The Washington bee., 1886-11-06

THE NEGRO AS AN INDEPENDENT.
Mr.. A. P. ALBERT OF NEW Or
| LEANS GREETED WITH A LARGE
HOUSE III ) DISTINGUISHED GRE
OLE DISCUSSES THE QUESTION.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EMANCI-
PATTON OF THE CUBAN SLAVES.
The Philomathian literary asso-
citation met as usual last Thursd y
evening, the president Mr.. Chase
announced that on account of the
revivals going on in the church
the society would meet until fur
ther notice at tie Galbraith church
9th ST., bet L and NJ sts., n. W.,
that the pastor, Rev. Harvey An
derson kindly allowed the society
to meet there On Wednesday ev.
enings. The church last Thursday
evening was crowded almost to
its fullest extent. Mr.. il John
son, who had kindly consented to
sing a solo, accompanied by Miss
Mary Male, bad to be disappoint-
Ed much to the regret of all, on
account of the piano not arriving.
The chai. al announced that the
emancip ,tion celebrat on of Cuban
slaves would take place ON Thurs
day evening and notice of the
place would appear in the daily
papers. Af'erwbich MIR. A. 2.
Albert of New Orleans, La, was
introduced and read we'll written
p tper entitled ''Tne Spirit of
INDEPENDENCE IN THE NEGRO.
The speaker said: Man, in a
primitive state, may be indepen>
dent of fellow man; but when he
has decided to surrender some of
his natural rights, ard enters up
On civilized state of existence he
becomes at once more or less a
dependent creature. Yet, when Il
man becomes possessed of large
share of this worlds goods, and is
so situated that he is in no degree
dtpen 'ent upon the gratuitous
assistance of his neighbors or the
favor of his friends, we say he is
independent. The Negro is en-.
dowed with all the faculties which
make the more favored race.
With equal advantages the race
will prove itself the equal of any
other race. But be has been, and
is still under ban x His
progress will be in proportion to
his intelligence, thrift, industry
and economy; his stability, indie
pendence and self reliance. What
;he Negro needs at present is
more education, uuity and coop
Grafton; self reliance and more OF
this worlds goods; having these
his independent nature will soon
thereafter arrest itself. Not the
edu alton of the head only does
he need, with several years spent
in would be colleges, qui, quae,
quod, hic haec, hoe, or dominus,
ETC., in order to be able to say in
after years II studied Latin or
Greek three or four years, but
have forgotten 1t all now. By
OPERATION,
in the rich and fertile cotton lands
If Louisiana and other co ton
growing states, they might own
numerous small farms. They
might also have large furnishing
stores and commission hou-es
which could make advances to
the farmer and dispose of his p o.
duce in return. Had the Negro
been properly taught from the
first, his present condition would
not be what it is. The time
wasted on Greek and Latin and
in too many cases, on professiouaI
studies might have been spent to
much better advantage. I an
aware that a mans calling and
professions have much to do with
his independence. The working
mau cannot be independent of hi.
employer. That labor is not ano
cannot be independent of capital
In order for the Negro to become
an in ependent factor in politics
it is necessary that he becomes in
dependent financially, and the
cultivation of the soil, seems a
present the surest and safest way