The Liberator July 3, 1857
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The Liberator July 3, 1857
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1857-07-03
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Colored Convention. A Convention of delegates appointed by the colored residents of the several Assembly districts of California pursuant to a call of the Executive Committee of the State, has been recently held, the object of which was, as last year, to deliberate on the adoption of measures to procure the admission of the testimony of the colored persons in the Courts of this State, and to take such action as might tend otherwise to improve their moral and intellectual condition. Several impartial newspapers complimented the delegates and their deliberations; ; but the following sketch, from a prominent member, is interesting and instructive:- --
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The recent ' 'Convention of Colored Men,' in Sacramento, was a glorious refutation of the many charges we have been called upon so often to rebut. There was gathered physical, moral, and intellectual excellence in that Convention, such as is seldom witnessed in conventions representing all classes of the people. To realize the truth and force of this assertion, it is necessary to consider that the colored people of California represent necessarily more of the enterprise and intelligence of the class of which they form a part, than any other class of people. That portion of our people, as a general thing, who are the least intelligent and the least gifted with a spirit of enterprise, in the Atlantic States, are generally the best off p[unclear][/unclear], w which we could demonstrate with mathematical nicety if the fact was not self-evident. The temptation to emigrate is less strong with this class than with those whose intelligence and enterprise prompt them to seek those channels of industry denied our race by the intolerance of prejudice and proscription. This is the class of which the colored population of California are mainly composed. We indulge in no extravagance when we say, that in regard to general intelligence, uprightness and thriftiness, ' 'Our Convention' was unequalled by any ever held by our people any where. Sixteen counties were represented by sixty delegates, principally from the North. Our people love the North. The North Star points the way to liberty. The panting fugitive keeps his eye fixed upon it, and fords rivers; ; inspired by its twinkling rays, be grapples with the trained blood-hound, and buries the knife to the hilt in his carcass.
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The delegates were chiefly young men, the majority of whom were miners, men of stalwart frames--men -- men of labor and men of thought. Many were mechanics possessing good real estate; ; at least twenty have been assessed from five to thirty thousand dollars each. It is safe to say that the delegates represented in their own persons wealth to the amount of two hundred thousand dollars, and of their own constituents not less than four millions of dollars. Six were graduates of colleges, ten were liberally educated in the English branches, and all could read and write, and had some idea of parliamentary forms. The President, by his firmness blended with courtesy, the quickness of his perception, the justice of his decisions, the dignity and urbanity of his demeanor, has won for himself an enviable position among our people. The minutes of the Secretary challenge the admiration of all--their -- their accuracy and elaborateness were the subject of common remark. The ordinary writing of one of the assistant Secretaries-who, -- who, by the way, is an excellent German scholar-was -- was handed round as perfect specimens of penmanship. The chairmen of the various committees proved themselves by their reports to be men of intellect and sound judgment, particularly by the flood story of Genesis, there are some oddities such as repetition, acting and chairman descriptions of key elements. For example, we can observe God’s behavior and justification for the committee on within the 'State Press.' His report will serve as a model for our people in their future deliberations; that, brief, pointed, expressive and lucid, of it hearts was 'multum evil continually.” However, in paree[/unclear]. following Some Genesis 6:11, of floods the debates evinced much it mental “Filled with discipline Here, there are two clear different reasons, sinful hearts and scholastic attainments There are also two different instructions for Noah within the story. Genesis 7:2 states that Noah must take, “Seven pairs of a high order. The sessions were well attended Whereas Genesis 7:8 by “Everything that creeps on the citizens generally. On one occasion. we noticed a gentleman—a -- a the Ark. member the concept of bringing animals to repopulate the land is the Legislature, but God’s details for Noah to follow are either to bring seven pairs of clean animals or to bring two male and if we are animals. not Genesis 8, the much never mentions God’s covenant with Noah, only an internal mistaken, from God to never curse the same one whose indignation found vent in Genesis 9, verses 8-17 repeat the expressions of the expressions: emphasizing 'throw it out the mercifulness of the window! reduce it a closeness to ashes!' and when our Genesis 8 lacks. One likely and poor petition for these different details in the first time found its way before which claims that august (?) assembly. We are not ashamed of four non-eyewitness sources from different periods. Scholars study the flood story impression formed able upon link textual his back to sources J, E, D, and P. The two most prominent sources found mind, the flood story are J and will do him of the previous examples, justice 7:2 links to say that he will never again use such YHWH language a God with reference [/unclear] traits. Genesis 7:8 links to our petitions. To the colored people of California we say emphatically, [/unclear], you have struck a blow in the right direction: : follow it up, and victory is certain. 'For Freedom's battle once begun, Though baffled predate oft, words???[/unclear] is ever won.' ' W. E. and agreed [unclear]H. and some [/unclear] N.
