Huntsville gazette., 1886-09-25
FAYETTEVILLE.
Every thing is quiet.
Schools are doing we'll.

All Fayetteville f,v, ,rs the Blnil
bill
Last week an enthusiastic + iuca
tional meeting was held here. Ed
er q ID Jackson, Of Nashville. deliv
cred an eloquent and able addressed
in which he Impressed upon his au
dience the NJ necessity Of educating ou,
youth and the great need of such q
measure as the Blair bill to aid in the
work.
Mr. W w Jeff.rsen lectnred on
missions.
Mr q Price Haywood spoke on
Stumbling Blocks to the race to the
4, light of the crowded house.
He reminded the people that they
we're far behind in the march IF pro-
gress, that to move forward and ad
vance our people must cultivate
more selfroliance, have and stimulate
race pride, and mutt make moral
culture chief end. Let us conquer
self, and hol ling our appe. ties. pas
sions under subsection to the will
60 forward and build up, conquer n :
our greatest enemy. Tine is bring
lag great changes daily, and the
colored man needs to watch events
aud keep posted. Let our people
read newspapers, and especially sup
port c, red papers It is duty.
Every man should take and pay for II
worthy colored paper. In no other
way than though the press crn we as
people keep posted, fit ourselves
for the battle of lif, and maintain
our position as American citizens.
The press is power, and no people
need its il fuence more than our peo-
pie, support then your colored papers
and thereby build up powerful
sp ,kesmen for your rights and inter
ests.
| Providence had an end in view III
the introduction of American Slavery
10 America and its abolition, the en-
franchisement and making Of citizens
Of these slaves descendants of tn
unciviiiaed African point to. the So
luton Of that problem known as the
Negro problem. Only let the people
walk uprightly and the God Of all ma
lions will make Of US mighty people
The meeting was fargo one and
productive of much good. VINDEx.
The Coming Change to Prepare
for 1t.
| For The Huntsville Gazette.
the time for change in the affairs Of
Of this country is upon us and if there
is country that change would ben
eft it is this beautiful country of ours
1t is what we have lon stood in great
need Of.
Now my Colored People are you
prepared for this change. If you are
not it is high time you were putting
Yourself in condition to profit by il
for it will prove profitable to those
that are vigIlant.
..There is in tilethe aft ,irs If every
| man i. taken at its ebb leads on tC
fortune" and there is an old, and
think true saying"forewarned fore
warned" 50 don't say you Were not
warned and if yun hsd known what
| was coming YOU would have done s,
| and so.
The change that allude to Is the
cutting up in the near future o.
these large plantations into small
tracts and their disposal to thrifty
enegetic Colored and white Peopl'
On good easy terms the time has come
n the history OF this country when
large platstions are no longer profit !
able to The owner aud the present
system of their cultivation is ruin
GUS to the tenant. So yos STE 1t Il
only a question of little time before
this change will take place. Besides
there are enterprises springirg ~
in our midst that will prove better
paying Investments, and can be man
aged to better advantage and par
ticularly suited to the present land
owaer and his mode of living con-
sequently the capital wrapped up In
these large bodies of land will trans
fired as rapidly as p,sibls to thee,
enterprises and the valued oPpor
unity securing yourselves homes will