The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-01
the coLURED FOLKS IN COUNCIL.

Immense Gathering at Zion Church.
Lecture by Colorcd Bishop-On the
Condition nd Treatment Of the Eman
cipated Blncks-Dark Doings OF YAM
kee Omcials and School HIa'ams-A Sig
niGcant Demon stratiOn.
great demonstration of the colored people OFT
last evening Zion church. of West Tenth and
Blocker streets large public meeting was held under
the auspices of the African Frcedmens Commission for
the purpose Of hearing lecture from "he Right Rev
j. j. Clinton Bishop OF the African Methodist Episcopal
Zion church ana President OF the Commission" The
Bishop has been visiting his brethren in the south,
and a great anxiety was manifested to hear
what he had to say about their condition
and wants since the late transition to "swcet
liberty" The hall thoroughly packed, the
benches being mostly monopolized by ''the beautiful
brunettes who often smirked syiy at the
carving gents in the right wing There some
ladies' with stout spectaces thoughtful pale brows
pretty vigorous minds and phan,hropic hearts, we
suppose These white but sat snugly beside The
cOOred brothers, and all happy in the folds OF Zion
Some two Thousand must have been present
At half-past eight the Rev. Mr.. Coleman offered up
prayer His effort powerfully seconded by the faith
full and Professor william Howard Day. the celebrated
orator, acted President, and in few introductory
OF grace end faith introduced the lecturer of
The Right Rev. Bishop Clinton portiI good naturcd
Of dark complexion, with few kinks in his head,
but none in his brain, quantity Of intelligence and
liberal supply OF pleasantly pathos earnestness,
commenced long and really able discourse by auding
to the origin Of the Commission as ske'ched by the clio
quen president and the peculiar urgency OF its demands
upon all friends Of the colorcd people He rcoced that,
like the Egyptians Of DID, his people at Las, released
from the iron heel Of oppression and every man In Anne
who had any heart gave glory to God as the emanci
patton proclamation Of Abraham Lincoln dispecd the
blacks u did not desire freedom ought 70 be
put in lunatic asylum. He had travelled
through the South, had lived there and know
came too slow they applied the heel and ed to the light
Of liberty He addressed ten thousand conrcd men
Gently in Newbern and asked them how they felt about
slavery Every man cried out with voice, THE
man who attempts to Cypress me- he he stakeholder or
Northern man. he had bet er never have been born -
They had taken the bayonet for Uncle Sam but should
never again take hoe for taskmaster In an intel
ectual way he found their condition already bc'crcd
MANY can read, write and do business In Norfolk,
Portsmouth, and other North Carolina towns, there were
many nourshng schools but the rural districts there
masses were very ignorant. Evorywhere the people
thrstcd for education but they cried out for colored
teachers who would go among them and share Their bard
crust and would not stand 80 far of from the patient
as to feel his pulse with cane, as the white
physician does. There was too much of the Yankee
about the teachers and agents who have charge OF the
colorod folks He knew many Of these greedy Yankees
who went down poor and now getting rich while the
negroes are suffering Benevolent people in the North
send down goods and food for gratuiious distribution
but they have pay two dollars and half for pair oil
sorry brogans and so with everything else, Many have
no money and hence barefoocd and bareheadcd and
almost naked, in the Indictment weather. He had seen
starving women and children apply for food; bat the
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| in the ditch He had known persons do government
| work for three years and receive only ten dollars
compensation The appropriations were made, ou, o,nel
| forced upon men who may as we'll play as work FOL
nothing But he repealed with the accusation Of
| general laziness want Of inclination TO work The
fact this matter conducted by the wrong parties
Why, he had folks get high places on account o.
| coming from abolition states; but they abused thel
trust and the colored men prayed God to deliver then
from such nbolitionists He had seen one Yankee CIR
going like an angel Of mercy among the people and
set~.O~ fnonh han hut Mt
majority of those "tcachers' would hear one or two
lessons dismiss school, and then enjoy themselves IL
carriages with the army officers, while the children
were neglected There two schools in Nor
folk taught by colored teachers, and u was
At every examination The reason was the colorcd PEG
pie felt pride IN doing good for their own people and
the others cared for ones interests but their own
Hence, he said, that the coored people OF the Nortl
should send teachers 10 their brethren and twas tins
for them 10 unite among themselves and evoke
spirit OF pride that once aroused will make itself Eel
IN the land The time was gone when colorcd teachc
would receive hundred l@hes Tor teaching A, II, {
and they should improve the ensnse Ne Iouna asron
would walk twenty. Ave mites 10 church In o'he
places they did not know wins, clergyman was an,
he's a mani They had been preached TO from
one text all their life-'servants, obey your masters
Their own preachers should rally 10 their assistance
and teach them more eevatlns gospel Hc wanted
preachers right of He had organized two conferences
and would by May next have twenty thousand cnnrc
IL they were only taught something Already he foun
many mechanics In the cities and towns He dcscrbc
the straits which they put in erecting their hut
at Roanoke and other places and the horrd dcstituto
and suffering from the elements. which, general
| speaking the representatives OF the government
would not ft finger 10 amelioratc. He con
cuded BY urging them not 10 wait at the foot OF the hi
until the white man would drag them up but TO foreg
| the low chickering's which were taught them by the
oppressors and to join in this good enterprise for tn
| benefit of their
Addresses were made by Rev. Mr. Strong and Mr.
Richards who has organized several schools In Ricf
mond Va, and is TO give public lecture in this cit.
The choir gave some very good music, and collsctio
was then taken up for the purpose Of sending mission
aries and teachers present having volunteere
| their services The proceedings continued until Ia
hour, and were quite orderly throughout.
Base Bail at Newark.