The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-05-28

But by far the most ludicrous feature
IN the whole procession was
THE WHITE Nr0akRs,
who, with one exception, (and that was
the Chief Engineer Of the Fire De
partment Of Washington) rode in bar
ouches Custom House oDcsss, repre-
sentatives from che Post. Omce Depart
ment, and those Who are looking long
way ahead for m oAkce-individuals
who think themselves - good N bad
Negro If tAsy only behave themselves.
The subservensy Of these creatures
formed . striking contrast TO the manly
Independents Of TIE negro, who felt
within himsslf . s0msthing which he
could not comprehend, but withal an
Undesirable something which made
his form erect, his step firm, and his
whole bearing noble when compared
with the effete and Bringing form Of .
white creature whom he was passing.
There 10 heroism which commands
the respect and admiration Of man.
That self.sacri6cing and disinterested
suffering which moves the hero to lay
his fortune, aye, his life, on the altar Of
principls-that patriotism which knows
no other feeling but that Of his God
and his country, that sets error ut def
ance and triumphs In the RIGHr. This
heroism IL never concealed NOR misun-
derstood, and even he who condemns
it most, In his heart, admires the man
who has the moral courage 70 bid def
ance to popular opinion. But that cow
srdiy audaciousness which plumes it.
self for the moment because it has
power at its back-that is ever ready to
pay obeisance to the "powers that be, !"
no matter whist It's principle, win ever
find itself the despised Of oil dcspisers.
Such were the characters Of those white
menW Man, pardon the misapplica-
ton Of THY term,-or rather creatures
who made themselves conspicuous on
this occasion. 1t was not the negro, it
was not the black man, it was not the
colored man, that they respected; it
was the new born power Of the "ne-
gro" to elevate them to power that COM
manded their apparent respect, and
caused them to lower themselves to the
standard of the blsekman-it was the
VOTE Of the black man and NOT the
black man that was reverenced These
selfsame men are the representatives
Of one of the evils Of our modern civil
izati0n-the DESIRE or PowKR-that
longing to rule with IN iron hand-that
which Is 1t the same time the creator
and offspring Of despotism-the lust
for gold and desire for power. These
men, if / may be permitted to call them
such, wonld pay the same obeisancs to
the wild boar Of Russia, and the pole
cat of our American forests, though he
bespatter them with his excrescence, il
be but possessed the power to elevate
them, rs they did to the negro on the
memorable night the 10th of May, 1870.
They are the remnants of the old skiing
party" concealing the principles Of
monarchy and despotism, under the
cloak of Liberty and Liberalism, prin-
ciples which cost so much american
blood" to silence, though not destroy.
The monster procession terminated in q
MASS MEETING,
in Monument square, where the negroes
numbering several thousand, men, wo-
men and children, were assembled. Ad-
dresses were delivered by black men
and NAsts cssatswes. Some of the latter
were infammatory and nonsensical in
thehighest degree, and i'm some instances
indecent and bordering on the insane
while the former were in keeping with
the education and position Of the speak
ers. The whole affair terminated
peaceably, which was
GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT
to the concoctors of the scheme. Since
the celebration, it has leaked out thai
they expected to eight" their way
through the city, and thereby make 8
good case for an investigating commit
tee, which would wind up with Q mem
orial to Congress-that virtnous body
Of "moral ideas"-to place the State
under military control, and as a finale
construct it a Ia Georgia, but it proved
an abortion, and the day win ever be
remembered by the black negro, rs Z
day Of unalloyed pleasure, while it will
ever remain as dark speck in the mem
cries of the "white niggers" Of the ] oh
Of May.
TRADE MATTERS.
The circumstances BY which you
correspondent has been surrounded re
Gently, has prevented him from giving
any attention to trade matters, but he
is disposed to think that there is moth
irg much astir in that direction.
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