The American guide., 1896-08-08

that we arc not uninin'liu Of your sac
rifices In dear old mothers and fathers
and our own behalf. And, Mr.. Presi-
.lert, / want 10 sag fight here that by
the death of the late Harriet Beecher
Stowe the race lost one of its greatest
benefactors. When the days were dark
and gloomy and the black pail that
overhung our Ameriaon sky was i'm
penetrable, the God OF heaven, whose
eyes never sleep, heard the meaning
and groaning und prayers of our
blessed old mothers pnd fathers dis
putchcd, MS 1t were, an angel from
bright glory who shadowcd Harriet b.
stowe and snidi II want you to write -
Sir. what must | wt'te9N she asked,
The angel replied; "vrite book, and
let the world know that | intended
Amcrica for nn asyl'An OF refuge for
the oppressed OF ali l-,ds and nations
that will serve tfte and living God
And II yuu have any t.Snbt in the mat
ter read the Constita alton of our coun-
try, and it reads Tips All men are
created free and equJ. She did as
She was commanded and wrote that
inspired book which, has place in
the heart Of every trnc lover of liberty,
second only to that oithat blessed old
book, the t,ible. And | hope that this
race will not be slow h showing their
appreciation to this beloved, devoted,
true and tried frierh of the race by
erecting a monums'f TO her memory
Let our subscriptions run from five
c, rs ~ to as mu 4 as we can spare.
We can not give TO lnuch to show the
world that we apptciate this noble
woman, and when lmy probation is
wound up on this en- ih. MIR. President,
it will be one Of my ihief Joys on arriv'
Ing Ia the land wheit princesscs await
their crowning to lhake the hand Of
that distinguished troup Of old aboli-
lionists. Harriet Decher Stowe, Viii
bcrforce, Phillips aid Lovejoy, who
like Zacharia of oh, fell between the
porch and the altaf for preaching the
liberty we now cnjcl, and the brother
hood Of man and he fatherhood Of
God.
Charles Sum ,6AstrpS'- ,ie"t; Ia
the senate OF nited states for ad-
vocating the hes which he held
Next but not ynes the mutcblcss,
able and feafl Id Of nature, Hon
Fred; Dough 4 greatest of the
great, the n Of the noble; that
purest OF the pure; bat greatest states
man OF all modern hes; bravest of the
brave-predestine (and consecrated to
finish the work Mich these noble
hearted men and men had begun.
Abraham Linco was immortal and
could not die, but NV looking down
to see the Hnishlr eouchcs attached To
his noble worb N Join in the re-
frnin John Iirs II marching
on. | desire Nis Of his pa.
triotism, W than the
govern been prom
inc the grea
1Struggles st no.. .ssroVa -uira<~ -,
and sea. In ths cerly colotial days h.
lnborcd Nv day md sscN. guard b,
night: IN the iadlan and French wal
he participated, dnd In the battles oi
the revolution, WHICH lasted seven long
dark and gloomy ykars, his was amongst
the first blood / ed in the defense OF
those rights whicR Is our privilege now
to enjoy. We hc2r Of him next in the
war OF isla-i4. IL was his inventive
genius which sated New Orleans and
made Andrew Jnckson the seventh
president OF the United States. We
next hear Of him in 1853 when the fate
OF this country sung trembling in the
balance. How well he played his part
| need not tell, and when there was
any fighting TO be done he always
begged TO be in front. and | would feel
uniustitied In not mentioning one of tn,
many hundred gallant deeds performed
by these heroes. Sergeant Carney
color.bcarer OF his regiment, was
wounded NO that he had 10 be carried
from the field by his comrades on ca
tcelug tho huspisnl he saidi "l'uys
,hc old Mar reess touched the pround
II theae are any OF those Uld Heroes
here this evening, | want to say te
them that when they took the field the
bay Of the bloodhound was the music
Of the nations nud the dome OF the cap
itol at Washington cast It's shadow
upon the slave pens, but through yon'
bravery and heroism we are looking ii
n new and brighter era, where ever,
man can serve God under his own vim,
and fig tree And to the Negro soldier
who wore the blue allow me to say
generations and nations unborn viii
rise up to call you blessed for being th'
saviors and prcservcrs OF this great
land Of ours. And know nothing mor'
appropriate than these beautiful lines
by the poet Collins'
How sleep the brave who sink TO rest,
Iiy all their countrys wishes blessed
Whom spring With dewy fingers cold
Returns to deck their hallowci molds,
She there shall md swcclcr sod
Than fnncy's fect have ever trod"
Now, In conclusion allow me to sa,
u few words about his progress since
emancipation, No race was turne'
loose like we were. Bareheaded, bare
footed, homeless, pcnniless, withou
money or learning-nothing but oul
wives aud children and manhood
Thirty years from that date, through
Gods help aud assistance Of friends
there are among the Ncgrocs2, 800 pub
lie school teachers, 81 colleges, 800
theological graduates in the ministry
and 25, 900 othor men who have studied
one or more years In theological semi
naries, aud are now preaching; i,00'
practicing phyuIcians, one Of them edit
ing medical journal; 600 lawyers
graduates Of law schools; 65 dentists
and os pharmAclsts. There are ao
newspapers, and four magazines cditet
by colored men. In 1899 the colorct
people contributed 100000 for cduca
tion and paid taxes on property valued
at es74 900, 900, 100 books Of poetry, bio
graphics, religion, science and genera