The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-04

bound the limbs, they must emancipate them
selves from ignorance and superstition, that
the hope of the race was bound up in the
young man and young woman of to-day, to
whom every avenue for education and labo,
was open. He closed by telling them to ex.
pect nothing because of race or color that he
only is worthy who makes himself such.
Following Dr. Henderson, A. b. Riford, OF
Benton Harbor, made an eloquent l0-minute
speech, before the crowd scattered for din,
ner.
At two o'clock, Hon. j. II. Rainey, ex-
member of Congress from South Carolina
was introduced. Many had feared, for some
reason, that Mr.. Rainey would not be pres
ent, but he had arrived promptly on time,
much to the satisfaction of all. Mr.. II. is a
well preserved gentleman of 80 to 30 years,
with good features and complexion rather
light, indicating possibly the blood of a
quadroon. His excellent use of the English
language, together with his ease and bearing
before popular assembly, at once stamped
him, not only as a man of education and
culture, but as an orator of high rank. He
began his address with a graphic picture of
the West India Emancipation, which he re-
Garded as the entering wedge of emancipa-
ton IN the United States. The negro, he
said, had figured in three of the four wars
that had been fought by this country, quot
ing from Bancroft's history of their valor
during the Revolution, showing that he Of
ten took his masters place in the ranks be-
side his white brother. The speaker dwelt
at length upon the part the colored man
played during the Rebellion, stating that
17s,995 were enrolled in the army alone, that
they participated in no less than 252 engage
ments. He alluded to the fact that when
the negro regiments were organized, that,
with the prejudices and insults of the north,
and the threatened treatment of negro
soldiers by the rebels, il required on their
part courage equal to that displayed in the
charge of the gallant 600 at Balaklava, which
Tennyson has immortalized. He said that,
unlike John Chinaman, the colored man was
here to stay, that they knew nothing of
Africa, that they were American citizens and
to the manor born. The speaker dwelt at
some length upon the frauds of the Democ-
racy in the South, and especially, spoke of
the tape-worm districts in South Carolina as
the most gigantic fraud ever perpetrated up
on free people. In abiding to the idea |
prevalent in some quarters that the freed |
men of the South were afiliating with the
Democracy, he said these reports were un-
true, that "they didn't belong to that CON-
munion,' that they loved their freedom too
we'll. Speaking of the colored man as a po-
itical factor, he said that the last four Presi-
iential elections had been settled by his
vote, that Pennsylvania and Connecticut
we're Republican to-day by the grace of God
md the colored vote-the grace Of God and
he colored vote always 60 hand in hand.
Speaking of their increase since emancipa-
ion, in comparison with that of the white
ace, he said that while the latter had very
argely come from emigration, theirs had
'ome only from the good old orthodox way.
n conclusion, be said that the issue of to-
lay was the political status of the colored
itizen.
up my countrymen! Up and doing
Manhoods rugged play.
Still renewing, bravely hewing
Through the world our way.
Freedom, hand in hand with labor
Walketh strong and brave,
On the forehead of his neighbor
No man readeth, Slave"
The citizens of Bangor had done their
est to make the celebration a success, and
one had seemed to work harder than our
Id friend Nan Harrison, President of the
illage. A safe estimate placed the number
rom outside of the village at from 1900 to
900. We met and had a short but pleas
Mt chat with the editors of the Reflector
nd -idrdnce, whose latch strings are always
ut to their brethren of the press. They
ave ii as their opinion that the crowd in
'angor on Tuesday, exceeded anything that !
'angor had ever seen, and we may say that
ne order of the day was most excellently
We only saw one drunken man
pom the grounds or streets. 4
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