The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13

will not be forgotten ns long as there arc
survivors on record OF the Fifty fourth
Massachusetts, when II became known
that the coored soldiers were offered only
$40 and the white soldiers si3 pr month.
like many other loyal hearted women. Mrs
Bannistcrs Indignation knew no bounds
She went TO see her wealthy customers
who ever stood ready TO assist her In any
good and worthy cause, and after l0ying
the matter before them she sought and oh
tanned an interview with Governor Andrew,
before whom The matter was also brought.
This done plans were projected for n gil
gantlc fair or benefit There are may
men living now who heard her burning
words when, with the fire iuhorited from
her own Indian ancestors, she 1t OIL before
them and advocated the scornlng Of tho
offer, which was in every way nm insul, to
their manhood Stand on your rights"
said she and the God Of hosts viii raise
friends TO aid you in your struggle for
| Justice"
| The brave stand taken by the Afro
| American troops is matter OF history
James Freeman Clark said In sermon
before congress, in which the matter was
alluded to: III this had been done by
Greeks or Romans, an account OF 1t would
have been put in all of our school books
, and our children would have been taught
| to read il. as an example Of heorism But
| as II is only done by coored people, we do
not think much OF H. Nevertheless. In the
| sight Of humanity and history. had rath-
er be one OF these colored soldiers doing
| my duty as a man. and refusing this money
till could get justice with 1t, than mem
Der OF congress, receiving my pay regular
ly, and sitting In my comfortable seat. and
| not able to muster courage to pass a law
to pay those soldiers their just debt"
The women OF the old Bay STATE, true to
their former history, acted magnificenty In
the matter Of the fair, and $1,000 was raised
by them for the gallant Flfty-gourth regl-
ment In the accounts that various ones
have given OF this fair Nine. Carteaux re
ceived her Just need Of credit. but few
have understood that she belonged TO the
race for which she labored 50 heroically.
Caring more for the success of the mo-
ment than any transient frame arising from
participating in the work. she gave no at
tention to the wording OF reports concern
ing her identity with the race 1t was gen
orally understood that she was Interested
merely from phlanihropic point OF view
Ii Is an education within Itself to SIT IN
her modest home and listen to her recital
OF those stirring days. AT times her mem
DRY In as fresh and Vivid az though the
war times were pu' so many days ago In
stead OF thirty years and more. Many OF
her early friends were among the most
noted and powerful abolitionists.
Her brother, Charles l.. Renlond. was the
firbt Afro American 10 take 10 the lee
ture field IN the employ Of the Anti Slavery
society In 1870 nc was sent MS delegate
10 the first worlds anti -slavery conven-
tion held IL London. For over two years
he iectured IN Great Britain and Irci1nd
He was frequently spoken OF as the Counl
DOrsay OF the ant-slavery movement.
Mrs Dannister has boea Of incalculabie
aid to her husband in the development OF
hig profession. Ono OF Mr. Bannister's
most marked traits is hiH great devotion TO
his wife. Nothing seems 10 AFFORD him 10
much pleasure as when recounting 10 an
Interested caller the great holp his wife has
been 70 hir:
II would have made out very poorly had
II not been for her. said he. "aud my
greatest succe sses have come through her
either through her criticisms q my pie
lures or the advice she would give me
In the matter OF placing them In public.
She has always had host OF friends. and
ms no wonder. for she's such grand wo-
MN"
Prior 10 his establishing his permanent
residence at Providence Mr. Bannisicr
spent some time In this city. While here
ne worked with a Broadway Photographic,
long since dead While thus engaged he
hit upon the principle governing solar
printing, and for q time he made consid-
cradle pront from It II 10 said that he