Herald of Kansas., 1880-04-30


supporting and independents Mr.
Watson's address was interesting and
was listened to with marked atten-
ton.
Mrs. f. l. Comstock was the next
speaker, She had he ard ofthe suffer
ing among the colored refugees IN
Kansas and she, with her daughter, |
came To X ansas about Z months age, /
and they had been working ealousiy /
to alleviate the wants or the suffering |
"without money and without price.
She did all in her power and was
still dong what she could 10 raise |
money to help tie poor and needy
who came 10 Kansas. Her friends
were doing all they could, and she
vonld continue to work. Mrs Com
stock here reclted the incidents con-
nected with her trip to Nebraska;
| she had met the Governor and Attor-
new General of that State, who as
sured her that they would do all III
their power to aid the refugees who
came to that State seeking homes. In
speaking of buying provisions ana
clothing, Mrs ComStock said she de-
sired lhe Board should patroniZe col
ored men where ii was possible TO 40
so, Wanted to see stores opened by
Icolored men, and wanted the Board
to patroniZe them even If they had TO
nav more for goods than elsewhere
She wanted TO SEQ the cOiored people
united and " ork for mutual lm-
provement,
Mrs Havilland spoke next and con-
E Cured in all that had been said by
Mrs Comstock, and gave many Of
her personal observations Of "dose
= agonizing cruel slavery days.. Take
it altogether, her address was inter
esting and elected considerable ap-
plause,
Brown NJ John Colonel then arose
| and almost Bwore be would not de-
tain the audience with lengthy
speech He wanted everybody to for
get the past lie probably refers to
his Mississippi record Editor. lie
= was going TO watch the present.
Brown John then referred to the
. Southern whites as being lazy set
. of villains. Said when he saw a
W hite Southerner he always looked
at the size OF the heel of his boot
: which furnished him (Brown) an
idea of the amount OF brain the South
ePner poss essed. Brown Johnny
: then wandered off in wild haran5ue
o of abuse Of preachers, THE HERALD,
and in fact everything and everybody
except the Board and its admirers.
. He accused DR.. SPRINGFIELD of coming
G to him and saying that he (Stringfleld)
IL desired to doctor the poor refugees,
q and also wanted TO run .or Congress.
He then recited that ott-repeated tale
of giving S. toward helping the exc
Il dus movement, and referred TO his
1t farm and cattle, end said he was will.
I inp 10 sell the same TO help the refu-
- gees. Said that after he was left alone
in this 'fcold aud cheerless world" ht
II became @ member of the Refugee
sr Board and would, after blowing hare
d all day, walked three miles on foot.
= 10 attend the meetings of the Board
F. lie ripped, he reared and roared,
n And blowed, and blowed and bloWet
a About what he termed impertincn
= questions asked by THE HERALl
last week, and attempted . reply
~ which was as clear al explanation o
le thc internal workings OF the Board q
lie the average Kansas mud. no her
or placed his hand over the spot wher
- his heart ought to be be. and said h
thought there was something wrOnl
al and that some white man was in ca
r. hoot with the publishers Of TIL
adj paper He could with more truth
of funess have placed his hand OH hi
mug and exclaim something So
io here, and | declare myself to be tn
ot biggest liar on Gods footstool. II
on SAID his friends in Washington tol
,ot him that he must be ali impOTtar
man in Kansas that so TaUch spac
"a was devoted 10 him by this paper
ne and that he was beginning To thin
ere he was somebody. lie said Tie ueve
nd not even hardly ever, "chawcd, dram
or smoked lie would OCCASIONAL
- glance at the copy OF THE HERAL
1T that was lying on the table near hi
pie and finally polluted he sarae |
TO placing his dishonest hands upon III
49,, paper. He wanted 10 know how v
knew there was $4,000 worth
OIL Gods sent from Fagland far the :
fugees, aud eide-tracked from Il
ew subject under discussion and abus
,, every man who he'd the aIdacity
70 say a word about the Board ar
VT himself. lie then spoke OF the III
'nr slseippi riots aud bis personal 9
inc counters with " bite Leagners. s.
- he refused 10 sign q paper one nig
when - armed men came 10 Iii
1a' Told them he could not tell liz, 4
lad would die before be would sign a
me paper Said his manly talk mel |
re- the hearts OF two of the rebels, "
threw their arms around bis poIlnI