The state journal., 1884-04-05
HOWARD'S LETTER.
The New York Globe and General
Logan-Social Ties and Poll
tics.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2.-The adj
vocacy of the New York Globe o
Gen. John A. Logan as a fit person tc
receive the Presidential nomination
from The Republican party, has caused
a great amount of comment in this
city, knowing as the colored people
do bis dislike for negro. Not long
ago the editor gave ten reasons emit.
tied "Wby we are for Logan" The
first resson claimed was that Logan
was for black man as we'll as a
white man. The opposite TO this will
be shown later. Second reason: at
the first shot he entered the r3nks
among the first to ssist in snbdning
tresson." Was this Logan not the
same man who was prevented from
joining the Confederacy only upon
refusal OF commission in the Con-
tederate army? Third reason: "Be
cause during his long Congressional
service he has favored every measure
for the emancipation of the race, and
because he had the courage to origi
nate measures for the good of the
race" How about his reply to Gen.
Farnsworth in Congress in 1850 ?
Speaking On the Slave Code Bill ne
claimed that be advocated the bill b e.
cause it put in the penltentiary men
who band together and conspire to
steal fugitive sl'yes. The men tia
MIR. Logan wished to put in prison
were those who assisted in the liberia
ton of slaves. What about what Mr.
Logan said in 1859 on the floor of
the House about the Northern por-
ton of The State of Illinois being
blighted by the communicating touch
of abolitionism and the only enforce
ment of the slave laws in the Western
States was by Democrats. You
call it the dirty work of the Demo
cratic party he exclaimed, "to catch
fugitive slaves for Southern people.
We are wiling TODD that dirty work ,
l suppose this is type of his work
in the interests of the race. In refer
ring to John Brown and Harper's
Ferry, Mr.. Logan continued: In
Illinois, in the State from which |
come, in Chicago there was held .
meeting sympathizing with John
Brown, and ministers of God, or pre-.
tended ministers of God, attended
that meeting and passed resolutions Of
sympathy with that traitor, thief and
scoundrel, yet no Republican repre-
sentative raised his voice against such
proceedings" Such are the doings
of a man who you Gre asked to sup
port by the Globe We did think
that its policy was in the interest of
the race. but if it supports such a man
as Logan fer President, there must
be something Hrong in the men at
the head Of the paper. Are we so
hard pushed that we can only support
q man who has done all that lies
within his power to injure us? Rather
let us seek some one who has in some
way done something for US and has
not been against us. We have plenty
whom it is our duty to support in
return for their kindness to us, and
we should do so in preference to any
man like Logan.
The complimentary reception to
Unity Lodge, No. I'll, 6. U. y. OF
O. F., was held at Musical Fund Hall
on Tuesday evening The concert
was good, the singing of the Gilbert
Family assisted by Sig. 7. S. Chest
nut, and the excellent cornet solo by
Prof, Hamilton Moore, and violin solo
by Prot. +. J r. Jones, were well
rendered and elected hearty applause
from the audience At the close OF
the concert the floor was cleared for
dancing, and under the enchanting
strains from frof. Moore's orchestra,
the happy audience continued to enjoy
themselves until the small hours came
creeping along.
The committee worked indus
triously for the reception and deserve
credit. The members OF the com
mittee OF arrangements we're: ID. b.
Bowser, Samuel Jones, Harry Long
fellow, John ID. Allen, E. S. Pierce,
r. +. Bowser, James Phillips, J. w.
jones, |. jacobs, Charles Milford,
James S. Douglass.
While we do not desire to cast any
reflections on Mr.. Webb, in his con-
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