The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-02-24
For the Telegraph.
Uncle Eddie again.

Having attended the Asbury Church
last Monday evening to listen to man
of color-Randall-o the rise and pro-
gress of the African race Said Randall
not appearing, Rev. Mr.. Blackburn was
called to fill his place After reading
sketch on the subject, setting forth, among
other things, that the Africans were the
first-at Damascus-to become Jesus dis
ciplcs.
When he had taken his seat, Esq. K. Of
Bristol was called out to take the floor
his politics differing from those of the
greatest part of the Adience, and he
being the mouthpiece for his party in
general.
The exceptions shall take will not
reflect on him personally direct or indi-
rector as christian and neighbor l
respeet, the man and call him my brother
and friend-for in that light he exhorted
us to clothe and feed the race and do all
we could for their improvement, and said
he had done so, and still would aid on.
So my small artillery will be aimed at
the party leaders-for he spoke their
feelings exactly. Against those leaders
claim special right to do as Gen.
Jackson said about Commodore Decatur
when they brought the talk of Decatur
q n w IN n
had done so much for his country as
Com. Decatur, had right to say what ne
pleased. Now my right is not SO great as
Deatur's, for I am only son OF a Revola-
tionary soldier-saw my brother bleed
by the war of 1921 was forbidden to
take the field having seen but IL summers
-bui I raised up son who volunteered
3 wears at the loss of one half of his life,
in long marches through southern swamps
to nut down a rebellion not equaled In
tbeannals of time. I bid him in God shame
90 and said to him, be sure not to be shot
in the back. And now living on borrow
ed time, I think | have established my
right to speak forth and give my opinion
as one of Jobs comforters said. The
speaker said-after giving the origin OF
the negro as he called him-that his
progress was like the birds nest-now as
it were 5000 years ago-that there were
five races naming them-and the African
was the lowest of thu five, with his
wooden hair, made for tropical climate
to protect him from the overwhelming
heat of the sun, seemed to saw in science
that it would be uphill business to make
any mprovement-they were doomed tol
ignorance, they could never reach science;
also that they were cannibals, and an aw-
full degraded race. The evening being
far spent when he got through, not time
to reply and some asking my opinion, |
thought I would do as the old baptist
preacher did, when the young preacher
when through with his sermon whispered !
in his ear and asked him how he liked
the sermon, who said to the congregation
be thought he would tell them how he
liked the sermon. 1t pleased the ear
bat there was no Christ in it. l thought |
| would tell the readers ofthe TELEGRAPH |
how liked it and what thought Of it, |
Like the young preachers sermon, it
pleased the ear of two or three out OF
three score-for they cheered heartily.
But I could,see nor hear any hope for the
poor black man in it. thought while
he was speaking: What pity he and the
leaders could not be served as Peter was
when the sheet was let down with differ