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EIGHTH YEAR. SAINT PAUX.ND MINNEAPOLIS. DR.C.E.BENTLEY.

President Alumni Association, Chica­go College of Dental Surgery.

Great H o n o r Conferred Upon t h e Leading Al ro- A m e r i c a n D e n t U t of t h e N o r t h -

West—Sketch of t h e Life o f Dr, l i e n t l e y W i t h Cut.

The subject of this sketch, Dr. Charles Edwin lientley, was born in Cincinnat-ti, O lio, 1859, where he was reared and educated. His professional career is of interest in that he has been the recipi­ent of repeated compliments conferred upon him by the dental profession,.of which he is an honored member.

He was the only Afro-American mem­ber of a class of sixty which graduated in 1887, from the famous Chicago Col­lege of Dental Suigery

Ho was at that time elected the class historian,which is second in importance only to the valedictorian.

In 1>S<> he was tendered and accepted the position of Clinician in oral sur­gery at the Rusk Medical College,where for two yeais he pertormed suigical op­erations of varying kinds in and about the mouth, before hundreds of white students both from the south and north.

In lS'K) he was elected by the faculty a clinician in the Chicago College of Dental Surgery, a position w Inch he still holds.

In ISvi ho was elected to the presi­dency of the Odantographie Society—-a dental society composed ebsentiallv of the younger membeis of the profession —in which position he acquitted him­self with dignity and honor.

lie is an active member of the Chica­go Dental Society, the Chicago Dental Club and the Odantogiaphic Society He has filled the responsible positions of chairman of executive committee and chaitman of the publication committee in the Chicago Dental Club during the last year. The latter position is one of responsibility and importance in that all papei.s read before the socieu, and discussion theieon have to pass through the doctoi's hands for final ie\ision before being published, and a law pre­vails that there is no appeal from his decision He was, last soring, in­vited by the State Dental hociet> to read a paper before that august body upon the subject of "Dental Education " An invitation that many older members of the profession would have considered H an honor to have received. Di. T.

,' W. Brophy, the dean of the Chicago ^College of Dental Surgery, in comment­

ing upon the paper before the society * amoeg other things said. "1 am proud to acknowledge that I had something

••to do with the education of the gentle, 'man who has just lead his excellent paper."

The latest and most far-teaching honor that has been conferred upon this gentleman is his election to the presi­dency of the Alumni Association of his Alma Mater—the Chicago College, of Dental Surgery. To be chosen to pre­side over the deliberations of twelve hundred (1,200) mtn is indeed an honor, yet on the 22nd day of March, 1S92, Such distinguished honor was tendered to Dr. lientley. Personally Dr lientley is a genial, whole-souled gpntleman(

who has. the power to attract and hold friends. That such an honor should fall to an Afro-American is not only gratifying to the Doctor, but to those of us who in these davs are concentrat­ing our efforts for the amelioration of the Southern A fro-American aie grati­fied to see that the piofessions espe. cially in the Noith are willing to recog­nise merit whether it be found in a black or whit" person.

Buffalo, New York.

State of Illinois and jurisdiction of the 0 . E. S. met at Joliet the 21st u l t , to confer the degrees of Queen of the South and Amaranth on the Matrons, Patrons and Past Matrons and Patrons of the dif­ferent cities: Grand Patron, Bro. R. E. Moore; Grand Matron, Sister Frankie Lewis of Chicago assisted by Sister Rosa Moore; Sisters Mary Devenport, Mary Clayton, Emma Noel. Mary Harris, Dor-sey, Whitfield, Bros. Joe Moore and Ben Harris. The following are the degrees which were conferred: Rock Island, Sister Marshal, W. M; Bro. Musey, W. P ; Peoria, Sister Taylor, W. M.; Bro Summers, W. P.; Pontiac, Sister Clara Bubb, W. M. ; Bro. Winford, W. P.; Joliet, Sister Mary Barton, W. M ; Bro. Tyler Barton,|W. P.; Sister Mary Grands-berry, P. M.; Bro. A. Huston, P. P.

-X SATURDAY. APRIL 2,1892. $2.40 PER YEAR.

IN THE PULPIT.

Bishop Jones is Murdered—A Thrust Through a Window.

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And a D e a d l y \ o l l ey F ired I n t o His B r e a s t —Cowardly Murder a t A l l enda le ,

South Caiol lna—Confusion Seizes t h e F lock .

