National Republican., 1883-04-28
A NATIONAL CoNvENr1oN
or CoIored Mon Called 90 Meet I'm Thi
city Next observation-disclosures Assigne,

vi NolOEeu gIch NHiheu W NhetN III TINS
city Next septomber--Eeasons Assigned
Therefor.
The committee to make arrangements for
national convention of colored men TO
meet in Washington, ID. c., during the month
of September, 1883, met last evening ut the
city hall and issued the following call for a
national convention Of colored men:
To The colorcd men Of the United States:
During n convention of the colorcd citizens
Of the District of Columbia, Col. z. II. Car
son offered the following resolution, which
was adopted.
whereas the political condition OF vast mum
Der of negroes In this country Is such as to de.
mand attention and careful consideration as to its
Improvement Therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the president Of this convention
be, and he Is hereby, requested to appoint com
mittee of twenty-five, to be composed OF citizens
of this district such committee to make arrange
colored mon in the country for tho holding Of q
national convention during tho month Of Septem-
ber, 1888, in this city, and that the chairman of
this convention be member OK oficio Of the
committee
In compliance with the above'resolution,
adopted by the Colored people Of the District
of Columbia in convention assembled to celc-
brate the anniversary of their emancipation,
this committee of It's creation hereby issues the
tOllawing call, which IL believes should be and
throughout the United States:
Seriously considering the undoniablo and
lamentable fact that the present condition of
the coorod people is insecure, and the future
far more alarming, we deem IL wise to call
their serious attention to these very suggest.
i've points and ask that they meet in national
convention and give them their due considera-
tion and action:
/. We are not given fair remuneration for
our labor in the south and not protected by
law in securing even that triling pittance for
which we do toll.
2. We are not allowed fair and equal educa-
tional advantages in the public schools in most
parts of the country.
3. Our civil rights are still infringed upon
all over the country, notwithstanding the pas
sage of the acts of congress for our protection
in that particular.
4. That oar political rights are now almost
wholly ignored, and the voice of six and one
half millions of people with peculiar interests
at stake lost from the legislative halls of gov
eminent
5. That the colored men have given one
million and quarter of votes for the advance
ment and porpetuation of good and peaceful
government ever since they have been enfran-
chised, and that the executive officers of tho
government have not in return given them
protection and encouragement half cOmmensu-
rate with their power and fidelity to the gov
ernment.
g. That according to the signs Of the times
the country is ON the eve of n great political
revolution, and IL behooves us as a race to
make our interests paramount to those of any
party or sect; that IL is our duty to unite
and strike out somo bold policy and line of
action which will bring us nearer to tho
estate Of full citizenship and power when this
great revolution is over,
We therefore recommend to the colored peo-
pie of the several states that they meet in state
conventions some time prior to the month Of
September 1858, and elect delegates to o ma
tional convention to be held in Washington,
ID. c., twenty fourth day of September, 1888;
and that the basis sofrepresentation beg Colored
population--1 delegate to $4,000, giving to
each state 3 representatives, provided IL has
q cOlored population of not less than 10000,
and in no case less than delegate. The rep
resentation under this plan, accor ding to the
census of 1850, will be as follows Alabama,
"a; Georgia. 90; North Carolina, 22 South
Carolina, 25 Virginia, %; Mississi ppi, 20;
Louisiana, 20; Tennessee and Texas, each 16;
Kentucky IL; Arkansas and Maryla nd, each
| 8; Missouri, 6 Florida, 8; Delaware, Dis
trct of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and West Vir.
ginia, each 3 Pennsylvania and Ohio, each
A; California, Colorado, Nebraska, Connecti-
cutt, Iowa, Rhode Island, Maine, Michigan,
Massachusetts,, and Minnesota, each 1 +; in all
2SS
Yours for the interests of the race
Frederick Douglass, w. A. Talliaferro,
chairman, Il, Il Greener,
James G.. Gregory, John NJ. Brown,
secretary, w. G. Chase,
Arthur st. A. Smith, John A. Gray
corresponding sec w. NJ. II. Booker,
rotary, John w. Freeman,
p. II. Carson, Jerome A. Johnson,
John +. Cook, James II. Smith,
w. X. Laws. esq, r. j. Collins,
George w. Williams, Il. A. Atkinson,
Collins Crusor, J. +. N. Wilkinson,
c. b. Fisher Robert Laws,
j. Brooks Milton NJ. Holland,
G. s. Boston, Committee
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