Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-13
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THE CoLoRED CITIZENS OF OHIO.-Gra-
ham DenWell, a we'll known lawyer ana pol
itician, has recently returned to Cleveland
from tour through Ohio, where he has
been organizing equal rights leagues among
the colored people. He says that the color
ed race in Ohio is worked up to an extraor-
dinary pitch on the subject of civil rights:
New leagues are springing up daily, and
it is estimated that within a few months
there will be POO leagues in existence, as
one will be founded in every township;
The leagues will be permanent, and Will
be devoted to the general interests OF the
colored race, for which purpose an annual
convention will be held for discussion.
ga so-caled civil rights bill has been
passed by the Legislature" said he, but
Ohio colored people recognize it as bun
phrases and promises, but does not cover
| the ground. The penalty for its violation,
s1OO, is entirely too light for its enforce.
ment. The old bill provided a penalty OF
81, 800, of which $500 went to the injured
person. This is the amount it should be
now. The present penalty, of which Sl0O
is the maximum, will be gladly paid by
certain hotel-keepersand others who wish to
refuse accommodations to colOred patrons.
"Another point the leagues will insist on
is the repeal of the black laws on the Ohio
statutes; the law making it a penitentlary
offence for a negro to marry white Wo-
man: the section permitting separate
schools, and the use of the word "Whlte' IN
the Constitution. All these must be repeal
ed, and the negro put on perfect equality
with the white man. These leagues will
make the cOlored people in Ohio unit on
social, moral and political questions"
THE GUBERNATORIAL CANVASs.-The
will
be re-nOminated and reelected without OPP
position has been pretty generally conceded
by the newspapers of the State, but it comes
to US by underground telegraph that such
is by no means a certainty. Not that there
is such opposition to Governor Thompson as
to make his denomination an uncertainty,
but that Congressman Evins, of the 4th
District, will certainly decline reelection,
and that the fitting thing will likely be
done in calling Hugh S. Thompson to the
position. Col. Evins has been a worthy
representative, but the state OF ms health
precludes his undertaking another term,
and the 4th District could not do better than
elect Col. Thompson as its representative.
His qualification is unqueStiOnable, being
an advanced thinker, in the very prime of
life and calculated to serve series OF terms
in Congress with honor to himself and cred
it to his District, whereas, should he be re-
elected to the Executive Office for second
term, he might then be relegated to private
life by force of circumstances. Thus it can
be readily seen why his influential friends
should rather seek to place him in Congress
than for second term in the gubernatorial
chair-AnderSOn Journal.
WHY DO WE DREAM "A DIR. Granville
writes to the London Times: "Many per-
sons who are not by habit dreamers, are
dreaming great, deal just now and Won
derng why they dos The answer is very
simple. When cold weather sets in sud-
denly and is much felt at night the head,
which is uncovered, has the blood supplied
to it driven from the surface to the deep
parts, notably the brain, the organ of the
mind. The results are light sleeps and
Dreams The obvious remedy is to wear
night-cap or wrap the head warmly, at
least while the cold weather lasts. | believe
we of this generation suffer more from brain
troubles than our predecessors, because we
leave the head exposed at night, and the
blood-vessels Of our cerebral organs are sell
dom unloaded.
BREvITY.-Learn to be brief. Long Wis
it's, long stories, long eXhOrtatiOnS, and long
prayers seldom profit those who have to do
with them. Life is short. Time is short.
Moments are precious. Learn to condense,
abridge and intensity. We can endure
many an ache and i'll if it is soon over, while
even pleasure grows insipid, and pain intol-
erabe, if they are protracted beyond the
limits of reason and convenience. Learn to
be brief Lop off branches stick to the
main fact in your case. Ify you pray, ask for
what you would receive, and get through
if you speak tell your message, and hold
your peace boil down two words into one,
and three into two. Always learn to be
brief.-,Sc0ttish Anlericun Journal.
WHY He HAD NEVER SEEN THE KING.
In Bavaria, says the Philadelphia Press. it