The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-07-06
THE TWO PICTURES
Ohe demanding "A Stop to Soutb.r,
Ayhchlng-The Other Cruel Ont
RACES on Southern (frIs

, ~ Aoiosr rdpn 10 the State Chronicle
CINCINNATI, July 5-The Nations
convention OF representatives of colore,
race assembled here yesterday. The oh
Ject OF the convention was to arouse III
sympathy and support of public senti
lhene ln, 1or the movement to put a stop +,
the outrages committed against the col
ored people of the South because tho,
are colored, and to remove the difficni
Ties placed in the way of their progress ,
Dan Rudd, editor of the Amsrica, i1s,
oaInoilc o Tribune, chairman of The
committee of arrangements, calico
.ne gathering to order. On mo
t,on, Rudd was made temporar,
chairman. In accepting the position, he
salo the colored race occupied peculia,
Posltlon, IN that being in law clothed
with all the powers and privileges of the
ci1lzen, he was not permitted to ust
them as other citizens are. If thew at.
Tempt to DO SO, in some parts of the
country at least, they are murdered in
colo blood. Ii am a man, he said 7
want the treatment of a man. and nv
| color has nothing to do with it. 7 be-
ileVe In that republic which will protect
every citizen within its borders in tbo
possession OF all his rights and privileges.
lms convention is met to ask that men
charged with crime, of which, in manv
cases, they have not been proved guilty
Oh, snail not be taken from the officers
OF the law, or prevented from being pro-
tected thereby, and hanged; that men
De not burned at the stake without a
trial; that they be not taken and wbin.
pea by worthless scoundrels. etc.. etc
while the committee on resolutions
were IN conference the convention was
addressed by Rev. John Merriweather
OF Arkansas; j. T. Robinson, of Ken,
lucky Robert Harlan and Hon. Geo IT
jackson, of Ohio, and others. Secretary
Hunter charged that the condition ~
'nlngs IN this country was due to the
press and If the press did not change it's
tone, war, bloody war;" such as the
"orlo mad never seen would ensue Tn
preamble, the history of the colored
race was reviewed and resolutions
adopted, appealing to the American
people IN the imperial name of iustice
for their rights. '0
Alter several other resolutions of the
same nature and many incendiary
sPeeches, referring to their "treatment |
lh the South, " the convention adjourned.
Ahe Other; Shall Southern yirtuc he
Protected
b!RMINGHAM, Ala, July 5.-News was
received here to-day of the attempted
outrage OF two women near Jasper. some
thirty mllvs from here by a negro. Sun.
iay morning the negro was passing alono
The road by the house of the BricRweus
lew miles from Jasper Miss Brickwen
young woman, was in the lane near
he mouse: The negro caught her by the
'rm, but her screams caused him to rnn
Ill ana she ran into the house. A few
lours after wards the negro crossed the
leld of William Kilgore. Mrs
Allgore was gathering berries not
ar from the house. The negro caught
ler, she screamed SO loudly that it
'rought her husband who was at the ,
louse to her assistance. The negro be-
anne frightened and ran away. The hus- ,
'and followed him to Black Warrior ,
reek and fired several shots at him :
Win the assistance of dogs the chase ,
vas continued and yesterday morning at !
n earl hour the negro was found in !
rec. There was no less than 200 men ,
no numerous dogs on his trail AS soon +
discovered volley after volley was +
CURED into him, tearing his BODY to =
leces. The negro's name is not known =