, 1874-01-02
JOHN JONES ON THE COLORED RACE

Last evening John Jones, County Colnmls-
sioner, delivered q lecture before the United
Fellows, 4 workingnens association, in the hall
at the corner Of Van Buren and Clark streets,
in which lie gavo the history of the colorod race
in Aneaica, from the day Of their frs. landing
hero, and describing tho patriotic part thoy had
taken in the Revolutionary and other wars.
He concluded his interesting remarks US
follows:
will now nttcnapt to show that we have made rs
good record since our emancipation as any other
eass Of citizens IN thts country We haze made our our
Legislative balls Of both State 2:d natior Our people
ere be in all the relations Of life. in spite of
the preiu,ces If tue country. which, thank God.
when the colored men Of the South Will be the cotton
lords aud bankers Of that favored section Of the
try. We making pid strides in acquiring educa
tion and wealth. Our children are going to achool
Wc buying reel estate md paying Tor 1t, both
North aud South, and these, my friends, constitute
TO succeed is to bc in tho right place d. tho right
time. Let III initiate Oskes Anles in one respect only.
that Is ct put things where they will do the most
good. We started ont eleven years ago with nothing
Tut our hands, and with the bteces: prc}udices tue
world ever knew asainst US. The land Of every ran
seemed 10 oppose us, aud VIC had scarcely s,icien.
.: 1ils i;s. But T with if'' III these weights and
black man ha. sprung q lis own frso vii and
determination, in spite Of Church and State from tho
position Of snver and its consequences, to the lar
the pulpit, the lectureroon tbs professorBhlp tho
degrees Of II. D. aud D, D., and to the bar Of tho
Surrcne Court of the U1i,ed States. His eloqucncs
ecctries thousands Of listeners his pen 1ustructs the
million his merchandise travels ovc- and land
his property is reehoned By 1nions big strong arm
uplolda tho American Government; his patriotism
Cannot be made to blush for there is black treason
Ali that We ask Is to lie paid the regular market
price for our work. I thank God TINS there
Communists among us, demanding other peoples
la.or and blood. We work for Ill we get, and do not
propose quarrel with our neighbors because they
may have more tlian re have.
We must also have our civil rights they must no.
he withheld from any Iouger they are essential 70
our complete freedom, md will here and now say
tat the Republican party. to which we attached,
cannot pass Mr. Summers Civil Rights hill while that
party Is In the majority, We as cnored ner must call
III question tlcir sincerity and friendship towards U.s.
We demanding what ia known as social rights.
These social relations lie entirely outside the domain
Of legislation aad politics. They simply matters
OF taste, and thus leave them.
Gentlemen, congratulate You upon the success
Of this organization. Association is ono Of tue first
laws Of the Human Constitution. Union ts strength.
and division weakness. would advise our young
zen to form military company and prepare them
selves defend the principles OF this Government.
reed be, with their lres. The tine will come asain
when our Government will waut MI Of her sons to do
fend her il maintaining Ter principles.