The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-17
The Indignant CelOred Mon and tho
Centennial.

Contrary to announcement and eXpecta-
ton the colored people will place no monu-
ment in the Park as a Centennial memorial.
The African Methodist Episcopal Church,
the only colored organization that has initl-
ated q movement in this direction, proposed
TO erect a monument commemorative OF
Bishop Allen, the founder OF their church.
The reason why this will not be done, as
alleged on the part OF its projectors, Is their
refusal to submit to the requirements OF the
United States Commission that the monu-
ment should be taken down within thirty
DAYS after the conclusion Of the Centennial
Exhibition, claiming the monument should
be a fixture wherever placed. They had
finally concluded to give 1t, as soon as com
pleted, prominent position in the church
ward attached to Bethel church, on Lom-
lard street.
Conversation with leading colored men
demonstrates that there is considerable feel-
ing regarding the treatment OF their race IN
Centennial matters. Rev. James Underdue,
who holds position in the post-omce, said,
i'm response to o question as to Whcther
separate demonstration would be made by
the colored people during the Centennlai
uMy understanding is that the colored pco-
ple have been shalnefully ignored by the
Centennial Commission, particularly in the
appointments. The colorcd people OF the
city feel exceedingly sore on account OF the
treatment their ladies have received in not
having been invited to participate in the
raising of funds for the Women's Depart
ment. With regard to monument i do
not know to whose honor the colored
people could erect statue representa-
tive of them rs q class. They would lend
their cooperation chcerfully towards the
erection OF q memorial to large number OF
how,
might be mentioned President Lincoln, but
Of him it may Justly be said he belonged to
white and black alike. Some may say no
leading colored man has been selected rs the
proper representative for q statue. Very
we'll; that is q very good reason why no
monument should be erected by the colored
people. In spite OF the prescription under
which we have labored we have subscribed
to the Centennial stock, and feel rs deep an
interest in the success Of the exhibition aS
the white people can. No question except
that OF color would warrant the erection oil
n separate monument by our people, and
that matter has been settled. / can rea-
Oily understand that nationalitics which
have found an asylum here, such
as the Jews and others, should make
separate demonstrations, but so far as
we are concerned we consider ourselves
natives-sto the manor BORN 1t is rs much
our home as anybody's." Mr.. Forten and
other representative colored men, in con-
4 versaton, expressed views similar to those
81 held by Mr.. Underdue. Some feeling was
y expressed that various noted colored people
were not invited to seats on the platform.
The arrangements for the Bishop White
monument, under the auspices Of com.
mittee OF gentlemen representing principal
congregations OF this diocese, are still in
embryo, but will doubtless assume tangible
form and substance during the session OF
the Protestant Episcopal Convention OF
Pennsylvania, which meets in this city on
Thursday neXt.-Philadelphia Times.
The Brooklyn health authorities were in
formed day or two ago that body had
remained in q house in that city for seven
years. The fayorite child, aged two years,
of sea captain died in the South, and the
father, placing the body in an air-tight me-
tallic coffin, took it to Brooklyn, and con-
triyed to smuggle it into his house, and it
has remained there. He wishes to move
away, so he confded his secret to physi-
clan that the child might be buried in
Greenwood. .,. siSg
An extraordinary ice bridge was formed
In the Niagara river, below the falls, on
Tuesdsy. Ii extended almost up to the
Horseshoe fall, which Yves never known to
occur before. No one remembers an ice
bridge below the falls SO late in the season.
Several persons have crossed the bridge,
and il is believed that the wonderful struc-
ture will remain intact for two weeks at
least. y ,.... 8
George Washington Gath ID working up
the grave OF James Buchanan, but history
viii smile kindly on ]. d. long after the
worms have pierced the bulging brow OF
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