The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-10
NEGROES TO GATHER.
Ex-Consressman Murray Issues an Ad-
dress, Outlining Their Work.
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dress, Outlining Their Work.
COLUMBIA, S. c., July 4.-On We'd
nesday of next week there is to assem-
bic in Columbia State conference Of
the negroes OF the State, in response
to call issued some time ago by the
colored ministers. The conference
promises to be very largely attended
and most interesting one in many re-
spects. The negroes called the con-
ference before it was known that
Judge Gotf's decision had been revers-
ed by the United States Court of Ap-
peals, but they let the call stand. It
was thought that the conference would
be abandoned.
The following address issued by
George Washington Murray, the lead
er of tie negroes in the registration
fight. however. shows that the negroes
do not intend to abandon their fight,
and that will not only be held, but
will deal with questions bearing on
the registration matter 1t outlines
further the policy to be pursued by
the negroes.
To the colored people and friends Of
honest government in South Caro-
lima:
You must by no means be discour-
aged at the cruel and incomprehensi-
bic dissolution of the righteous decis-
ion of Judge Golf by the Court of Ap-
peals at Richmond.
The appellate court has not broach-
ed the merits of the case as decided by
Judge Golf, and We must insist on
having the Federal Supreme Court
pass upon the merits of our cause.
Various ways are known to the le-
gal fraternity and others by which we
can get our case squarely before the
court Of last resort and Congress it
self, and we must not leave one stone
unturned in our efforts to do so.
In the conspiracy formed to strike
down our liberty, if the Federal judges
have joined the administration faction
and State courts, if by so doing, even
the Federal Constitution itself must
be nullified as is the case in the pres
ent contention, the sooner it is done
and made plain to the country, the
better it will be for all parties con-
cerned.
Under the act of Congress, creating
the Court of Appeals, five different
classes are enumerated in which the
court is denied jurisdiction, among
which are all causes in which consti-
tutional questions are involved.
The ablest lawyers in the land are
at a loss to comprehend how the ap-
pellate court of Richmond could have
assumed jurisdiction; besides there is
decision of the Supreme Court of the
United States denying it jurisdiction
in such matters.
However in doing so, it has left us
very large margin to carry our pres
ent case to the Supreme Court and to
make preparations to petition Con-
gress for redress of grievances for
which it seems we may be without a
remedy in other departments Of the
government.
How the measures are to be promul-
gated and accomplished depends very
much upon the wisdom of the ap-
preaching State conference.
In the conference ordered on the
10th of July at all hazards all the
counties in the State should be fully
represented. To carry outour plans
every county and every precinct must
be fully informed, so that each might
do his full duty in the great battle
now raging as to whether the Consti-
tuition and the laws of the United
States and cause of liberty are to
triumph, or tyrannical despotism.
Our attorneys who have done yeo-
man service up to date are very san
guine of finally winning the battle for
tae right.
The fight will cost us very little ad-
ditional to what we have already obli-
gated ourselves to pay, and have near.
ly paid, only the necessary incidental
expense of travelling from one point
to another in frlrtherance of our IN
terests.
The Washington firm, -Iessrs. Doug,
lass and Obear, have already received
1902 06, which leaves only the Incl
dental expense. and only sos of the
promised fee.
No matter how many more new
cases may be necessary, and to carry
our case through the Sapreme Court,
outside OF incidental expenses, they
will cost MS nothing additional.
Let every one take fresh courage
and do his full duty
In clinging to our rights is like
clinging to life, for, with the destruc-
ton of our political right, goes our
civil rights and property rights, and
even our right to life itself.
In this fight we must have it settled
once for all as to whether it is the
duty of the State or Federal court to
see that the Constitution and laws OF
the United States are obeyed.
I call upon the ministers of the Cos
pei to redouble their efforts politicians
OF the race to sink self out of sight in
this direful moment and see only Y the
cause of an oppressed and struggling
race, with whose destiny their own
is linked, and in the destruction OF
whose political rights they themselves
are nonenities. Yours for the cause
liberty, GEO. W. MURRAY.
Desperate Killed.
HopKISSvILLE. July News has
lust reached here of a terrible tragedy
in Trigg county late Saturday evening.