New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-05
A LOUD CRY FOR FAIR PLAY.
NEGROES PROTEST AGAINST OUTRAGE.
ADDRESS TO THE COUNTRY ISSUED At BIG

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MAss-MEETISG OF coLoRED PEOPLE.
The Oolored people Of New.York assembled in mass
| meeting In the Tag hall Of Cooper institute hast
evening 10 protest against the recent outrTccs IN
fcted upon people Of their In Tennessee south
! Carolina. louisiana Arkansas. and other points OF
the south. There was about an equal number Of men
and women present They began 70 arrive early and
| by : As O'Clock only standingrcom available
soon the policemen, who we're stationed at the doors
leading TO the bail, began moving down the alses.
| the crowd suracd forward. and when the meeting
began the atslcs the space In the rear OF the seats
! and the corridors were crowded. few white men
were I'm the audience and OH the platform. Tie
| Rev Dr. william b. Derrick presided. The list Of
y1ce-presdents Included the names OF William New
man. Professor Charles Il. Reason. DR.. Peter w. Raw
| Dr. T. NJ. j.. Miller. J. Ross Stewart, james w.
| Mars G. A. Manning, c. W. Morris hhwaN bnrquct
Edward lawrence Peter j. Downing, and the following
| c,.rrvmen. r. T. wynn d. W. Wielier. r. Gould
II. A. Monroe Israel Derrick. and j. IL. b. SMITH
Others on the stage were General james ~ ohei'he
Colonel John Farrell, Archibald d. Gordon Dr. george
" pry,nt Cherries MaoGcachy. Paul F. Nicholson
| Cpleb A. simmons and :. p. Johnson hleI on''
O, music had played couple OF pariouc airs ~
| Dsntck advanced amid much applause 10 open V"c
meeting. lie said m part: a. 1000.
owe ore confronted with the most appalling occur
| RANGES of the nineteenth century ,thc purlh'e " Wv
,vnchne OF negroes in particular eccoh OF our .o"
! trv
or to vilify but to appeal TO the humane element o
the country. We have met here to say 10 "c nl.io
lem people that this too IS our country ""'c
southern men paid tribute to the fidelity OF the heSIo
to the wives and daughters of those VINO fought ior c
southern cause, the attempt Is now MADE 10 orce 'c
belief in the North that he is an oang ou'ang' user
a hvena There are those who ask what We are going
70 do about IT, We reply. agttac. agitate' aglta'e
until somebody shall be awakened and the nation snail
hear us"
An address ITO the Friends Of Liberty and Human
nv Everywhere" was read by j. Ross Stewart III
called attention to the service OF the negro III ''e
different wars m which the Nation hos been engaged
to his years OF unrequited toll which contnoued 40
much 70 the National commerce and general pros
per1v ard recIted the many acts Of cruelty 10 which
the moe has been subjected, not only during inc
period of slavery but SINCE freedom was declared
Recitipg the crimes porpetrated against the neSfV c
address continued by saying Law Is outraged puol'
morals corrupted humanity shocked by snch crimes
rs the Iynching OF woman, almost In the penlS OF
childbirth. done IN tho State OF Louisiana oy
tho lyDching of girl needing mothers tender care
~ was done I'm the state OF Louisiana by the Nnchng
OF men who sober and indnsrions' 'ne hurn-
wording heads Of families as was done NJ Barns"eH
Court HOUSE, IN South Carolina. and moro recently
at Memphis. in the State Of Tennessee Inc addFrss
closed with appeal that these wronsi DC re''neo'
and expressed confidence IN the ultimate triumph on
the right.
T Thomas Fortune seconded the proposition that
the address be adopted. lie was followed oy OK
CONGRESSMAN John r. Lynch, Of the famous shoc
string" District Of Mississippi. and now Fourth An
c,tor OF the Treasury. In the course OF his remarRs
Mr. Lynch called upon the people unitedly 20 support
every movement for the relief Of the representative
o, their race in the South lie alluded To the neces'
sity OF first creating sentiment and then supporting
the party which adopted that sentiment '"o 90
not think, he said that you can wipe out the
Black laws OF the south or recnfranchse inc h'S'"
man OF the South, punish the perpetrators Oh INC
outrages II YOU put tic very men III power WHO w
these things If Northern colored men In New-foFA
will vote for the men who do these things. we In the
South think you approve what they do.'
Al This moment T. Thomas Fortune nrosc. ana, al
vanc,ng to the front Of the platform exclaimed MI
President ! good a Republican Us ''h' L.
Lynch"
sbouted "Prt him OUT: others cseercd Mr.. LSh'h'
Mr. Fortune tried again Ia speak. but almost Tue en-
tire audience arose and shouted 10 BIN TO SIT down
He qestlcuIated Wildly he spoke. but nothing that ne
said could he heard so great was uc nose
and confusion. On the plntform men oiu'e'~'
around Mr. Lynch. who leaned calmly VII"
one elbow on the reading d@k. O'her' sur
rounded Mr. Fortune and urged HIN TO retire Mca"
vhne DR. Derrick. whose Influence is ordinarily -
powerfnI over people Of his sto'h with his arm
upraised motlonng the audience to be seated ana 10
come TO order But all 10 no purpose linen inc o"uu
struck up Marching Through Georgia but me peOpe
only cleercd the louder Joined in tie words 81 tc
air The music stopped. but was resumed. THIS time
they PLAYED Rally Round the Flag but the emou'Nh
shirt Of the negro was stirred. The crowd
t,ned again in the familiar words, ana
when the line "Down with the traitors a!d
M with the stars" reached, the excitement wa
unbounded Women began to look frightened ana
some started to make their way u the doors but It
TBttuH
minntes wcro passed. and at last Mr.. Fortune was
half persuaded bali forced, to the rear Of the plat
form; and though his retirement was followed by
prolonged cheer order was soon restored.
Mr. Lynch attempted 10 rcsumc bis speech. but he
wns 50 wildly applauded that the enthusiasm again
broke out. Then DR.. Bryant, who has powerful
voice. arose. and making himself heard
Mr.. Lynch explained that he Ind meant
nothing personal to any present, but that his ne
marks applied to the white Rs well n The coofsn PGp
ulation 81 the North He urged unity among mon " WIN
General james 4. O'Beirne then made a spceom
which excited considerable enthusiasm; u, he i
cestcd that copy Of the address be sent 10 fIesuol
iiarrison Great applause followed the mention 81
me resSs m,ee on ve The Of % %Rc Dr. was
made chairman, was appointed 70 pIeesent'
address Resolutions II p srts read BY sdey
The main was as follows;
Resolved That the coored people Of The city aho
comfy OF New York, cchong "a they believe tcy 90
bc sentiment of the aw.abding, liberty loving FRIENDS
Of humanity MI over the country. express Their s'fons
W.. INDIGNATION at the fendshnes OF the Ontrages tal
have disgraced The people Of The south ana pH ~,
,;co In a scale far below that Of the savage III MS
most Larlarous condition that the brutal exposition
Of hate and disregard 81 law and order as n'tAnced
,m lie case Of the burning al the stake OF the negro
Gov AT Tcxarkana. Ark. and the shameful ana hoirOe
n,,attod OF the fifteen yearOld girl In louisiana are
n"ni,aStoons Of a cruelty base and devllish that
.o merit the scvc1cst condemnation Of the CIVILIZED
nnriion OF the United states
After addresses by few other speakers the meeting
adjourned
D., VARIETY OF TALENT AT TONY PAS1OR'S.