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The bee., 1883-03-17
ONE of the speakers at Bethel Hall,

ONE of the speakers at Bethel Hall,
last Tuesday, remarked that he noticed
generally, that all discussions there
ended or wound up on the NEGRO
question" Well that is generally" so,
and why not? Bethel Hall on Tues
day evening, is under the auspices of
an association that has for its object
the mental, moral, historical and philo-
sophical improvement of the colored
race. The African Methodist Epis-
copal Church, the mother of the Bethel
Literary and Historical Society, stands
out to-day in bold relief, the only negro
organization in the country that has
demonstrated the fact that negroes are
capable of self-government, and it has
been seen through this great church
that the problem, "can the black race
govern themselves" has been success
fully solved.
From the time that Abe Lincoln
issued his proclamation, to the day of
his death, he had occasion to look to this
church for strong earnest, God fear
ing loyal support, and not once did he
look, or lean in vain. The first col
ored man commissioned as an officer of
the United States Army chaplain
Henry NJ. Turner) was an African
Methodist production. The first negro
that has his blood shed, and his life
shot out of him in South Carolina, for
freedom cor love to die" was our good
friend, Roudolph, another African
Methodist, the first negro that ever sat
in the United States Senate, Senator
Revcls was from this church, and sc
on to a volume. If you count her
honered dead. the blood of the martyr
has been the seed of the glory we par
italy have to-day ;of the living, she
stands pre-eminent for loyalty, devo,
ton to the Union, and beyond any
other branch or compact organization
is head and shoulders above any and
all others for making, it is possible
that the negro race might demonstrate
the fact that we are competent foI
self government.
The negro question may always be
discussed at any place where the Afri.
can Methodist Episcopal Church has
sway.
The bee., 1883-03-17

To convince the merchants on the
Avenue, 9TH and 9th streets, who were
SO ready to assure the reporter of the
Ecening Star, several years ago, that
they did not want suffrage in the dis
trict, that they did not know the value
of that right let the merchants of Bal
timore, Philadelphia and New York
succeed in repeating the law fixing Il
license tax of 5000, on the commercial
traders or 'drummers" from the whole
sale houses of those cities. Those mer-
chants in the cities named will surely
succeed through the aid of their Con-
gresSmen, in obtaining the law referred
to next session /; and then our Wash
ington merchants will open their eyes
to the result of indulging in the
luxury of dispensing with suffrage
and representative on the floor of the
House of Representatives, that they
can save one days duty at the polls in
each year.
The bee., 1883-03-17
Foreign News.

LONDON, March ga number of reyolyers
have been found at Bradford, Ireland. A
meeting will be held in Paris to protest
against the arrest of Frank Byrne.
The London Society for the Suppression
of Blasphemous Literature, proposes to pros.
ecute Huxley, Tyndall, Spencer and Others.
The President has nominated Hon. John
Paul to be Judge of the United States Dis
trict Court for the western district of Vir-
ginia, and Edmund Waddle to be United
States attorney for the eastern distric. tf
Virginia.
The Europeans in India are in state cf
excitement because of the proposed law
giving native magistrates criminal jurisdic
tionover whites In certain cases.
George w. Foote, editor; William j. Ram
sey, proprietor, and Mr.. Kemp, printer, of
the London Thinker, have been SEN
fenced to imprisonment for blasphemous
libel.
LONDON, March 8.-Lady Florence Dixie
reiterates her charge that Mr.. ParnelI and
Mr.. Eagan have failed to account for el52,.
GOO of land league funds.
1t Is reported that the English authorities
expect to implicate several Irish members of
Parliament with connection with the murder
conspiracy.
The police in Moscow have made a num-
of arrests having some relation to the
public peace at the coming coronation of
the Car.
Iwenty-nine socialists are being tried il
vienna on charges of high treason anu
murder.
French men-of-war have arrived at ports
In Madagascar, and the natives are excited
The bee., 1883-03-17

