The Representative. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1 Monday, May 29, 1871 Page: 4 of 4
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prospectus of the Representative.
The Eepresentative will be
published every Monday morn-
ing, and of course will be a week-
ly journal, published and edited
by Kichard Nelson. This jour-
nal will be liepublican in all its
features, and will be devoted to
the cause of Eepublican princi-
ples. It will advocate the rights
of all American citizens "without
regard to color, race or previous
condition of servitude." Hence
it will be national in this respect.
The necessity which is felt in
the city of Galveston for a true
Republican paper which frill re-
spect the rights of all, and main-
tain the end and principles of the
now dominant party is too obvi-
ous to need an argument. It is
proposed to meet this necessity,
and to publish a journal, repub-
lican in all its views, advocating
the doctrine that "all should share
in the government they help to
support," and that "none should
be disfranchised who help to sup-
port the Government." In advo-
cating this doctrine, we are com-
pelled to stand by and support
the doctrine of general amnesty
with such exceptions only, as are
deemed necessary to the safety
of the Government in all the
future. We do this the more
readily because we know it to be
right, and have in support of our
views on this point the ablest
journals of the Republican party
in the United States.
Wefeel at liberty, and shall
exercise the liberty, to attack cor-
ruption, no matter whether in the
Republican party or in those on-
posing us, and while we will not
be the organ of any clique or fac-
tion of a party, we will not feel0
at liberty to forsake or abandon
our party because of differences
of opinion or internal strife, but
will use our columns and our in-
fluence to heal 31II ruptures and
reconcile all mete differences of
opinion that weimay remain uni-
ted, and thus triumph over our
enemies.
With regard to general litera-
ture, we will give as much atten-
tion to that subject as our limited
space will permit. And our school
system, or education, will find in
the Representative all the aid
within our power to give, believ-
ing, as we do, that only that gov-
ernment is safe from evil and
danger-, whose foundation is laid
deep in fundamental and lasting
intelligence.
The subject of caste we cast
aside, and advocate a cause solely
for its merits, without regard to
the source from which it came,
and in this respect we will, as a
matter of course, advocate the
equal rights of all under the law,s
leaving the social circle to the
conventionalities of society.
As a matter of course, in .con-
ducting a public journal, many
qirestions will arise of which we
cannot now form a correct con-
ception. We can, therefore, only
promise that we will endeavor to
advocate an honest, and economi-
cal administration of State and
national affairs, with a strict re-
trenchment of expenditures, and
to this end we shall feel it to be
our duty to oppose the unneces-
sary taxing of citizens for the
mere purpose of feeding a set of
officials, whose services are not
needed, at the same time we will
advocate a system of internal im
provement, so necessary to tlit
development of the hidden re-
sources of the vast area, em-
braced within the limits of the
State of Texas. We will labor
for the elevation of all; the edu-
cation of all; the prosperity of
all; the rights of all; and the
peace and quiet of all alike.
Coming before a generous and
free thinking public with this
our first issue, and promising a
strict compliance with the fore-
going announcement, we ask for
that support only which our
friends will feel gratified in giv-
ing, and with a consciousness of
the correctness of our convictions,
we commend the Representa-
tive to the Republicans of the
State as the organ of truth and
living principles.
The terms of the Represen-
tative will be three dollars
yearly, payable in advance.
CIRCULAR NO. 2.
national labor convention
OF THE COLORED WORKINGMEN OF
TEXAS.
Fellow Citizens :—At a late
Labor Convention of the Colored
Men of Washington, held Janua-
ry 11th, 1871, it was unanimous-
ly resolved that each member of
the Executative Committee be
empowered to call a National
Labor Convention, in his State,
to meet in the City of Houston,
Texas, on the 8th day of June,
1871, at 12 M., to consider,
1st. The present status of Col-
ored Labor in the United States,
and its relationship to American
industry.
2d. To adopt such rules and
devise such means as will syste-
matically and effectively organ-
ize all the departments of said
labor, and make it the more pro
ductive in its new political rela-
tionship to capital, and consoli-
date the colored workingmen of
the several States to active co-
operation with our white fellow-
workingmen in every State and
Territory in the Union, who are
opposed to distinction in the ap-
prenticeship laws on account of
color, and to so act, co-operative-
ly until the necessity for sepa-
rate organization shall be deem-
ed unnecessary.
3. To consider the question,
of the importation of contract
Coolie Labor, and its effect upon
American Labor; and to petition
Congress for the adoption of such
laws as will prevent its becoming
a system of slavery,
4th. And to adopt such other
means as will best advance the
interests of the Colored Mechan-
ic and workingmen ofthe whole
county.
