The Washington bee., 1886-08-07

lieans, but had been led and used
by them. The district in which
Petersburg, Va. was situated mad
a majority of 5000 colored votes
aud they were compelled to stand
aside for Malone to go to Con-
gress. Colored pc pile should Vote
Independently until they find
some leader among themselves.
Parties are only useful for the good
they do and it would be a waste
of time to attempt to show any
relation between existing parties
and the colored race.
j. A. Arneaux, of the New
York Enterprise read the second
paper, on the same subject. He
claimed that negroes could be
nothing but Republicans, though
that parry had become intoxicated
by success aud strayed away from
it's old principles 10 be neither
Republican nor Democrat was to
be political infidel and belong to
the devil. The Negro has borne
with the patience of Job all the
neglect that has been his lot. We
have no longer the Republican
principles held by such men as
Sumner, Garrison, Lincoln, John
Brown aud others, but we have it
in our power to elevate ourselves,
for now we own both our bodies
and souls. Republicans may
change in name but the grand old
principles will endure forever and
the negro will be better off to let
voting alone for a while and turn
his attention to Industrious pur-
suits.
AT the session this morning,
Mr.. Chase, chairman of the COM
nittee on Southern Outrages sub
mitted his report, which will be
found on the first page ofthe paper.
The report was adopted with an
amendment offered by Mr.. Doug
! lass, to the effect if persons in the
south desired to emigrate they
could do so. Mr.. Chase accepted
the amendment. In support of the
report speeches were made by w
E. Matthews, Chris J. Perry, Geo
F. Bragg, Rufus Perry, II. Price
Williams, John Mitchell, Jr.. one
Of the committee, Il. s. Smith and
others. Those who opposed the
clause referring to emigration were
Prof. Simmons, Messrs. Gardner,
Jones and Clark. The report was
adopted as amended.
Before the completion of the
election of officers, MIR. fortune
was nominated tor the chairman
ship of the executive committee,
but declined the office. Notwith-
standing Mr. Fortunes objections,
his name was reported chairman
of the committee. Mr.. Chase NOV
ed to strike out the name of MIR.
Fortune and insert the name of
Alex Clark. The latter gentle
man objected and said that Mr..
Fortune had decided to accept the
Craftsmanship of the c ,mmittee,
with such understanding, Mr.
Chase withdrew his motion. Sew
eral gentlemen arrived to day after
the convention hau convened aud
were admitted to the association.
MIR. Pelh I'M, of the Detroit Plain
dealer, John Mitchell, Jr., of the
Virginia Ptuaet; Rev. MIR. Lee, of
the Christian Recorder, RUFUS l..
Perry, OF the National Monitor, N.
Y, and others.
THIS EVENING
Mr.. Douglass will address the con-
ventiou OH the Future Relation of
the negro 10 Existing Parties.
Alter the adjournment Mr.. Ar
neaux of the New York Enterprise
will tender a banquet to the color
ed press. Mr.. Arneuax is a very
refiued gentleman and one of edu-
cation. This banquet will take
place at the Havalow House,
where the representatives OF the
press are.
| PRESS NOTES.
Chris Perry is a jolly fellow
who has very amlabls wife and
child.
| Jones of the Seahuel is a solid
man.
r. S. Smith is quiet, but he
knows his friends.
Arneaux is no fool, but one o
the most dlgniied anu learned il
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