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W. CALVIN CHASE, Editor.

A colored Citizen's Committeeought to be organized.

Give us 10,000 subscribers, andthe Bee will be issued tri-wee- kly.

If you want a National race pa-per, give us 10,000 subscribers.

Persona leaving the city, canhave the Bee sent to them by pay-ing for it in advance.

Persons who desire the tri-week- ly

Bee sent to them will pleasesend in their names at once.

The race is in need of a firstclass paper that will m ake its ap-pearance often.

Mr. Henry Johnson is acting Re-

corder of Deeds in the absence ofMr. Trotter. Let all inferiorsstand aside.

A new paper has been born inAnacostia, D. C, known as theHerald. May it live long andprosper.

All colored editors throughoutthe United States, are requestedto send to the historian of thecolored press association, a briefhistory of their paper and themselves.

The Masonic visitor, is the nameof a monthly Compend edited byDr. H. H Harris of Petersburg,Va. Dr. Harris is an-- old newspa-per man of vim and education.Success to the visitor.

We have received from Rev. B.W. Arnett, D. D., a well compiledbudget of faots, concerning the Af-rican Methodist Episcopal Church.It numbers 343 pages. It is a val-

uable book, which should be in thehouse of all methodists of his con-

nection.

The Washington Bee must notdisturb our educators in Virginiaby trying to get them into politics.We who are in Virginia are able tosuggest men suitable ior Congress.We are flooded with curbstone pol-iticians that we would be glad toget rid of. Now, Bro. Chase, keepstill and don't bother us any morein this state. Hon. John M. Langston is very well satisfied wherehe is. Virginia Critic .

We beg leave to inform our es-

teemed contemporary, that is justwhat we want, educators in politicsand less rum suckers. Prof Lang-sto-n

is just the man to be sentfrom Virginia to xepresent the col-

ored people. By all means sendLangston. We are as much interested in the welfare of the Vir-ginia colored people as we are inthe colored people of this city.

Donnely, the greit Westernwriter, has attempted to show thatthe source of all the civilizationwhich we now enjoy, was locatedat a point at the mouth of the Med-eterrane- an

Sea. The gist of thebook indicates that the great Con-tinent ofAfrica has had no partic-ular share in the sources of ourpresent civilization. Although au-

thorized by Solon and Plato, wedeem this attempt of Donnely toleave Africa out of th6 question amean and determined effort andmotive to place the credit where itdoes not rightfully belong. Platoand Solon, to the contrary, not-withstanding the fact is ac-

cepted, and remains that the pres-ent civilization owes its origin andimpetus to the civilization ofAtrica.

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The Ohio convention closed in agreat smoke. Every-bod- y was sat-isfied and the Sherman resolutionwent through with a hurrah. Ifthe surface indications have any-thing to do to-war-

ds fixing thedestiny of the Nation, the nextpresidential nominee will be Hon.John Sherman. But we canupt believe every thing we see, and wemust not count too strongly onSherman. Sherman is a goodman and will be elected if nomi-nated. The colored people desirehim. His record is good. But hemay be defeated by a set of menwho have not the; "interest of thewhole people at heart. Shermanor no Sherman, it "is to be hopedthat his sagacity and experiencewill have weight and controllingweight.

RAINEYDEAD.

Ex Congressman Joseph H.Rainey, died at bis residence inGeorgetown, S. .C, -- last Monday.Mr. Rainey was a member of Con-gress, and he made a very fairrepresentative. As a messengerto his Committee on engrossedBills he was an expert, so much so,that he was complimented, by hisassociates, who. were no more thanhe was, for always having thebills at the Presidents in time forhis signature. Mr. Rainey wasvery gentlemanly in deportment,and a man of some intelligence.

UNEASY,

Theieismuch uneasinens ex-pres- sed

about the editor of thispaj.er going to the next republi-can convention. A few whiskeypimps, not far from our office,should know that respectablepeople will organize and controlthe next republican convention,and the 9th district will seud asolid delegation in the editors in-

terest, and don't you forget it.For the information ot those un-

easy people we ciesire to say thatthe Bee will have 12 districts outof the 22. The people will con-

trol the next convention, and don'tyou forget it. Again, no Blainedelegates will go from this city.

HE BOWS.

The letter of Adjutant CharlesR. Douglass to the editor of theBee, relative to a star chambermeeting assumes the same positionas the Bee. It was not necessaryto have called a meeting to electdelegates to the reunion of theBoston colored soldiers. The mostridiculous thing of the whole pro-ceedings was, the election ofJamesM. Trotter, a Negro mugwhump ofBoston, Mass., to represent the col-ored soldiers ot this city. Who isTrotter, to whom the colored sol-

diers must bow in submission? Itshows that the office holders, whoattended the meeting: were afraid tooppose Trotter. Mr. Douglasssays, if there is anyone who objectsto Mr. Trotter he should have beenat the meeting. We object, andhad we been old enough to havebeen in the war, it would have en-

titled us to have been at the meet-ing. We hope Mr. Douglass is notone of the serfs to bow to Mr. Trot-ter.?

cannot withdraw.Mr Charles R. Douglass, ex-coun- sel

Gen'l to San Domingo,and Adjutant in the Capital CityGuard, is a man of much fore-thought and ability. He saysthat the colored troops cannotwithdraw from the District mil-itia. If GenH Ordway thiuksthat none of our c mmanding of-

ficers are good enough to go onhis staff, ihey are certainly toogood to march behind him in aparade. If Mr. Douglass is of theopinion that the colored peopleare going to continue to be theserfs and slaves of the white peo-ple he is mistaken. We claimthat two thirds of the NationalGuards, are composed of the col-

ored militia. Why couldn'tGen'l Ordway appoint MajorFleetwood or Fischer? Wherecan you find two nobler or geu-tlenmn- ly

men? Since this is awhite man's government, let it bea white mans' war if occasion pre-sents itself.

