New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-02-26
NJ. w. MARTIN.
From the Jubilee Singers i'm Eng
s:snGs.
MANCUEsTER. Feb. 5. 1874.

MANCHESTER, Feb. 5, 1874.
To he Ediior efae Ee,o Nation i Era and Citizen:
The issue of January 5 9Th is at hand, and
affords lie n,neh ,,leasrs.Ys for its valuable
news, and much rejoicing over the beautiful
and pointed speech of Hon. II. b. Elliott, OF
South Carolina. We are happy to know that
we are so we'll represented, and join with
the throng in congratulating Mr.. Elliott for
the skill and elequence with which he so
successfully overthrow the fallacy of the
demagogues in the House. We are glad that
the people so readily manifested their appre-
citation of Mr.. Elliott's power as debater
and statesman, and hope that he will cause
still greater CONSERVATION in the camps of
the adversary, and convince them thai, intel
ligence and gentility are not confined to
white complexion. With few more such
men as Mr.. Sumner, Mr.. Elliott, Mr.. Pinch
back, and Mr.. Wall, may we not hope for
just laws and equal rights in the United
States? Let us all do what we can to sus-
tain these men in Congress who are so nobly
pleading for humanity, the cause Of justice
and truth. Let us, as with one voice, appeal
daily from our closets, our family affairs, our
churches, and schOol-houses, unto Him who
delivered the Israelites from Egyptian bond
age, and pray Him, to whom our fathers
trusted, to right their wrongs, that He may
give wisdom and strength to the advocates
Of truth in Congress, so they may prevail
against those men who are such slaves to
party prejudice that they will not see the
image of the Creator stamped upon creatures
of darker hue than themselves. The pro-
scription which colored men and women have
to suffer in America is a stigma upon the
country and an outrage upon humanity; it
binders the wheel of progress, and tends to
inculcate in the rising generation false i'm
pressions which must be conducive of evil to
the races, and therefore the Government OF
the United States. And who are they that
are doing this evil? Such men as followed
after JEFF. Davis when he established the
Confederacy. These arch traitors are paying
their gratitude to the Government in Confed-
crate bonds with earnest hope that they will
be able to redeem them. To me it is rather
strange why Republican Congress will not
pass the Civil Rights Rill, when they know
that we are denied the common rights which
the Declaration of independence calls sin.
alienable." We would prefer to have them
come without the passage of the bill, but
since they won't come, let us have the bill
passed Immediately by all means.
! shall pray and trust that when we return
to America we shall not be turned out o
hotels as we were in New Jersey, nor out
the little dirty waiting-room (since it is al
they haye) at Louisville, Kentucky. Ishoult
prefer to remain in England and enjoy m.
manhood and evade the low prejudice which
Americans of my caste are subject to, bu
when remember that have vote, fee
it my duty and privilege to cast it with m.
brethren and fellow-citizens to protect tn
Government and the rights which wicke
men are seeking to overthrow.
I'VE have raised already seven thousan
pounds sterling for Jubilee Hall, and hope
by the 3lst of March, to raise the amount
ten thousand pounds sterling, after who
time we expect to give some benefit concert
| for the singers-one each-and sail from Liy
erpool for home about the 5th Of May. Is
the help of God we have cndeavored to req
resent faithfully our race in the Unite
States, but shall say nothing of how success
full we have been it will tell for itself in tn
future, and I trust very fAvorably for rae
which is trying to rise with many opposition