Fellow Citizens :—You can-
not place too great an estimate
upon the important objects this
Contention is called to consider,
viz: your Industrial Inter-
ests. In certain portions of
the United States colored men
are excluded from the workshops
on account of their color. The
laboring man, in a large portion
• •fthe Southern States, by a sys-
naticunderstanding prevailing
mere, is unjustly deprived ofthe
price of his labor; and, in local-
ities far removed from the courts
of justice, are forced to endure
wrongs and oppression worse
than slavery.
By falsely representing the la-
borers of the South, certain in-
terested writers and journalists
are striving to bring contract
Chinese or Coolie labor into pop-'
ular favor, thus forcing Ameri-
can laborers to work at Coolie
wages or starve.
The address of the Executive
Committee, created by the Na-
tional Convention of colored
Americans, convened in Wash-
ington, on the 11th of January,
1871, makes a forcible appeal
upon this subject; they have and
are making noble efforts to over-
come these great wrongs, which
we feel, can only be effectually
remedied by the meeting in. Na-
tional Council of the Mechanics
and Laborers of this country.
We do, as they have, appeal to
the white tradesmen and arti-
zans of this country to conquer
their prejudices sO far as to en-
able colored men to have a fair
field for the display of competi-
tive industry, and with this end
in view, to do away with all
pledges and obligations that for-
bid the taking of colored boys as
apprentices to trades, or the em-
ployment of colored journeymen
therein.
Delegates will be admitted
without regard to race or color.
County or City Conventions, will
be entitled to send one Delegate
for each Department of Trade or
Labor represented in said Con-
vention. Each Mechanical or
!,abor Organization, in every
county, is entitled to be repre-
sented by two delegates. It is
hoped that all who feel an inter-
est in the welfare and elevation
of our race, will take an active
part in making this Convention a
great successs. Riciid. N«lson.
MemberEx. Com., Nat. L. U.
JOITST R. T. TTAYNES,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
coroner,
Associate Justice of the County
Court, Notary Public, Assessor
of the Second Precinct, and
U. S. COMMISSIONER
Por the City and County of Galveston.
Cimmissiouer of Deeds for the
State of Louisiana.
Efficient Officers in attendance, all business
enti'Uted to me will be promptly attended to.
Republican State .Executive Com
mittee.
Hon. j. g. Tracy, Chairman, Houston,
lion. J. I1. Nkwcomb, Secretary, Austin.
1—C. W. Winn,
2—A, T. Monroe,
3—W. C. Phillips,
5—Jud e Wheeler,
C—W. H. Rawsou,
7—C. T. Garland,
8—It. Peterson,
19—Richard Allen,
20—F. Franks,
21—J. G. Bell,
22—T. II. Baker,
23—A. Siemering,
24—C. G. Richarz,
25—-A. J. Fountain.
- — '■vvuiouu, o. rouil
9—Geo. H. Slaughter,26—A. Zoeller.
10—J, H. Morrison, . 27—W. B. Mooro
11— Robt. H. Ta.lor,
12—J. B. Howard,
13
28—W. A. Saylor,
29 Matt. Gaines.
30—J. p, Butlar,
.31-P. \v. Hill,
32—W. Foster,
14—S. S. Jones,
1*} Cruise Carson, ox--- w r oster
16-Gen. S. L. Brown.3B-N. Patton
18"aVVrU' downing, jr„
18 G. r. Ruby. 35—A. Hanson
Republican Senatorial Committees.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
A I). Tuisley, chairman; .1. D. Everett J
T. Myers, M. 11. Johns, J. M, Fain. '
SIXTH DISTRICT.
Ceo II Slaughter, chairman; J W Beattie Wil-
lis Ingram, J R Rork, Frank Lewis. '
u ,, SEVENTH DISTRICT.
H Raw son chairman; Geo Speed, Wm Man-
son, Peter Haggerty, 13avid Abner.
TWELFTH district. .
U. 1. Kuby, ehairmau.; B. Rust Plumley, W.
H. hmcla.ir, Wiu. Prissick.
thirteenth district.
.. . vi'K A. B. Hall, Taylor
Burke, P. M. Veil, Richard Brock. * '
- FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.
J. 1.. Butler, Chairman; Strotlior Green
bijuire Rogers, J. M. Gibbs, Julhrs Kuttner
„ r • hixtkkntB' •DISTKICT. ' •
C. J. Mockbridge, Chairman; Matt. Gaines
Hockworth. ' ll5Jle,'y
Air , o SKVKXTEKJSTH DISTRICT.
