The weekly defiance., 1883-02-24

of intelligence, with either of the
other Georgia Conferences of the
said Church. The best and most
learned reports it has ever been
our pleasure to hear, were read
by the different c. mmittees. The
minister also read some fine es-
SAYS. Revs. E. P. Holmes, and
R. A. Hall. respec fully of Co'um-
bos, Ga, and Macon, Ga ca ed
off the laurels for the best essays.
The firsr prize was $500; second
$40.
Everything passed off nicely;
the people did all they could to
care for the ministers and succeed
ed finely, and nothing would have
occurred to mar the pleasure OF
the conference had it not been for
brutal conductor who coward'y
insulted Bishops Campbell and
Dickerson, together with about
fifty other ministers.
| This chiva'ric (O conductor
wanted the Bishops, with the 9TH
Tor ministers, to go into a box
car that could not Accommodate
them aud they refused to go,
whereupon he abused them at a
rate hitherto unknown in the circle
of gentlemen. The question may
be asked, why did he want them
packed away in this dingy little
box like so many sa' dimes; simply
because one poor old country
white woman was in the car.
On our way back home a white
man, who had, no doubt. heard
of the way the conductor treated
us, questioned us concerning our
restiveness in regards to our bru-
tai treatment on the railroads in
general.
eWhy is it that you colored
people are always clamoring for
first class fare. and fuss;ng be-
cause you are not allowed to ride
in the car with onr white ladies;
don't you know you can't ride
: with us, and that you would be
better treated if YOU went on and
,, said nothiag ?"
To this eloquent interrogation
a we replied with all the energy
< and arrogance we could muster.
t c.Sir, we do not clamor to ride
y with your ladies, nor with you;
but we d. clamor, and shall ever
until Gabriel blows his trumpet,
> for our lights on these Internal
e railroads Sir, we simply want
: what we ply for, and if agitation
$ clamor and quarrelling will give
| it to us, we intend hencefortn to
play our part we'll. Remember;
d sir,it was agitation that rided
# Europe of the iron grasp of The
f monster catholicism, in the 15tf
t century. 1t Was agitation that
threw off the tyrannical yoke O.
Great Britain, and it WAS aglta
e ton that broke the hellish, slavisl
# chains of American slavery. which
j. held four million sable sons ane
daughters of Africa. Thel eff n
! we concluded that agitation will
: give us our rights as freemen, ant
: we will agitate them in the pull
?, pit, upon the stump, upon the
: highway and III the home circ lie
until the last semblance at Ameri-
, can prejudice is buried i'll the sea
:; of oblivion, never to be resurrect
q ed again in time nor eternity.
q After overing the shock. ou
y genial interrogation essayed t'
v PROFOUND another question.
- "Why is it that your wome'
;, are not more moral and vlrtuons!'
q Winding our ball up and ram
e. ming it as tight as possible, w
y hnrled it at our adversary witt
@ all of the force and vehemenc
h under our command.
! "Sir, when you white men sto
- prowllng around like a ravenou
le lion, seeking 10 ruin every mic
S colored girl in the State, the
re our people will be more vlruou'
er 1t comes with bad grace from
% party, yes the prime party to
" peoples degradation and lmmor
ality. to throw up this immorallt
re to them, or to ask why they a.
IS in such a state. You are awar
nt sir, that nine-tenths of the color
a. ed girls VINO lose their fair nam
are thus basely robbed of their VII
tue b. the cunnipgly devise
schemes and satanic lies of som
british, hellish white man. who's
deeds of murder and rapine ar
as black as his heart, and hi
ia. heart is as black as the midnigl
shades Of the Internal regions bt
low. And. worse than all. W
have no Mace TO which we ma