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Show J THE AFRO-AMERICANS' Tba rttaolutloin adopted r the Colorrd oitl.ua ul aU 1-alta. I The colored cilienn of (salt Lake j City iu mass meeting at tho Federal I court room on Friday evening last, adopted the following resolutions. Wiikhkas, Ti.o republican party is j tin) party of freedom and equal politi-i politi-i cal riirhis, the party that einancipatcd j 4.U00,0)0 Ainerieaus Vxirn on the toil, j from tho tl;rtlUltm of thu woist slavery slav-ery known iu tha. annals of civilized tuitions. Whm-kas, The repiibliean party in tl.n ( onress of the I'uit'-d Mute. -cui'.ior tho l.lih, l lth and loth t'oustitu-timiai t'oustitu-timiai ameudnienls, w ai li made i.s ; tree, and gave us our natural birlii-riht birlii-riht cf franchise. S iiKKhA.3, l!y tin wisdom of the re-publican re-publican party it was made impossible for t!i Kovernmeiit to ilisi rmiiuaie between too rijrliU of ciiieus, on account ac-count of race, color, or pruvioua cou-ditions; cou-ditions; hkkks, Tho repuliliran party in cotitn'pss assembled, amended tho naturalization nat-uralization laws iu striking out the word "while," making it possible for all worthy colored loreigners to become iiaturaiizud citizens of the Luited Mate.,; Wiii:ui:as, TIki rrpublinnn partv, with tho patriotism that lias characterized character-ized its progressive history, has enacted wi-u laws lor the protection of Anieri-iian Anieri-iian imliisiries, and AiiK-riean workmen nain't European cheap labor, and thu peon labor ot Mexico; Wnr.liEAs, The republican party is tha party that has faithfully lullilled the declaration made by thu fathers of the republio on the 4th day of July. 1770, to-wit: "We hold these truths to bo self evident, Unit all men are created free and eipial; thai they are endowed j by their Creator with ce.rtafn inaliena-bin inaliena-bin rights; thai among thon are lite, liberty and the pursnit of happiness. u!f 'l, H Alro-Ainencaiis. members mem-bers of the republican party, will faithfully faith-fully contribute our mite in laying the foundation of our great party linn aud solid in I 'tali. y.VwiW, We will faithfully labor for the success of the republican candidates for county und legislative ollices to be. voted for at tho coming election in August. Jli-suln l, We resolva ourselves into a . commit ee of the wholo for the purpose of honorably securing voters among our citizens for our party. 1 Hisoml, Our allegiance lirstand last in with the republicau party. U mlri 'l. That these, resolutions be published in Tub Salt Lake Times. |