New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-02-26
E'fsc .sssE;izce Singers.

The fourth performance of the eX-slaye stu
dents was given last evening at the Free trade
Hall, which was crowded. Mr.. Jacob Bright
who was announced to take the chair, sent
an apology which was read to the meeting,
and in which he said that the disappointment
at not being able to fulfil his promise was
very great, as he was net only anxious to
hear the jubilee singers but also to show his
sympathy with the cause they had in view,
but the political crisis necesstated his pres
ence that evening at meeting at the Memo
rial Hall. Mr.. Il. Johnson, who took the
chair, then introduced the singers, who gave
varied exposition Of the slave songs of the
Southern States. Of their first performance
here The chanting Of the Lords Prayer
was again wonderfully impressive and this
showed the voices of the Juibee Singers to
the greatest advantage. Two or three songs
were introduced that were not done at the
first concert. among others one called Wrest-
ling Jacob Ia the course of the second
part Mr.. Jacob Bright, accompanied by Mrs
Bright, made his appearance on the platform,
and was very heartily received. Out of COM
plment to him, on taking his seat, the singers
repeated two verses f"Wrcstling Jacob" to
which some Of the audience, with total alb
ficancc, and cndcavoured to get up demon
stration. The cheers, however which greeetd
Wrestling Jacob, Jacob
| will not let thee go.
were freely mingled with marks Of disappro-
baton, and it is that it is not possible for a
candidate for Parliamentary honors to attend
non~political meeting withouta political
demon stration being attempted. At the
close Mr.. Johnson moved a vote of
thinks to Mr.. Bright. which was seconded by
| Mr.. L. J. Broadficld, who said he felt perfect
| ly sure that had Mr.. Bright known that his
presence there would have been misconstrued
he would have stayed away. In supporting
the resolution, Mir. &. Il. Dranscombe was
much applaudcd on his alluson to "his fellow
citizens" (the Jubilee Singers, and he felt
| proud that Manchester had received them so
WARMLY. Bransccmbe is United Staes Con-
sui at Manchester. Mr.. Drightd duly acknowl-
lodged the compliment, and in return-On
behalf of the audience-thanked the Jubilee
Singers for their entertainment. Mr.. Holmes
one of the singers responded in very hap
PLY chosen words, which were fre quently and
heartily applauded, especially when he said
that the Jubilee Singers had made more money
in Manchester than in any other city or town
in either England or the United States. Mr..
|. Pc Dickerson. another OF the singers also
responded, and in q humorous vein thanked
Manchester people for what they had done
for the Fisk University, and assured them
that if anyone wanted to help them more than
they had already done the authorities Of the
Fisk University would be ready to receiveAny
odd ,000i donations that might be about.
We learn from statement in the pro-
gramme that the 6 ,0J0L that the campaign was
opened for is now obtained but having made
arrangements for the next two months, in
anticipation of not doing so well as they have
done, they purpose finishing their tour to pro-
vide funds for heating and lighting apparatus,
school furniture, fencing, &c. for the grounds,
and that at the close of the campaign on the
3lst March they will make farewell visit to
some of the principal towns, to give the sing
ers benefit concert in each, to enable tn en-
to pursue their studies and pay the remaining
expenses of their tour, including the cost Of
returning to Nashville, United States, in May.
-Aancaester (Eag.) Courier.
THE JUBILEE SINGERs.-Ths talented
and now well-known company of ex-slave
students from Fisk University. limited States