National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-12
EMANCIPATION oELEBRA ZION.
Col. Perry Carson OF tho "Peoples'"
Wing Issues an Address TO Colored
EIAinnrn

WINK lsbucs an AuuIess 10 NolOreu
Citizens.
The following address to the colored citizens
OF the District has been issued:
FELLOW CITIZENS: Five days from to-day you
and ], from our present appearance with no
visible mark Of Gods displeasure upon us, will
be called upon to witness the twenty.fourth
anniversary of the emancipation of the oolorod
people IN the District of Columbia. l deeply
regret 10 be compelled to acknowledge that
there can be found among our people those
who would willingly engage In an unholy cru.
snde against the liberty loving majority of
they are to be found attempting to cut away
the ladder. whilst the people under their
chosen leaders are ascending. We have had
much to contend with, to the end that peace
seems can be done to thwart the wicked de-
signs of a few selfconstituted leaders, who
have defanty refused compromise, prefer
ring division Of the people, rather than, to
yield to right. But the worst feature of all Is,
the manifested disposition of portion of our
military who seem to have lost no oppor-
tS% naaGSh prea aG 70 Sl&SRnS m she
whose abuse of his race regardless of sex
has long since become intolerable, and who
is now laboring In the courts, charged with
criminal libel. This man, It seems, has sue
ceeded in teaching our dashing military how
to ignore the wishes of the people, who sup.
port them. But whilst these thugs exist to
our shame, let them exist for our instruction;
and whilst am very careful as to the proper
course to pursue, / feel Justified from the
course that an ideal company Of mine has pur-
sued lin the premisesl TO sever my connection
from. them, not that / love, them as, whole
less, but that love the rank and file of the
people more. There is another class of our
people inseparably connected with us as a
once down.trodden and enslaved race on this
continent that cannot refrain from speaking
of in connection with the above. They are
the few who desire not to be classed with the
millions liberated. They want TO resort to
al churches n hear
orations, and thus celebrate the day that spoke
them into existence as American citizens
They not too selfopinionated TO parade
the streets; none, In their estimation, but the
lowest class of our citizens give vent TO their
feelings by parading the streets on the glorious
10th of April. To them l say: Thou art
weighed in a balance, and found wanting"
Not being responsible for our past condition
as slaves, we have nothing to be ashamed of.
The negro shed his blood for this proud coun-
try In the days of the revolution, and In every
conflict since, and he should have been lib
Grated years before he was; but now that he is
free indeed, let them "Sound the loud timbrel
DER Egypts dark sea, for Jehovah has tri-
not be ashamed Of their past history. The
martyred Lincolp in early life endured many
hardships. The illustrious Garfield followe d
tanned hide for livelihood. None of these
great men were ashamed of their past history.
but came TO the front and filed, before they
died, the highest position within the gift of tho
American people, and so can we be respected
and elevated II we but do that which Is right
and honorable. and be a unit In any and every
thing that has tendency to benefit a free and
progressive people. Therefore let us prepare
Tor our annual holiday, and let the TO- 900 voices
here in the District of Columbia, mingled with
those ofour friends from those adjoining states
who have been invited TO participate with us,
go up to God as the voice OF one man In praises
for His manifold blessings bestowed upon us,
and to beseech Him to look with compassion
upon our poor defenseless brethren who are
being murdered In the far south by demons
called men, who have disgraced the civllza-
universal liberty, p. II. CARSON.