The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-17
RACE QUESTION REVIVED
SOUTHERN GOVERNORS VEHEMENT
 IT DENOUNCED,

Lively Mass Meeting al Dixweii Avenue
 Congregational Church - Denuneiatory
 Resolutions sAdopted-Interosts of south
 ern Coiored People.
 An interesting mass meeting of the
 colored residents of New Haven, was
 held In the Sunday school room of the
 Dixwell avenue Congregational church
 last evening, for tho purpose of taking
 some action relative to the tour In Eng
 land of Miss Ida B. Wells of Memphis,
 Tenn, who, it Is alleged by the colored
 press of the United States, was driven
 driven from her home because she dared
 to publish in Il journal of which she was
 the editor, certain articles denouncing in round terms the treatment of the
 coored race in the south. Recently,
 the New York Age printed an article
 asking the colored people throughout
 the United States to hold mass meetings
 on July lG, 1894, and, if they found it
 proper, to adopt resolutions in support
 of Miss Wells trip abroad and, also, to
 assure her of the sympathy, support and confidence of her people in the United States.
 The meeting last night was for this
 purpose. Of the 6, 900 or G,000 colored
 residents in New Haven only about 100
 were present, but they were very
 spirited in their addresses aud what | ,,, tor tta up by the earnestness with which they considered the question. The Rev. J. H. Morgan of the Bethel M. E. church
 was chosen chairman, and James w.
 Pugh of the Emanuel Baptist church,
 secretary. The Rev. A. P. Miller read
 the following resolutions which in them-
 selves thoroughly explained the cause of the meeting:
 l Whereas the negroes of the so-called
 "land of the free and home of the
 braven have been subjected to barbari-
 ties and inhuman cruelties unexcelled
 by those of the "Bloody Age," and,
 whereas, the chief executives and law
 making part of the southern part of the
 nation have looked upon these cruelties
 with smile of approval, and declared their inability to mitigate them by their
 power or influence, and, whereas, the
 negroes have never enjoyed the rights
 guaranteed them under the constitution
 of the United States.
 And, whereas, Miss Ida B. Wells, an
 immortal heroine of the race with spot
 less character, attempted to put these
 oruelties before the civilization of
 America CD in peaceful manner. And whereas, for so doing she was driven from her home in Memphis, Tenn, under the threats of mob vio- lence;
 And whereas she has taken it upon represent these outreges perpetrated
 upon her people before the greatest na- | tion under the canopy of heaven; And whereas, the Memphis "Commer- cial' has attempted to stigmatize her character and repudiate the facts as she | has given them;
 And whereas, the pseudogo governors, | legislators, southern press, secular and | religious, have united to falsify the | southern brutalities as proclaimed by Miss Wells in England;
 And whereas, it is unsafe for the col
 ored people in the south to utter word in defence from pulpit or press: Resolved, That we, the colored citi zens of New Haven, Conn.,, assembled in mass meeting this the 18th day of
 July, 1894, do express our sympathy with Miss Wells and heartily endorse the bold and patriotic stand taken by her l in putting the barbarous treatment the
 negro receives from the southern whites | before the moral power of England. Resolved, That the vile accusation of | the Memphis "Commercial' in coupling the names of Messrs. Fleming and | Nightengale with Miss Ida B. Wells be | stigmatized by this mass meeting as | false and, in our opinion, intended to | counterac the righteous indignation | she has stirred up in Great Britain | against southern whites.
 Respectfully submitted,
 | A. P. Miller, AC. Powell, J.H Morgan. An American Sardine.