The bee., 1883-01-27
SCRAPS AND NOTES.

SCRAPS AND NOTES.
DR.. Charles NJ. Newell, of Boston,
author of "Kalani of OAHU" has re-
ceived from King Kalakaua an official
document making him a knight COM
panion of the Royal Order of Kapio-
lami, together with a jewel of the order,
a Maltese cross with red enamel
Exchange.
In conversation ON literary topics the
other day, Governor Alexander H.
Stephens, of Georgia, was asked who
was his favorite poet. 81 have no fav-
orite, " he said; "my favorites are Shaks-
peare, Milton, Pope, Burns, and Byron.
don't think much of Tennyson. /
can't say that 1 like anything about
Longfellow. Bryant appreciate high
ly, as / do also Timrod, Hayne and Rich
ard Henry Wilde, Hubner, of this city,
(Atlanta), and Tichner, of Columbus,
l regard as two of the best poets pro-
duced by the SOUTH"
Mr.. Stephens has no liking for the
works of Mr.. Longfellow, nor the man,
simply because Mr.. LOngfellow was
an enemy to human slavery, and Mr.
Stephens it's friend-so much that he
proposed government with African
slavery for Il corner stone. Men of Mr..
Stephens stamp, training and breeding,
allow their prejudices to run all the
way through them. In the south, to-
day, there are scores of people that
will not read Mr.. Longfellow's sweet
songs, because he was an abolitionist
and a friend of freedom and COM
panion of Charles Sumner.
Who will lead off in movement to
have an entertainment some time be-
tween now and the last of February,
the proceeds to 60 to charitable pur-
poses? Is it possible that this hard
winter is to pass, and our people
do nothing for the poor and needy,
whereas, on the other hand, our
cousins have had one or two charity
balls, and several entertainments for
the poor. Will some enterprisiag lady
or number of ladies, move off in this
matter-now is the time, don't wait
send your ideas and suggestions to the
BEE, and they shall receive attention
and notice.
There are two sides to a question.
We have the most supreme contempt
for those colored Republicans that as
sisted the Independents in Pennsyl-
vania last year to defeat that battle
SCARED soldier, General Beaver, and
those that tried to. but failed to induce
colored Republicans in New Jersey, to
go against Hon. Geo. NJ. Robeson. But
what are we to expect our colored
voters to do when they find Northern
white Republicans ignoring them and
refusing to grant justice and right to
us as colored people, as has been done
by the committee on elections in the
National House of Representative in
the case of Lee VS.. Richardson, of
South Carolina? The Republican who
will stand up in this country and say
that he does not think, and will not
see where there has been intimidation
on the part of the Democrats in South
Carolina, isitching to do some toadying
to Southern bull-dozing leaders. 1t
seems a convenient thing at times to
make Negroes scape-goats, or use them
as sacrifices, but it is awful hard to
get even their professed friends to do
what is simply even-handed Justice
Mr.. Lee ought to be seated, and it is
to the interest of the National Repub-
lican party that he be seated.
Another one of the independent
colored Republicans will be rendered
an appointment when the Democrats
get charge of the next House. He
shall, if he will accept of it, have the
place of observation-disclosures. We do
not doubt but the Democrats feel in
clined to any length to split the colored
vote in certain Northern States.
They can do as they please with it now
in the South, save in Virginia and
North Carolina, and no party better
than they can tell Of the good that
comes out of offices. If the Democratic
program as now announced, viz, to re-
ward several leading colored men with
responsible, paying positions, is carried
out, it will certainly have it's desired
effect with the Democrats, and its
damaging influence with Republicans.
Colored men, who are prominent in
politics and held up as leaders, and
who do,great and heroic work for the
party during the critical times of an
election, are tired of promises made to
the ear and broke to the heart.