The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-13
fairfield Oh Race QUESTION:
HE RECEIVES A COLORED DELEGATION FRI
ALABAMA WHO SEEK BENEFITS FOR THE


HE RECEIVES A C0LORED DELEGATION FROM
ALABAMA WHO SEEK BENEFITS FOR THEIR
PEOPLE.
CLEVELAND, O., January IA de'ega-
ton Of Alabama colored Republicans ar
rived in Cleveland to-day for the purpose
OF paying their respects TO General Car
field, who remained here after last nights
banquet. He received them this evening at
the residence of William Edwards, part
uer Of Congressman Townsend, where
be was being entertained at a dinner
party. Speeches on behalf OF the delegation
were made by G.. q. w. BraXdeIl and l.. Z.
NJ. wilkins. No suggestion was made IN
their ks-aHd the subject was only
touched in a private w6y-relatiye TO the
appointment Of Senator Bruce or any CO.
lored man TO the Cabinet, and the delegates
expressly declared that they came in the in
tel ests Of no man, but Of their race and OF
the South. They asked nm to aid their race
and The South in advancing education, and
in all possible lines OF material prosperity.
The General responded as follows:
Gentlemen,-I am obliged TO you for
your congratulations and courtesies, and
will not detain you nor myself-for we are
in the house OF gentleman who has some
people visiting him that we must imme-
dlately see-except to say that L most cor
daily concur with you in all your efforts to
enlgh,en and elevate and Strengthen your
people. That is the true ground of progress
for everybody everywhere. Your friends
who stood by you in the days OF the war
and since the war have always had 10
meet on the part Of their antagonists this
thought: You have thrown upon US great
- iup nj N nj A..
ed with the wants OF the people aud the
management OF affairs, and you have done
us great injustice in compelling that class
10 be our equals 10 voting. Now, there is
some force in that. There is not one OF
YOU that will not admit that there is some
force in that statement. There is a great
deal of force in it. Ii is a difficult thing for
any people to get along with that sItua-
ton. II is in your hands to take that argu.
ment away absolutely-aot all at once. Dot
in a day, but 10 take it away from your
children, so that by the intelligence Of your
children In time to come that reproach will
not be left and that argument cannot be
made. When that day comes do not see
any argument that any human being can
make against the fair right OF all men to
equal privileges under the law.
"Now, therefore, doing all we can at our
end OF the line, you should do all you can
at your end OF the line to take away the last
obstacle that confronts Us In adjusting the
troublesome question which your race and
It's place and its late condition have given
TO this country. Whatever our people can
do toward helping you to do, that am sure
they will be very glad to do. Whatever
can do to forward that purpose, in
general action or individual action
shall be most glad TO do. But don't
let anybody get up the race feeling
among you TO the extent Of saying, 'We
are separate class that are going TO have
separate privileges and separate rights
As | said on another occasion, don't let any.
body abuse you because you are black, but
don't let anybody nor let yourselves get to
feeling that anybody should praise you be-
cause you are black. and certainty don't
bear wrongs because you are black. Those