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T t r 7 // £ COLORED TRIBUNE SAVANNAH, A PHIL ^4, fJG i Call for a National Convention of the col- ore* People of the failed Slate*. At ft meeting of tbo Colored News paper Men ol the United States, held in the city of Cincinnati on tbc 4th am! 5»h days of August, 1875 it resolved to issae the following call lor a Conven- tioo: ro THE COLORED PE«PLE OF THE UNITED STATES. Wbenens, Tbo tmbealfhy condition of the public mind relative to Ibe colored people in the Sonth, ns evidenced in the disparaging tone of the Northern press, nnd recent extraordinary utterances o* tome of our heretofore nUnncIi friends, tnd the uufinsbed mission uud?r*iiketi by the Nation to exalt our race to the standard of American citizenship: the denial ol onr rights in certain portions 3f our country, through the me ins of a vitiated public sentiment; the indiffer ence manifested by the Amtricm peo pie to the shocking outrages perpetrated upon us iu the Sonth such as the recent massacre at Vicksburg, during tin peaceful celebration of«the Ninety ninth Anniversasy ol American Independence, and the consequent demoralization resulting therefrom, taken in connection with the necessity ot a h.gber develop ment ol our moral and material politi cal interest, render it, in our judgment, essential that we meet in National Con vention enrly next year, to devise means for ‘a more perfect union,’ such as will consolidate our people, and secure that hnrminious action throughout the country on all matters of Nutiouul interest so needlul to a just appreciation of our numbers aad influeuhe#u the Re public; therefore, be it “1. Resolved, That we invite (lie color ed people of the several States and Ter ritories,and of the District ot Columbia, to send representatives to the Nitional Convention hereby c lied to meet at Nashville, Teunesee, on the first Wed nesday of April, 1876, at 12 o'clock, M., upon the following basis ol representa tion: Three delegates from each S ate, and one additional for every twenty-five thousand colored population, and frac tional part thereof, and one trom each Territory* excepting the District of Co lumbin, which shall be entitled to four , «*-dec cure Uif .... F of this r *M, n >t each Sfi. ’ .! Terito- f_, v-pfuteciued i»i P- ip *iou, your t. aim ends the creation ol fifti utr. r 10*1*1 » : . ; y. a . which shall m .m. /ower u the prem ises and to that end submit the follow ing resolution: “ 2. Resolved, That an Executive Committee of three in eueb State, be appointed by the President of the Con vention, who shad constitute sub-com mittees for their respective- S ates, to carry out the details iu the election of delegates to the National Convention, suit in appointing the time and desig nating the manner ol electio - In ihe performance ot the duty im posed on me by the second resolution, I suggest the following names, an I re spect fully request the gentleman named to fake immediate steps to have their Slates represented in he proposed Con vention. The mode of securing the representation, whether by convention or otherwise, is IpW to the discretion ot each comroiilee. - - - [Signed] Pet^r II. Clark, Chairman of C<»uveution of Colored Newspaper Men. Committee lor Georgia—Hon H. M. Turner, Hon J. M. Simms, Hon J. F. Loug. Committee for Florida—W. t. San ders, Esq. Hons. John. R. Scott. W. S. Hurmou. 8 i!ER WHAT i*' «« CBMTN will buy al ClAPPS 9V CERTS STORE. . 157 Broughton st„ Savannah. Ladies’ Trimmed Hats, Hair Braids and Switches, Shawls, Skirts. Kid Gloves, Silk Ties. Ilose. Handkerchiefs. Leather Travel ing Baics, Shopping Baskets, etc. Bed and Table Spreads, Towels, etc. Men’s Hats, Jackets. Vests, Pants, Shirts and Drawers. Elegant Silver Plated Knives.Forks,Spoons 5 Bottle Castors. Coffee and Tea Pots. Musical Instruments. Glassware. Large Argon Lamps, (complete). Setts of Knives and Forks, (steel) Ladies’, Gent’s and Children’s T>boes, and a thousand other useful articles worth from SI 5(>to S300 each, for only 90 Cents. ft**-. Rend for Circular. Alabama Arkansas California Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine M ary land Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi M issoun Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey Total 23 New York 6 8 North Carolina 19 4 Ohio 6 4 Oregon 4 4 Pennsylvania ti 7 Rhode Island 4 25 South Carolina 20 5 Tennessee 16 4 Texas 14 4 Vermont 4 4 Virginia 24 12 West Virginia 4 18 Wisconsin 4 4 District of Columbia 5 10 Arizona* 1 4 Colorado 1 4 Dakota l 4 Idaho 1 2« Montana 11 3 Now Mexico 1 4 Utah l 4 Washington 1 4 Wyoming 1 ft 337 Established (BARBER SHOP.] 1865. I hereby offer my services to the public in general in a FIRST CLASS BARBER SHOP, whero I wish to see all in want of Shaving, Hair cutting, Shampooing, Hair, Mustache and Goatee dyeing, and all the branches of a first class establishment. Thankful for past favors, I remain yours respectfully, JOIIM SHEPHTALL, feb!9-tf 44 Montgomery st. I No FOREST CITY BAR ANI» Restaurant, K NOWLEDGE FREE. 28 South Broad Street, between Price and Houston, north side., The Proprietor would respectfully inform his friends and the public generally, that he is now- prepared to accommodate them with the best of WINES, LIQUORS AND SEGARS. t Oysters in every style, including Chafing Dishes. Game of all kfnds. The best the market affords. Terms moderate. EUGENE MOREHEAD. Proprietor. N. B.—A fine Barber Shop attached to the Bar and Restauraunt. Uec25-tf Gi NO. 51. The Bible Society meets EVERY THURS DAY NIGHT at 8 o’clock, at the Beach In stitute Chapel. This Society offers a grand opportunity for any person who may wish to gain a knowledge of the Bible. The Society is composed of the various denominations by no means sectarian in its character. A broad invitation is extended to all to come and gain knowledge, The instruction is as free as the air you breathe. Come in and bo strengthened by digesting Bible truth. JAS. MACKEY. Pres’t. R. Thomas. See’y. fob20-tf ^UGUSJL' tanquerey. Practical Watchmaker and Jeweler, 114V6 Broughton St., bet. Bull and Drayton, All repairs done in the most workmanlike manner and at prices to defy competition. Jan22-tf JJARBER*S1I0P. If you want a first-class Shave and a neat Job ol Ilair Cutting, or if you want your Whiskers or Ilair Dyed, go to , mar ll-4t H., MOORE, 14 Bull str' c ROCERIES. GROCERIES. The undersigned would respectfully in form his many friends, and the publie gen erally, that he is now established at the corner of Reynolds and South Broad streets w T bere lie will keep constantly on hand a selected stock of GROCERIES, LIQUORS AND SEGARS. 10 cent Sugar and 10 cent Rico a specialty decl8-tf J. P. K LNDY, Agt. gCIIOOL AT ST. JAMES’ TABERNACLE. A day school has been opened in this edifice for the accommodation of such as do not at- ond the Public Schools of the city. School hours daily from 9 to 1 o’clock. JOHN P. TURNER. Principal. Oscar Cole. ) Robert Stewart, f Directors. Jesse Allen. teb52-tf •r 1 ELDON & GOULD, Dealers in Pianos,' Organs, and Muslca 1 Merchandise Generally, No.!» East Bay street, opposite Post Office Jacksonville, Fla. N. B.—Churches supplied with Organs at lowest possible rates and on the most fa vorable terras. Send for cironlars. mar 4t