The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-29
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SCORINGTHE AFRICAN con
VENTfON.
Rev. Andrew j. Chambers q
Prominent CoIoreh Man OF
North Carolina, Den0un-
ces the Recent Meet
ing of N, gr0es as
Biased and Pre-
JUDGED.

Ing of NJ grOes as
Biased and Pre-
/ JUDGED.
ch.caro Herald
i Rev. Andrew j. Chambers, pastor
Iof the African Methodist Episcopal
Chnrch of Durham, N. u, and the
anly regularly elected delegate from.
THAT State to the late Afro Ameri-
can League, which met in Chicago,
Is unmeasured.n his 'denunciatiol
of the theory and methods of til
convention. upon which lie charge
leHials Of liberty OF speech. Mr,
Chambers is a Young man Of fine
iddress, whose eiaquence has won
nigh praise from the late Henry ".
Grady and other distinguished edi-
tors of 1.-The South. lie speaks with
freedom and has at ready command
d wealth of appropriate words.
II was elecsed, SAID lie, "a dele
gate from tie only colored league in
North Carolinain III order that | might
come here ;o deny from my place in
that body that tie colored people Of
the South suffer from any unusual
and inhuman treatment at the
bands Of the white people of that
section. Every little personal en-
counter between a white man and
negro is magnified and the whole
section mathematical as one sore
spot Of the republic. It is about
time that the self-respecting colored
people of the South call halt to
the traduocrs ef their white neigh
bofs. But things were all cut and
dried before | reached Chicago.
The edict had gone forth that Dixie
must be damned and no negro de-
fender of that maligned region
could be heard amid the tunult Of
the northern mob.
There was no call from the
South for the convention But for
my personal efforts to secure official
recognition IN that Lody there would
have been not a single league in
that State, and consequently no DE-
legats. ] organized the league that
there might be no question as to the
legality Of my taking a seat in the
convention, aud thus be afforded an
opportunity to be heard in defense
Of my ncighbors and friends OF the
South. Rev. Mr. Price Of my State
wasprcsent as a signer Of the call,
but Il required vote of that body
to entitle him 10 the privilege Of
participation in its proceedings. As
a fact the convention was composed
mostly Of nothern delegates.
1T is true that a great number
of colored people are leaving North
Carolina, but not because Of perse-
cution. They have had three crop
failures in succession and they seek
a better agricultural region. IL
persecnied why do they not fly
from il to the free North where
rhilanthropists cook pigs and place
them ponthedoorsteps Of negroes?
Instead, they are going TO the Mss
issippi Valley Of the South where
persecution are as uniustly charged
as in my own State.
II DO not claim that everything
is as felicitous al the South as could
be desired; nor can this Be 50 in any
community Of christendom where
there is a superabusdant population
lof d lately emancipated race. | was
reared in Ohio within four miles Of
General Grants birthplace. Color
Cd people were prosecuted there.
hey couldn't attend church except
lin 4 body, because of assaults of
white rabblc. VI hen a boy would
bs sent 10 the psstofiice BY my
mother aud had 70 dodge around
lcorners % escape the attacks OF
/ wblss boys, sons uf abolitionists who
voted the republican ticket, and
these attacks we're m.de upon me
solely because was negro.
What time has done TO modify sen.
Itiment in Ohio, time will also do al
1.-THE South.
"The white people Of the South
merit more Of commiseration from
mankind than Of curses from IN,
negro, because Of the complex and
ldiiIicult problems which address,
themselves TO them for adjustment
II dissented from the sentimentl
voiced BY the convention, but wa,
denied the opportunity Of express.
ling that dissent. The northern de-
llepales were 50 solicious for us O.
| the South that they would not suf
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