The bee., 1884-05-10


rived, and one Of the most important ques-
tions which we are called upon TO discuss. is
shall we advocate mixed schools" which
i deem to be. in this our age of reason. the
most injurious 10 the progress and civiIiza-
tlon of the colored race.
Indeed you are anxious to build mounu-
ment, which the suffrages and prejudices of
the white race Will not tolerate. and the
colored race, that is the masses, do not want
at present, and true il is what JouvenaI SAYS
Some ask for envied power, which
public hate,
Pursues and hurries headlong to their fate
Down go the titles and tIae statue crowned
ls by base hands in the next river
drowned.
From the creation of the world, God In his
Infinite judgment created all persons equal,
but upon some il seems that he bestowed
greater power. He Intentionally divided the
sons of Noah, from whom sprung the differ
ent natinnalities. and upon one ofthese ma
uonalities he put curse, which seems to be
the despised African, and our presumption
may lead us 10 believe that he placed a SINH
lar curse upon the jews, which IL is said are
his chosen people.
EQUALITY
OF PERSONS.
IL all men are created equals, their chances
in life must necessarily be the same. but If
We place the correct construction upon the
records oi the Scriptures we observe that
there are some naIiunalities whose chances
are better than others. You must admit that
ID is written that The first will be last. and
lhe last first" This is peculiar sophistry.
because IL has been said that We were at one
time first, and our chances i'm life were the same
aud on the other hand we are to stretch forth
our hand again. which necessarily demon
states that IL WIS stretched at one time 10 our
satisfaction, but owing TO our disrespect to
each other. it makes us nothing in the bodies
polite.
A MISTAKE OF THE PROPHETS.
1t shows that either the prophets have dis
regarded Gods divine law, or the peoples
construction of the divine law of God is
wrong. am not supposed TO know the pur-
pose of Gods mind, MOI am / responsible for
the inconsistencies of the divine law as re-
corded by the disciples of Christ, which from
common custome, it assures us that we are
not to mix by any propellling power or legis-
lature enactments.
THE AGE OF SUPERSTITION.
In ancient da:s. when ignorence and super
stition We're the ruling features in the
dies-politic, when the people claimed to
derive knowledge from omens, such as the
flights of birds, from the feeding of sacred
chickens, ETC.. many laws We're made incon-
sstant and atrocious, which common custom
saw fit to disregard,
THE POWER OF CONGRESS.
Congress may pass law and the President
may issue a proclamation for the enforce
ment of the law, but if the masses of the peo-
pie did not feel disposed to regard the law,
our great American army and navy, to a
great extent could not enforse the law. If
you believe that this government can protect
its citizens you are mistaken. Mr.. Hayes
was powerless TO protect the Colored people in
the South, and il would be the same way if
social equality. and co-education of the two
races were forced by legislation, or the advo-
cacy of mixed schools. the prejudice of the
white race would be SO great, especially in
che South, the government would say my col
ored friends, We are powerless I'm the premises
You seem to forget the fact, that the
WILL OF THE WHITE MAN
gard the idea that il is not subject of mixed
schools among the rebel i'm the Sonth, but
shall we continue TO educate the negro.
While some of the more liberal hearted demo-
carts ofthe South believe i'm giving to the
colored race all the rights and privileges
guaranteed by our constitution, except when
you touch the question of mixing the coIored
race in the schools with the white at this
dogs of war" In the year of 1874, in North
Thumberlin County, Virginia, colored fe-
male teacher was compelled TO leave because
the cOlored people had brought her there to
teach their children. i could cite several
cases in the state of Virginia at a later period,
when the state of Virginia was under the re-
gime of bourbinism. When 1t was death for
a colored teacher to go into some of the coun-
ties and teach. This ought to convince you
that it is not a matter of mix ed schools in the
South, but, shall we continue to educate the
negro. The white people reason just the
same as some of you do. When you estab-
lish private select school or select society,
you mean by the word select that everybody
cannot be admitted into your school or soci-
ely. The question may be asked do
NEGROES PRESCRIBE NEGROES,
in social or educational sense? Should we
ask for that which we don't practice2 To the
first interogatory, / am constrained TO say
that Negroes do prescribe Negroes, and they
are asking for that which they don't practice
The question race prescription among our
selves is sufficient evidence, TO any class of
people, that we must first respect each other
before we ask others TO respect us. Some few
wears ago, there was established i'm this city q
Lotus Club: socially and edncationally Me-
groes Were prescribed, Notwithstanding the
fact. that there were number I'm the city
whose educational qualities were equal, if not
surpassed the Lotus members, and whose
social status was as chaste as the GODDESS of
love, il was absolutely necessary for you to
be bank or department clerk, docter,
LAWYER, or a man or woman of some pro-
fession before you could be admitted to the
club You have made the prescription and
now you appeal 10 the white people or your
Congress and courts of justice to pull down
the barrier of impediment TO race progress,
which you have built. You appeal to your
American Congress to obliterate from the
statue books any legal restrictions or pro-
scriptions relative TO our school and race
adYancements.
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