The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-01-07

will rease TO hate me because am black will
! cease to judge me by my color viii take my
culOr which IS but air out Of the scale of Justice
aud throw ME the real man, therein sud let me
stand or fall by what | am. Character makes
men aud not color. Ii could print this upon
the flying clouds and give IL TO the whtStliug
winds, | would send them on special mission
81 the broi her In white aud w0nld moi give them
any rest until every white man IN the United
states had learned that charact r makes men
and not color, land that God "hath made of one
blood all nations uf men for Ia dwell on all the
face of the earth"-I.et US be true TO our God,
true 10 ourselves, true 70 all around us and true
10 our country and we shall be hOnored Of heaven
aud earth. Let rs give more attention 10 buy
ing homes Identifying them making them at
t".ctive, comfortable aud pleasant bringing our
child.en up right and we will be influential and
great right here in this country. Let us make
friends by proving ourselves worthy aud being
freucly. Let us be upright. candid and fear
less remembering that right is immortal sRnd
will prevail. / believe that the Negro Is the
child of the future and that the QeXt geEeratiun
viii fnd things far different 10 what they are
how. Especially will this be true if we dig dep
down and lay soIldiy the foundation upon which
they must build their sup"rstructure of moral
worth and greatness,
The fiIst duty is ours-to lay the foundation.
The old fear that vas entSiled upon our fathers
by slavery, will have entirely disappeared by
the next generation, and man will be a man
regardless of his colOt, or nationality. Then aud
40: until then, will this country be the glory
Of all the earth. IL will then he indeed THE
Land Of the free aud the h me of the brave"
The sensible Nero and thu sensible white man,
should meet on mutu lg-onnds and away with this
foo !shness and mutually work TO make this coun-
try glorious This does MOI include int marriage
nor o-etiueation. The Negro do not want that
any more than the white man does He wants his
share of the pubic money for education and 10
ry his own women, they a'e good enough for him |
Ifintermarrage was submit tted to the popular vote
the Neg,0 would almost to a man vote against It. |
He can afford 20 oppose it. He hasa garden with |
larger variety nom which to choose the flower Of |
life joy. Tie can get wife of his race black as |
dye a. viii a. they ma H. and OF various cOloFs
all between No other race Is so highly favored by
natCre We can afford to to oppose intcrmarrage |
We have all We want At home. The Gem Bill was |
simply beating the air, aud prosecuting the defen-
daIt during his absence. II was u1caIed for. No /
bRly was cOu eading for co-education and nobody L
look for 1t in Georgia at any rates II deserved to
lave been defeated u Mr. g Ann deserves to be |
buried in grave of fo. getluIness A man with |
such heart ought TO be lett nj home with his moth
hear Der soothing song BY, by baby 60 sleepy
No the needs be no alarm about these things do
not want them. Weonly want sar deal In the game
flite speak the sentiment of the Negroes gener-
ally, Frel Douglass, pc hAps excepted, when saw
th Il wea"e happlest when we are with peO-
ple trust that when we shall celebrate our Eman
cipatOn next year, will be ahe to look with pleas
ing prize upon some great enterprise owned and 1
operated by Negroes Id for Negroes In thlsway WI
shall any longer be regarded passave but active
citizens Cfthi great country Fol five own no pToI
erty when convention of pr, perry owners Is called
We can not members and should not go growing Il
around when we own none Ofthe ground
MayASod bless every one of you and grant You
great peace prosperity during this year, aud when
the battle Of life Is over may you receive vict0r's
crowns and having trOd all the powers of darkness
down. may ne brought home with everlasting 10y
and sin cling and In unspeakable peace receive Eden's
wreath and With the innumerable thrOng join the |
everlasting song to CT own Him Lord OF ali.