Colored Convention. A Convention of delegates appointed by the colored residents of the several Assembly districts of California pursuant to a call of the Executive Committee of the State, has been recently held, the object of which was, as last year, to deliberate on the adoption of measures to procure the admission of the testimony of the colored persons in the Courts of this State, and to take such action as might tend otherwise to improve their moral and intellectual condition. Several impartial newspapers complimented the delegates and their deliberations; ; but the following sketch, from a prominent member, is interesting and instructive:- --
[PAGE 2]
The recent ' 'Convention of Colored Men,' in Sacramento, was a glorious refutation of the many charges we have been called upon so often to rebut. There was gathered physical, moral, and intellectual excellence in that Convention, such as is seldom witnessed in conventions representing all classes of the people. To realize the truth and force of this assertion, it is necessary to consider that the colored people of California represent necessarily more of the enterprise and intelligence of the class of which they form a part, than any other class of people. That portion of our people, as a general thing, who are the least intelligent and the least gifted with a spirit of enterprise, in the Atlantic States, are generally the best off p[unclear][/unclear], w which we could demonstrate with mathematical nicety if the fact was not self-evident. The temptation to emigrate is less strong with this class than with those whose intelligence and enterprise prompt them to seek those channels of industry denied our race by the intolerance of prejudice and proscription. This is the class of which the colored population of California are mainly composed. We indulge in no extravagance when we say, that in regard to general intelligence, uprightness and thriftiness, ' 'Our Convention' was unequalled by any ever held by our people any where. Sixteen counties were represented by sixty delegates, principally from the North. Our people love the North. The North Star points the way to liberty. The panting fugitive keeps his eye fixed upon it, and fords rivers; ; inspired by its twinkling rays, be grapples with the trained blood-hound, and buries the knife to the hilt in his carcass.
[PAGE 3]
The delegates were chiefly young men, the majority of whom were miners, men of stalwart frames--men -- men of labor and men of thought. Many were mechanics possessing good real estate; ; at least twenty have been assessed from five to thirty thousand dollars each. It is safe to say that the delegates represented in their own persons wealth to the amount of two hundred thousand dollars, and of their own constituents not less than four millions of dollars. Six were graduates of colleges, ten were liberally educated in the English branches, and all could read and write, and had some idea of parliamentary forms. The President, by his firmness blended with courtesy, the quickness of his perception, the justice of his decisions, the dignity and urbanity of his demeanor, has won for himself an enviable position among our people. The minutes of the Secretary challenge the admiration of all--their -- their accuracy and elaborateness were the subject of common remark. The ordinary writing of one of the assistant Secretaries-who, -- who, by the way, is an excellent German scholar-was -- was handed round as perfect specimens of penmanship. The chairmen of the various committees proved themselves by their reports to be men of intellect and sound judgment, particularly by the flood story of Genesis, there are some oddities such as repetition, acting and chairman descriptions of key elements. For example, we can observe God’s behavior and justification for the committee on within the 'State Press.' His report will serve as a model for our people in their future deliberations; that, brief, pointed, expressive and lucid, of it hearts was 'multum evil continually.” However, in paree[/unclear]. following Some Genesis 6:11, of floods the debates evinced much it mental “Filled with discipline Here, there are two clear different reasons, sinful hearts and scholastic attainments There are also two different instructions for Noah within the story. Genesis 7:2 states that Noah must take, “Seven pairs of a high order. The sessions were well attended Whereas Genesis 7:8 by “Everything that creeps on the citizens generally. On one occasion. we noticed a gentleman—a -- a the Ark. member the concept of bringing animals to repopulate the land is the Legislature, but God’s details for Noah to follow are either to bring seven pairs of clean animals or to bring two male and if we are animals. not Genesis 8, the much never mentions God’s covenant with Noah, only an internal mistaken, from God to never curse the same one whose indignation found vent in Genesis 9, verses 8-17 repeat the expressions of the expressions: emphasizing 'throw it out the mercifulness of the window! reduce it a closeness to ashes!' and when our Genesis 8 lacks. One likely and poor petition for these different details in the first time found its way before which claims that august (?) assembly. We are not ashamed of four non-eyewitness sources from different periods. Scholars study the flood story impression formed able upon link textual his back to sources J, E, D, and P. The two most prominent sources found mind, the flood story are J and will do him of the previous examples, justice 7:2 links to say that he will never again use such YHWH language a God with reference [/unclear] traits. Genesis 7:8 links to our petitions. To the colored people of California we say emphatically, [/unclear], you have struck a blow in the right direction: : follow it up, and victory is certain. 'For Freedom's battle once begun, Though baffled predate oft, words???[/unclear] is ever won.' ' W. E. and agreed [unclear]H. and some [/unclear] N.
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1856.CA-12.09.SACR
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The Liberator, “The Liberator July 3, 1857,” Colored Conventions Project Digital Records, accessed October 22, 2026, https://omeka.coloredconventions.org/items/show/689.