W. A Saylor,. chairman; Cliarles W. Cardi-
gan siyke ail' T. Haswell, li
I> W 'se-VATOR1 Ai; DISTRICT.
kl,Lu , ' ('h;lli miuV.J ii- Chairman,
Kobeitson county; Warren Read, chaiiman
Leon county; JKing, chairman, Free-
stone county; Hanoi Girzle, Robertson county
,, N1N'CTEEJjTH DISTRICT.
Fuller' v°V' Ch?ilIuan= ,A" H- Parsons. John
v uller, Waco; James Mooro, Elijah McCul-
county.!m Ul> couut*V; Nv- 1:- Reagan. Kalis
T>. I TWENTV-sisVlCN'I'll DISTRICT.
Him 'r' l ii1'1 Chairman; Hon Julius Schutze
1 n. J. J. Hamilton, J. boiiumack—P. (J La
Grange. F. Segdler- 1>. (). Hi«h Hill H k
Hammett-1'. v. LaGrange. " ' f
thirtieth district.
ChrfsMl arnJe'n18' U" 'i'"" "' c,'airman, Corpus
I Wi ! ll('/aa's ^eal"«y. Corpus Christ!;
J udge irankhu Comnmis, Brownsville; Samuel
Paso'8' J'' Jud«e G- J- Clark, El ,
Republican County Committee. '
Ai.sti.v--W illiam Greene, Chairman; Thos,
Chapman, Jourdan Casstts, Alexander Gillum.
Anderson."JU" E. l'ettit, chairman; Or. {
G. D. Kelley and E. Andrews.
" li'„1'''l Campbell, chairman; J.
I)ruile, Jackson Burk—P. u. Bastrop
,n^TA^rV-^vili «• S'^tt, chair-
Hi ""-ins Hlliun Rogers, Chris.
cI.mero.v— Hon. Franklin, Cummings-
Brownswille, cliaxnuaii; Henry Haupt, Secre,
Utj ; Henry C mine, Elisha Guidon, Henry
Appold, Chus. J. Murphy. -v
Clinton, He Witt CoIntv.—Parson Taylor
chairman; W (, rat ton, Johnson Henrys.
P Hnrt- ofNl? "'")yiu- Slienlt'. Chairman; Wm.
r. Hurt, bliailo (Jroom.
iTi' t,11?!1.)' " .")' ^""gl'eokyr, chaJrnian;-P. O.
High Hill. lv. Hiliebrand, M. Cole P O La
Grange.
Gii.lesi'ie Countv.—Ohaiies Weiricli, Char-
les Lsener and Charles F'eller
Goliad .-Judge M. Kreiije, R. w. Davis,
lwc£., A M. Wigginton, Esq.,
Grimes—Jerry I Reinhardt, Chairman, Na-
vauota; Cyrus Shanks, James Hauipsheon; C D
llarn, h Rodgers, Daniel Walker, J L Dickson,
Lewis Philips, EW Dorsey, Randle A/lkius.
n Henderson.--P T Tauneiiill, chairman; John
Collins and J H Skinner,
Indiaxola.-Dx, I K McCreary, Chairman;
Jnlius waguer, Esb., C It Prouty.
Kendall.—He_nry Tlieis, Chairman; Clias.
Braun, Henry Wendler.
;J, St.inu:m' chairman; James
Blown and M A Morns.
T u™uSTOnK Ci°Il;XTV'-S R Waters, cliainnaii;
John Bradley,! Henry Warren.
Matagorda ' ( ovsry -John Kemp, chair-
man; John M. Barbour, Cain Harrison- Wm,
Price, secretary, ' s
t uCrp *N"NAN CbujfTv.— B F Harris, chrirman?
J H JLownsend, John AVoods
Panola ('ocNTv.-Joel W Fain, .liainnan;
1 1' arrow, A B Borin.
Rcsk CouNtv --S G Swan, chairman; Dr. S
W March, J M Watson-
REfuqioCounty.—E P Upton, chairman; An-
ton Steauch, P Bickford. •
i D l<ornm-e. Charley Al-
len, W B Butler
Uksiicit COL'xTv.—Geo. B Slaughter, Frank
Lewis. J W Kenfieday.
\ an Zanht.—F M ffolibs, chairman; Hon. M
Manning and B K Carter.
YifTQiiA.—F Xeely, chairman; ESehadwitz,
W A W elsb.
"VV AsiiiNuTON*.— John Lands, Chairman; Tlie-
odore' S'umpa Bum kind IVedice, l.ouig Brooks.
t , l' k- H|llwa fliers, John H Johnson.
Joe Gentry, .icrry Hannah.
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