National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-03-27
ITEMS on TIE WING.
Gathered and Compiled Exclusively for
the Saturday Edition OF the "Sational
Republican"


Gathered and Compiled Exclusively for
the Saturday Edition OF the "NntionaI
Republican"
The voluntary bestowment OF personal
honor always begets a feeling of gratitude
and thankfulness, yet this is not the time
for personal honors, but TO consider the
condition Of 6,5ls,79 Of our people. The
hour has arrived for us to honor the de-
serving and protect ourselves. We are ex-
pected to turn our backs upon the men who
assassinated the colored Americans at Car
rollton, Miss, on the 18th of March; we
are expected to forget the murders of 1871
the Chisholm YaZoo horror Of 1879, the
Copiah slaughter Of 1888. We are expected
to turn our backs upon those men who
applaud the fugitive slave law and encour-
aged slavery and heaped upon our heads
cruelty and oppression unequaled in
ancient or modern times. They are tho
enemies Of this government and unless
kept down by patriotic men will ruin 1t.
They declare that emancipation and the
amendments TO the the constitution are un-
constitutional The same men who figured
in the halls Of Congress and preached the
unholy doctrine Of the justification Of hui
man slavery are again in Washington. In
1880, 1867, 1861, they declared that this
was no nation; twenty-four years after
we find, not the same men, but the same
measures that were pressed In 1880, 1857,
and 1861. They have not changed at all.
They tried to shoot the government to
death and failed, and this same power is
shooting voters, and declared in the forty.
sixth Congress, "unless you allow us to
rule this government we will ruin It," The
self-same traitorous, murderous, and de-
stroying power Of the past absolutely rules
and controls this government. There are in
Alabama 600, 800, Mississippi 652, ,22l, Geor.
gia 725,274, Texas 305,0T6. South Carolina
Nae, Louisiana 4S4,902, North Carolina
532,50S, and Mississippi G50,20l colored
people-total, 4,645, l54-who are deprived
of every right guaranteed them by the con-
stitution, and there is but one alternative
left, and that is emigration to the west and
settlement on the public domain. Organ
ize societies and encourage emigration
from the states where you are
slaughtered and deprived Of your rights;
emigrate to states where you will be pro-
tected in your right OF franchise. Let every
self-respecting minister preach from his
pulpit Immigration. Tell the oppressed TO
flee from the men who, In the past, op-
pressed them. For every indication points
to the oppression of the colored man south.
One hundred white men walked into the
"temple Of justice" and shot ten or fifteen
colored Americans and mortally wounded
the other three. A more wanton and un-
provoked massacre has never taken place
only In the south. The regulators are the
gentlemen who claim they were justihable
in committing the horrible crime of the
18th. Senators James z. George, Edward
Cary Waltball, and Representatives John
VI. Allen, James Bright Morgan, Thomas
Clcndinen Catchings, f. G. Barry, 0tho f.
Singleton, Henry s. Van Eaton, Ethelbert
Barksdale, of Mississippi, fail to give any
expression upon the affair, and one OF
them says 1t is necessary to murder in
order to protect society.
The National Colored Press Association
will meet on Tuesday, Aug.3 at Atlantic
City, n. j.
Col. W. A. Pledger, of Atlanta, Ga, has
won his libel suit.
Bishop Turner of the A. VI. E. Church,
is In favor OF emigration.
Hon: j. NJ, Langston may come to Con-
grCss from Virginia.
Hon. j. II. Smith is in business in this
city.
Harry Smith is highly spoken of for re-
corder Of deeds.
Bishop d. A. Pain is sick in Florida.
Mai. Fleetwood will turn out fine body
of men on the 10th.
The stained glass windows of the NJ
Street Methodist Episcopal Church have
arrived from Baltimore.
Rev. Mr.. Watkins has inaugurated q re-
viyul at his church.
Hon. Robert Smalls will, II is hoped, be
successful In his movement for colored SOL
diers and sailors.
George N; Boston intends building a
splendid hall.
DIR. Cook is building a new house on G
street, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets. G.. NJ. Boston is the contractor.
tct O.,
arranging for japanese fete.
The Mikado ball on the Sth.
Athletic Social will celebrate the emanci-
patton by grand ball.
The Masons will hold leyee at willard
Hall on the 18th Of April.
st. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church
will hold fair at Willard Hall during
Easter week.
The state reception of the Junior Excel
siors on Friday evening passed off very
pleasantly. The committee deserve credit
for the very satisfactory manner in which
they conducted the reception. The follow
ing gentlemen are members Of the club /:
w. A. Stewart, j. l.. johnson, G. f. Cole
man, D. A. Bruce, b. S. Fisher, II. G. Min
ton, II. d. Williams, s. johnson, jr., II. G..
Douglass, NJ. L. Jones, T. S. Jones, r. B.
Stewart, G.: d. Johnson, Z. 7. Forester,
Q. Burke, ID. Atwood, W. Estren, ID. p.
Syphax, j. C.. Jordon, w. Jones, d. w.
Henry, II. Brown, L. Beckley, w. Deveaux,
w. G. Hall, F. Bruce, w. II. Jennings, F..
i. Cardoza, II. Pinn, j. Lemos, +. Davis,
j. Downer, r. Douglass, E. Barker, and r.
Taverns.
Robert Robinson, Of Staunton, Va, yis-
tied the city during the week.
Miss Yulea W. Mason read the paper In
the Ninteenth Street Baptist Sabbath
l;scnSol. scnSSol -Si,;5i-.rStaG no sSt 3. anderson;
The "stags" will give Dali N "
Of May.
Rev, DIR. Handy will deliver sermon on
the Importance OF an industrial education
for children.
Prof. Thomas s. Boston, of Chicago, gave
musical reunion on Wednesday evening
at the Metropolitan A. NJ. L. Church, and
was assisted by some of his former pupils.
The affair proved quite succ ess, and the
talent was the best in the city.
Carter A. Stewart moved to Washington
in the year 1874.
o. P. Martin Post, G. A. r., closed their
| fair on Friday evening, and were successful
| in raising considerable for the poor.
+. G. Miller, the organist of st, Luke's P.
Z. Church, WIN have charge of the musical
entertainment to be given by that church
during Easter week.
John f. Cook, Frederick Douglass, and
| Dr. Purvis are members OF the committee
| OF 100 to arrange for the worlds exhibition
Bishop Cain is unwell.
II. PRICE WILLIAMS.