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treated like human beings, and that
is the Pension Office, under Col. W. w.
Dudley, of 1ndiana-Washington ID.
c. BEE.
Col. Dudley ought to be removed i'm
mediately. The idea of treating a
colored employee like human being |!
Can't believe it. Must be mistake.
What treat negro like man? No
stree, Mr. Bee, you can't fool us. That
sort of thing is not often dene by the
heads of departments. But maybe
Col. Dudley don't care, or - well, we
| give it up. This world do move."-
Peoples 1dciser, Jackson, MiSsiSSipp
Well it is true, and it is a continual
thing there. 1t is about the only
bureau in this city where a colored man
is allowed white mans chance. Col.
Dudley, we shall not forget you. We
are peculiar race, we never bave been
guilty of the crime of failing to re-
member our friends.
Brother Pledger departed for At
lanta on Wednesday evening last.
"Bill'' was very anxious to interview
our Savannah "Hyena," but as the
animal was chained up, he was shown
the Elephant" instead.-Echo, Sacan-
nah, Ga.
The Globe Democrat says that the
marriage of David Davis increases the
Independent party to two, and other
acceSSions may be expected.
The Whig party will hold a national
convention in 1884. A dry goods box
has been engaged for the occasion, and
Ashland, KY, designated as the place.
Hon. r. w. Thompson, of Indiana,
and ex-PreSident, r. B. Hodges, of
Ohio, constitute the Whig party at this
time. So we have two political parties,
consisting of six persons, according to
the above rule, for the Independent
party.
A colored Masonic Cooperative As
sociation was recently organized in this
city. 1t numbers fOrty-eight men,
and starts with capital stock of
$4,000. The officers are. President,
j. A. Lowry; Vice-president, John
Holloway ;Secretary, j. G. Hill Treas.
urer, Henry Taylor; Directors, Jas. p.
Green, n. q. Sampson, Z. NJ. Simmons,
David Jones, Alex. McBride.-Wil-
mington IN. c. A.tfo-PreSbyterian.
There is no reason why this shall not
become great, prosperous and useful
institution. The above named gentle
men are well known for long and
useful services to the community, and
are of the highest character through
out the State. Three are solid business
men, the remainder mechanics.
THE colored railroad company meets
in Wilmington next Wednesday. Who
of us will 60 and take few shares" y
cha rlotte Messenger.
If the enterprise succeeds, it will
stand foremost among the grandest
achievements of our time.-iSaoanpah
Echo.
Have no fear that it will fail, those
who have charge of this railroad are
men of capacity and have the unlimit-
ed confidence of constituency that is
not afraid to trust with their money.
The whole nation wishes our brothers
in North Carolina, the most abundant
success and greatest prosperity.
The idea of asking colored men to
sign a paper, urging white Republi-
can from any of the Southern States
for the vacant cabinet position is a
rank piece of impudence. The negro
is a peculiar institution with some
people, when the vote is wanted he is
great, when his influence is needed he
is in demand, when a murder most be
committed, to prove the atrocity of
Southern Democrats, he is at pre-
mium, but with all that who would
continue thus to use him for their own
ends, aims and benefits, the colored
voter can be forgotten quicker than
anything known in the English Ian
guage.
Prof. Lane of Howard University
read to large cultivated and thinking
audience, at Bethal Hall, Tuesday
evening, an admirable document en-
titled history of the Freedmen
Savings and Trust Company, detailing
a complete analytical history of the
bank from the beginning of it to its
close. He farmillionized the audience
step by step intothe progress and sue
cess of the institution during its early
period, and with the steps taken by
those that overthrew it, and how the
thing was done. The paper was truth
full and conscientious to the letter, but
it was burning biting piece of tongue
fire to many of philantrOphic psalm
singing, hypocritical, furitonic preten,
ders, that first sung and prayed with
the Freedman and ithen robbed him.
Mr.. Costin took the floor and made a
brief speech in support of measures
that were not contained in the paper,
but which he called upon the house to
think over, namely that we should
have bank govern I'd by colored men
Prof. Greener obtained recognition,
and proceeded to pour hot shot and
shell, pell-mell, right and left, not only
into the white robbers of the Freed
mems trust company, but he arranged
the few colored trustees and put them
on thL stand in fearful bad colors
charging that they remained silent
while the white thieves plundered
whereas they should have cried out
and warned the country of what was
going on. Mr.. Greener, laid the blame
at the door of both colors. DR.. Pur-
Wis endeaVored to explain first that the
bank was insolvent from the begin.
| ninU. second that if more time had