The bee., 1883-05-12

a long chat with the General; now the
Globe thinks Gen. Malone is the great
est man on earth Now Mr.. Fortune
is nervous and often very erratic, yet
a good fellow withal this, and we truly
know that the Globe does not mean for
moment to really tell the people that
a national convention of colored men
could be gagged if they should meet in
this city. No, things have changed.
Individually we are not so choice about
where the convention shall be held, as
we are that it should be composed of
the best stuff in the ranks. SO far as
it resulting in doing good, we are will
ing to trust our cause with the new
and old leaders that will be there.
Our friend Clark, Of the Cincinnati
A Affo-Ah1ericaR, is wofully mistaken in
his representatives. The Afro. says.
The National Convention of colored
men has been called to meet at Wash
ington, d. {. This being the case
there is scarcely any need of electing
delegates and sending them to Wash
ington. Such expense is uncalled for.
The simple method is to take any plat
form of the Republican party and add
to it that 1--WE hereby pledge our votes
and the votes of our children, grand
children and great-grand children to
the end of the world to the grand old
Republican party" We are confident
that we express the sentiment of all
the people of thought in this State,
when we enter protest against any
such resolution and pledging
Brother Clark is sadly pondering
over the past and thinking of that
Congress, known as the civil rights
convention, things have changed since
then. Why, Herbert, there is more
real independence in the political little
finger Of the colored American now,
than there was then in his wholebody.
Then there is wide amount of margin
to 60 upon as to our position politi-
cally at that period and the present
The jealousy of one national character
at that time of the success of Gov.
Pinchback, in being made president of
that convention, went along and did
much of the work and mischief that
impaired the usefulness what might
have been rendered to our cause at that
time. We have passed by the stage
now that could only tell of us of four
or five men calculated to arise and lead.
We count them by the score, in every
~, In
getting back into the old ruts. that
day is passed, let it rest. We repro
duce from the Kansas city, Mo-, Enter
prise, the following, and commend it
TO the carefnl attention Of our dissatis-
fed brothers:
THE NATIONAL. CONVENTION.
The call issued by Hon. Frederick
Douglass and others for a convention
to meet in Washington in September,
has the right ring. The subjects to
be discussed are of vital Importance,
not only to the colored race, but also
to the Republican party. Now let the
representative men of the several
States heartily second the move, and
! send their their best men mot neces-
sarily politicians) who will give the
subjects careful thought and study and
it cannot fail of success. There may
be some difference of opinion as to
place, but we favor Washington, d. c.,
first, because it is the capital, and
second, because the delegates will have
access to the National Library for all
statistics and data, needed on all sub
iects Missouri is entitled to six dele
gates.
There is much to reason from in this
very wise and conserved article. Much
could we add, but for the present we
will let the discussion rest until another
day.
A Virginian residing in this city, is
in receipt of a letter from politician
in the State, requesting that he come
over and help to fight General Malone.
The letter l., from man who has been
for the past two years a rampant fol
lower of Gen. Malone, but now he
"wisheS his colOred friend to come over
and Join with him and others in a cru
SADIE against the general and the whole
| ReadiuSter policy" Our advice is
don't YOU go. If some of the white
men have fell out with Gen. Malone,
simply no doubt, because he did not
accede to their demands, it is no reason
WHY colOred men should withdraw
from him as followers. He has re-
lieved them of burden. He has
made their freedom worth having,
and to desert him now would be worse
than the meanest political villainy and
ingratitude, and then what is to be
gained by assisting any movement
that will put the hide bound Bourbon
Democratic Pro-Slavery party back in
power" Colored men in Virginia, you
know, you better than anybody
else know who and what it is that has
brought you out of the darkness of
Democracy, that now counts your bal
lots, and gives you free suffrage; that
destroyed the auction block, the whip
ping post and the spiked collar; that
give your children schools and made
the gift of liberty a living reality, all
the good that has come to you within
the past few years is the result of the
work and the revolution that was led
by Gen. Malone, who, with others
walked across a political hell on burnt
thread, dared to doit. We know you
are too truthful to friendship
to desert him or the cause
Be careful of designing white men
look to Your own interest. and not t