; CO., !
gs sEeaiklE Il Vg eafaestly ~
systemran the admission -te-'trade
unlonssef men of ouf own ffbey sss4a
to EN- mpfsx ment in CON mefrfaf phfr
silits. So ~ s.,'naT ''. :
gs Iiegenfh.s Z hlsnearly ever I State
i'm the Union, stpfh INeIth aad-
sSeut b, our raeeafe not $YdySd id
,tafe xeelS fatQ tradesIor gain ems
fi65 5nfefft ii tfier higherrsWalks Of,
5i}s. "A DdtStStuA wont,tJ 0fgr0gr instis
tutions, aud hurtful 10 kSniaputa-
tion of our country at sfG4s and
..abroad. rsve yt ~. go r.
sdspsipg ls aborssld ssallI,esl ldress. I
8 hs epayelltiei. agourneas.y sEi !. tLei