Allendale, S. C , March 26 —Bishop Jones, Colored, was murdered here Thursday night. Jones formerly preached in Augusta, but went to Allendale to preach sanctification and perfect holi­ness. He succeeded in getting a con­siderable following, mostly Iroin the wo­men, supplemented by a few of the most arrant sinners among the men. Some of the husbands of the women followers objected to his methods, and there was a strongly marked division among the Colored people of the town.

TUB AMI-HOLINESS PEOPLE.

Tried to dislodge the Bishop. They prosecuted him lor vagrancy, but he made a good showing on the trial, many of the women testifying that they will­ingly contributed to his support, and that they would give him the last cent of their earnings if necessary. Then a number of men, disguised as women waylaid the bishop at night. He was bewildered and overwhelmed at so much ieminine attention and readily "fell into the arms" of his assailants. But nothing daunted, he kept on with his flock, and a short time ago his adherents had gathered enough to build a church in which the bishop dispensed his doc­trines.

In proportion to his advancement the bitterness of the antis against him in­creased, and Thursday night the affair culminated.

"Service" was going on in what they called -Uie Holy Temple.

THE BISHOP HAD PRAYED

And taken a chair in the pulpit. An assistant had commenced to "preach," when a side window was stealthily opened, the muzzle of a guu was thrust through the opening and an unearthly report followed.

The murderers had taken the precau­tion to fasten the church door from the outside, and upon the discherge of the gun every light was extinguished. Then there was confusion, women screaming and floundering in total darkness ex­pecting instant death. In a short time some one picked up courage to strike a light, when it was found that their BELOVED BIsHOP II VD A HOLE THR UGH HIS

LEFT BREAST.

His death was instantaneous. Jufctice MixBon, with a jury of fourteen white citizens, investigated the matter for two dajs, but up to date no sufficient clew was fcund to warrant the detention of any one.

Mr. Sam Bright after visiting in New York, has relumed home.

Mr. Peter .Scott has organized the Buxton Guards. Success Pete.

Mr. Richard Stoval of Washingtun, D. C , was in our city thd past week.

Mr Tom Payre who has been laied up with the tooth ache has again recover­ed and is at the frount once more.

Mr. John W. Hagan's of Wilhamsport, Pa., whose family resides in this city made a welcome visit in our midst and he will always have a welcome in our city.

Itipley, Ohio.

We had considerable snow last week MIPS Cora Davis of Ashland is visiting

Mrs Cowsey.

Miss Lucy Gille is visiting her sister in Aberdeen, 0 .

If vou would have a clear conscience take THE APPEAL.

Quite an excitement ever the primary election laht Saturday

Mr. Kusom a teaele- from Decatur -was visiting friends herw Ust week.

The entertainment given by the choir of the Baptist church was a success.

MesBrs. Giant, Hill and Thomas Dan­iel from Aberdeen, O., were in our city Sunday.

Rev. J. W. Smith preached the Odd Fellows annual sermon last Sunday to a larjte audience. The Odd Fellows and Household of Ruth turned out in full dies9 and everything went off smoothly.

Jol iet , I l l inois.

Mrs. Jane Hamlet is improving slowly from an attack of the grip.

Mrs S. J . Lindsay of Peoria and Mrs. Lizzie Davis of Chicago were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Barton 214 Miller avenue.

The following Grand Officers of the

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P«r the Benefit •( eur Thousands of Read­ers—AH sorts of News Items from

the City by the Bis; Bridge Too Future Great.

Mrs. H. T. Taylor is convalescent. Mrs. G. W. McKoin is slowly recover­

ing from her recent illness.

Mr. James King has taken a relapse and is now confined to his bed.

Sixteen converts were baptized at Cen­tral Baptist church last Sunday.

The Keystone Y's gave a parlor social at Miss Georgette Gibson's last night.

Checkers seems to be the favorite game among the members of the Y. M. C. A.

The Imperial Club has been consider­ably strengthened by the addition of saveral new members.

The annual sermon of the Knights of Pythias was held last Sunday at St. Paul Chapel. The church was crowded to its fullest extent.

Mrs. Rebecca Perkerson who has been quite ill with pneumonia, died last Sun­day. She was an esteemed member of St. Paul Chapel and died very happy.

