The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-01-10
WASHINGTON.
The City of Magnificent Distances
With the Light Turned On.
Our Capitol City With its Multitude q
Important Matters Culled for our
Intelligent Readers-C. A. is
Budget Of News. 80;

Es-zt Budget of News. -
The Colored citizens, of Alexander
and many of the Colored citizens of
Washington, crowded both floors of Lam
mons Opera House, at Alexander New
Years night to celebrate the twenty
eighth anniversary of the emancipation
proclamation. Many prominent citizens
of this city were expected among them
Pres. Harrison, Vice Pres. Morton, Sec.
Blaine, Postmaster Gen. Wanamaker
and others. but were prevented by the
duties of the day. Letters of regret we're
read, among them being one from Hon.
Hugh McCulloch, who was Secretary of
Treasury, under Lincoln, which owing to
its bearing upon the all important ques-
ton of the day, is worthy of careful
perusal. The following extract is to the
point 1.-The South will cease to be politi-
cally solid when the voters do their own
thinking and vote according to their
party feeling and principles. The whites
have always been divided and pretty
evenly divided upon political questions
when not united in defending common
rights. So will blacks lie when freed
from outside pressure. They will be-
come members of the two great political
parties into which the country has ever
been divided. Some will be Republic
cans and some Democrats. To neither
party are they indebted for their free
dom. This was bestowed as a military
necessity to save the Union, and it
should be used for the common good
and the preservation of free institutions.
AS they become Independent voters,
they will stand practically as we'll as le-
gally in political equality with the
whites" 1t was expected that Hon.
J. M. Laneston would be present as or
ator of the evening but in his absence
Recorder of Land Office, J. M. Town
send, otficiated. His address was bril-
liant enc and received much applause.
Magnus L. Robinson, of the Weekly
Leader, was chairman of the meeting.
The next meeting of the American
Association, of Educators, of Colored
youths, will be held in Nashville, Tenn,
next December.
The recent trouble with the Indians
has been an opportunity for the black
boy in blue to show his valor, and he
has not lost the opportunity or let it pass
without taking advantage of it. At the
battle of White Clay Creek, when the
Seventh Cavalry was hemmed in and
surrounded bv Indians who we're intent
on making another Custer massacre of
the business. the Ninth Cavalry, which
ls Colored, rode up and routed the Indi-
ans, thus saving the Seventh. This is the
second time the Ninth has come up in
time to save the white boys in blue.
Talking to Mr.. B. G. Whiting of the
Freeman, who was at one time troop
er in troop M. Tenth Cavalry, he says:
''The black boys in hlue deport them
selves admirably in battle and ia the
Comanche Campaign the Indians learn
ed to dread black face in blue uniform.
If the Negro was as brave in domestic
life as in military life he would have no
trouble in commanding the respect Of
the world. am glad to hear of the boys
acting So. CALAMITY" Wonder why
these deed of gallantry when done by
Colored men are so soon forgotten?
It is rumored and on good authority,
that Hon. J. M. Langston will offer q
resolution before the House, asking that
the right to exercise the franchise shall
be based on an educational qualification.
In this. he asks the support of all young
men of the race.
Prof. J. G. Price has an article in the
January number, of the Forum, on the
subject "Does the Negro seek social
equallty?" The subject is we'll and inter-
ingly treated.
The next convention, of the Colored
press, should take some steps toward e.
tablishing news bureau in Washington
and ii possible to secure a repres. nta-
tive place in the Press Gallery at the
Capitol. It seems that two or three
hundred Colored newspapers could band
together and nave their, news coIlated
and supplied by Colored men and also
have all their special articles written by
paid Colored men, Let some good be
done at the coming meeting.
Walking up Vermont avenue Sunday
morning, I noticed Colored office hold
er in this city, driving to church behind
gally caparisoned pair of spirited steeds
end continuing my course to the White
House, I met President Harrison &C.
companied by two young ladies just start
ing for church-they were walking.
Quite a contrast. ...
Mr.. Charles s. Morris in three COL
umn article in Sundays Post tells why
the Election Bill should be passed, It
is quite we'll written article I'D mer-
its praise even though the subject does
not.
MI. J. Frank Wheaton Of the Agita-
tor, and at present in the Document
Room, of the House, is the proprietor of
nice little scheme of pc ,it'cal organiza-
ton OF the young Colored men. He SAYS
that 1892 will be an suspicious year to
the young Colored voters and glorious
opportunity. He is not wiling to let his
form of organization become public at
this time, but will later on.
C. A. JOHNSON.