Wichita eagle., 1890-01-30
THANKS TO INGALLS,.
The Coiored People of the City Pass Resolutions
Thanking the Senator for His Recent speech.

The call for the mass meeting Of the
coIored citizens of the city, to be held at
the room of the common pleas court last
evening, was responded TO byta large num-
her. While the object of the meeting was
known in general, it was made more
definite by a short speech from Mr.. j. j.
Jennings. He insisted that the able speech
made by the distinguished senator from
Kansas on the oath inst. on the negro
question should be applauded by all
colored people no matter where they lived
and especially should the colored people
from the state of Kansas be quick to
thank him in a public manner After re-
ferring to some extent to the Importance
of the question and the record OF Senator
ingalls, on that and kindred questions he
took his seat, when on motion he was
made chairman and Mr.. L. u. Banks made
secretary.
Mr.. b. r. Grey moved that committee
of five be appointed on resolutions which
prevailed. The chair appointed on resolu-
ton S. French, D. L. Robertson, b. II.
ORGY, ]. H. Moore, Rev. L. Tulleright.
Mr.. George Levills was called for and
responded with some happy hits on the
question under consideration.
On motion of Mr.. l.. Sidney the temper
ary chairman and secretary were made
permanent.
RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following which were adopted unani-
mously:
In the natural course Of events, (though
much tardv) the "Negro question" has at
last reached the halls of congress. poclle
and patiently we have awaited the man
dates of that legislative body. Sympathy
for the negro will not prevent midnight
raids, murder and maltreatment; public
sentiment will not extinguish the con-
fagration of his home, church and school
house; good decorum and loyalty to
the commonwealth have not proved a
panacea to his Affections.
Whereas, We the colored citizens of
Wichita, assembled en- masse, believe the
negro to be either the victim of circum-
stances or the child of destiny, or both,
and denounce the whip. the torch and the
shotgun as fundamental principles Of
higher civilization and good citizenship.
Whereas, Colonization and disfranchise-
ment have been proposed-the former OBJ
noxious, the latter nauseatlng.
Whereas, determination and separation
failed to remedy the evils attending an I'M
natural prejudice.
Whereas, The unknown quantities of
this problem remain uneilmlnated.
Resolved, That we honor and thank the
senior senator for the Sunfiower state for
the noble and manly manner in which he
advocated Justice" "a divine elixir as a
solution to the race question.
Resolved, That we give j. j. ingalls,
credit for the stand he has taken on this
question, and urgently ask him to devise
means whereby Justice may be applied to
the negroes of the south.
Resolved, That we regret that any can
didate for the state legislature who OPP
posed the return of j. j. ingalls, to she
United States senate.
Resolved. That copy of these resolu-
lions be retained by the secretary of this
meeting. one forwarded to Senator John
j. ingalls,, of Washington, ID. c.
There being no further business the
meeting adjourned. There was some talk
that the colored people all over the, state
should act in a similar manner.