New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-03-13
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afforded By one Of The old-time Sitting" psi
ties for the benefit Of ,.ose averse to danc
ing. in which the guests are mostly entel
tanned by the "hash-wrestling-m match" tina
occurs Mt the unreasonable hour Of midnight
IL refreshing.
Bat lack Of space and time, world max
a desperate attempt to describe the drcsse
os our delicate damsels, who looked as Lowell
as bevy Of fairies, and kept one 10 continue
dread lest he rub against them and break thu
spell which bound them to thi, mundane
sphere. (AhemD
The supper was excellent, also the addres,
Of welcome by the President, L. H. Gibson
Aes'rs. Munroc, Hayes, Porter, Buckner
Jones, and others INDUCED in speeches. The
subscriber performed wonderful achieve.
ment in his efforts 70 demonstrate the large
amount small goat will button over. A
poem hyT. P. Vansant deserves commenda.
ton as fair specimen Of rhyme, but more
particularly for the agreeable and graceful
manner Ia which local hits aud pleasantries
were INDUCED In.
LLbEh "aLLAGE 5hELION,
OF whom wrote you short time ago, has
resigned the pastorate of Zion Baptist church.
For several years there has been two factions
In the church, each determined to "rule or
ruin" the other, and, like Kilkenny cats,
they have several times nearly succeeded.
They do not seem to comprehend show good
Tor brethren to dwell together in harmony"
and between them Zion church, like Bob
liarlan's parrot, has had ga hell Of a t:rue.n
About twelve thousand dollars are still due
On the church property, and it is almost i'm.
possible to make collections while one party
charges the other with fraud and embezz!e-
ment, and the other retorts with similar com.
terms. The Elder proposes to
get out Of the way that they may effect a
AS the leading pioneer Ia the Baptist anti
slavery movements Of thirty or forty years
ago, one who wouldnot abate one lot or title
in his opposition to the peculiar institution,
standing alone In his refusal to permit any
one to oGiciate in his church who would in
any manner excuse or palliate slavery or
or shareholders, who Travelled extensively
and labored arduously, establishing Baptist
organizations pledged never to affiliate
with any sympathizer with slavery, earn
ing his bread and supporting his family
by the swea. Of his brow, paying
his own expenses Of travel and susie.
nance, making his house a way station for
The underground railroad and his church dur.
ing the war headquarters for freedmen,
supplying them with food, clothing shelter,
and ia many cases obtaining work for them,
Elder Shelton deserves we'll Of his people.
Several years ago a movement was put on
foot by the Convention Of Anti-Slavery Bap-
lists, which met in New York, to secure
homestead for him, but the plan required that
be should reliuguish his charge here, and,
as 1t was in very straitensd circumstances,
and laboring under heavy burden Of debt,
be declined the offer. Since then circum-
stances have changed, and On Wednesday
evening called public meeting was largely
attended and 81 200 contributed as nucleus
for the fund. Rev. J. II. Magee Is presi-
dent and Peter u. Clark secretary Of the
having the matter in charge. If
the devotion Of long aud faithful life to the
service Of his people deserves it, Elder Shell
ton should be we'll rewarded, and earnestly
trust the committee may he sufficiently sue
cessful to enable the old man to spend his
days in quiet and comfort.
Under the fourteenth amendment
AN ISSUE
Is being made before the United States Dis.
trIct Court for this District on the right of
colored children to be admitted In white
schools.
1t seems that 10 one Of the townships of
Clemont county only one colored family
lives, and, as there are but two or three chill
dren in it, no school is provided. Mr.. Henry
Graham, father Of the children, sent them to
the white school, from which they were cx-
PEELED. He then wrote to the State School
Commissioner, who informed him schools
must be provided or his children should be
admitted to the one already established, and
that be should enter suit as above and COM
pei it.. Acting under this advice Mr.. Ora
ham brought suit against trustees and
teacher, and it will be decided in two weeks.
The defense claim that their duty is per-
formed IL paying for the children's tuition In
another township, and that it is no greater
to the one school.house than the
other, only the colored school is reached by
going "across lots" ] apprehend we may
judge from this case the prospect in this State
for mixed schools.
The Taft school bill pending in our Legis.
lature was taken up by the Senate yesterday,
which went into committee Of the whole and
adjourned. Ny impression Is that the mat
ter will 60 over for submission to
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
am sorry that among the many candi-
dates named throughout the State lot
single colored man is mentioned. 1t is time
we awake from lethargy and secure repre-.
sentatou In that body in the person of some
able and prominent man to look after Our
interests. There are several localities from
which cologed delegates could be elected.
HYMENIAL.
Since my last the rage for marrying has
assumed the form Of an epidemic, and we'd
dings are taking place at the rate Of two or