A Colored Convention Assembled at Pulaski
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Title
A Colored Convention Assembled at Pulaski
Source
Chronicling America
Publisher
Memphis Daily Appeal
Date
1867-03-23
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A colored convention assembled at Pulaski on the 13th inst., whereat were any number of "citizens" under the civil rights bill, and the result was a series of highfalutin "resolutions" lauding Brownlow and others of his kidney for the good works rendered in behalf of the colored race, etc., etc.
The suffering at Chattanooga has been greatly exaggerated, as the following letter will show:
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., March 20.
To Brev. Maj. Gen. Wm. P. Carlin, Ass't Com. Bureau R. F. and A. L.: :
Your dispatch of the 16th inst. has just been received. The suffering has been greatly exaggerated. Destitutes are being relieved by the relief association, from provisions made by the city, and contributions from Atlanta and elsewhere. Cannot draw from the commissary now. Maj. Kline, commanding post, hourly expects one hundred thousand rations by steamboat from Louisville, Ky. No one is suffering for provisions.
(Signed) M. H. CHURCH, Brev. Lieut. Col., Sub. Ass't Com.
A colored convention assembled at Pulaski on the 13th inst., whereat were any number of "citizens" under the civil rights bill, and the result was a series of highfalutin "resolutions" lauding Brownlow and others of his kidney for the good works rendered in behalf of the colored race, etc., etc.
The suffering at Chattanooga has been greatly exaggerated, as the following letter will show:
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., March 20.
To Brev. Maj. Gen. Wm. P. Carlin, Ass't Com. Bureau R. F. and A. L.: :
Your dispatch of the 16th inst. has just been received. The suffering has been greatly exaggerated. Destitutes are being relieved by the relief association, from provisions made by the city, and contributions from Atlanta and elsewhere. Cannot draw from the commissary now. Maj. Kline, commanding post, hourly expects one hundred thousand rations by steamboat from Louisville, Ky. No one is suffering for provisions.
(Signed) M. H. CHURCH, Brev. Lieut. Col., Sub. Ass't Com.
Convention Minutes Item Type Metadata
Convention Type
County Convention
City
Pulaski
State
TN
Country
USA
Start Date
1867-03-13
Provenance
Library of Congress
Event ID
1867.TN-03.13.PULA
Citation
“A Colored Convention Assembled at Pulaski,” Colored Conventions Project Digital Records, accessed October 22, 2026, https://www.omeka.coloredconventions.org/items/show/2699.