Mr. and Mrs. George Simms gave their daughter Bessie a "candy pull" last week. Quite a number of Miss Simms'

most able and eloquent half of Fannie Williams'

The Oklohoma emigra feel grateful to ourministi generally, for their untiri erosity,, so freely extern in our city.

The true particulars o: the three Colored men cently, which appeared sue ol THE APPEAL was n est by many who new real fact before.

Much credit is due Li zens for the heroic mai they realhed to the rescu^of the^Btrand ed Oklahoma refugeea/^who were left in our city, over Bix hwrfrisd dollars was raised to aid them in reacl^^n^KdfeB-tination. ^'M^^r'*^*^i^»^^%*-^''^mir^^'^

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CHICAGO.

CINCINNATI.

Doings of the "Week Among the Afro-Americans of the Queen City.

Hays and Mishaps ami Items m Collected and Compiled by omr 1

porter for the Deleetatloa •! Porkopolltama.

A mass meeting of the Sabbath school was held at Union Baptist church Sunday afternoon.

Rev. Thomas Webb preached at Union Baptist church last Sabbath morning af-

fhe World* Fair City as Viewed by The Appeal Man.

4. Compilation of » Number of Happen. teas among the •rro-Araertcnns

of the Second City of *h«t Glorious Union.

Did you notice the^girls' suspenders? Constant blacking ruins boots and

shoes.

Mr. Louis H. Wilson is visiting in Mobile.

Don't believe anything you hear and only half you see.

Mrs. N. Byrd of Cottage Grove avenue is visiting in the South. ^ . ^ ^ _

Mre. Chas. E. Bentley of Langley avenue is on the sick list.

Mrs. Helen Coles Young of Kansas City is visiting in the city.

Dr. Geo. M. Crisup is visiting his best girl at Grand Rapids, Mich.

In the raw days of March we have all the vegetables of those rare daysm June.

Mrs. Lemuel Moore and Miss Ella Nelson are visiting friends in Pittsfield, 111.

The meanest thing on earth is a back-capper, and he generally meets a just end.

Mr. Tom Price 2731 Armour who has

Mr. John Gladney of Springfield, 111. passed through our city enroute for Jackson Mo., a short, time ago.

Mr. A. T. Miller one of the poular Main street barbers is practicing law it seems from the way he has been keeping him­self concealed in reading matter here of late.

Master Charley Webb formerly of Milwaukee. Wis., captured a skift that belonged to Shelvie Wills on the 22nd ult and lit out for Cairo at seren o'clock in the morning. An hour later the news was conveyed to the owner of the boat and the wire touched at once for the sheriff at Commerce to be on the lookout He was caught at that place and brought back and is now serving out his time at

Jthe county jail.

D R C H A R L E S E . B E N T L E Y ,

On Sunday last James McCoy, of Albuqurequre, N M , and Joe Cotton an Afro-American prize-fighter, late of San Bernardino, Cal., Bigned articles to fight to a finish on May 10 for a purse of $350. The coming fight will be for middle-wight honor and the championship of the Southwest.

P o p l a r Bluft', Mo.

The BaptistB have started their pro­tracted meetings.

The Sunday scLool will hold their con­vention in Poplar Blufl.

Mr. Frank Jordon keeps himself very clean since his best girl left.

L D. Weesom is the only Colored plasterer in the eity. Patronize him.

We are expecting a grand time at Prof. Renfro and Co's ball to-morrow evening.

The barbers are trying to draw trade by repairing their shops. Call and get firet class work done.

Mr. S Martin has bought a lot in the north end of the city. Mr. S. Cram says the north end is the best part of the city.

Mr. A. R. Stout, one of the Bluff's popular young men left for Decaturville, Tenn., Morning much to the regret of his many friends—There will be a wed­ding soon.

The Quarterly conference of the A. M. E. church convened Saturday with B. W. Stewart. After an instructive, inter­esting and appreciative address by that efficient gentlemen the conference pro­ceeded to business.

The entertainment given by the Sew­ing Circle Monday evening speaks for the efficiency of the members of that so­ciety in knowing how to conduct such affairs. It was well attended. The most attractive feature was the music furnished by Prof. G. W. Renfro's band. Poverty of language prevents the writer from commending Prof. Renfro as he deserves. He hasn't an equal in S. E. Missouri.

young friends were present and a merry evening was spent.

