National Republican., 1883-07-14
THE CLAIMS OF COLOR.
An Appeal 10 the Governor Of Texas to Protect
COlOred Citizens From LynChers,
An Address Issued by tho CoIored Con-
vention-The CoIored Editors,

GALVESTON, TEX, July 13.--Tho Ncus'S
Austin special says the coored mems state
convention, before final adjournment, adopted
an address to the people. 1t congratulates
the state upon the friendly relations of the
races in Texas assumes that the few cases of
wrong and oppression upon the colored people
are exceptional, and that the great body of
whites arc friendly; condemns lynch law (;
assert that as railway passengers the negroes
are badly treated says they do not want in
this matter to ask for social equality, but
will freely accept social separation with equal
accommodations on trains for the same pay; ad,
vises their people to discharge ignorantand inn
moral teachers and preachers whose teaching
and example keep superstition and vice alive;
discourages immigration from the state, and
even from county to county unless for best of
reasons; recommends the purchase of lands
and homes, and the production of home COM
forts and necessaries of life before producing
articles for sale, and that young men should
be encouraged to learn trades counses local
organizations TO encourage these aims; ad-
vises against petty litigation, and recon-
mends teachers and leaders to encourage
friendly relations with the whites. The clos
ing gparagraph lets the republican party know
that the colored people remain solid in that
organization.
GALVESTON, TEX, July ia special dis
patch from Austin to the NeWS says Gov.
Ireland has received letter from five colored
persons of Marion county complaining Of tho
recent lynching of two negroes alleged to
have been guilty of raping u white woman in
that county. The letter says that several
young men have been likewise lynched, and
that the county judge and county officers
would not protect them from lynch law
They appeal to the governor for protection,
and threaten to take the law in their own
hands if the demand is not complied with.
not allowed to have its full sway, and points
out that no specific appeal has been made for
redress. He promises that if an appeal is
made the executive will endeavor to see that
the law is not impeded. The governors re
ply concludes as follows II have to say that
tho threat to redress supposed wrongs
through methods of your own is not calcu-
lated to do you any good"
ST. LOUIS, July 13.-During yesterday
afternoons session of the colored press con-
vention the committee on resolutions sub
mitted q series of resolves declaring in favor
of coeducation of the races and of mixed
schools and teachers, urging the pursuit of
the industrial arts by negroes, pledging every
means in their power to open up machine
shops, factories, and industrial schools to
negro youth as apprentices and students ad-
vising negroes to pre-empt or purchase public
lands, favoring improvement of navigation
on the Mississippi river and the protection of
| its banks from overflow, declaring IL detri-
mental to the best interests of the negro race
and repugnant to ideal political manhood to be
made the tool of any existing political party
or to be tied to any political kite, and pledging
| tho Colored Press association to hencefor-
ward influence under all circumstances the
colored voters of the country to exercise their
right of suffrage untrammeled by party
claims; to support measures and principles as
they conceive them to be for the best inter-
actu unft tha ttt1tf nt.1t ha tn md
recognition commensurate with the strength
of the colored voters of the country of that
| party to which they may see fit to become
allies, and henceforth to occupy the same in.
dependent position as is occupied by Swedes
Germans, and other citizens. Resolutions
were also adopted stating that the convention
was in sympathy with the republican party
on the tariff question, and urging that the
word negro" be written and printed with 9
capital ON" Resolutions asking the secre
tary of tho interior to appropriate $4,000 fol
the support of the negro schools in the In
dian territory, and iavoring high tariff on
imported sugar. were tabled.
During the debate ON the resolutions Miss
Annie c. Sneed daughter of Rev. Samuel
X. Sneed, of Kentucky, who, she said, freed
his slaves and made himself poor because he
thought it was right, was introduced and
made a speech to the convention, as did also
Mrs. Alice Peterson Both of these ladies
spoke on the subject oil temperance, especially
uring that children be instructed regarding
the evils of alcohol.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year President, N. A. Pledger, o
Georgia; first vice president, W. Il. Scott
Illinois; second vice president w. A. Sinclair
Tennessee; recording secretary, w. o. Vance
Indiana; corresponding secretary, II. Simp
kins, Arkansas; treasurer, W. j. Simmons
Kentucky. The convention then adjourned
The next meeting will be held in Detroit OF
the second Tuesday in July, 1884.
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