Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-28
BROTHER IN BLACK
The Status of the Negro In New
England States

England states
The worm has turned at last.
The Boston Transcript haze finally
entered an indignant protest
against the intolence of q handful
Of Massachusetts, negroes, who are
trying to prevent that State FROM
taking part in the Jamestown
celebration next year. Our Boston
contemporary says that the cOlored
people of Massachusetts, number
about one per cent. Of the populs-
ton, yet a portion of them task for
the qualification Of the other
ninety nine per cent, in order that
their protest against the laws and
customs of another State may be
dramatically emphasized" II the
great Sta.e Of Massachusetts,
should yield to this influence and
undertake thus to "rebuke" Vir-
GINA for her laws and customs, she
would only subject herself to
ridicule and contempt, and the
"Iebuke" would re. act upon Mass
achusetts. Massachusetts, would
suffer and not Virginia. Never
the.less, we Of Virginia would take
the "rebuke" in sorrow and not in
anger. We should be greatly dis
tressed that upon such an occasion
Massachusetts should turn her
back upon the Old Dominion and
refuLe to take part in so noble q
celebration, and it is evident that
the Boston Transcript would exper-
fence the same feeling. Our con-
temporary says that the bond OF
historical sympathy ought to re
stronger between Massachusetts
and Virginia than that between
any other two States in The Union
1t wss in Massachusetts, that the
War of the Revolution begun; il
~es ia Virgin that the War oil
IT,. Revolution came to a glorious
conclusion. We car not think III
Bunker Hill without thinking q
Yorktown; We cannot think OF YORK
town without thinking Of Bunker
Hill. These two names are as TIT
bright particular stars in our na'
iorsl diadem. We cannot think o
Plymouth Rock without thinking
of jamestown; we cannot think o
jamestown without thinking o
Plymouth Rock. A celebration q
the birth of jamestown with Ply
mouth left out would be as tn
celebration CT the birth OF Rom
with no mention of Romulus.
"Sir," said Webster, in his ia
nous reply to Hayne, "let me recu
to pleasing resoIlections; let m
indulge in refreshing rsmembran
ces of the past; let ne remind yo'
that in early times no States cher
ished greater harmony, both o
prin ,ip!e and feeling, than Massa
chusetts and South Carolin'
Would TO God that harmony migL
agsia return; shoulder to shoulde
! they went through the Revolution
! hand in hand they stood aroun
the administration of Washingto
and felt his own great arm lean o
.her for support.
Is that not more true even
Massachusetts, and virginia. Wa
. it not, indeed, distinguished 40
of Massachusetts, who nominate
George Washington to be con
mandsr in-chief OF the Colonl'
: armies2
Massachusetts and Virgini
: have kad their differences, bl
slavery is dead, secession is 4
!; longer e. living issue and these t"
i Commonwealth ara again slst'
. States in the family of Uncle San
The prayer of Mr.. Webster d
been answered. Harmony has r
turned, and it may not again
. disturbed by the entire negro rae
> let alone few "remonstrants"
Il the Old Bay State. The Common
. wealth of Virginia sends greeting
u to the Commonwealth OF Mass
chusetts, aud an affectionate /
vitation to take prominent pa
:, in tho glorious celebration OF l9O'
'e We have no fear tina t the Inv
u tation will be declined.