The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-18
RECEPTION 10 Co1oRED MRMBRRs OF

| "a Sob6o sAoSti1S Was uciu III oHtCimOCt
last night in honot tof the 1oloHd Re
publican mefhbers lohG ongresS under
the AhspicessHof :hsMarylahda 4 U nlpr
Republican Association. in the ,AfrioAr
Methodist Episcopal Church Oh Sssa
toga street. .--.Ehe church was ofo Hded
with colored men and women, the gal
leries and aisles being filled. The fol
lowing oolored members of Congress
were present: J. q. Rainey, A. J
Ransier and r. II. Cain, of South Ca
tolina; J. r. Lynch, of Mississippi,
and 2. B. s. Pinchback. of Louisiana.
A. j. Ransier, of South Carolina, on
being introduced, said his experience
OF Baltimore was not very pleasant.
-Four years ago, hc. with Mr.. Gard 20.
State Treasurer, put up at the Eutaw
House, when they were asked if they
were colored men. They replied that
they were not making any special
effort to pass for anything else. At
the landlords request they left he
did not hold Baltimore responsible for
that. They have made great stride,
since then, when Governor Geary was
presiding over the National League.
Notwithstanding the otlium sought to
be cast upon the colored race, they
have worked up in manner creditable
to any people. The negroes frat
showed their courage in the Florida
war. But it took the great war of the
Un;on 30 awaken the American people
to sense OF duty to these people.
But with emancipation and political
rights they do not enjoy practical free
dom. A, long as .hey will give their
votes to men who will vote against
civil rights. and say they do not want
it., they will never get it. The Re-
publican party will be responsible to
the country il they do not get civil
rights. They will recognize first. the
Justice; and, next, the expediency of
having it.
j. II. Rsiney. of South Carolina,
was introduced as the first colored man
elected to Congress. He said the CO.
lored people had been most singulsrIy
situated within the United States. If
they went back to history, they oan
point with pride to the great men who
we're black men. Hannibal was u
warrior in the days of the Gao .ars, aud
whose military abilities was appreci-
ated by the Soipios. Tie white men
OF our day say Hannibal was u white
man, if he did live in Africa 1t wes
hard for the white man to beIievs that
any good can come out of the negro.
The white men claim all the warriors,
artists, poets and apostles were white
men; but it il said that many of them
and the old Christians were of negro
blood. What would tend to give q
white man respect does not count in
regard to o negro. White men will
say OF negro. not that he is educated.
but that he is intelligent; and if q
negro behaves like gentleman. they
will say he is a very civil fellow.
They will give him no credit for good
breeding. If he fights bravely, they
say he fought brutally. In the days
of the C,e,ars. they fought like brntes,
too. The oolored people of the South
patiently waited their deliveranee.
The colored people have many advan.
tages in this State. for. which they are
indebted, not to the State. but to the
United States. A great part of'the
talk about the Southern States is un-
true. They have made some mis-
takes; and what people have not made
some errors? They have put in posi-
ton unworthy men. who have besn
aided by white men in order to brlug
reproach upon the negro. Tue CO.
lored people in this country have u
great future. Their children can be
educated. Physically, they are weak
but politically, they Gun achieve great
things. Never was a people so much
aroused us the negroes III this country
upon the subject Of education. It Will
elevate the colored mau as it has ele
waited the white mau. He would say
that he had never, in all his travels,
been in such q stately editicH owned b,
colored men (alludiug to the Bethel
Church); never had he seen such nu
organ. Cannot white men see tina,
negroes are endeavoring to acquire
| taste. refinement, culture, education
aud wealth? Let them get wealth,
and sec if the white men will NOT say
that tax payer i. entitled to repre-
sentation.
r. II. Caiu, of South Clrolinn, for
merly prominent minister Of the
African NJ. e. Church, was the next
speaker. He said it was Six or eigh,
years ago since be was in this temple
with the distinguished Vice Preslden
Of the United States, and addressat
the people Oh subject dear to ever,
heart. The tocsin of war had beer
sounded. and white and black mer
were rallying to the fgLN Thel
Judge Bond, Henry Wilson and other.