Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-08
Colored People Take Stand for
Law and Order

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Law and Order
A number of the representative
colcred men of Lexington held
mass meeting at Odd Fellows
Hall Monday night and adopted
strong resolutions favorable TO tn
maintenance of law and order il
the community and equally EN-
phatic in condemnation of acts OF
the part of Negroes that tend tt
bring reIroach on the race. Tn,
meeting was the outcome of a re-
cent attack on Student II. G, Peel
by young Negro, in which the
student received a painful flesh
wound in the head. The blow was
stuck at night, and the culprit
escaped. 1t s said that he has
left the community.
A public call for the meeting
was made from the pulpits of the
two colored churches of lexington
last Sunday, and the response in
Members was encouraging. NJ. H.
Middleton was called to the chair
to preside over the meeting, and
Hugh A. Williams served as secre-
terry. Vigorous remarks were
made By II. B, Abrahams, R. r.
Alexander, Osceola Coles, Charles
Hance, Arthur james, John
Brooks, H. M. Middleton, Hugh A.
Williams, p. Fl. Scott and others.
The tenor of the talks was direct
ed to the importance of the better
elements of the colored race unit
ing in condemning the lawless acts
of tie "bad" Negro, and to lend
the weight of their influence in
stim ulating higher ideals among
the cOlored people, and in promot-
ing and continuing the cordial re-
lations already existing between
the whites and cOlored of this COM
munity.
After the adoption Of a ringing
preamble and resolutions, a motion
prevailed to make the organization
permanent, and the following CON-
mittee was appointed, chars ed !
with TT duty of reporting a con-
stitution, bylaws and officers at
the next meeting to be held first
Of June: j. w, Brooks, j. A. Petit
grew, M. W. Osborne, w. L. Price
and Charles Jones.
A further resolution was adopt
I'd that copy of these resolutions
pc furnished the LEXINGTON GA
.ETTE, County News and Ring-tum
Phi for publication.
Following is the record of the
Meeting, together with the recolu-
ions adopted.
SAT mass meeting held by the
,olored citizens of Lexington. re-
alive to q most atrocicus act, com
nitted by one of the bad elemsnt
# our race, the following pream-
lie and resolutions were unani-
nously adopted:
"W hereas, there lras always eX-
sted feeling of friendship he
ween the students of Washington
nd Lee University and the colored
'eOple of Lexington, and
"W hereas, there was most
astardly assault made upon a
Dung ran Of said institution by a
Iegro of this place without pro.
ocatiOn, therefore
"Resolved, that we, the colored {
itizens in mass meeting assem- c
led, do hereby denOunce and con- e
emu the act as such as only the t
lost lawless and vicious Of our |
ace would be guilty of commit /
ing; and be it further !
''Resolyed, that We will In the !
lture make an organized effort to
,strain the vicious and lawless
ements of cur race in this COM
unity, and We hope the better "
ement of our people in every To-
Atty will likewise show their dis l.
DproVal of such crimes and assist b
lie law In bringing the culprits to A
Istice. a
NJ. II. MIDDLETON, Il
Chairman n
non WrrrrA,sa IN