The Washington bee., 1898-12-17

Upon the pillers ofthe tar,.,y'--
His desperate hands p'e laid '
overthrow '' and in Il,
DESTROYED himself, and w;,L,.
who made WIN hlm TINS.
a cruel moCkery of This s;,.L.,
Inc poor, blind Sla ;e th Jh,sntIeSS wos
jest of all, '''e SGof and
Expired, and thousand,
the fall. 0S perlShCdi,
There is a poor, blind S,u
land, ''''Son In M;
Shorn of his strength and,
bonds of steel "''u oou1d
VINO may, in some grim rac;
his nand, O'l'e, rai,.
And shake the pillars of tbis r
Till the vast temples of o.,-,..
a shapeleSS mass Of ~ -. uoeSrte,
rubbish lies" "'eCk sr
This negro question mnstt
and 1t must be settled rignt 01 Seia
1t is settled right, ther@,. ~, ,,;t1 ana
peace. That Is Gods law ""I De
10 Ciy' peace, peace, as long A. ;s 'a
ty aboundS. The white nao,l> ~ lA'l2
South, and the white proDIo Op'e ia o,
North, as we'll, who svmnaP,b; svPtS 10 Cd.
the Southern estimates Of t1' ,''~e Hda
had just aS we'll understsnJ,i ,i'l aesy.
all. that the negro is a wgr O"C5 % Id
American citizen, and thai 10 ba'l' dl
will be satisfied until he h.. J., ~ u-'er
as a man, and a fulLhedgeJ Ge''ei ..,.
Until his manhood is recoSn,',.I II'O.ca
all his rights, civil and p9Iitoli, lCu, aud
accorded TO him, he will Me-. .a' 'i,
his peace, will never ceaSs :, 'O d
aloud, to agltate, TO NAL oIy
He would be fool if he din, ',OOo'' o'
is what the Southern wbfes aa. :, 'a'
Northern Sympathizers, m,obr ~ "t
we'll understand, | say. And ,,a J"'' a.
be we'll also for those renrsSen.'.-a "O-a
of our race, who thinks thar fb. .4''''> '
policy for us to pursue is selt.aF
ment, also to understand # '''s
effaCementl Show ME a nrgro ' &
believes in selfeffacement 8nI '.S ..S
show you a negro, who him,rIfS So W.. ~,
or later become etfaced. ''
There is not the slightest dame.
this race, which can boast off,, Ir..
lass, that noble type of heron, N.Y.,
hood, ever COnSentlng TO ,e,ter
ment. Why, the very thoug1tof;, .
enough to bring back from rhe .r''. ~
that old battle-SCared hero. I aImo,.
seem to see him nov, IN vier n w.
perniCiOuS doctrine which has b--
projecting itself upon our a,,epf@
for the past week or ten DAYS comm
up from his resting place In Won Gem,
tary with diSheveled locks. and I'M,
stretched arms, and troubled coum,.
nance, and saying by the expres,.-
upon his iaCe:--What does all mi,
mean? Are you losing your se,,
my people?' Yes, There he stand,
great Douglass, sad OF Countenn,-
and with an atfrighted, terrified o,
in his eyes
Be not disturbed, o friend Of mllr
years, o great champion, who ali,
carry this race IN thy bosom
father his nursing child during all
thine earthly pilgrimage;-go oa,,
to thy resting place. Have no ea
We, who have looked into thy hcs
we, who have heard thy voice; VT.
who have caught thy spirit; we, y1o
know something of the mighty man
hood which burned N thy breast, gIa
never consent to, or IN any way COln
tenanCe, the perniCiouS doctrine
race effacement We pledge ourseIrs
to-day, as we think of thee and Of Toy
great c0mpeers, Garrison, Philips
Whittier, Lundy, LOvejoy, Purvls, and
of our brothers in the South lying 10
their untimely graves, sent there By
the bullets of laWleSS and bloOdyuh
ans; and of their loved ones, LEFT to
mourn their loss in their lonely yaa.
deriugs in solitary places, afrado
return to their homes, as We thlnSd
thee, and of all these, we pledge our
selves never to be satisfied with any.
thing less than a mans treatment, anc
he treatment that belongs to a lu'
fledged American citizen.
We pledge ourselves, not only %
maintain that attitude, but to lvaCn
our children and our chlldreH'
children to do the SANE
Fathers and mothers, you who az
here. you who have little chlIdI''
coming up, you who will soon pas
from the stage Of action, remeno'
what l am saying; see to 1t that you
children catch the spirit OF which q. ~
speaking, and which was so magnn
Gently represented in our great IeaO'
and champion. Teach your sons ll aI
daughters, begin when they are lIDS
as soon as they are able to undersian..
that though they may have a Gan s'
skin, they are just as mueh the GU. I.
dren of God, are just as dear 70 In .'
and are entitled to the same Isu'
and privileges, under the goverIlIlllsSu
as the whiteSt child. Teacn us1 '.l
that they have rights, and equal IIS5, \,
with the whitest, and TO STAND up T. !.
their rights. Teach them to feSp...
themselves, and not to desPlSe 'l,~ u.s..
selves because they happen 10 ias .a,,
dark skin. Don't let them g5' ~. ~.
their heads, the notion, that OeCalg
they are colOred, therefore, the. ~.i
effaCe themselves, must be '""' .i.s
with less than is accorded to- Hg' w.
child. Let them take in these ... ,,.
with the first breath thev DIeaI. ...
with the milk that they suck I'o" .r
breast; and let them Strengthen. .... r..
their age. The bIace, to k1il tns
niCious doctrine of seIt.eiIaC5g1.-. =.
and to beget a spirit OF tnla''5. S...
that will take care Of itself m nt"e Oa.. a...,
which we are waging with the VI I.,.-
of our rights, is i'll the home. " m
fathers and mothers, VIII a3 ..g
duty, in a short while there VIII ~. usg-.
found in this broad land a sin5, ~. ~
advocating this doctrine OF 'e'I13' ,.; !.
ment. Everywhere theTs w. r
e n - E~,Ah ttlt-