Mr. James Porter who was for several months Recording Secretary of the Im­perial Club, has gone to Chicago to re­side. He w ill be greatly missed by the members of the club.

The Mid-Lent party which was to have been given at the residence of Mrs. Perry on the 17th, took place at Mrs. F. F. Scott's 2607 Wash street, and was a very enjoyable affair.

A\ ON A GOLD MEDAL

Mr. Josiah Jones accomplishes the feat among a large field of competitors. The medal was awarded as a reward of merit. The chief clerk of the 7th Div. R. M. S. and his assistants offered the prize for the best general record and case examination during the year 1891. Jones had a clean record and his average in the case examinations was 99 32 per cent, a remarkable showing. His efforts were rewarded by the reception of the gold medal It was presented to him last week and in his usual modest way he accepted the gift. He is now classed as an A No. 1 clerk and is entirely worthy of so just a tribute.

Litt le Kock, Arkansas.

ter which he baptized four converts into his church.

• Quite a number of our church mem­bers are attending the Lexington Color­ed conference at Indianapolis.

Tne funeral of Mr. Alfred Cox, who died suddenly last week took place at Allen Temple on Wednesday.

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Kinney who died last week was burned from their home last Sabbath morniDg.

The Jennie Jackson concert company gave a concert last Wednesday evening at Allen Temple for the benefit of Rev. Parker's church of New port, Ky.,

Let it be done to the man we delight to honor is our verdict on hearing of the reappointment of Mr. J. W. Hays trustee of the State Blind Asylum, bv Gov. Mc-Kinley.

The Garnett Loan and Building As­sociation whose p^ace of meeting was formerly in Porter,'^Block riave changed to the rooms of White Bros.' 297 W. Fifth St. l

The Knights of Pythias heW their an­nual anniversary at the Union Baptist church Sibbath afternoon for which quite an intesesting programme was prepared.

Attorney T. P. Johnson has been quite sick, We are glad to hear he is conva­lescent.'

John Henry Jackson died the past week. He was buried by Commandery No. 1 K. P.

Fannie Williams for the murder of her paramour, was given a sentence of five years in the penitentiary.

We are pleased to hear that Mrs. Lina Jackson after a protracted and most seri­ous illness is able to leave her bed.

Examination commenced in our pub­lic schools this week. Awake from your lethargy boys Bnd girls if you expect "to pass."

Mr. Lee McDowell and Mies Lela An-drewson, were quietly married at the residence of the grooms' mother, Thurs­day evening, of the past week.

Attorney S. A. Jones*was highly com­plimented by our white brothers for his

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Mr. Peter Ball has reached the Royal Arch degree and is now ready to take the cons'story.

The Opinion can be had of J. W. Hunter 92 E. Main, our soliciting agent and correspondent. Terms cash, no credit.

The subject for debate next Tuesday night is ••Woman is better married than single." The ladies only will have this in charge. Let all attend.

A series of meetings is being held at Zion A. M. E. church. Rev. J. R. Irvin, pastor, one of- the greatest speakers around the Ohio Falls, is doing much good.

The working mens' debating club and literary society at Bethel A. M. E. church was well attended and everyone seemed to enjoy himself. The solo rendered by Miss Mary Russell was sim­ply grand and it has never been equaled in our city.

DRIFTWOOD.

Caught Floating on the News Our rent and Steered Into

had a severe attack of la giippe is con­valescing.

A new^fashion of pink and white shirts for men will not appeal to those of the best taste.

Mr. J. W. Womack of 255 29th street, who has been sick for two weeks is now confined to his bed.

Young men should be careful about dropping remarks. They may be picked up by a bigger man.

Refinement that money buys is only skin deep. The veneering wears off as on a fifty dollar chair sold for $3.

Prof. J. W. Hoffman of State Univer­sity Louisville, Ky , in the city, the guest of Mrs. C. V. Parris 2823 La Salle street.

Mr. Samuel Hudlum of 2731 Armour avenue has been very sick and his many friends are pleased to see him out again.

The ladies of the Women's Columbian Association gave a receptian to Judge Tourgee at Bethel Church Wedneeday.

The friend who becomes a lover con­tinues still to be a friend; but the lover who becomes a friend ceases forever to be a lover.

