The state capital., 1891-11-21
QUINCY. I'LL.

4 few days ago a letter, headed
"Board of Lady Managers, Worlds
Colum bian Commission, Chicago III.
y. S. A f" Oct. 18th. Was received by
my wife Mrs. H. Chavis, referring to a
circular, and the proba bility of it's mis-
leading the colored race. l do not
think the race is being misled, but
rather the lady managers. Before the
war slave holders, looked after the in
terest oll their slaves, because the slaves
interest were the owners interest, and
they did not stop there, they looked
after their slaves, and kept them in
bondage for two hundred years. Peo-
pie in generally, work the way they
live, we therefore desire a look toward
our future. / am glad that Mrs. Trent
was permitted to speak before the
board in Nov. 1890, and that her able
address solicited marked attention
from Board of Ladies so capable of
discerning error, but if her address
did not contain the claims of her reo-
pie, it was far from being what YOU
represent it's to be if so, the confer
ence committee appointed upon the
resolutions read by her honor, woman
ly dignity, and courage of a husband
whose memory is ever dear to the
hearts of the colored people in every
state and territory Of the United States
in which they are located, and whose
immortal name is engraved in the cat
alloys of great men to be erased only
by him who would break the arm of
Jehovah, who fixed it their. Mrs. Jno.
A. Logan was cause without effect a
cloud without rain, a conference with
out result.
If the appointment of Mrs. Cantrell
to represent the cOlored people is
claimed to be q result, it is an invalid
one. not because of her unrighteous-
ness, III experience or inability but be-
cause color is a feature Of designation,
and in designating a representative for
the colored people, the board used the
wrong color. Adam was the legiti-
tmae representative of us all, because
disobedience denominated him sim
ner not his color, bat in race repreeen-
tatiOn color is feature Of ,en0Minat-
ing. Hence the cancassiOn or white
race. the Molay or brown race. the
MongOlian or yellow race, the negro or
black race, and SO the representation
y
and not real The greatest avenue in
which to show the growth and advance
ment of race, is in the management
of large affairs in the governing de-
partments, of great enterprises like
the Worlds Fair that is to be held at
Chicago, doing the work that brings
about successful show and of these
opportunities that under-ly the funda-
mental principals of representation,
the colored ladies are deprived, and so
the opportunity to show the advance
ment and growth OF race in this par
ticnlar is limited to people whose
skin is the same color (white) but YOU
say you would have had a national ap-
pointment but for the unlimited condi-
tion of the colored people Of Chicago
If national appointments are to be con-
trolled by the much divided, and un-
settled, few colored people that inhabit
the World Fair city. am sorry for
the administration. A circular will
never misiead us. but justice in the
distribution, equal rights will lead US,
we We're debarred OF the first oppor-
tunity to show the growth and ad-
vancement Of the race by the appoint
ment of a white lady by the Lady
Board of managers, to represent the
colored people. You should not be
alarmed at the circulation OF circular
expressing the dissatisfaction of the
people SO unfairly used. With all due
respect to the lady.