The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-07-08

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Speech. Eec.
GAINEsvTLLK, June 90
A convention, the exact color Of which can.
pot say, although IL was mostly colored. waa
held In the court house Saturday last II
Mas held under the call OF Republican com.
ellttee, but became 80 mixed before its session
\ was ended that il was impossible almost 10 tell
what was what. II started OF In The most har-
m"nious manner. with every delegate calmly
STATED upon the benches, hat in hand and their
spirits unruf1ed. Il was tue deadly calm before
great storm. The Hon. J. r. Walls fcoloredl
Vas IN the chair and throughout the entire ses.
son maintained spirit Of fairness and desire
Tor peace, at Tue same time displaying cOnspicu-
Dus qualities as presiding officer OF such an as
sambly.
NEGRO fNDEPENDENTA
While the committee on the appointing al
,klegases was in the ante-room, speeches wert
itduged in by the colored leaders which iudi.
| ated the direction in which the political winds
hre waiting the cOlored race Each one strongly
reclared himself in favor of The ludependent
Movement and the support of Pope for Gov.
t'nor They looked upon the Independent
novement as one calculated 10 lift them beyoud
We pale OF white mems influence or dictation
they strongly asserte6 that the. time had now
e me when the black lace of this section at least
faud "order up the rick and play II alone"
| They declared that their old enemies the Demo
fn1ls, had disagreed among themselves and those
| rtt them dissatisfied with the administration fac
! utn had inaugurated al Independent movement
| wi ich depended upon the support of the colored
| ftes TOT It's success. The whites being thus dl.
| vhed into three elements, which theY>denomi-
naed respectively the : Blue-bellied Bourbons."
the Independent Boulb lbons" and the CARPET
| ha gers, gave TO the black nan the balance Of
N oh q
ehs BILE them to dictate tsrms to the white race
ire spective ot past affiliations. Having been
bro oght 10 their present high estate they claimed
thai they had no further use for the Garrett
! b9E.er, and as the BOlIbOns had no love Tor
thefl except for their votes TO furnish them with
date, that their position now was 10 claim for
tIei Iselves rights M raie, and To take the lead
which their numbers entitled them 10 do and in
that position TO make the white carpet -baerer
and he white Bourbon who wished Office to fo-
low hem in their efforts for independence of the
while race and take such Offices as Shey the
c,aM ed race, felt disp sel by their suffrages 10
acre Il To them. This sentiment, the most dan
gerfls that cOnld be advanced BY the colored
racA showing, as it does ahat they do not under.
slAni their true position as citizens of the United
Stses will be most damaging one TO the Inde-
pend mt party, as it will tend to drive all men of
intelligence to the support OF the Democratic
party, except such few as greedy for office
snnf'ould accept any terms, regardless OF future
OAR rt-baggers" by the appaaded sentiments
pf th. meeting were " sat down upon" in the
mtSt emphatic language IL was urged that
ihtif riay had passed and gone. 50 far az Their
ntiue ice over The colOred race was concerned
They being now independent in every sense of
he word, asked no further favors OF the carpet
M ge, except it be for them to follow the coIored
ace l its endeavOr Ia depart entirely from the
nhn "a ce and dications Of the white man. The
'nfnsiion OF the Independent party, with Pope
i ats cad, and composed OF the old Bourbon
tlc1ncIt was the stepping stone to the inde
rndei ce of the colored race, and il was the duty
every colored man to support it, and by their
aiaIsc' OF power to take the lead in it, and let
t'e whites, who were compelled by the disagree
'enta among themselves for the spols of ONCE
Il folio them and take such offices as the colored
n cr might see ft 10 give them. This was the
81 l,sG4nce of the speeches OF the speakers which
we're listened to with amlZement bv the few
" hitee present.
IN EIGHT TO THREE DELEGATION
The Committee oD delegates to the State and
G )ngre sional Conventions then entered and
m sde their report. The list contained eight
CT iored delegates t" three whites on each dele
q ton, md was made up la ,gely of representa-
Ii es from Gainesville. Roth Of these facts
ca used dissatisfaction. Objection was made to
81 n representation of Whites on the list as
u ~ the ignoring of the country precincts,
al Il stormy discussion ensued Waldo not be-
in repI esented on the list, Mr. Allen Barber A
coio'ed nominee from Micanopy, resigned in
ia or oI DR.: Ambrose (white), OF Waldo. This,
of course, added to the representation of whites
br no enc objected TO the doctor Later. how.
ev.r, Jndge Bell (whte) claimed that If there
" 3 am objection TO his name being upon the
hi he would ask that it be erased. Loud cries
fir IN the house of No! no +" In spite of this
ht we've. when the list was read the name of
ID Am PROSE was substituted for Judge Bells,
lie wing the white representation the same as be-
to e, an the list was adopted
BoLTING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Then came the report OF the Committee on
80 lui Ons read by Judge Cessna (whitel,
" licA, hough still claiming Republican or
&, nizst o. favored the rstif cation of the Inde-
p nden party and the SUPPORT of Pope. They
nj " cOI talned a complimen larry allusion TO the
- rvtee' OF the present Cong ressiOnal incumbent,
h On. HoratO Blsbee This part OF the resolu-
ti,ns vas objected to by Mr. Lewey (coloredl.
heret pom Mr.. Hughes (white) presented . set
q re$o utions which virtually read the assembled
'b ody ont Of the Republican organization. II de-
Jared IN unqualified support OF the Independent
iiovenIent and the support of Pope under any
nd al circumstances, whether In or out of the
9sepublican Convention, and pledged Its opposi-
ION 10 any movement by the Republican Con-
iientcn tending in any other direction
THK LITTLE GIAiyT ANeRRED
This together with the previously expressed
sentii 1ents caused sligh stir among the whites
prese u, and Capt. Dennis the Little Giant of
Alac ina, whose voice hail always hitherto been
eel,Ialstened to, attempted to speak After q
grea effort he was allowed to proceed He
aske 1; For Gods sake, have matters come 10
such state, when the white men who fought
for the freedom and for the suffrages Of the col.
oret rAce are now to be cast overheard and 10 be
con idered inferior to th0 0se whom they lbeFntcA {
and made? He recounted his own suferings
hnd prosecutions in their behalf, and personally
der Ouhced such speakers AZ had intimated and
tie< Jared that the numerical strength Of the black
msn had placed him above the carpet-bagger
An the white man in general Then turning 20
M. Clinton, mulattt, who had been one Of
ths previous speakers he asked in a pertinent
hone Of voice, Whist itre you a white man or q
Piggrr
THE CLOMNe sCKNEs
When the Captain closed he left the hall and
Slr ClIntn in reply, stated that the colored race
wed nOfhing to Capt. Dennis or to the whit.
Iaan for all that Capt.. Dennis had done he hail
l'een rewarded by he spoils sf ONCE; II tbs
| whtse man freed the slave the white man, ton
| pad msde him q slave. He had studied historv.
and history declared that the black man was not
/ freed bfcause Of any love that the white man of
| she North had for ihe black man. but becauss
| The tretdom OF the black man was necessary for
the supremacy Of he white man Of the North
| 20 power in Office over the white man In the
South. n:
/ = Whi1e there was much more said, pro and
con, the sentiments Of The meeting conclusively
ehow "a q determination on the part Of the
| blacks to array Themselves against the whises
And 'his meeting undoubtedly indicates what il
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