The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29

South and you will ind strong, leyel-hsaded
people. who are conservative. courteous. hard
want S sSfs as AL y they %h nss Rs
om sou or n n cannot get
Apd 70 he continue. n his speech: appsss;lies
ee na hs ..ss
His way oi asking things, asks through the
humanity. demanded in the name Of ciyilise.
ton and Justice The people q America RIGA, ask X
order. and. Il not in this biii in soma other
shape. grant this, reasonable request In re-
TO W fmS e9o orss onnaus Tho
heartily BY, the hand. A second later and, a
aisle. headed Hy Mr. STONE erao Of kentSetS one.
legged Confederate veteran. After MN nt come ns
Alabama. each Of whom lost an arm in the
Confcdcrnte service. and Gen. Meyer Of Louis.
lane Cnntsderate veterans from nearly every cry
Use him to srins IN SaSa tie ti asking
will snpportit. Nor are the Northern Demo;
cr CT Whit r HiShind Among them N nrs 9Net
Ohio. Bryan II. OF Nebraska. Butler OF Iowa. BY
House Of Representatives.. John Allen q Mis-
sissppi summed 1t UP when he said. This
ing for himself and lot OF cussed fools speak
IlI-AN OBJECT LESSON.
Henry Plummcr Cheatham Is o native-born
Southerner. He was born in Granville N. G..
Dec. ~. 1857. on the farm Of 1sham Cheatham.
q well-known planter. His mother was q
slave and q favorito domestic. Tho Cheat
hams were rich and chivalrous. and treated
their slaves with tho greatest Kindness and
consideration Mr.. Chentham was member
OF tho Methodist Church. Il great humani-
tartan. and exceedingly benevolent. He dis
tributed his favors without regard to distinc-
ton OF race or color. He was a true South
crncr He pntronzcd horse racing. and was
fond Of sports Of all kinds.
The colored boy was part OF the household.
Ono of his friends tolls me that the colored
Congressman Of to-day has a distinct remem-
trance of the interest his master took in the
war of the rebellion. He was active in equip
ping Confederate regiments and in urging
young men to enter the ranks and fight for
their homes The boy accompanied his mas.
ter in tho buggy to Henderson on the day after
the surrender OF Gen. Lee. There his master
heard the news. He received it in cheerful
spirit. He returned to his plantation at an
earlier hour than usual. After telling his wife
inc news ne caieu MS SlaNes toHetHeTaHUt Olu
them that hereafter they would DO as free as
he was. Their hearts were glad. but they re-
Trained from expressing their Joy In the pres
ence OF their master for fear OF hurting his
feelings. On tho following day they were again
called together. The master made arrange
ments with them by which they agreed to stay
with him and gather his crops. Tho agree
ment was faithfully carried out No slave was
discharged. Ono by one. however. they drifted
away. each striving to secure living for him
self.
Not long after their emancipation the mother
OF the boy was taken seriously Ill., She re-
manned sick eight or nino months. but received
tho best care from the Chcatham family. When
she recovered her health. her husband bought
land in tho vicinity and she left the old planta-
ton. Tho boy. however. remained with his old
master till he died He accompanied him on
his hunting expeditions and became an expert
in the use OF tho gun. Mr.. and Mrs. Cheatham
taught him to read, he obtaip M his first les
had to ana spe
when his mistress died. The. master was
Garalyzed and went to live With ono q his
time af.erward he wanted to send young Henry
to a select school. either at Raleigh or Rich
leave his mother. who had moved upon tho
long .ttsr -a1 a,o old /, 1snam GnsstlSm
he began to see the necessity for an education.
whero he studied Daves's Arithmetic. Nom
ticth's Geography. Harvey''s Grammar. Nc
Guifey's Readers. and Moore's History Of North
Carolina His masters library was open to
him: He developed q taste for history. and
read RoIin,s Ancient History. and Hals,s His
r series osRss Taes by
Fenimore Cooper. After attending school =
year or two. through the generosity OF philan-
thropists no was sent IL the preparatory depart
mcnt Of Shaw University. ut Raleigh. It's prin-
cira was II. VI. Topper of Hampton. Mass. He
took IN active interest in the boy because Of his
earnest efforts to secure an education. Hero
the latter part OF the time to pay his way
At ~ he entered the college department OF
the university and was graduated with honors
in 1892. rece wing the degree OF A. d. He was
elected principal Of the Plymouth state Nor
nal School Immediately after his graduation.
Daring this time he studied law. and lin 1895,
although teaching $50 miles away from home.
ty,, Meantime he bad taken an active part In
His district included eleven counties along the
coast below Wilmington.
In Congress. Mr.. Cheatham has been studi-
GUS and untiring In his committee duties. He
IL devoted to the interests OF the Republican
party and OF his people He made a speech in
favor OF the Force bill and voted for II. In
this Congress, he, made a short expressive
rarely. hut with good effect. as was shown by
his speech on Wednesday,.
Mr. Chcatham. in that speech. spoke Of the
progress OF the colored people educatonaliy.
financially. morally. and socially since their
emancipation Nothing more thoroughly H.