"14th amendment did not appeal to
the laUyers," and that the State of
Maryland, has right to "discrimi-
nate as to who should practice law in
her courts. When l remember that
the late Chief Justice Taney, was of
this city, and l believe, rendered his
infamous decision that "a negro has
no rights, which a white man is bound
to respect, am not surprised at the
existing laws, and the action Of the
courts in Mr.. Taylor's case. The
colorcd schools here are all presided
over by white teachers, Bishop Way
man and others have been endeavoring
to get cOlored teachers, but the chris
tian and humane { p school board says:
white teachers or no niger schools. ;"
1t is surprising wonder to me that
the white people of Maryland, don't
bring suit against the Almighty, for
letting us exist at all. The colored
population of Baltimore, are nearly
equal to that of Washington, cover
$4,000, and they hold meetings and
endorse white politicians for office,
after which they go to the polls and
vote for the men who thus legislate
against them, that's what DR.. Tanner,
would call returning good for evil. >
We had colored beauty show here
last week, the daily papers said that
beautiful colored Ladies from all parts
of the country was on exhibition y
1t is gross distortion of the truth, the
white man has about,as much cOncep-
tion of colored ladies, as donkey has
of the revolution of the earth, the
woman were all of this city, and of
the lowest type, fast in every particu-
lar, with artificial coloring enough on
their faces to resemble an artistic paint
shop.
[ have seen better, and certainly more
decent looking colored women, picking
up rags for living. The Venus of the
crowd had black eye given her by
her fellow" Just think of a lady'5
"fellow" going to beauty show and
backing her eye. The gentleman { y
was taken to the Police Court and
made to suffer five dollars worth for
spelling the physiognomy of the most
beautiful of the beauty show The
whole thing was a scheme gotten up
by white man to make q few dollars;
the admission was 10 cents. The B,.l.
timore american, of last Saturday
mentioned the presence of. Mr.. c. c.
Steward, Of the BEE, as being in the
city making arrangements to issue the
BEE simultaneously in Washington
| and Baltimore $50 note the BEE.
We need good organ here to call the
attention of the outside world to the
| wicked existing laws of the State
which refuses to recognize us as citi.
zens. The representative colored men
of Baltimore are making preparations
for a grand reception on Easter.
hope to see the BEE and staff in at
tendance. We had quite an exciting
time recently in one of our leading
churches, Baptist one of the minis
terial shepherds being accused of
making too free use of money belong
ing to the sheep" 1t resulted in a
suit at law and forty of the members
withdrawing from the church and or
ganizing Campbelite Church. In my
next l will give you the names of our
prominent and wealthy men, grades OF
society, etc.
The bee., 1883-03-17
A Bad Husband.

A belated pedestrian going up Fort
street, in Detroit, at a late hour the
other night, thought he observed a
figure crouching in the latticed porch
covering front door. The matter had
a suspicious look. and he halted and
looked over the fence. Go on now p
called the voice of female through
the gloom. "Do you live here?' inqu;r-
ed the man. "Indeed, | do" "Can't
you get imp "Indeed, can well,
what are you waiting for?' he asked,
after a pause. "What forF" she de-
manded. would respectable woman
be crooked over here at this hour of
the night, with club in her hand, if
she didn't expect her husband every
blessed minute?"
The bee., 1883-03-17
Special notices, SO cents each.
Ten lines constitute an inch.

All communications pertaining 70 business
must be addI essed TO the Business Manager
Matter for publication and on private business
must be addressed 30 the Editor and Proprie-
tor. In conjunction with the BEE, the mana
gers hsve established News Bureau of the
Colored Press. We are prepared TO furnish
biographies, special correspondence and news
items at reasonable price. The object OF the
bureau is 70 furnish colored journals with
special Washington letters when they have no
specisl correspondents. We have come OF the
best writers in tho country connected with the
bureau, which will enable us TO furnish truth
ful, epicy and concise correspondence. Give
tue News Bureau call.
The bee., 1883-03-17
He Didn't Care for Any.

A story is told by the NantucA'S, :
Inquirer of a young married man I,t. -
town, which win bear repeating. Inc
youngman, during his counting aS!s'
was very bashful. One day ne was u, -,
yited to attend a tea party at the nouoI .S
of a pious uncle of his sweetheart anS 1
when seated at the table the gOU'
hostess requested him to ask a PIES, oisSS,
ing. which so "broke up" the alre".J
beWildered young man that ne 9ncor o.a
seiously stammered out Il don '"-'
for any, thank you.
The bee., 1883-03-17

The Bee should follow the bright
example of the Conserodtor, and get up
a chart of r. C. o. Benjamin, the poet,
lawyer, orator, metaphysician, painter,
editor, tragedian, politician, etc. 1t
would add much to the chart to have
the worlds renowned Benjamin appear
in a different attitude in each title.
Luckily, the gentleman has enough
cheek TO permit thousand views of it.
A chart of this sort would create much
enthusiasm among the six million
colored people of this country, who
have vet to learn that there is r. c.
o. Benjamin. THE Afro-American.
This is the man, like Purvis, who
sold out in Ohio for petty Office. The
editor of the Afro-AnaericGn will be
taught a lesson at the next election in
his State. He will be convinced that
the Republican party will reign.
The bee., 1883-03-17
KALSOMINING - FALSE AP-
PEARANCES.

