The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-23
"oLp VIRGINIA NEVER TIRE"
Meeting of the Sons Of Old Virginia OF An
can Descent


reputation were fastened upon the old
mother Of States, patriots aud Presidents,
meeting assembled in Dallas county,
Texas, composed exclusively Of colorod
men resident in said county, who were
born and reared in the Old Dominion.
Ii was a representative meeting Of the de-
cent and respectable colorcd men oi Dallas
county, who were born and bred i'll Old
Virginia, and every countenancc bore the
expression of inward pain,
On motion OF Robert Madison, Mr.,
Thomas Monroe was chosen to preside, aud
William Jefferson was appointed Secretary.
George Mason, upon request explained
The object of the meeting, which was, as
Nirgnlans, to express their profound shame
and disgust at recent events in their native
State--events conceived and brought about
by a combination of a set Of political
knaves, bummers and otice.seckcfs, who
had shown by their acts willingness to be-
trav and politically murder their mother
if, by so doing they could get Office from
the State of Virginia and the United States
of America.
Therefore Mr.. Patrick Henry arose and
said that while he was more than willing
to join in this lodge of sorrow over his ma
tive State, he would take occasion to warn
his colored brethren against similar iniqu-
ties said to be preparing for this glorious
State of Texas. 'My brethren" said Mr..
Henry, "be not deceived, eternal vigilance
is the price Of liberty. Wolves come daily
among us to begule and to betray. They
smile on us before the elections and then,
when the votes are counted, don't know us
any more till the next election comes
round.
"They talk to us about high taxes, equal
RIGHTS holding nf1pps and all Iut n
nonsense just before each election; but
when the election is over and one cf our
race wants q little crumb as policeman
constable, or Deputy United States Mar
shall, they don't know him. They say he 3
too late-places all filed. Did you ever
hear OF a United States Postmas-
ter, United States Marshal United States
Internal Revenue Collector, or any other
United States officer in Texas appointing -
colored man 10 be deputy in lis depart
ment? Hear, ye. colorcd men,
and answer. Did you ever
hear of such thing? If either
one OF this congregation ever heard of such
thing IN the State Of Texas, call upon
him here, at this moment, to rise up and
say SO, giving his name and the county he
was born in in old Virginia" A long pause
and no response Mr.. Henry Proceeded
Brethren, God made us and lie made the
good purpose. In the first generation He
gave preference to the RED branch of the
family and sent Shem ahead and his sons
with him. After that He seemed to take
pity on the sons of JaphC; and gave them q
mighty reign of prosperity. But while this
as proceeding, one after the other both
races seemed willing to enslaye our branch
of the family, whereby mean the descend
ants Of Ham. From an early day, when
~ IN, tl,.,1 Ia, -, ,,tr A
Asia, the Caucasus and the cold countries
OF North Asia and Europe and our fathers
were passing their lives happily in the
sunny climate of Africa, first the red man
in Asia captured and cnslaved our race
Afterwards when the white man cast aside
his hreech-clout and learned how to sow
and to reap, TO spin and to wea,o, lac sent
over ships with rosin beads and ribbons
and induced our ioreftthers, TO sell their
sons and daughters into slavery, The
white man only did this after the
discovery Of America and the West
India Islands. The ship-owners of Bristol,
Liverpool Falmouth and other ports of old
EnL;a1d, combined with the ship-owners
OF NaNucket, Mauha's Vineyard, Bristol,
NrMp It, Newburyport and other ports in
New England in establishing traffic in
our race between Africa and America
Old teinia, Carolina and Georgia, being
posed this traffic; but old Ensland,and New
England being commercial and pipuS peo-
pie, said: 1T is well, Let us transport
these heather, put them to labor and
ChriSdanise them. 1t will enrich us and
Christianisc them, and this way.
brethren, is the way in which
our race was transplanted into this
country. Very well Those OF us here as
sembpd are descended from ancestors thus
DrOIttTlf iutn nll Nip.yi, 10 II al.
God to send our fathers among a big.hcart-
cd people. The climate or something else
made them kind TO us. Did either of you
ever belong to man or woman in Old Nir-
glna, who was not anxious for you TO 20 to
church-lcarn the great truths OF religion.
and prepare yourself for the life to come?
u either one of you did, stand upsnd name
the man. IS there one among You who is
not proud of being born in Old Virginia and
raised by its people? is either one OF
You ashamed Of being born in
the State Of Washington, Jefferson
Madison, Monroe, Patrick Henry, old
General Daniel Morgan, Light Horse Harry
Lse, Governor Wythe, George Mason, oi
any ofthose great and good men, who made
the name of Old Virginia honorable
throughout the world? II so, rise UP and
explain yourself.
Now, brethren, | see y your approving
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point is that Old Virginia did not enslav,
our fore-iathers, but when they were en-
forced ON her us slaves by Old England ant
New England, the glorious old State that
treated us woll-that is as well as possible
under the circumstances, And now that
we are free in another State shall We s
idly by in silence and see the old STATE
handed over in shame and dishonol
toa conglomeration of the worst clement.
that ever united since light and libert,
dawned upon us? Shall we, the coloreC
sons of Virginia, do this?n
Charles Lee, rising and interrupting Mr.
Patrick Henry, said: mo, sir, we will not
The sons of Virginia, though OF the race o
Ham, and living in Texas, are too jealous o
her honor 70 lend countenance to the recen
amalgamdtion in the old State of our birth
by which hor good name is dishonored he
glory furnished and her homes turned int,
mourning. All we can do is to attest gu
sorrow and TO vow that VIC will guard thi.
the State Of our adoption, against n repeti
ton of the shameful action" Whereipol
the meeting adjourned TO meet again OF
the call Of the President,
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How II Used TO Bc and How II Ia Now,
To the Editor Of the Herald.
In n conversation with nm old and hon