Mrs. Minnie Hayes is the happy moth­er of a beautiful little girl who tips the scales at 8 pounds. Mother and child are doing well.

The May Party of the ever popular Autumn Club will take place at Central Hall. It will be a great event. Full particulars later.

Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Mrs. Lizzie Cobb and family have just returned from Jackson.

Rev. Joe White of Commerce, Mo , was in the city last week.

Mr. Forest Lacy of Jackson Mo , was in the city on business last week.

St James Lyceum will meet at the A. M. E. church every Tuesday hereafter.

Messrs. Louis Randol and George Reed had the Masonic degree conferred last week.

Mrs. Annie Jenkins of Cairo 111., is visiting her daughter Mrs. Frances Alex­ander who is ill.

Qnr Offloe by our Army of Correspondent; at all Points of the Compass, Care-

rally Condensed for Hasty Readers.

The New Era of New Orleans, La., is now a dead era.

Mrs. Mary Church Terrell has become one of the editors of the "Rmgwood Fashion Journal."

Dr. J. E. Asbury & Co , have erected and opened a beautiful little drug store 317 Peters street Atlanta, Ga.

Hon. Frederick Douglass is to deliver the commencement address at Tuskegee (Ala) University next commencement.

Edmun Turner, an Afro-American died near the village of Tennessee Colony, Tex., yesterday, aged 104 years.

Near Canton, Mo., Saturday, a row boat containing eight Colored men cap­sized in, the Mississippi. Six were drowned.

We are pleased to notice the appoint­ment of Hon. Frederick Douglass by the Haytein government one of its com­missioners to the World's Fair.

Hon. Isaiah T. Montgomery of Missis­sippi the only Afro-American of the late constitutional convention has been an-gaged to write an article for the New York World, which JS shortly to appear.

A muscular Colored man in Arundal County, Maryland, killed an infurtated bull which attacked him by seizing the animal by the horns and throwing him with violence sufficient to break his neck.

An effort is to be made to raise funds whereby the families of the three Afro-Americans who were so inhumanly lynched in Memphip, Tenn., will be en­abled to bring suit against the city for damages. A good move surely.

Gretna, a small town just opposite New Orleans, was the scene of a conflict between whites and a party of Afro-Americans Sunday, the result being the serious wounding of five white men and the killing of the leader of the Afro-Americans.

Six hundred and fifty Afro-Americans left Memphis, Tenn. last Saturday mor­ning for Oklahoma. They will make the journey in wagons and on foot. One thousaud more left on Monday for the same point. This is the result of the late lynching.

tf. Madison Vance an Afro-Ameiican lawyer of New Orleans, La , recently cleared John W. Johnson an Afro-Amer-can client who was accused of killing a white man. Of course judge and jury were white and Vance's success is there fore the more flattering.

Joe Lannon and George Godfrey, the well-known heavy-weight pugilists, were last Friday matched to fight to a finish before the Coney Island Atheletic Club, of Brooklyn, for a puree of $3,000. The affair is to occur on May 16, and the win­ner will receive $2,000^of the purse, and the looser the remainder.

Moses Tucker, a young Afro-American artist of Indianapolis, Ind , was declared meane Saturday. He has a mania that the gongs on the electric cars are sound­ed only to torment him. He was unable to get work and starved until his mind was a wreck. Some of the drawings which have appeared in THE APPEAL were executed by the unfortunate young man.

The Washington, D. C. Evening Star devoted two columns of its space on the 23d inst. to the reproduction of an ad­mirable paper read by Mr. A. F. Hilyer before the Bethel Literary and Histoiical Association. The title of the paper was: •'An Analysis of American Color Preju­dice and How to Overcame it." Mr Hilyei is one of Minnesota's Afro-Amer­ican representatives in the Treasury Department. The paper was deep and logical and gave evidence of much thought and the subject was well handl­ed throuiiout.

JUDGD TOURGEE.

Lectures Tuesday Night at Bethel A. M. E. Church.

At Arcadia, La., Saturday night five whites visited Dennis Cobb, a well-to-do Afro-American compelled him to ac­company them away from his house and hung him to a tree. Soon as he was pul­led up each took a shot at him and im­mediately left. Several bullets struck him, bat he still lived, struggling to free himself. Finally the limb to which he was hanged broke and he crawled to his house, several hundred feet away, where he soon died from loss of blood and ex haustion. Two notorious toughs have been arrested for the deed, for which no cause can be assigned. The prisoners protest their innocence, but will be held for trial.