If many Of the persons in this city
who paint and powder themselves,
besides doing many other indiscreet
and foolish things until they look
more like painted doll balys than any
thing else, we call to mind, at this
time, and for no other purpose than to
pass off for white, could only see and
know how ridiculous, they not only
appear both to white and colored peo-
pie who know they are not real, but
painted, perhaps there would be
diminished sale at the drug store Of
paint and cosmetics and other appE-
ances used by this class, who seem to
delight in sailing under false colors.
For what is all this paint and face
kalsomining? simply this, some foolish
giddy-headed people think there is an
advantage in being a third class white
person, rather an honored and respect
ed member of their own race. What is
the general result ? loss of respect from
their race, and to be finally treated with
contempt by those they painted to get
in association with. But when that
paint rubs off and You are seen in your
true cOlCHs. YOU cannot imagine how
supremely ridiculous, how awfully dis
gusting you arc. We have no war TO
make with man or woman as TO who
they may choose 70 marry, but take
this occasion 20 say, that unions for
life should have an equality in them,
in other things besides the seeming
color. in other words if white man
seek the hand Of a colored lady Of the
lirst walks OF cOlored society, he should
conc from the equal white society. and
have a standing there that she shall
not be ashamed of should she become
his wife, RIA neTSa. There ought TO De
an equality in social lstaading. and each
should know precisely and thorougly
who the other is, and then there is no
need Of paint or kalsOmining. There
is a number of people in this city. not
Washington people especially, but
clerks, sojourners, teachers, in our
colored public schools, who are SO crazy
on this subject of wanting to be white,
that they will do well to organize an
association ostensibly for that purpose
an1 quit recognizing their own race
and color. We have horrorible con-
tempt for this thing of sailing under
false colors, and this paper will not
remain silent and allow those who OBJ
tain their positions as colored persons
to do it, without entering our protest
Last Sunday at celebrated white
church, we could not help but observe
three cases Of colored men and women
striving to be white, dodging behind
their paint and powder, in order that
they might sit and hear DIR. Rankin, as
if no one knew they were colored;
when the sermon would have done Just
as much good in their own true colors.
The crisis is us when a man will
not recognize his own sisters and
brothers, because he is endeayoring to
be white. What sad picture this is
and how sad it must remain, when all
the city know him to be a simple-mind-
ed colored man without much of any
thing, less it be common brass.
The bee., 1883-03-17
JUDUS FORTUNE OF THE
GLOBE.
Or THE CRANK OF THE CoLoRED
PRESS.

"Mr. r. C. o. Benjamin, editor Of
the Pittsburgh ColoTed Citizen, one of
the spiciest of our exchanges, will take
the stump for the Independent Repub-
lican State ticket in Pennsylvania. Mr..
Benjamin is a lawyer and scholar, and,
as he forcibly puts it, man mot TO be
gagged 10y bosses and machines He
will be felt in the canvass now progress
ing in Pennsylvania. Mr.. Benjamin
signifies to us, through private CORES
pondencc, his willingness to discuss
with Prof. Richard T. Greener, the
question of independence among color
ed voters why they should oppose
Boss and Machine rule, why they should
act with as much freedom in political
matters as others of our fellow citizens.
Prof. Greener will, no doubt, accept
Mr.. Benjamin's acceptance of his chal-
lenge, and when the question is dis
cussed by them we hope to be there to
see and hear, and perhaps say word" !"
-Neoo York Globe.
J. Thomas Fortune, of the Globe, has
proved himself both liar and a cow
ard. The above extract from his paper
will speak for itself. A man who viii
resort to small things and evade a
great issue in which his race is involved
to vindicate himself, is a pusilane-
nous coward and he who would do
such will lie, and he who will lie will
do other dishonorable acts.
The bee., 1883-03-17

E. p. WADE, editor of the North
toeste1n Repte,c published at st. Paul,
and postmaster of the Min
nesota House during the last session of
the legislature was presented by the
members with an elegant fob chain and
charm at the close of the session, to
which he very appropriately responded
The bee., 1883-03-17

THE pusilaminous editor of the Globe
tells the public that this is a black
mailing sheet. When we come in
contact with such demogogues as the
editor of the Globe. we consider black
mailing too good.
The bee., 1883-03-17
TIE NEGROES AND THE BEE.

