National Republican., 1886-04-03
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the saturday Edition OF the "National
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The history Of the world when carefully
read will convince the average reader and
thinker that ignorant people are not the
best element to have a controlling inilu-
ence in free nation. The emancipation
and enfranchisement Of the colored man
placed in very important position
large, illiterate, and irresponsible body OF
men, who will, II not intelllgently directed,
becomea very dangerous element. They
are gradually becoming acquainted with
the value Of the freeman's weapon, and
VIII be like the Greeks in 1912, who re-
volted. 1t is true in many instances they
were put down, but with fearful massacre
they gained their freedom. Religion and
its fruits are the predominant influences
that control the colored man. Religion
teaches him that right harms no man.
Ills liberty teaches him that heis deprived
OF Justice and left with bat one advantage,
and that is the advancement and develop
ment that must come OF time. II required
terrible war to convince the shareholders
Of this country that slavery should not be
extended In the territories. The north and
south joined issue, and the result was the
overthrowing of the unholy system Of
human slavery. Now these men come In
another garb-as Regulators" which means
midnight assassins, who are now shooting
the voters who support the Republican
| party. Their persecution OF the colored
| man is more than human nature can endure,
and the ultimate result will be a revolution
aud the recent riots In Belgium will be no
comparison. Look at the cause aud then
| Judge the effects; on the one hand cruelty
aud oppression, and on the other poverty
| and ignorance, without n harbor OF justice
| to resort to, with all those In authority
| gazing upon the blood as II flows from the
| wounds made by the assassin's bullet that
has murdered father, mother, sister or
brother, and not one drop Of that blood so
| unworthily split has been atoned for.
| No thoughtful man who has watched the
| development and advancement OF the new
| American citizen In the last decade, multi
| plying at the rate OF f35 per cent In ten years,
and now numbering nearly 100000 with
their high appreciation OF religion and
Christianity, will long endure the injustice
| OF the southern states One cannot eXag-
gerate the enormity Of this uncomfortable
element that may at any moment plunge
this country into one of the bloodiest revo-
lutions ever known The colored man OF
to-day is not the man Of twenty-four years
ago. The strength he has attained is mar
velous. What II took the Greeks century
| W dCultNt1 Dc uhb III
Of q century. The children of Israel, after
being delivered from bondage, made no
such progress in the walks of civilization
as the colored Americans. Their children
are to be found in all the colleges and sem
!naries OF our country. learning there to be
Americans, worthy tho honor Of citizenship.
| From this class will come the
men who will deliver them from the CALLING
yoke Of oppression. Their taste of freedom
and its blessings fits them better TO protect
their rights and meet the inevitable conflict
that must and will come II not forestalled
by some wise legislation. During the long
and bloody conflict that was waged aud ter
minated In his benefit he remained upon the
plantation and protected and provided for
The mothers, wives, and children of the
very men who are now numbering him in
cold blood for political purposes This can
not and will not be endured long. The
time will come when the burden will be too
heavy, and the last drop of blood will be
split, and the colored man, in his anguish
and despair, will turn like an infuriated
lion, and woe to the man, woman, or child
whom he meets In his path.
| Henry Smith and Ellen Bruce were mar
ried Tuesday evening at O'Clock at Asbury
Church.
The Bethel Literary and Historical Union
will, on Tuesday next, discuss the Carroll
ton, Miss, slaughter. The speakers will be
gentlemen of note.
There will be o concert on Monday evening
at the Presbyterian Church, on Fifteenth
street.
Miss Florence NJ. Williams will remain in
Uppervillc, Va, for some time.
A number of gentlemen friends OF Hon.
j. Milton Turner will tender him banquet
soon.
Rev. w. II. Phillips will lecture on
Wednesday evening next at Bethel Church,
Hilsdale.
W. Calvin Chase's libel suit has been
postponed until Monday week.
Plymouth Congregational Church will be
dedicated on Sunday, the 18th. 1t is ex-
pected that Revs. J. L. Rankin, +. NJ. New
man, and G. NJ. Moor will be present.
The following gentlemen are officers OF
Plymouth Church: President, W. II. Thomas;
clerk, Warren G.. Fearing; treasurer, Arthur
Simmons; trustees, Jno. +. Colbert, Nathan
Jones, W. Grimm, w. l.. Freeman, John L.
Lacy, Henry W. Freeman, Warren G.. Fear
ing, and Edwin l.. Thomas.
Ira g. Wears, Of Philadelphia, will speak
at the "Carson" emancipation celebration.
Prof. j. p. Sampson, formerly Of Wash
ington, will belocated at the Burlington N.
" NJ. E. Church.
Ex-Gov. Pinchback is studying law.
Sam Lucis is in Boston, Mass.
Baltimore has forty colored ministers.
Sumner school concert takes place ON the
18th.
The Masonic reception is on the 18th Of
April.
On Thursday evening next the grand
Mikado ball occurs at Sixth and Q streets
northwest.
Bruce, Lynch, and O'Hara are members
of the Union League.
Miss Fannie Harris won the gold watcf
at the Plymouth fair.
o. p. Morton Post, G. A. r., fair cleared
$3.50.
Bishop Hood will preach at John Wesley
Church, Connecticut avenue, Sunday, the
18th.
John w. Cromwell has been requested
by the editor Of the Philadelphia Times tc
write paper on the status Of the colored
people.
st. Phillips P. E. Church, Of New Yorh
city, is to be sold.
Dir. Cromwell, of st; Luke's, expects