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W. CALVIN CHASE, Editor.

A colored Citizen's Committee

ought to be organized.

Give us 10,000 subscribers, and

the Bee will be issued tri-wee- kly.

If you want a National race paper, give us 10,000 subscribers.

Persona leaving the city, can

have the Bee sent to them by paying for it in advance.

Persons who desire the tri-week- ly

Bee sent to them will please

send in their names at once.

The race is in need of a first

class paper that will m ake its appearance often.

Mr. Henry Johnson is acting Recorder of Deeds in the absence of

Mr. Trotter. Let all inferiors

stand aside.

A new paper has been born in

Anacostia, D. C, known as the

Herald. May it live long and

prosper.

All colored editors throughout

the United States, are requested

to send to the historian of the

colored press association, a brief

history of their paper and them

selves.

The Masonic visitor, is the name

of a monthly Compend edited by

Dr. H. H Harris of Petersburg,

Va. Dr. Harris is an-- old newspaper man of vim and education.

Success to the visitor.

We have received from Rev. B.

W. Arnett, D. D., a well compiled

budget of faots, concerning the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

It numbers 343 pages. It is a valuable book, which should be in the

house of all methodists of his connection.

The Washington Bee must not

disturb our educators in Virginia

by trying to get them into politics.

We who are in Virginia are able to

suggest men suitable ior Congress.

We are flooded with curbstone politicians that we would be glad to

get rid of. Now, Bro. Chase, keep

still and don't bother us any more

in this state. Hon. John M. Lang

ston is very well satisfied where

he is. Virginia Critic .

We beg leave to inform our esteemed contemporary, that is just

what we want, educators in politics

and less rum suckers. Prof Lang-sto- n

is just the man to be sent

from Virginia to xepresent the colored people. By all means send

Langston. We are as much in

terested in the welfare of the Virginia colored people as we are in

the colored people of this city.

Donnely, the greit Western

writer, has attempted to show that

the source of all the civilization

which we now enjoy, was located

at a point at the mouth of the Med-eterrane- an

Sea. The gist of the

book indicates that the great Continent ofAfrica has had no particular share in the sources of our

present civilization. Although authorized by Solon and Plato, we

deem this attempt of Donnely to

leave Africa out of th6 question a

mean and determined effort and

motive to place the credit where it

does not rightfully belong. Plato

and Solon, to the contrary, notwithstanding the fact is accepted, and remains that the present civilization owes its origin and

impetus to the civilization of

Atrica.

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gBeatfiTii niiwii iki

The Ohio convention closed in a

great smoke. Every-bod- y was satisfied and the Sherman resolution

went through with a hurrah. If

the surface indications have anything to do to-war- ds fixing the

destiny of the Nation, the next

presidential nominee will be Hon.

John Sherman. But we canupt be

lieve every thing we see, and we

must not count too strongly on

Sherman. Sherman is a good

man and will be elected if nominated. The colored people desire

him. His record is good. But he

may be defeated by a set of men

who have not the; "interest of the

whole people at heart. Sherman

or no Sherman, it "is to be hoped

that his sagacity and experience

will have weight and controlling

weight.

RAINEY

DEAD.

Ex Congressman Joseph H.

Rainey, died at bis residence in

Georgetown, S. .C, -- last Monday.

Mr. Rainey was a member of Congress, and he made a very fair

representative. As a messenger

to his Committee on engrossed

Bills he was an expert, so much so,

that he was complimented, by his

associates, who. were no more than

he was, for always having the

bills at the Presidents in time for

his signature. Mr. Rainey was

very gentlemanly in deportment,

and a man ofsome intelligence.

UNEASY,

Theieismuch uneasinens ex-pres- sed

about the editor of this

paj.er going to the next republican convention. A few whiskey

pimps, not far from our office,

should know that respectable

people will organize and control

the next republican convention,

and the 9th district will seud a

solid delegation in the editors interest, and don't you forget it.

For the information ot those uneasy people we ciesire to say that

the Bee will have 12 districts out

of the 22. The people will control the next convention, and don't

you forget it. Again, no Blaine

delegates will go from this city.

HE BOWS.

