The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-20
[EsDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20 ls71
AnseFestang Facts about the g sgosor
ssuestfon" " in the Sons or Temner.
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Dr. Psterfeld Trent, o p. a. W. p. os the
sons OF Temperance in this State. OF, haar ,. :.
lng vi tne action OF the National Division
On Tue cosor question, wrote at once To the .
non. Moa. q. DIR N. stearns, of New. York, q Past
Mo1 Worthy Patriarch Of the Order -, to
Know exactly what had been done :. I Az ~
stearns Is an upright Christian gentlemen ~,
ana Conservative citizsn. He writes aa
follows: sses ~
81 feel as you do about the action al
Boston: lG was q political trick, not fnlIy
nndeI stood nor discussed. 1t settles no.
tn'ng,. repeals nothing. The National nj.
VISION cannot organize colored Divisions
south. That matter Is still in the hands 'oS
each gGraud Division. The spfrit nf tba
action Is worse tbln the letter. Rrothar
Armstrong and myself fought them bard
Hodges voted with us because he sau r.
prevented them from organizing colorefj
Divisions. told them they had DESTROYED
the order of Sons of Temperance, In the
south at least, and got nothing in return.
feel sad that this noble Order should be
useu as Q Football by such men as tHon.'
=, theV., -, and -, the leading
spirits in putting 1t through. I hope tie
south Will do nothing hastily. Another
year will bring different state of thinos.
Meanwhile the Temple OF Honor will come
up. 1t has 8. beautiful ritual, and is adapt-
ed to do much good. hope it will extend
all throughout the South"
In connection with the above letter the
following report or what transpired in the
National Division will be found interesting.
"The great, exciting question of the ses-
sion was the one relating to color. It came
in variety of shades. . = .~~.~S
Massachusetts sent scolored' man in
the shape Of their g. W. Associate. VIM.
Wells Brown, who was admitted without
discussion. -
And the colored representative was sent
from the new Grand Division, of Mary.
land, composed entirely of 'colored peo.
ple,' who was admitted after considerable
discussion and duly initiated.
The committee on the III. W. Patriarchs
report presented basis Of settlement of
the entire question which gave the officers
of the National Division power to organize
Grand Divisions in other, States, whose
representatives should have full and euual
rights upon the floor of the National Dlyi-
sion but the following amendment was of.
fered as a substitute, and. after q long dis.
cussion, declared adapted, namely
Whereas, In the Order of Sons of Tenn
perance under the jurisdiction of this Ma
tional Division, we know no distinction on
account Of race, color, or former condition,
but all are alike equal before the law !:
Therefore,
g Resolred, That in our future action we
do not deem it eXpedient to organize sep
arate divisions in the same territory on ac-
count of any Of the aboVe-named distinc-
tions."
GA demand that this should be divided
on the ground that they were two separate
and distinct propositions was refused.
when a number of delegates voted 'yes'
to the preamble, and mo , to the resolu-
ton. The M. W. Patriarch directed their
votes to be recorded in the negative,
whereupon protest was presented and
ordered to be placed upon the records"
Stearns, Armstrong, and others, then
filed protest against the decision of the
NJ. W. P, which also was entered on the
minutes. s.