The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-16
SOME GOOD ADVICE
Given the Negroes by co'oreo
Man
ON EMANCIPATION DAY,
HA ApDsaI 50 His RAGS 10 FL
Themselves for citiz arship.
Opposes Reduction in the
South's Representation.

SCUM cpleS6NIaGICN.
Emancipation Day was celebrated IN
great style in Beaufort. The grand
marshal of the day was joseph Da,s.
There was a street parade Of colored
veterans Of the lste val, colored militia
and business men and ci':z'Ds. Ire
exercises were held at TIE school hcuse.
The emancipation proclamation va
read by Edward Mayors. Rev. ?. 7.
Watson was master Of ceremonies.
Robert snalls delivered short address
reviewing the first emancipation cele-
brstion which vas held at B aufort in
1858 Gen. Rufus Saxon wired con
grstulatlons. as be was pcssentlo Beau
fort st the '63 celebration, which were
read by Rev. Watson; after which he
introduced the orator Of the day, Presl
dent Thomas Z. Miller, who spoke ID
part as follows:
MIR. Chsirnan, veterans and felAcT
citizens: l an here at my Old hcms,
having been honore6 by your coramls-
tee with an invitation to deliver the ad-
dress on this the thirty seventh ami
versary Of cur emancipation.
It Is not in my power 10 express here
or elsewhere the heartfelt gratitude thai
I owe you and how deeply | sppreclste
this call to be with you on this cay-a
day that means SO much to Us negroes
1t is indeed cur passover, for upon It
the pronunciamento that msde US men
and citizens and that severed the chains
that bound US in fetters that were gall
ing indeed wentinto effect.
Every nation weak CT strocg has had
its oassover day; and the more loys
they sre to their ccuotry, the mcre "a.
triotic they are to their birthisDd, The
more faithful they have been IN com,
nenoratins the cay their deliverance.
And this nagu;fcen, display Of citizens
and soldiery and especially that solid
pbalanx over there Of battle SCARED
veterans who fought that this day
might not be robbed Of its hallowed
blessings, remind me Of the full meas
ure Of loyalty, patriotism and self-sacri-
Ecing devotion to principles that are
the embodiment Of the American Ne
gro.
While in the stste senate, one Of re
greatest compliments that wss e7cf
paid to the head, hand and heart of
the American negro fell from the lips
ef that splendid Confederate chief,ain,
Gen. Mart Gary. Said he: THE ne.
gr@ is ignorant, but he is loyal to a
cause, he is faithful to trust, and
there is no body Of men found anywhere
who will follow lesder with more
confidence, love and fidelity than the
negro" Give him lescership," said
Gen. Gary, and he becomes bird to
everything other than to the call Of
duty"
Yes, Mr.. Chairman, our people have
never betrayed q trust, whether at
home, in the fields, IN the work shops
or on the battle fila. History re,
cords him as never carpiDg hypo-
erits with foul treason in heart.
Standing here amidst tie very first
moments Of Ees century, having been
permitted to live durirg the last
half of the century ths! has Just passed
swsy, am able to recall many events
some of which are recorded history
And as stand here and draw aside the
curtain. and peep down, away down the
visits Of time, see the events, as if
with msgic, passing before my vision
ali the way down, dom the vista, por-
tions which are obscured on account Of
hoary age.
Can /, must I stop for monent and
point out few OF the things We suffered
previous to this, the birthday Of our de-
liveraucg? No, oh, DO, Most cf then
are engraved upon our hearts as II
burnt in by hot steel. NeVeriheless
this is not the tine for me 10 iudu sc
in the temptation 10 re ali them.
There is another task-a self in
ficted task assigned NE, and it is to
deal briedy vita present conditions,
and from them take reckoning so as
to present TO you birdseye view OF
the blessings thar are to be ours IL the
future-blessiogs that must come if We
can only continue to bear AMI ?orbear;
blessings that We will enjoy if We wilt
only labor, prepare ourselves, and walt
for their coming
Hence, have chosen for ny subject
''At spes non frscts.' Translated lit
orally my subject is, Nevertheless hope
Is Lot broken"
At present our situation is not Tha'
We would ike to have It To one who
sees an object specifically the tu look
is gloomy, but alter al the sun Is sid
shining, and the fog, the mist, must
and will disappear.
But, fellow citizens, We must lit
up our hands and execute, for 20 peo-
pie has ever prospered by waiting
supinely wsi.iDg-for outside assistance
or for outside Interference.
Where ale we? Where are the ten
millions OF negroes located? We are
principally in the slave holding states,
and there 8e must aad will ren ain un.
less We fy from under the American
Hsg to laad over which the American
esgle spreads not its wings in majesty
snd power.
The north does not want Us. Why,
even the great state of Illinois, which
furnished our enancipator, through It's
present governor, Tanner, tells US We
must not come. Hive you forgotten
that not two years ago hefoIb sde negro
laborers entering into the state Of Hit
nois to labor IN the mines? He called
Us aliens and said that if, We persisted
in coming there to work-not to vote
to labor in the mines, tie lowest Of
labor, to earn bread b. the sweat Of cur
brow; if We persisted in coniUg there
to labor and to work he would meet Us
at the border with Gstling guns aa6