The letter of Adjutant Charles

R. Douglass to the editor of the

Bee, relative to a star chamber

meeting assumes the same position

as the Bee. It was not necessary

to have called a meeting to elect

delegates to the reunion of the

Boston colored soldiers. The most

ridiculous thing of the whole proceedings was, the election ofJames

M. Trotter, a Negro mugwhump of

Boston, Mass., to represent the colored soldiers ot this city. Who is

Trotter, to whom the colored soldiers must bow in submission? It

shows that the office holders, who

attended the meeting: were afraid to

oppose Trotter. Mr. Douglass

says, if there is anyone who objects

to Mr. Trotter he should have been

at the meeting. We object, and

had we been old enough to have

been in the war, it would have entitled us to have been at the meeting. We hope Mr. Douglass is not

one of the serfs to bow to Mr. Trotter.?

cannot withdraw.

Mr Charles R. Douglass, ex-coun-sel

Gen'l to San Domingo,

and Adjutant in the Capital City

Guard, is a man of much forethought and ability. He says

that the colored troops cannot

withdraw from the District militia. If GenH Ordway thiuks

that none of our c mmanding officers are good enough to go on

his staff, ihey are certainly too

good to march behind him in a

parade. If Mr. Douglass is of the

opinion that the colored people

are going to continue to be the

serfs and slaves of the white people he is mistaken. We claim

that two thirds of the National

Guards, are composed of the colored militia. Why couldn't

Gen'l Ordway appoint Major

Fleetwood or Fischer? Where

can you find two nobler or geu-tlenmn- ly

men? Since this is a

white man's government, let it be

a white mans' war if occasion presents itself.

THE SOUTHERN NEGRO.

It is all well enough for the

Northern Negro to appeal to his

brethren in the South to oppose the

white man ; to buy arms and powder to defend himself against brutal outrages ; if the colored men of

the South should do such a thing,

and call on the northern Negroes

for aid, they would call their depressed brethrens in the South

fools. Notwithstanding the outrages against the Negroes of the

South and the discriminations that

are being made, the colored people are making wonderful progress.

The appeals of the Southern Ee

gro tor protection are sympathetic; they have no one to whom

they can look for protection. Mr.

Cleveland may do all he can, but

a new moses is yet to come before

Ethiopia shall stretch forth her

hand and proclaim liberty.

The new South has not come

as yet, Georgia is retrograding,

Mississippi has painted againt her

state capital a white man's gov-ermen- t,

South Caroliua in her

legislature, like Mr, Vesuvius, i8

pouring out a poisonous substance

which is death to every Negro;

Texas is still uncivilized, and is

waiting for an opportunity to strike

the fatal blow. This is but a dim

picture of the South. When we

can read in stutute books of the

Southern states "equality before

the law," to all citizens of the

Bouth, then and not until then

can we go to the northern gates,

and emblazon on its walls the

"New South." When the Southern black laws are repealed; when

colored ladies ana gentlemen are

allowed to ride in first class coaches; when educational institution

are regarded free to all; when ku--

kluxism is abandoned; wheu the

midnight assassins are brought to

justice and when religion is not regarded as a mockery, we shall

proclaim the "New South."

AMISTATEMENT CORRECTED.

We are delighted to learn from

the Washihgton Bee, whose

stinging phillipics against certain

members of the school board at

Washington have borne such little

fruit, that we were misinformed in

respect to its position. We had

supposed that Mr. Henry Johnson,

who has a piece of the Bee's stinger in his "yaller hide," was a bosom

friend of the immaculate and only

Chase. His explanation, we are

proud to say, Chases the idea from

our mind. The prominent government official to whom we referred

as having expressed an opinion upon the disgraceful practice which

is characteristic of a certain class of

thoughtful thinkers and ideal moralists of Washington, gave hip

opinion sub rosa, as it were, and

we regret exceedingly that wo cannot, unless he cables us to do so,

furnish the mighty editor with his

patronymic Baltimore Commonwealth.

We desire to say to our esteemed

contemporary, that so tar as the

editor of the Bee is concerned, we

are able to defend our position relative to the school matter. Prof.

Gregory is the last man to oppose

any one or to cause any disruption.