The question has been asked and
particularly by the negroes of this city.
why papers controlled by colored men
are failure, and why is it that some
of them devote their columns to white
people, or why is it that they don't
confine themselves to race questions,
or fight for an Office, etc. In the first
place we want it distinctly understood
that the BEE is the peoples advocate"
and for the peoples good. In the
second place negroes will not support
their own papers and those who sub
scribe for them will hot pay their sub
Scriptions. When we first established
the BEE we received the condemnation
and vile abuse of certain negroes and
as neither condemnation or abuse can
stay our pen we failed to notice the
vile epithdts against us. Perhaps it
will be surprising to our colored friends
if we should tell them that this paper
is supported entirely by the white
population of this city and that we
have now over one hundred and fifty
dollars Of subscription money due this
paper owed entirely by the colored
people Of this city. This is one of the
reasons why our papers fail. We APP
PreCiate the support and aid that we
have received from the Anglo-Saxons
whom the negroes claim are. their
enemies. Perhaps in some instances
the white people are opposed to us,
hat. it is because we don't keep our
selves in the proper place, and do those
things which are injurious to ourselves
as 4 ra-e. We are too ungrateful as a
race. too prcjudiced. mean and crafty
TO certain extent. We don't say that
al are so. there are few exceptions.
We say further that there are some
who are anxious for our success and
some who would be anxious to see our
downfall We know that this article
is distaseful but you must swallow the
pill or be more circumspect. One fault
with US, we want too many "puffs, y
our theory now is and shall be here
after, merit when deserved, con-
demnation when necessary" The BEE
has been advocating the cause of the
negro since its establishment without
any material support from them. There
is but one road to success and that is a
u1ited action. If we merit any sup
port and appreciation from the ne
groes. we thankfully accept it, but, if
We merit abuse and non support from
our people, we-can take care of that
ais. We have no apologies to make
or faVors to ask. All we ask is, il you
want the BEE you must pay for it.
When we see men forsake their dearest
friends, we have no respect for such
daaoSogues. Our missit is to main
tain those principles which our fore
fathers have established in Republic
where liberty is dear and freedom
sacred.
The bee., 1883-03-17

WHAT the president of the Bethel
literary said last Tuesday evening
could have been said in two words.
Mr.. Hillyerd put the great solons to
thinking. He is profound reasoner.
The bee., 1883-03-17

THE Editor of this paper will speak
in Baltimore next week in the interest
of our new enterprise. He will be ac-
companied by the business manager.
The bee., 1883-03-17

"The Bee. of Washington, which has
distanced the Peoples Adoocote by a
long jump, has got DR.. Purvis on the
war path. We advise the doctor to
keep still. The Bee is on the right side
and should labor to drive every deceiver
to the wall.''-The Palmetto Press.
The bee., 1883-03-17
OUR REVIEW.

THE COMING NATIONAL CONVENTION
OF COLORED MEN-A NEGRO FOR
THE CABINET IN 1SS4-wHAT THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY MUST DO-THE
YOUNG MEN AND THE DEMI-MONDS-
LADIES DISREGARDED AND INSULT
Ed AND THE CONTESTANT
ELECTION CASE.
And now the colored men of the
country have come to the conclusion 20
call national convention to assemble
in this city prior to the meeting of the
next National Republican Convention.
The object of the convention is to let
the Republicans know what they, the
negroes, want in 1884 They want a
cabinet portfolio, and cabinet portfolio
they must have.
THE YOUNG MEN
of this city seem to have more respect
for the demj-mondes than they do for
respectable ladies. These loose women
are invited to all the places Of
amusement, private parties, sup
pers and the like, and are
treated with more respect than
our respectable ladies. In the first
place these loose women have no right
to be invited to these places. We have
noticed ourself that these kept mis-
tresses can be seen on all occasions in
company with our young men, and it
seems that these young men have no
regard for common decency. They
walk through the streets with them
with as much reverence as il they were
in company with princesses. Some
time ago certain paper made mention
of woman supposed to have been a
ludicy, and because such mention was
made the cry was that such and such
woman is demi-monde. A reporter
of a paper who don't know every one,
but when he is invited to a sociable or
party which is claimed to be first
class. he presumes that everybody pres
ent are alike. Our young men have
no regard or respect for society. They
forget that a good and moral society is
everything If it were proper we
would atute, unfold, but as it is not our
desire to enter into social scandals we
shall do what we can to emeliorate its
condition. Our young men must first
set the example. Our young ladies
should demand respect. Until then
they cannot expect to be treated as
ladies if they continue to accept of
young mems company who frequent
assignatiOn houses and then bring these
same women in their company. This
must be stopped. and if it is not we
shall speak more plainly.
The bee., 1883-03-17

