Richmond planet., 1890-10-18

NeteDTdUlOn 10 beO u udy TO Dc cek6-
brated, took place on the. 18th inst.
at the Va, Exposition Grounds.
The hall was attractively deco
rated. On the stand were banners.
the picture of Abraham Lincoln and
bright-colored bunting. Flowers
also served to add to the scene.
| Rev. j. A. Taylor called the meet
ing to order at 2:3O.
Prayer was offered by Rev. A.
Bnga, Jr. ID. D., of Manchester, Va.
1 Rev. w. w, Browne read q letter
from Gov. j. w. McKcnney express
ling his regret at his not being uble
to be presens owing to pressing en-
gagements.
Mayor j. Taylor Ellyson stating
that he was unable to be present
and expressing regrets.
Rev. j. Anderson Taylor delivered
an address. The following Is the
report of his remarks:
He said they were not called
together to discuss any political
points, or to nominate men to
strive for the mastery of the Govern
ment, but that they met to return
thanks to God for the blessings that
had descended upon the colored
people of the United States. The
point which he dwelt mostly upon
was the necessity of organization.
he said that they would in no other
way receive the respect and liberties
J which were rightly theirs. He said
, that while Abraham Lincoln wrote
: the emancipation proclamation
: that he knew not what he wrote
? but that his hand was guided by the
: angel of God. He drew strong con
4 PARSONS between the colored pe0
: pie and the children of Isreal. III
r speaking of the necessity of the cele
? bration, he said that the present
generation owed it as duty to th'
| memories of those fathers and moth
3 ers who bore the heavy yoke o
: bondage. He said the blessings wa
{ as great upon the white people o
the South as upon the colored race
J. that the country never would hav
e Iprospered while the curse OF SLAYER.
8 rested upon the land. He said tha
), the same God who brought tn
Negro out of American bondag
would carry him on until he shon
Z before the world "a perfect man.
E BE ALL RIGHT.
81 La us tsuaoe oue 4sx.aS, StoA
pr together, and trample nobody, an
es God will make all right. The trot
BILE with our race now is that "
u don't stick together. Why, "
% stick TO anybody but ourselves
n We want race pride. Nobody Wi
ever recognize you unless you recol
nize yourself. How can we expeC
lu other people to recognize us whe
r. we don't respect ourselves? Jus
+ behind this dark cloud which no
5. surrounds us is the hand of Coo
and soon the silver lining will
O. shown" Referring to the Anglo
n Saxon race, he said that there wa
IA time when julius Caesar said the
lawlessness and degradation wa
u fearful. Now they are che grandeE
people on the face of the gloD'
L. "Then why should we be dowI
is fallen?
THANKS TO GOD.
al He concluded by reminding b
. hearers that there would be n
- wrangling in the meeting, but tha
- it was only called to express thank
to God for guiding the hand of til
- President when he signed the procls
IL nation which made them free. B.
Is fore taking his seat he said
is thought the day on which Abraham
Lincoln issued the proclamation {
ct emancipation was the one to be al
xt nually celebrated.
This was the 22nd day of Septen
ber, 1868. He gave as one reaso
why that day would be a good On
that the colored people would HAY
returned from the watering place
and those who spent the winter
the South would not yet have ie
e the warm climate of the sout
ne land.
re Rev. j. Milton Waldron, of Was
i ington, spoke. He placed ''his STAN
eu of disapprovap upon the word s.n
- gro" and thought they were enti
IT, led to the name of fAfro-Americans
This expression he used through Il
IT. remainder of his address In spea
" ing of the colored race.
The "Afro-Americans" are moreie
III titled tc this land" said he, ''ths
20. the Anglo-AmericaCs. as the viii
ng man stole the land, while the labC
w the misery, and tears of the color
III people were expended upon it,"
20, opposed the emigration of the cole
sld ed people, and if either race shou
'ea have left it ought to have been t
III white people, and more over tn
as ought to have left $50 years ae
'xU eve don't want any black, VIII
es' red or yellow States in this countr
,ge this is a Union," shouted he. A
ole plause.
est BRAIN AND MUSCLE.
r;s A mother man had suggested tn
Inn the blacks fight for their pc
ton. This they had already dc
- from 1861 to 1865, and the N
who wore the gray knew to WI
n n u -