National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-12-09
HELP FOR THE REFUGEES.
The Mass Meeting at Bethel Hal
Last Evening.
Marshal Douglass Writes Letter and Char
actcrizes the Exodus as Ill Advised
Contributions of Money Received
Mrs. Hayes Interested In the
Sulyerers-The EmIRrants
to be Started, &c,
Asking AID for the Emigrants.


mass.mccling. In the interest of the emigrants
now quartered at st Pauls A. NJ. l.. church. was
held last night in Union Bethel Hall, NJ, between
Sixteenth aud seventeenth streets. There was an
ovcriowing attendance. and most enthusiastic
meeting was hold. Captain o. s. Il. Wall called
The meeting to order and requested Rev, W; ].
| the meeting was to be held under the auspices Of
the Emigrant Aid Society that they were present
OF opinion or heated discussion. lie hoped that
they would be of one mind. namely, TO raise money
to help along to their destination those enigrants
now sojourning in our city
Mr.. J. NJ Adams was requested to act as secrc-
lary. Governor Cleavcs, chairman OF tho commit
tee on concert reported that the object OF the COM
miitee had been accomplished so far as arranging
for grand concert the night OF the 18th ct the
Conversational church. They had secured tho
Union Bethel schools and the Nineeeuth.street
Baptist and shiloh Baptist churches. DR.. Purvis
chairman OF the committee on lecture, reported
that he had written to Mr.. Ingersoll. aud thought
that he would speak during the holidays. Rev
MIR. Warning, chairman of the committee on white
had learned collections Ind been taken up Mt tho
Metropolitan 1928, Congregational $50. his own
church go the Engrant Relief club. sixth Audi.
| lsjL Dr. Browac, chairman of the com
mitee to wait upon the District Com.
miSsioners reported progress and thought he would
| have his committee ready To walt upon the Com.
| missioners to-day. Dir. x. H. Cain, chairman ofthe
committee on transportation, reported that they
had asccrained that no provisions had as yet been
| made by which they could secure transportation
less than 50 per capita for adults lie had hoped
to gct reduced rates. They would know to-day
whether they could get reduction In the trans.
portation or whether they could make any other
| special arrangements
Cook, which stated that he wished 10 be considered
one Of the 200 who will subscribe s. each to help
the emigrants on their journey. Mr.. Holland also
| read letter from
HON. FRED DOUGLASS,
incloslng contribution S. The letter said:
In response to your respected invitation to be
present and speak this evening at the meeting
| called 10 raise funds IN aid OF the cnlored emf
grants now in our city. beg to state that while
have in no way encouraged the ill-advised and i'll.
arranged exodus of colorcd people from the South,
estly stated my objections to It IN the most public
way at my command, yet certainly agree with
no effort Omitted to raise the means 0ss a
to help the 80 hungry and peuniless emigrants now
III our city on their way to some point where homes
can be procured for them, and where they can. by
their own labor supply their own necessities. Atthe
| same time cannot but repeat the opinion already
often expressed, that all organized effort a, tho
| North designed TO prompt and promote
further stampedes OF this sort should be dis
continued; These poor people should not
be deluded and nllurcd from their homes. espe-
cally at this season of the year, by promises ex.
pressed or implied, Of pccuniary aid. / see no
wisdom but much folly no good, but much evil,
In bringing to this city multitudes of these people
under the impression that when they reach here
money will be raised and furnished them TO pay
their travelling EXPENSES to the North or to the
|
and thousands everywhere ready to ride on
railways and to visit distant cities If assured
IN advance that their railroad fares will be pro-
vided for them But this is not the time for argu-
ment. These people are amongst us. They are
hungry, destitute. ragged and pennies, aud on the
means they should be helped and helped imme.
diately. This much would gladly say Of your
meeting this evening II the condition of my health
would permit me 10 be present"
A great deal of discussion followed upon the lie,
ter, which caused considerable excitement among
the many debaerS.
During heated discussion upon the general ques
ton Of tho cause OF the emigration, its effects how
! TO raise money, &c. Mr.. W. r. Laws wanted 10 know
why they did not send their educated sons to the
South TO teach and instruct these people in business
pursuits-why they did not organize a society and
raise money and Keep them there without being a
the expense OF the people, instead of encouraging
them 10 leave their homes and come here to consnm,
the money OF this community. lie was sorry fol
these people. He hoped that a, they had beer
might play the part of the Chinese of California
and saddle themselves upon the neck Of the com
that we Will stay here until you put us where yoI
promised
Mn. Monroe matron of the Executive Mansion
stated that
was thoroughly interested in the cause, and has
her kitchen in operation making bread, cook
Wall stated that the Emigrsnt Aid societ,
would commence to-day 10 send forward
the cmigrans and continue TO do so a
been sentt their destination. Rev. Mr.. Cr,immel
stated that up 10 Sunday night s2i2.55 had beer
collected at st. Paul's A. M. 4. church. collec
ton was taken up aud about $50 was realized.
w. G. Chase moved that u committee of three b,
3 appointed TO take charge of the money but the mo
tion was lost. The meeting was then adjourned.
The following persons are appointed 10 TAX,
charge of the sale of tickets for the concert on Fri
day night in the Departments in which they or,
employed: State Department, J. L. Johnson
= War ". G.. Costin: Navy. ]. A. Smith; Treasury
W. s. Fearing: Postoflice, W. t. Matthews; In
terror II. C. Baker, Agricultural, - Shppn
| Pension ONCE Joseph Jackson; Commissary den
erals, - Piniou; Sixth Auditors, Rev. William
Wnrlng; Second Auditors, Rev. J. II. Nichol,
y City Post. T. C. Barbados. District Government
d. Warner Government Printing. j. +. Jone,
Surgeon Generals, DR. II. Il. King: Bureau Q
: Statistics $. Murray; Winders Building. Rev. j.
Green; Department OF Justice, Il. II. Wrigh
Capitol, William Hill; and Public Schools, G. +, !
, Cook.
SMOKE GOldstein's La Coquette' Havana cigar
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