Smyrna times., 1867-02-06


pEoDl mDKAL ~ IMPROVEMENT OF THE CoLoREp
MoraI I, me UelaWarc Association for the
Eolored People, Whose address W. 1li
iasC Weetl have gone to work in earna.t a
meeting was held in Dover on Fridsv ever;na "a
th" tIS' tn 'he coIosed peoples church We take
'"e proceedings from the Dai2v Commercial :.
.on Samuel sI NJ. Harrington, Esq, Of WHINING.
toh' called the meeting to order AGar ,,,,'.e ON
PToprate prayer by Rev. Henry Sr,,on ." .Io a.
non Nathaniel b. Smthers, of De- rn, r,io
| 1Ppolnted Chairman, and John A. Stavenson
Esq, Secretary a. "'e'ehSoh'
W. VT .9MltherS, upon taking the chair mada
JrolD oat eioquent and comprehensive adj
bonn. ooaleD attcr thanking the meeting for the
no"o[ conferred, he said, that when oetad ~
preside, the meeting was to hav, bno" seu III ~
T tic CoHrt House, but for some rnasonS tb',
If 49, u iipuSe had been denied He was pI1j
I'll f.1. nc &c would rather begin this work whnra
=, lllCe llCe ~ speak and act, and where II w.
10 be carried out The coloreJ nnn,o l0!I II ,' was
%SSuhe their responsibility. Tbei,. grntlan'np @
~ WnDil '1ree organlzations-the Asso.iat;on
u, tI-' -i.i ylihu-that of Delaware, and stron,,or
S;t'.l S;,"i the Government of the Irn;foJ
,r~J r,,o Il W" era has dawned upon the coI.
-,n.n - 9u aIe no longer MiitgS but men
n r,Ia,, i'' u'ieS 10 perform and are destined
mi, q. History a bn l
,,.,'.', 'eu ''dIeS as creatures of CoJ onnol
m 'ii'"S men, WHO have right to L,. ,du,.'t,,'i
nu eic'at'Q and - take thu! po>it;on ,.'',,u =; Z
.;, - "oIalty ana ftEeSS may Justify Y,mr
~ 'ioE u'l'"hdH upon Yourselves. You worL c
!, !ou[ own destiny. Go t. work far vomrN O
-i}c'i 81 Lou VIII be protected Learn to res5 G
~ ~ educate the heart as well as the head thar
= a. ma! pe prepared for any position to which I
t!1 oTQer CT Providence you may assigned !;
i tS-riie3 S,,,' were also made by Capt McDou.
ron,. 'IGLi;n'rHdent OF Schools in Maryland, 90
~ gen. gregory, Of the Fr.edlneu's In, Vc
du' - VI Harrington and others Mr. KIM. n M
SIIu II proposed to night to in,r,,r "
u Tue nrHt cn'prrl school in Doyrr 4 r'7,a. Ji
o'Ht lrlrlcr--a graduate Of the ColorrI In. SUI
'"t' "f fhIIddelphla, was now reaJy to conn.
I' at once ami a~ it appeared that arr,,,,,'. u
LUZ LUZ i'' N'liltlrh " progressed, the srbo,l Ia
1'u !, 'F opened ~ Monday, February i'm : Sto
= vs. aHA"uhtcd that eighty scholar, wrra NJ
= '9 ~ 'HIer al once. 1t was found that tLr
,DI i''' ''tN "uHt by the colorcd peonL. an
NJ. ''' - enough 50 that arrange. Co.
~ we're - @i.ce cOncludcl to buiId ,l H..
S'4f' ""uSe fifty feet by twentv.tnnr v,;,L '|I
me cupoia, and bill tor th, r..','; b..
'''ADGI was at once made out and b,pi.j ron
'cH' LreSory, Of the Freedmen R,,r,
WIZ forward it immediately ,'7
Att4P.a
t''h, leIGitice t. the denial of the use of NOT
'Ni' lI"uIe, It Is fair to state thar Va r,,I
'IA "i IN" Levy Court prohibits ! f.i ,J,'
: 80 IoI any except political meetings A. tech
""9 , "oC one OF that character, it of conr.a nan
y GPt be had. The only lust com,jaiHt Of OK !
:; nom The manifest want Of canJor n ,,l. con,
iin5 II at once, and in assembling IN i,ro, mo'
ed people. 'nc entrance Otthe
'ner'l "a. Ur.gory and the officers of h. o..q -,
,uyb' ,TgIr RESPECTS TO His Excelency Govern - u
auiSDury, y. and were well received I'm Tba on
iite expression Of their views and ~ cons
Iually frank interview. ''"' anu an the
b$equently, Mr. Kimbor whic
M ui. harrington, as one of the Evoanein'' dice
iilllTe OF the Association. had an u.lEe That
ii pleasant coly,rs1t;o a mai an extend been
They read the ajIroI. y. 'tI ~ Cne Uov- ing Il
HI eApaIue fully their purposes IIIa and IL" clearl
'""' lIe movement was moral and he. P5l'u Pn'J
~ dnI not political one. The Gov taiI.u
= ~ reply, stated that he wa, in fvor ~ ;;iAe1 :;
I".io ol the coored people. ifit wora ne, me
fopcl{ that he differed as to their ca @ nidI, 10 10
'oi ~ Out was not unwilling tLat 10 aLu u
nIcht should be tried that he wa,'IJ | .ne corPor
nlI" no obstacle in the way. but ,', no' II q Can a
,tec:ion, and prevent a GAteht OF le ing hil
oroJ ,' - 20 lhlrInge upon the rights of mad;o,
people and that he was iH f3vor oa,;
~ tax upon the colored neonIa ~ t oonSiSt
Inelr own schools P00Pi0 70 SIfonge