The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-30
URGED FORCE.
Demonstratiye Meeting in Wash
ington Wednesday Night.
MUCH BAD ADVICE GIVEN.
Only One Voice Was Raised for
Peace. Mckinley, BROKER T.
Washington and Other
aadare DanoJ,ncad
Leaders Denounced.

Leaders Denounced.
Upward Of 5000 Negroes assembled
Wednesday night at the Fifth Baptist
church, on Vermont avenue, near R
street, Washington, d. c., to protest
against the wrongs it is charged have
been inflicted upon their race, particu-
larly with reference to the recent race
riots in the Carolinas. Incidentally
they took occasion to denounce the
Democratic party, President Mckinley
and Brooker T. Washington and other
colored men and the Washington Post
as enemies Of the Negro. It was prob
ably the greatest outpouring of Negroes
ever seen in Washington.
Generally speaking, the addresses
were of the most fiery and passionate
order, while two Numerically opposed
sets Of resolutions were adopted, the
one favoring force, aud termed the po-
litical resolution. the other coupseling
prayer and preaching. Inceldiary as
were some Of the utterances, the meet
ing was nevertheless harmless, and af-
forded the speakers an opportunity to
give vent to their feelings.
A committee was then appointed to
draft resolutions for the meeting. 1t
consisted Of Rev. W. II. Brooks, Rev.
W. j. Howard, Z. NJ. Hewlett, w.
Calvin Chase, Rev. 4. 7. Hart and
Col. Perry Il. Carson.
While the committee was out Attor-
ney John Moss secured recognition
from the chair, but he did not long re-
tain it, and had not the Hillsdale bar
rister LETT Inc church at the time<that
he did, a riot mlslJ have ensued. Moss
wanted to know the purpose Of the
meeting. In reply, tne presiding
preacher started in to tell the story of
a man going to Heaven, but he had
conducted his hero no further than the
pearly gates before the audience burst
into laundering applause and laughter,
mingled with cries denouncing Moss,
commanding him to sit down and to get
out. Moss protested, and 7ainly en-
deavored to state his position, but the
crowd declined to listen to him.
At the conclusion of his speech the
committee on resolutions reported.
Rev. W. q. Brooks read those. which
were announced as the moral resolu-
tions. They reviewed the situation
throughout the South with respect to
the condition of the Negro, declared
that lynchings had become common,
unarmed men were slaughtered, babes
torn from mothers breasts and private
property destroyed. The resolutions
then urged the Negroes to act, and to
protest before the American people
against arson, murder and anarchy, and
also appeal for suffrage. The Negroes
were urged to support the best states
manship Of the South, and a call was
sent forth to the ministers throughout
the land and to preach and to teach
right and justice to all men, and Chris
slans everywhere were called on to sup,
port the Negro in demanding his rights
guaranteed him by the law.
The political resolutions next read
declared that the fourteenth and hf-
teenth amendments are practically
dead letters, and that as a former presi,
dent sent troops into Illinois to protect
property, so should the present e4ecu'
tive have sent force into the Carolinas
70 protect the Negro and his rights. Ii
was then declared in. the resolutions
that color was not the cause Of the race
war and outrages against the Negroes
it was because they were Republicans.
Democracy had caused all the trouble
to regain its power. The passage of q
Federal election law was strongly urged,
and committee Of fifteen advised tc
be appointed to Communicate the reso'
lutious to the president. The resolu'
tions advised that force be used to Sc.
cure the negroes voting rights. Both
of these sets of resolutions were unani,
mously adopted.
Tremendous cheers greeted Col. Per
ry Carson when he came forward to
speak, and his every utterance was
greeted with cheers and laughter. He
said the Negroes wanted Douglass tc
lead them, and then dropped into origi-
nal poetry which brought down the
house. Organization is what is need,
ed," said Col. Carson; you niggers
don't get nothing till you organize.
Resolutions and mass meetings don't
count for anything; organize. y Look
at your organization here tonight; am
known all over the country as Col. Per
ry Carson. The Irishmen stand to,
gether, the Dutchmen stand together
and so must you niggers, if you expect
to get your rights and stop calling on
the White House. Father Abraham
amt there no more. Prepare to protect
yourselves; the virtue Of your women
and your property. Get your powder
and shot and pistol. The Negroes in
North Carolina had five years to do
that, and they didn't do it until three
days before the election. That's why
they failed. Perry Carson is ready; he
has got his shot and pistol; he is ready
to defend himself. Help yourself; stop
crying for the white man to help you.
Get your shot and your powder"
Rev. ". H. Brooks followed in a
speech which, considering the occasion
and the surroundings, was simply mar
velous and wonderful. II was most
eloquent and, in fact, the redeemins
feature of the meeting. 1t was most
stirring but sincere and earnest appeal
for deliberation and the working out
of the destiny Of the Negro by peaceful
methods. He appealed to the pul pit
and to Christians everywhere for justice
and moderation.
Several brief speeches were made,
all of them Of an infammatory nature,
and it was late when the mass meeting
adjourned, after having passed reso-
luton delouncing George ". Stewart
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