He is more of a peace maker, amfa

man of great moral force, who will

not injure anyone. He is not a

man to enter into schemes to the

detriment of our public school system, if he were, the editor of the

''Common wealth knows that he

would be exposed. Prof. Gregory

has his enemies as well as the edi

tor of the Commonwealth, and when

a false statement is made against

on, who is recognized in the community as a gentleman and scholar,

we believe that the editor of the

I Commonwealth will make the cor

rection as has been done. We

know that there are certain Negroes in the District offices, who

have endeavored to uphold this

public school ring for some time,

but since we have had men liko

Col. Webb, Judges Edmonds and

Dent, the public school system has

been improved.

YOUNG MEN TO ORGANIZE.

There are quite a number of intelligent and educated young men

in this city who should organize

themselves into a protective and

beneficial union. We have come

to the conclusion that it is about

time for ignorance to take a back

seat, anddllow intelligence to rule.

Men of intelligence and education,

must take hold of the affairs in

this District before Congress will

consent to restore the right of suffrage. The young men must organize all over the city, and enter

their protest againsc ignorance

ruling in this community. The

next republican convention will

no doubt, be one of the hottest

that has ever been in the District

of Columbia. There is an attempt,

on the part of some, to select

Blaine delegates. We state now,

so far as the colored people are

concerned, they might just as

well have a democratic president

as to have James G. Blaine. He is

not and has never been a friend to

the colored people. Between Blaiue

and Cleveland, it would be better to

the interest of the colored people to

support Cleveland, If Shermau is

the nominee of the republican party,

he is the man for the Negro. Mr.

Sherman is honest and conscientious. The youug colored men,

then must organize and prevent

Blaine delegates from being elected. We are no longer tied to political parties; we are American

citizeus and propose to act for ourselves and not for party alone.

If it is to the interest of the Ne

gro to support any of the parties

now in existence, let him do so.

The democratic party as a whole

offers no inducements to the Negro.

Outside of Mr. Cleveland, the

colored people have but little

faith in the democratic party, and

none in James G. Blaine. Young

men organize ! Let a meeting be

called next week.

THE COLORED SOLDIERS

Baltimore Commonwealth.

No class of soldiers-

-

(and there

are many) fought more bravely in

the late war than those of color,

and we have yet to hear of a single

incident where they failed to do

their duty, whether upon the field

of battle or storming the forts of

the enemy. The annals of history

will ever praise the valor of those

men who fought not only for

their country, but for the personal

liberty of their wives and their children, and themselves. Over two

hundred thousand colored troops

were enlisted in the late war upon

the rolls of the Union Army, and

many thousands ol them survive

to-da- y. We have heard with much

regret that these same brave soldiers will not be allowed to participate in the National Drill at New

Orleans, simply because they are

colored. We regret as citizens to

see such meanness of spirit

among soldiers of a republic like

America. Such acts will not commend themselves to the fair minded people of the country, though

they may tickle the prejudices of

the few who are opposed to the

progress of the colored people.

Should a war occur between this

nation and any other, the black

soldiers will be looked upon as an

important factor in bringing sne-ce- ss

to our arms. The colored race

could put in the field fifty thousand soldiers in defense of the

country. There might be some

apology for prohibiting the colored

troops to enjoy military honors.

Were thev a class that might canse

anarchy, rebellion or sedition ng

other soldiers, but to opeuly

insult a soldier on account of the

color of his skin, which is no fault

of his, by telling him ho cannot exhibit his skill as a soldier among

others, is an offense against the

American Soldiery which no patriot can approve. Lincoln, Grant,

Sherman, Sheridan, Logan, and a

host of others have witnessed the

bravery of the colored soldiers, and

they all praise their valor, but it is

left to the narrow minded men who

called themselves soldiers, to insult their comrades when there is

no danger of war, and no Union to

save from secession and confederacy. When such men rise abovo

prejudices and bigotry, we will

hear no more of colored soldiers,

but American soldiers.

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THE GEORGIA INEaMY BILL.

(From the Savannah Tribune.')

The Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives

of Georgia, has agreed to recommend the passage of the Glenn bill

which puts any person ou the chain

gang who may teach a colored

child in a white school or a white

child in a colored school, mention

of which was made in last week's

issue of the Tribune. The proposed legislation is aimed at the

Atlanta University, and was opposed by the colored members of

the committee; and on account of

its un republican and undemocratic

character is attracting great attention throughout the whole country. The bill is infamous and a

disgrace to the '

'New South." It

is unconstitutional, besides being

unnecessary and cannot be enforced

but may involve the state in litigation. It is a step backward for

Georgia and she will receive merited contempt for her action.