THE BEE will appear next month in
Baltimore, Nd, with Col c. i. Ditty's
cut with biographical sketch.
The bee., 1883-03-17

THE BEE ON or about the first of
next month will be published simulta-
neously in this city and Baltimore, Md.
The bee., 1883-03-17

BISHOP II. NJ. TURNER. has it in for
DIR. Tanner. Look out doctor you have
insulted the Bishop.
The bee., 1883-03-17
From Our Special Correspondent.
BALTIMORE, March Is, 1883.

l was at the Bethel Literary wash
ington about a week ago and listened
to the debate pro and con on "Race
Pride" If those who opposed the "race
pride" idea was in this city now and
see the preparations that arc being
made for st. Patrick's Day by the Irish
men they would no doubt stop telling
the colored man to forget his color, etc.
No Irishman can forget the "0ld
Country" live elsewhere as he may, he
fortunate, be honored as he may, still,
and forever has he smile in memory
of his nativity, origin, etc. Baltimore
is called the Monumental City. She
should also be called the city of
churches, for one can hardly turn a
corner without noticing one of these
sacred edifices. Dust is also one of the
predominant things Of the city, and the
most unpleasant. Some of the finest
colored churches in the United States
are in Baltimore, there are over thirty
in number, among the most prominent
are Bethel A. NJ. E., Trinity, Orchard
street N. E., Madison avenue Presby-
terian. st. Mary, Episcopal, Allen
Chapel, st. Francis Xavier (Catholic)
st. Johns A. NJ. E., Sharp street
Church and the Knox Presbyterian
Church, all presided over by young and
intelligent men of our race.
Maryland is the only State in the
Union whose laws exist precisely rs
they did twenty-five years ago, at least
so far as the negro is concerned. The
word ,ohjte is especially empeasized--
no colored lawyer can practice in this
State. A Mr.. Taylor, of Boston, came
here some time ago and made applica-
tion for admittance but was rejected
denied the citizens right becaus
he was a black man, notwithStand-
ing Mr.. Taylor is graduate
from a law university, and prior
to his coming here had been
licensed by the Massachusetts Supreme
Court, also the Federal Court Of Mary
land. Mr.. Taylor took his case to the
State Court of Appeals, for redress,
but that court sustained the action of
the lower court, by saying that the
The bee., 1883-03-17
Cost OF the Army.

The folio wing sums have been ap-
propriated for the use of the United
States army since 856.
The bee., 1883-03-17

Hypocrisy is hard game to Eplay at
for it is one deceiver against many OBJ
servers.
The bee., 1883-03-17

"a Son of the tribe of Benjamin is
after the disciple Timothy, surnamed
Fortune, a dweller upon the Globe,
with sharp stick. ."-ProgreSsiUe Amer
icdn.
The bee., 1883-03-17

"The Washington Bee has stung VIM.
Still so hard that he, like DR.. Purvis,
cries out with pain, but says it is no
consequence. ."--Progressioe American.
The bee., 1883-03-17
OUR BALTIMORE LETTER.

ST. PATRICKS DAY-CHURCHES,
DUST, ETC THE LAWS OF MARY
LAND--A BOSTON COLORED LAW
YER REFUSED ADMISSION TO THE
BALTIMORE BAR--TIIE COLORED
SCHOOLS-THE COLoRED BEAUTY
sHow-THE BALTIMORE AMERICAN
"A LEADING DIVINE STEALS MONEY
GREAT CONFUSION AMONG THE
CHRISTIANS.