The bee., 1883-05-05
The colored people of Washington

| District of Columbia, last Monday, by
a grand civic and military parade, and
speeches at night.
The day was wet and disagreeable,
| yet the procession numbered over fif-
teen hundred.
What changes in those twenty-one
years. The slave no longer clanks his
chains in any part of the country, for
all are free to-day. The rags with
which slavery clothed human beings
have been converted into schools books
and the children of many of the ex-
slaves are school teachers ard lawyers
and doctors, and are filing 9TH r honor
able positions.
Great is the change in those twenty
one years. 1t can hardly be realized
that those of gal age never saw 4
slavel yet it is true, thank God.
Twenty-one years hence, what will
be the legal status of the colored peo-
pie le?-LOuisoillc Bulletin.
The thought presents so much food
for hope, for granduer, for expected
prodigious development of our deep
laid resources that time, education and
work clone can bring out that we some
times tremble with gladness at what
will be twenty-one years from now.
We are coming, the clouds are nearly
ont of sight.
Mr.. Congressman @, Hare, has put
his cadetship appointment at West
Point, up for competitive examination
and that is the proper way and the only
way to keep West Point from becom-
ing distinctively, aristocratic, bobtail,
shoddy, non-Republican, pro-slavery
concern.
1t has been hinted that it would be a
very pleasant affair if there could be a
reunion of the cUlofed face that served
in the Maryland and District of Colum-
bia regiments during the war. Why
not have one ?
Senator Butler. of South Carolina, is
reported to be engaged in devising a
plan to improve the roads in his State.
If the Senator could hit upon some
plan to make the road to the ballot
box in South Carolina safer for Repub.
lican voters he would immortaliZe him
self.-National Republican.
Yes, and If Republican United
States Senators would exercise more
independence, and not pay so mitch at.
tention to Senator Buffers personal in.
clinations and wishes; by going so far
as to give their votes for the non-coII-
irmation of fire tried ballot proof Re-
publicans, because they happen to be
politically and otherwise Objectionable
to other massacre hamburg Senator
Butler, the Republican organization i'll
South Carolina, could be kept in better
order than what it is. Will Northern
men never stop todying and playing
second for these Southern peopleP
Daniel o. Connell. Twas the enemy to
British tyrany and oppression against
his fellow Irishmen. CASTELAR, the
leader and foremost man in Spain, fol-
advanced liberal ideas, complete free
dom and a substantial Republican
form of government. Gambetta in
France was the anti-monarchist fav,
orable TO a government Repul lican in
form and meaning. Charles Sumner
was the foremost American that fa
vored nothing less than the complete
overthrow of slavery, the full and com.
plete equality of rights before the law
the fullest religion, civil and political
liberty for all men. These fonr great
men had solid reliable following, and
succeeded in a measure and made pub
lie opinion bow down before right
rather than might. The race that we
belong to want leaders to go forward
and demand that the political organi,
cation that we have done so much for
as its faithful allies" shall keep sacred
it's promises. No new promises arc
asked, let those made in the past, du-
ring the critical hour be kept.
1t is reported that either Prof. R.
T. Grecner, or Hon. B. K. Bruce will
be the next Republican candidate for
Vice Presidential honors. The won
derful changes which will come about
before 1884, will be no more surpris-
ing. The colored American will have
thing or two to say, at the next ma
tiOnal Republican convention, which
will cause the "bosses" to think that
there is balm in gilead sure enough.
atlanta Defense.
Indeed it looks as if the faithful
allies would have something to say in
1884 1t is Il good bit off It's true
still we think that there will be some
thing doing, and it is a good
thing that something's doing, the al
lies" are awful tired of foolishness.
A sketch of Miss Henrietta E. Davis
the successful dubante on the dra-
matte stage, is being prepared for the
dramatic news. A picture of Miss
Davis, as Juliet will appear in the
same issue.
We renew our call for dramatic
club in this city. In this connection
we think it is but proper that those
amateur artists that so very creditably
and successfully put "our best society
on the stage at Bethel Hall short
time ago should lead off in the matter.
The announcement that marriage,
the two contracting parties names
being called, would soon occur is very
premature. The matter announced in
last weeks ". Y. Globe Washington
letter was made up out of the whole
cloth of rumor.
The Wilmington, Wrightsville and
OnSloW Railroad is moving on gradu-