The bill will undoubtedly be

passed by the legislature now, to

stand as a monument of iufamy to

the boasted intelligence and civili.

zation of the uNew South" in the

expiring nineteenth century.

A FARCE.

Editor Bee : In your last issue

you speak of certain individuals

having been elected to represent

the Grand Army of the Republic at

the Reunion of Massachusetts colored Veterans at Boston. Such

however was not the case. The

facts are, that the surviving members of the 54th and 55 th Regiments, Mass. Infantry, and the 5th

Mass. Cavalry, got up a reunion

and invited all other colored veterans to be their guests, so that

any colored ex soldier, without being elected by any body of men,

would have had just the same rights

and priviliges at that

re-unio- n as

those choosen at the meeting referred to in your last edition.

Trotter and Douglass were members of Massachusett Regiments,

and needed no other credentials,

and besides Trotter was one of the

leading lights of the occasion, as

the program will show. The

whole proceeding of holding a

meeting to elect delegates was a

farce. Charles R. Douglass,

Late of the 5th Mass. Cavalry.

THE WOMEN OF WASHINGTON.

Perhaps the women of this city

have been more abused than any

class of females in this country.

vVe know that there are good and

bad women in all communities,

and there are many who are

without cause. We have

always, since our journalistic career, endeavored to defend the

weak against the strong, and con.

demn wrong for right. We have

had occasion to publish an assertion made by a money shark and

a clerk in the Treasury department, to the effect, that "every

woman in this eity had her price."

The culprit accosted us about the

article who was told if he repeat-e- n

the remarks to us he would re

ceive a genteel thrashing. We

have the evidence in our possess

ion that this same individual tried

to rent a room for assignation purposes, and on failing insulted the

lady from whom he endeavored to

rent the room. The people of

this city, especially the females,

have extended the most liberal

hospitality to strangers who come

to this city, and on almost every

occasion our ladie3 are talked

about and abused. Our society is

abused because certain men are

not admitted into it Some

women are looked up.on with

suspicion, but the guilty onea are

often allowed to do as they please.

No honest perBon will object to exposing the wicked.

There is as much virtue in the

kitchen as theieis in the parlor.

The women who work hard for

their daily bread are entitled to

as much credit as those whose

occupation is on a higher scale.

Our ladie3.then, should bo defended against the assaults of thuse

libertines, who invade our homes

and interrupt our domestic tranquility.

REUNION OF COLORED YET

ERANS.

RECORDER JAiMES M. TROTTER MAKES

A SPEECH. GREAT ENTHUSIASM IN

BOSTON WASHINGTON DELEGATES

DO WELL

Special to the Bee.1

Boston, Mass , Aug 1, 87.

The reunion of the 54th, 55th.

and 5th Cavalry Massachusetts Colored Veterans was held here on

Monday. The display was the

grandest in the history of the colored soldiers. Recorder James M.

Trotter, of Washington, was the

prominent feature of the occasiou.

His speech was a masterpiece oi

oratory, and everywhere he wont

he was enthusiastically received.

Mr. Trotter's speech was greatly

applauded throughout its delivery.

Mr. Nathan Sprague, one of your

prominent real estate brokers and

a man of an affable and pleasant

disposition was entertained. The

District of Columbia delegates were

instrumental in having the next

reunion held in Washington in 'SS.

All Boston turned out to welceme

the colored veterans. The reception held for the veterans benefit

was attended by the best white citizens of this place. The Washington delegates, James M. Trotter,

Nathan Sprague, George H. Boston, Lewis H. Douglass, George D.

Graham, were highly entertained.

They left Boston and went down

the river to Higum where tboy were

received by the G. A. R. of that

town. They marched to a large

hall where they were served with

refreshments of the very best kind.

From there to Governor Andrews'

grave where they listened to a very

flue address delivered by ex Governor Long of Massachusetts. There

were flags and handkerchiefs out

of every window in town ; everybody seemed to wish them welcome.

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