The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-01

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Rev. Mr.. Sissle spoke a few words. He
SAID he was not present to make "a speech.
1ut TO JOIN them In prayers To Almighty
God. Rev. Mr.. Reed. of the Christian
Church. next spoke. He said ho did not
believe that God intended the negro race
should De kept down. He was led to be-
leve the contrary. as the race had made
and was now making wonderful progress.
w. ". Christy. who next spoke. was of
the opinion that the negro problem would
be solved when the white man treated him
fairly. He said he did not want to live in
this country unless colored men could en-
JOY the same rights as white citizens. w
ask nothing more" said the speaker. and
we will be satisfied with nothing less"
DIR. :. A. Ebert, who was next called
upon. spoke as follows: IL nave great con-
fidence in prayer. Man and boy, 1 have
been praying for more than forty years. L
am heartily IN sympathy with this meet
ing. i believe there Will good result from
MS cOngregatIng here as prayers to Almighty
God. l believe he will interfere In what
Is going on In one section of our country
against our race. | stand nearer TO these
Outrages In some degree than others
of you. My own boy. born and reared
here, who left his home TO seek his place IN
life. not yet out of bis teens had To return
10 US under cover of the night TO save MS
life. Not for anything that he had done.
except that he had attended to one OF the
men injured by the mob. While 1 believe
sincerely In prayer. 1 am one of those who
III "A 6Nh $50
lieve the day will come when tho negro
race will strike back II this is Intellectual.
We are not towards. That has been dem
onstrated ON many q battlefield. The slave
went out aud met his former master. mus
ket in hand. Great applause. A voice: He
made him move at the end OK q Uay0net.
AS Mr.. Christie says. there Is one law for
the white man and another for the black
man.. This Is q lameDtable condition OF
things. There Is something wrong some
where. lt the Constitution of the United
States is not sufficient to protect every one
OF her citizens. 1t should be changed imme-
diatcly. L am not responsible for being
here, but | am here. and | am here 10
stay. Applause The white man Is inst
as much "A foreigner here as We. Trace the
Anglo-Saxon back and yon will find him q
savage. What has he TO boast of except a
little more time and wealth. l have q
great deal of confidence in Myron w.
Reeds saying that death and time will
bring all things right Let US continue
10 pray. but let US also use what.
ever other means come into our power to
help our brethren in the Southern conn
try. Let us hasten these results SO that
man can DO as free standing In Mississippi
as in any other part of this globe" lap
plause.
The ommitte on resolutions, through it's
secretary, reported the following resolu-
tons:
Whereas. 1t is u matter OF history that thou
sands OF cOlOred men have Deen put 10 death IN
Iut SOuIul0flO WITHOUT QuG lTOctSS d INV
the last twenty-rve years, and without any sign
OF attainment In the future;
And whereas. The general government Is pow
erless in the matter, and unable to come TO tho
rescue of the race In its lamentable surround
ings; therefore, be 1t
sembIed that The best advice we can offer to our
brethren OF the south Is 10 seek through the
avenues of emigration and change OF habitation
murder and persecution which the government
OF the United states is unable TO give, and which
the stlte governments of the south steadfastly
refuse to extend; and. be 1t further,
Resolved, In pursuance of this advice. that we
hereby pledge ourselves 10 render all the assist
ance within our power. in ali honorable, lawful
ways. TO the end that new homes, new avenues,
new. surroundings may be vouchsafed To our
prosecuted brethren of the South in those sec
tons OF our common country where murder or
black men Is not n pastime. where law and or
der are a fact. and where fair and even Justice is
melted out TO all alike. And be it further
Resolved, with n big X. That by no means
should the negro of America be urged to emf
CRATE To Liberia or any foreign land. This Is his
home. Here for generations his ancestors have
lived and died Here he has spent his strength
and shed his blood and here let him live
and die. becoming a part o; her glory
beauty aud power, or, failing, sink with her as
sink she should II the time does not sometime
arise when the huinblest citizen living East,
West, North and south. black or white, shall, in
fact as well a. IN theory, be protected in the
rights OF life. liberty aud the pursuit OF happi-
ness. And be lt further
Resolved. That we believe that the indifference
OF society 10 those great fundamental principles
Of morality, righteousness and justice upon
which all enduring progress and prosperity de-
pond. are now confronted by a rising tide of moral
force, a force that will ultimately supplant this
criminal indifference with tolerance and justice.
Invoking the favor of Almighty God and asking
the appreciation OF all men to these our views,
We do at the same time ask the pulpits OF all de-
nominations and all races everywheret TO give us
their sympathy and voice that justice may be
done and right have a hearing.
Resolved. That We hope the time will not be
far diSfant when there Will he Such an ameQt-
ment TO the Constitution of the United States
as Will enable the general government 10 pro-
tect its citizens at home, as we'll as abroad.
On motion of George l.. Knox, the resO-
lutions were unanimously adopted BY q
rising vote.
Following this. speeches were made by
DIR. Perry. Richard w. thompson and
others. The services of the day. taken in
their entirety. were more deeply earnest
and bore u more significant meaning than
anything that has engaged the attention
OF the race for some time. The agitation.
thus begun. Is not TO end with yesterday's
churches.
What the Colored People oSyincennes Think.
:. -ciaI 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCENNES. Ind. May 31.-Meetings were
held by the colored people here
to-day ~denouncing the outrages perpe-
trated upon the colored people of the
South. Tonight, at u mass-meetlng held at
the A. NJ. E. Church. a strong set of resolu-
tionsdenouncing these wrong was adopted.
The resolution placing President Harrison
on record as q champion of the rights of
the colored people evoked storms of ap-
plause. 1t reads:
Resolved, That in the attitude OF Indlana's
ilustriouS son, the chief magistrate of the Ma
ton, Benjamin Harrison, upon the federal cleo
tons bill and the Blair educational hill We rec
liberty anu a friend TO civilization.
The concluding remarks of Hon. Giveley
Brewer. the eloquent colored orator. OH the
adoption of the resolutions were as follows:
Carlyle says with great truth that all the great
events in the history OF the world have gener-
ally been produced by an individual. The great
reformation III religion was produced by Luther.
Cromwell aud his associates in England pro-
duced q wOndr0us change In the nations OF man.
kind in relation TO civilization ana religious lib
erty. and an impetus was given TO this ball by
the American revolution. or which Washington
was the chosen instrument or Providence. For
aught l know. 10 may be that Indiana's own he
loved and illustrious son, benjamin Harrison,
may be the instrument in the hands of God to
deliver my people in the south from that conai-
ton which has become almost intolerable. and
be the means OF elevaiing them 10 IA higher
standard OF political and civil manhood.
Seymour Colored People Protest
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR. Ind, May 3l.-The coiored
people of this place assembled to-day
TO make a formal protest against
the recent Southern .outrages on
negroes. The President . aud Con-