Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-16
THE COLONIZATION SOCsEry.
A New England Minister'S Address NJ
the Anniversary Meeting.


THE coLoRED MISUNDERSTANDING FOR AMERI-
CANS, AFRICA FOR AFRICANS"
The seventy-1rst anniversary OF the American
colonization Society was celebrated last evening
oy appropriate services at the New York Avenue
presbyterian church. There was large attend
ance. The meeting was begun by prayer and the
reading Of the Scriptures, followed by the singing
OF hymn, after which Rev. j. AspinwaI Hodge,
d. d., OF New Haven, was introduced as the speaker
OF the evening. His text was the 4th verse Of the
o1th Psalm: 'Oh, let the nations be glad and sing
Tor JOY for Thou shalt judge the people rtghteously
and govern all the nations upon earth" The
speaker prefaced MS remarks by a forcble exposi-
ton OF the divine sovereignty over NATIONS There
Is no future retnbution. no postponement OF pun
lshinent, but He governs and Furnishes them now
This Government Is according TO justice and not
mercy. There Is a tendency 10 magnify Gods love
10 the detriment OF the true idea OF His righteous
ness We differ from all other nations in the fact
that while we are more nearly allied to the Anglo
Saxon race the blood of all other races flows In our
national veins We welcome to our shores all
races except the Chinese; but America is not a
siberia. nor Mecca, nor an asylum. II is home,
the home OF universal liberty.
TWO RACES THAT WILL NOT AMALGlMATE.
Here nationaIities soon blend, and these races
become one people. Yet IN all of this amalgama-
ton there are two notably exceptional cases-two
races that do not desire to come into our commit
nifty OF fellowship, who are as Isolated to-day
The American Indian, deceived by Daubles, pressed
back inch by inch by governmental coercion, be-
trayed by agents, swindled into shameful de-
pendence, l. one OF these instances. No historian
has ventured to recount his wrongs: no American
citizen, from very shame, dare read such docu-
ments, even mad they been prepared
II we turn IRON this page OF our national crimes
we meet one stlll biacker in It's horrible details In
our colonial history, and until 1905 we encouraged
and egaliZe1 the African slave trade and. although
laws were passed against II, they were not en-
forced until 1861. on the breaking out OF the war
there were 100000 negroes. There are at pres
ent 5, ZOO 600. sfpr reasons unknown to us men
have Ueen divided into races. They may adopt
each others customs: they may occupy each
others territory, but they must remain separate.
Loyalty 10 race is the divine instinct that holds
them apart. In this land Europeans quickly lose
their identity, and are merged. but the African
race must ana ought 10 remain distinct. What
has our supervision OF two hundred and ffty years
done for them? They have learned our language
after fashion, but 30 per cent OF them In our Land
can neither read nor write. and In reality know
LITTLE or n more than did their fOrefathers when
stolen from their homes. Socially and morally the
native Africans OF to-day will compare favoraby
with those among US; vices and crimes usually as
ISOLATED with the negroes as we know them are
not peculiar 10 them. Retaining much OF African
superstition, they have received but little OF the
Influences OF our religious Institutions. As race
they have but few traits OF Christianity.
DEBT TO THE NEGROES.
We are In their debt, the speaker said; contrary
to divine law constituted ourselves the pro-
pretorS Of this race and we.shall be held to strict
little OF good; very much OF evil! The act OF
emancipation was not generosity. IL was a mill
tary necessity, regarded by the North as dis
agreeable eXped ent, and by the south theft.
In IA moment 100000 OF slaves, trained 10 abso-
Lutte dependence. without homes, lands, shelter,
food or money, were thrown upon their own re-
sources. That innumerable and fearful crimes did
not occur that famine did not despoil them, Is to
the credit OF this despised race aud not TO our
selves. IL is said that We have enfranchoed them.
To give the ballot TO people Who cannot read the
names OF those for whom they vote Is crime
since the emancipation S20.0OO,0O0 have been
spent on the education OF the ne .roes; but what
is that for a period OF twenty-five years for that
great race in their ignorance. The nation, as
such, has done nothing for them. They have not
ASKED for lands or fOOd, but they have cried loud
and long for education. Their environment is an
tagonistic. These TWO races cannot 1--we together
as equals
LOOKING TO AFRICA.