Relations of the;. Colored People to the KepubUc-TVhat is to be Accomplished *

By the Equal Rights' Association An Admirable Address.

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Tuesday night Judge Albion W. Tour-gee, who is to-day the best friend the Colored man has, among the whites of America, lectured »t Bethel Church, on "The Relations of the Colored Man in the United States to Citizenship,"

The beautiful church was fi died to overflowing with an intelligent audience composed principally of Colored people with here and there a white face.

Judge Tourgee was greeted with the ' wildest enthusiasm when he entered. Judge Tuthill presided, and m a few well chosen words introduced the lecturer.

JUDGE TOTJRGEE.

In commencing his lecture, alluded to the refusal of the Bethel audience to stultify themselves by praising God in singing a lie Sunday night.

" I t has been said," said he, "that your action on that night was anarchy. I thank God, however, that in all times the Colored man has been patriotic, and the only war in which he did not shed his blood was that with Mexico, which was for the perpetuation of slavery. Your blood has been shed at all times in patriotism and at no time has the Col­ored man been unpatriotic."

With some interesting figures Judge Tourgee showed what a large part the Colored soldieis took in the Revolution­ary War. During the late war, although it took two j ears to decide that the slave was willing and fit to fi^ht for his coun­try, when it was so deciaed 226,000 Col­ored men enlisted.

"No man," s«=id the lecturer, "dare impeach such a record as that. But it is a mystery to me."

"Theie is another mystery, too, to me. I often wonder how on earth any man who has been a s^ve or whose mother was a slave

COULD BE A CHRISTIAN.

"A gentleman in the city told me to­day that he thought it was an outrage because the Colored people refused to sing 'America.' I asked him to sit down a few minutes, to try to imagine that he was dark, that his mother had been a slave, and then to try and sing that song. He declared, after the trial, that he could not do it.

"And I often wonder how tlie man who wrote 'Sweet Land of Liberty* could ever look a Colored man or woman in the face.

"In a few months we celebrate the Columbian anniversary. We have made great progress in religion since the day Columbus landed. We have made great progress in religion, I say, but in liberty we have made less than people ever think. * * * * ' * *

A COLORED M \ N .

may come out of slavery. He may know that his forefathers were in the bonds, but he may not realize what it meant. And to reach and appreciate what this means the Colored man mupt first know and fully understand what slavery wag. All was dark to him. He had no rights. He had no wife, no children, no life, no body—nothing that he could call his own. It has been said that the Colored man should be thankful for what he has escaped. There is a sort of grim truth in it. If a Colored man escaped from purgatory he Bhould sure­ly appreciate it."

"The freedom of the slaves," said Judge Tourgee, "meant to them a step­ping from slavery absolutely naked. They were free to walk about and starve and pray. And this praying was to them a great benefit.

IT MEANT THAT THEY COULll

meet and address the Almighty without a white man being present to see that the prayers of the Colored men did not prejudice God against the whites. And the people at the North had no more idea of what slavery was like than we have of what the inside of the Kingdom, of Heaven is like

THE LECTURER THEN DEFINED

what being an American citizen means. He declared that if a man has any rights he is free to express himself in W>rds.

"That is," said Judge Tourgee,' "if he is a white man he has these rights. The theory of free citizenshp is all well enough. I t is beautiful. But if you think that you can work it out, just go down South and try it. Just go down there and try to show your citizenship and your freedom and you will see the difference.

"And now we come to the present con­dition of the Colored man. He is one who has been granted a right and re­fused all protection in the exercise of that right. You are not like the citizen of Great Britan, who can go all over the world, and in whatever clime he may chance to be, he can declare his senti­ments, conscious that all this time over him hang the protecting folds of the British flag.

"AFTER YOU WEBB DECLARED CITIZENS"

were passed the reconstruction acts, which made provisional voters of the South. When these constitutional con* ventionb met they made you voters on the same basis as white men in those States. Thus what was a privilege be­fore it was granted, became a right after it was granted. A man owning no stock in a corporation has no right to vote in the affairs of that corporation, but as soon as a man purchases stock he has a right to vote.

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