The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-11
Tm Wessenger.
HISTORIC RECORDS AS TO NEW
ENGLAND AND THE NEGROES

In pamphlet form (thirty pages pre-
pared and delivered at Asheville by
Rev. Robert f. Campbell, d d., pastor
of the First Presbyterian church, Of
that flourishing town. Its title is
.Some Aspects Of the Race Problem in
the South" 1t Is an excellent produc-
tion. 1t shows research and ability,
and the subject is presented in a plain,
clear style easily comprehended Of all.
It was delivered On last Christmas and
is published because negro pastors and
many whites have desired to have
copies to read. We will call attention
to a few points made under the first
proposition-"The responsibility for the
negro's former status as a slave in this
country rests equally on both sections
of the union" We are quite sure that
some Of his historic references will
surprise both southern and northern
readers, with a few exceptions.
We will first consider some historical
points not in the address.
In New England in 1903, there vas a
Bel lOuSly CdICuCu SCNCOolOA' liz AoI1
the ~disreputable and almost t~reasonous
Hartford convention in Connecticut
came off. The south has 10 such ugly,
disgraceful record as that. While New
England really meditated secession in
1903, it was very hot in trying to sub
due and punish the south for attempt
ing to exercise the same constitutional
right.
In 1914, the northern Methodists be-
gan their fanatical, foolish, wicked as
saults upon their brethren in the south.
This finally ended in the great disrup-
ton, and the southern Methodist E,
Church was organized.
New England parsons of the warlike
stripe were very bellicose in 1915. Rev.
J. S. J.. Gardison, rector of Trinity
church, Boston, in a sermon or address,
denounced the wal with Great Britain
and said "the union has been long since
virtually dissolved" and that the man
who in any way encouraged the war;
of 1872, loads his conscience with the
blacklist crimes, brings the guilt OF
blood upon his soul, and in the sight
of God and his law is a murderer
This is a sample. He further declared
that "a civil war becomes as certain as
the events that happen, ETC." Rev. DR..
Parish was equally as denunciatory and
prophetic. We could give the reader
some specimens of the Hartford con
vention reasonable talk and resolu-
tions, but it is unnecessary. 1t is pain
fully amusing to see the people who
held such views should have had the
the depravity, the unadulter-
ated impudence to make war upon the
south and liberate the negroes because
euf it's course. New England was real
4ly the chief cause of the last war with
Great Britain. 1t got sick of it's W
Aphysic easily, repudiated the cause and
hung out 'the blue lights Of treason.
we now turn to the negro, the Afri-
can slavery question that brought on
the war and led the north to wage the
most wicked, the most defenceless, the
most outrageous wal among clvlllzed
people. The history of New. England
in connection with African slavery is
black with crime. Said the learned and
very able Rev. DR.. W. P. Harrison
AIn the whole history of African slav-
cry in North America the darkest chap
ter is that which records the conduct
of New England toward the negro"
-aao1I +ha foot +hot tho fret
slave-ship ever fitted out in this coun-
try to bring to this country African ne
groes forced from their homes by cruel
men of New England, was the ship
<.Desire." which was built at Marble
head, in Massachusetts colony, in 1886.
cit sailed from the port of Boston on
her first voyage, carrying a complement
of men stealers." CDR. w. P. Harrl-
SOM Moore in his "Notes on the HIS
tory of Slavery in Massachusetts,, says
that it was not a private, Individual
speculation" but sit was the enterprise
of the authorities odf the colony" Mark
the year 1886. Moore says farther:
..And on the 18th of March, 1889, it
was ordered by the general court that
81 SIS, should be paid Lieutenant Dav-
export for the present, for charge dis
bursed for the slaves, which when they
have earned it, he is to repay it back
again" The marginal note is, LEFT
Davenport to keep the slaves. mass
Rec l, 253.-Moore's "Notes," p 81
DR.. Campbell says,
1.-THE first cargo of Africans was
landed in a half starving condition on
the shores of Virginia by a Dutch man
of-war in 1920, and bartered to the col
onists for food" That was indeed ar
evil root for the whites hat was
planted. We admit that we were no
acquainted with that event and thu
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