The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-11-12

shows a commendable progress and
desire for improvement, which the
white people rejoice to see.
SENATOR vANcE's ADDRESS.
That distinguished son Of North
Carolina, z. B. Vance, was the ora
tor of the day. He went out to the
grounds in phaton, drawn by four
spanking grays, and escorted by
three companies of colored troops,
and two companies of firemen. After
inspecting the exhibit he was taken
to the speakers hall, where with
Gen. w. r. Cox, another honored
son of the State, he took his seat.
Around were the officers of the In.
dustrial Association, and q number
of our most influential white citi-
zens, as we'll as quite party of To-
dies. The hall was packed with
people, but not half of those on the
grounds could get inside it.
Senator Vance was pleasantly in-
troduced by the colored master Of
ceremonies as man who had won
in the highest degree the regard and
respect Of the colored people Of
North Carolina. and as one whom
they delight to honor. The Senator
then began speech Of an hours
length, which, from beginning to
end, was full of admirable things,
good, cheering, commendatory
words for the colored people. 1t
was an earnest, intensely practical
talk, with just enough of wit and
humor to give it zest.
Senator Vance said 1.-THE world
moves b" If any one had told him
ten years ago that he would be here
addressing the third annual Fair Of
the colored people he would have
been astounded. The exhibition
you make does yeur race credit and
does your State credit. The peo-
pie Of other States cannot realize its
extent, its merit, its Importance.
Sixteen years ago you were slaves,
yet free by violence, after long
civil war, with no land, no houses,
no property Of any kind, and now,
wonderful to relate, you are con-
with your late masters for
the prizes Of peace, while one Of
your late masters addresses you and
Others sit with you and wish you
God speed in your work Of progress
and advancement, moral, social and
industrial. 1t does our common
humanity credit, q credit the future
will not fail to give. No man can
deny that you have had o hard time
of it. But yesterday race Of
slaves, ignorant and uneducated,
you were set free in a manner calcu-
lated to infame hatred. Yet, not
withstanding oil these things, peace
reigns and good feeling between the
races increases, day by day, month
BY month, season by season. No
man will denNt hot you were unfit
ted for the duties of freedom, that
you lacked that foresight and manly
self confidence that was needed to
make you selfsustaining. And yet,
while these were all against you,
you have had such good as rarely
falls to the lot of any people. Your
lot has been cast in pleasant places.
jim the genial and fertile soil of
good old North Carolina. among q
people with whom you were raised
and, to whom you are bound by q |
thousand ties. Yes, your lot is cast
in q State which has no equal in the
plentitude of its old-fashioned free |
dom (; handed down by the ancestors
Of the white race, but in which you
are free and full participants. To.
day you are precisely upon the same
footing as the white people in all
matters of law and Of public educa-
kiop