Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-17
ANEW NEGRO MOVEMENT.
A CoIored Preacher Begins the Work in
North Carolina and Damns the
White Republicans.
Especial telegram 10 Tho DispAtchJ


CHARIoTTE, n. c., September 1.-THE
Arabic axiom, "rwas the last hair that
broke the camel's back has been meta
phorically laid on, and the weight became
cumbersome, and the OVerladen yielded To
the pressure. Tho Rev. q John Wilson,
the negro who has been actively engaged
In organizing the "colorcd republican
party - IN the South, has reached the acme
OF his ambition. The party at blg meet
ing here Saturday was baptized by "a series
ofstrong resolutions cOndemnlng President
Harrison's southern appointments, and de-
mAuding new deal from fresh deck OF
political cards. John says that the other
deals have been stocked. and that the pulls
were not straight: that a cut-and-dred
arrangement left the negro out OF the race,
Notwithstanding he is the head, body. ana
tail of the party now In control OF
the Federal Government. The great
gathering has taken place. six hundred
freedmen were present with upturned
faces. mouths and ears WIDE open, drink
ING in the waters of wisdom from the po-
ltical or rather parh pump, worked 10y
the sage of his race. the willy Rev. John.
From every nook and corner came the
representative negro of his section, each
and every one OVcTburdcned with
grievances too numerous to itemiZe, but
all bearing upon the ingrattude OF the
President Of the United States and ms
white southern Otfice-suckcrs, who Ike
their chief decoyed them into line last
November under the promise OF more than
ordinary recognition when the feast of the
political passover was 10 be held. 10
summarize the speech of Wilson's the fol-
lowing is gwen az the object of tins en-
bryotic movements To organize the ne
grOes into partisan army tor the purpose
OF debating TO the pOt-hOuse politicians
20 whom they shall or shall not give posi-
tons. To control the various local Organi-
cations which grow into county. state,
and national ones, and by the latter form u
ponderOus power in nominating n candl-
date for the Chief Magistracy; 10 see that
doodle" is properly distributed that the
negro handles the part intended for the
negro. without its being subjected 20 tho
adhesive disease which the Wilson party
charge is epidemic with the white Repub-
licans in the South. To bring about the
millennium of negro supremacy which the
cranks OF that race believe Is near at hand
and now only needing strong pull to
crystalize into glorious reality. As a
matter of fact Wilson's party - SO delighted
with its past movements that tine " IoOley-
street tailors'" manifesto sinks into insig-
nifcance when compared 20 its "declara-
tion of principles" The dominic, in his
remarks at the meeting, could not refrain
from paving his respects to the Democrats.
=
trust first the damdest Democrat IN the
country" The presiding genius announced
that arrangements had been made with
"cOlored gentlemen" in the other south
ern States 90 have organization perfected
before the meeting of Congress, aud that
funds would be forthcoming at the proper
time. The resolutions as passed at the
meeting are of the most bitter character
and well calculated to thwart the
very purpose for which they were
created. Particularly are they severe
on the Federal appointments ia this sec
ton. which officials are used as point of
attack, owing, as il Is supposed. TO the
once familiarity Of the attacking party
with these persons. The general character
of this movement will be better under
stood when il is known that It's mission in
Virginia will be engineered 10 damage Ma
hone. and in Georgia II Will be marshaled
by Captain Pledger, president OF the Ma
ti0nal Colored Association and one of the
greatest race agitators in this section. In
South Carolina the management will be in
trusted to Rev. 4. A. Clinton, a negro Of
powerful influence with his race and one
whe almost believes that has people are the
"chosen ones" The other southern States
have not been thoroughly organized, but
eInissarieg are on the way.
The resolutions are TO be engrossed and
turned over TO Congressman Cheatham
(negro), from this State, and q copy for
waIded 10 the Aatsonal Tribune for publlca-
ton. Y. f. NJ