National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-08
DINNER no HON. JOHN R. LYNCH.
HonOring the Duly Elected Member from
the ghopsfrina nIstrIcf.


Hon. John r. Lynch, Of Mississippi was the re-
cipIent Of a complimentary dinner rendered by
Milton NJ. Holland, esq. The afihir was in oil re-
spects most brilliant and entertaining. Present
at the table, besides the host and honored guest,
were Register Of the Treasury b. X. Bruce, Pro-
fessor J. NJ. Gregory, Of Howard University George
II. Richardson, editor Of the Peoples Advocate;
Professor Richard \. Greencr, Of South Carolina;
Dr. oliver Atwood, Of Illinois; Ex- Congressman
and contestant Robert smalls, of South Carolina
D. w. Atwood, Of Ohio; Hon. Samuel Lee, Of South
Carolina, contestant for seat in the present House,
Or. John X. Francis, Of the District Of Columbia
William II. Smith, esq, librarian Of the House Of
Representatives Captain c. A. Fleetwood, OF
Washington Cadets; Mr. David Messer, and Rev.
William waring Of Ohio. Amer dinner speeches
were made by NJ, NJ. Holland, Hon. J. II. Lynch,
q. Richardson, Professor Greener, Captain
Fleetwood. Hon II. X Bruce, Hon. Robert Snialls,
William II. Smith, Rev. Warning, aud Hon. Samuel
Lee. Letters Of regret were read from Hon; Fred
Douglass, Collector John F, Cook, II enry Johnson,
esq, Bishop Brown, aud Hon. John H. Smythe,
Minister TO Liberia. The reading ofthe
LETTER or HON. FRED DOUGLASS
was a signal Of hearty and continued applause,
The speeches which followed were of very high
order touching questions Of vital Importance to
lhe colo ed people of the United states; Lhe
speeches OF MesS1s Lynch, Greener Wa1 var ~
t,res ing. Mr. Holland, in welcoming his guest,
said that he felt 1t not only duty but great
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honor TO himself and TO his race; that he felt II
peculiarly proper and fit at this time to give some
public expression of the joy we all experience in
| the success OF one who had made so gallant fight
| Tor the rights which belonged to him, not as col
oted man, but as an American citizen; that the
| high plane upon which he had based his claims
| gladdeuCd the heart Of every intelligent man OF
the race and made him Qynchl doubly dear as
one Of its foremost champions Mr.. Lynch, after
ncknowled the compliment paid him, dwell
at length upon tho rapid and substantial progress
made by the colore1 people of the country, and
| especially at the South. Rev, Waring spoke in O
very hopeful strain us to the future oftne race III
| its moral, social, and intellectual development.
REGISTER BRUCE GAVE A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION
| of the contest through which Mr.. Lynch passed in
his last canvass for Congress, and said tnnt wher
the enemies of the race had publicly declared tha
| no cOlored man could be elected from NJ ssissipp
all eyes were turned TO John K. Lynch as the maj
| who had the intelligence, hcroism, and Terse
| vcTanCe 10 make the fight AID the result was
| full Pledged colored Congressman from the Shoe
| string" District Professor Greener paid higl
| tribute to Mr.. Lynch, and spoke with his usua
| eloquence and zeal in behalf Of the race. Mr.
| Smith, whose observation is very extensive in re
lation to the doings Of public men, declared tina
| no colorCd man in Congress had welded more In
| huenee and commanded more respect for the race
| than Mr.. Lynch.