The Portland daily press., 1898-11-18

CoLORED CIT ZENS OBJECT.
Meeting in New York to Protest Against
Southern outrages.

New YORK, November ia mass meet
ing of colored men and women to protest
against the treatment Of their race in
some of the Southern States recently, was
held tonight in Cooper Union. The hall
was crowded with colored people, with
sprinkling of whites. A number Of
prominent white citizens sent letters in
stead of appearing in person, commend
ing the object of the meeting. During
the wait for the speakers a white man
with long flowing hair arose in his seat
in the center aisle and shouted:
"Oh If we only had William Lloyd
Garrison, a Wendell Phillips. OF an
Abraham Lincoln at this time
This evoked tremendous applause.
7. Thomas Fortune took the presiding
offic chair. Among other things he
said: sWe come here to pfutest against
mobocracy; against the white rnfsans
who claim to BIS the vice regents Of God. "
Ebenezar Bssset, former minister to
Hayti declared that the purpose Of the
meeting was not to indulge In intemper-
ate language, but to protest against The
outrsges in North Carolina.
The following resolutions were adopted
with lengthy preamble:
Resolved, That we, citizens of Greater
New York protest against the rioting and
revolution which hsve disgrace0 the
STATES of North Carolina and South Caro-
lima and which has been contrary to the
letter and spirit of our institutions and
calculated to subvert the guaranteed
rights of citizens and TO damage the good
name. reputation and credit of the repub-
lie at home and abroad
Resolved That we feel that the
governors of North and South Carolina
are censurable for their failure to sap
press the said rloting and revolution
within their states and for their failure
to invoke the aid of the federal authority
it they were unable or unwilling to cope
with the condition of affairs.
Resolved, That We deplore as un-
American and provocative of endless
friction and contention the antagonism co
race and color which alone appears to
have caused the said rioting, and rsvolu-
tion in North and South Carolina and
that we insist upon it that just rights of
all citizens under the constitution shall
be respected as the only safeguard against
lawlessness and as the only guarantee of
orderly government and that we appeal to
the conservative, Iaw-abiding and
Christian people of the republic to assiat
in the creation of public opinion which,
shall compel those in authority to enforce
the law and to SECURE to each citizen ade-
quate protection in his life and property
in the exercise of his manhood and ciGi-
zen rights under the constitution.
Resolved that as the states of Miszis-
sippi, South Carolina and Louisiana
have. hy constitutional enactment, dis
franchis5d more than half OF their popu-
lation, we demand that the basis of repre-
sentation of these states In Congress and
electoral college be reduced. in the pro-
portion which the number of suoh male
citizens shall bear to the number of male
citizens q years of sge as made and
directed by section two, of article four
teen. of the federal constitution.
Resolved, That we recommend such
amendment to the constitution as viii
enable the President to use the federal
authority to protect the life and property
of citizens of Ihe United States from Or
ganized or mob conspiracy whenever the
governor of any state from fear or colIu-
sion fears to afford suoh protection or to
call upon the federal government to
afford it.
Resolved, That we implors the guild
ance of Almighty God In tho shaping of
our homogeneous citizenship to the end
that it make FOR righteousness. for human
progress and for the invinoIbility of our
great and beloved republic against the
elements of rioting and revolution from
within and the assaults of the enemies
from without.