The negroes are now bethinking themselves OF
the land from whence their foreIathers were
dragged although, personally, they have no other
fatherland than this. As race they can recall no
pleasant memories OF Africa; they have scarcely
heard of this Colonization society. But the knowi-
edge OF what Is open 10 them In Africa is dawning
upon them, and II Will soon produce prodigious re-
suits The increase OF their population here Is
more alarming than the growth OF the surplus In
the Treasury. send those Who are willing TO go;
start the emigration by governmental aid, aud be-
fore long this unnatural association OF the two an
tagon.stlc races VIII be stopped. and America will
be for Americans, While over the portals or the
Dark Continent viii De read: "Africa for Africans
no abundance for purposes Of permanent residence
except TO natives" Thousands OF petitions are
yearly presented to Congress from negroes asking
Tor assistance TO this end. They are referred 10
appropriate committees and reported back adj
ver5ely.
Tn. annual report Of the society was distributed
throughout The church, and showed favorable
condition OF affairs. The receipts for the year
were So, 0l643, and the expenditures s1s, 499.l9.
One huJdEed persons were taken to Liberia.
a Washington Expert ON the stand.
An Associated Press dispatch from Winchester,
Va, Jan. IA, says: This was the twelfth day OF
the Ridehour murder trial. Large crowds have
been In attendance daily. The prosecution closed
yesterday. The defense placed E. b. Hay, pro-
1essional expert from Washington, on The stand
To-Day. He testified that the signature OF T. A.
RidenOur on note found near the body OF Andrew
Broy, the murdered man. and the Endorsement
thereon OF H. Orndorn, were not written by the
same person. The note was given by Ridenour TO
Broy for horse. The theory Is that the indorse-
ment on the note was forged by RidenOur; 0rn-
dorf1 being dead at the time the body was found,
that Broy was pressing for payment Of note. The
force OF Hays evidence was broken in great
degree by the commonwealth proving, on cross
examination, that Hay testified for pecuniary
consideration, also that the Virginia Court or APP
peals had thrown out his evidence as an expert In
a case from Clarke County several years ago.
Argument will begin on Wednesday, and the jury
viii get the case Thursday. Great interest Is
manifested In the valley over the result.
sales Of Real Estate.
Leila NJ. Combs ct al have bought OF H. Rozier
Dulany for 50 500 SUD lot 76, square u.s. known as
premises 1871 goth street northwest. Rose L. Par
ker has bought OF W. s. Schneider for S. 900 sub
lot 49, square 237, Is by so feet on Wallach Place.
between 18th and 14th and and L streets. c. II.
Parker has bought for 81. 029.37 OF T. j. Fisher ct
al. trustees lots 20 and 2s, square 541, each 45a
by 100 feet on Sd street, between H and streets
southwest
HUSBAND AND WIFE FIGHT WITH BRooMsrIcKs-
Mrs. Abigail ConnOrs who lives near Delaware
avenue and street northeast, was before Judge
Smell Saturday, charged with aSsaultIng her hus-
band, Patrick Connors, who lives on 4th, between
/ and streets northwest. Mrs COnnOrS Is a
heavyweight, while Patrick is a very slender,
sickly- Hooking individual He took the stand and
told the judge that when he went to see his wife
Wednesday night she beat him in terrible man.
ner, using bruomstick, a stove lid, and poker.
His head was cut, he said, but he could not show
any marks When asked II he had been arrested
before he said he had been before the court because
his wife had assaulted him. Mrs. Commons denied
the assault. She said that each mad broomstick
and each struck at the other, but that neither
were struck. She said they had been separated
for twelve years. The Judge took her personal
bonds.
THE BIOLOGICAL SoCIETY.-The Biological Society,
at IFS annual meeting Saturday night, elected ofl-
GERS for the year, as follows: President Mr.. W.
H. Dali; vice-presidents, DIR. Z. Hart Merriam, Mr..
Ward; secretaries, MIR. J. b. Smith and MIR. +. A.
Lucas; treasurer, Mr.. +. ii. knowltOn; additional
members Of council, Dr. 7. II. Bean, Prof. q. T.
Mason, Prof K T. c. Stearns, Mr.. +. W. True and
Dr.. Geo. Vasey.
THE IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.-At the meeting
OF the T. N. Healy Branch OF the Irish National
League, last evening, X. G. Mckinney presiding
by Capt Patrick OFarrell and James White
Secretary Shanahan read an appeal from q COM