THE SOUTHERN NEGRO.

It is all well enough for theNorthern Negro to appeal to hisbrethren in the South to oppose thewhite man ; to buy arms and pow-der to defend himself against bru-tal outrages ; if the colored men ofthe South should do such a thing,and call on the northern Negroesfor aid, they would call their de-

pressed brethrens in the Southfools. Notwithstanding the out-rages against the Negroes of theSouth and the discriminations thatare being made, the colored peo-ple are making wonderful progress.

The appeals of the Southern Eegro tor protection are sympathet-ic; they have no one to whomthey can look for protection. Mr.Cleveland may do all he can, buta new moses is yet to come beforeEthiopia shall stretch forth herhand and proclaim liberty.

The new South has not comeas yet, Georgia is retrograding,Mississippi has painted againt herstate capital a white man's gov-ermen- t,

South Caroliua in herlegislature, like Mr, Vesuvius, i8pouring out a poisonous substancewhich is death to every Negro;Texas is still uncivilized, and iswaiting for an opportunity to strikethe fatal blow. This is but a dimpicture of the South. When wecan read in stutute books of theSouthern states "equality beforethe law," to all citizens of theBouth, then and not until thencan we go to the northern gates,and emblazon on its walls the"New South." When the South-ern black laws are repealed; whencolored ladies ana gentlemen areallowed to ride in first class coach-es; when educational institutionare regarded free to all; when ku- -

kluxism is abandoned; wheu themidnight assassins are brought tojustice and when religion is not re-

garded as a mockery, we shallproclaim the "New South."

AMISTATEMENT CORRECTED.

We are delighted to learn fromthe Washihgton Bee, whosestinging phillipics against certainmembers of the school board atWashington have borne such littlefruit, that we were misinformed inrespect to its position. We hadsupposed that Mr. Henry Johnson,who has a piece of the Bee's sting-er in his "yaller hide," was a bosomfriend of the immaculate and onlyChase. His explanation, we areproud to say, Chases the idea fromour mind. The prominent govern-ment official to whom we referredas having expressed an opinion up-on the disgraceful practice whichis characteristic of a certain class ofthoughtful thinkers and ideal mor-alists of Washington, gave hipopinion sub rosa, as it were, andwe regret exceedingly that wo can-not, unless he cables us to do so,furnish the mighty editor with hispatronymic Baltimore Common-wealth.

We desire to say to our esteemedcontemporary, that so tar as theeditor of the Bee is concerned, weare able to defend our position rel-ative to the school matter. Prof.Gregory is the last man to opposeany one or to cause any disruption.He is more of a peace maker, amfaman of great moral force, who willnot injure anyone. He is not aman to enter into schemes to thedetriment of our public school sys-tem, if he were, the editor of the''Common wealth knows that hewould be exposed. Prof. Gregoryhas his enemies as well as the editor of the Commonwealth, and whena false statement is made againston, who is recognized in the com-munity as a gentleman and scholar,we believe that the editor of the

I Commonwealth will make the correction as has been done. Weknow that there are certain Ne-groes in the District offices, whohave endeavored to uphold thispublic school ring for some time,but since we have had men likoCol. Webb, Judges Edmonds andDent, the public school system hasbeen improved.

YOUNG MEN TO ORGANIZE.

There are quite a number of in-

telligent and educated young menin this city who should organizethemselves into a protective andbeneficial union. We have cometo the conclusion that it is abouttime for ignorance to take a backseat, anddllow intelligence to rule.Men of intelligence and education,must take hold of the affairs inthis District before Congress willconsent to restore the right of suf-frage. The young men must orga-nize all over the city, and entertheir protest againsc ignoranceruling in this community. Thenext republican convention willno doubt, be one of the hottestthat has ever been in the Districtof Columbia. There is an attempt,on the part of some, to selectBlaine delegates. We state now,so far as the colored people areconcerned, they might just aswell have a democratic presidentas to have James G. Blaine. He isnot and has never been a friend tothe colored people. Between Blaiueand Cleveland, it would be better tothe interest of the colored people tosupport Cleveland, If Shermau isthe nominee of the republican party,he is the man for the Negro. Mr.Sherman is honest and conscien-tious. The youug colored men,then must organize and preventBlaine delegates from being elect-ed. We are no longer tied to po-litical parties; we are Americancitizeus and propose to act for our-selves and not for party alone.

If it is to the interest of the Ne

gro to support any of the partiesnow in existence, let him do so.The democratic party as a wholeoffers no inducements to the Negro.Outside of Mr. Cleveland, thecolored people have but littlefaith in the democratic party, andnone in James G. Blaine. Youngmen organize ! Let a meeting becalled next week.

THE COLORED SOLDIERS

Baltimore Commonwealth.No class of soldiers- - (and there

are many) fought more bravely inthe late war than those of color,and we have yet to hear of a singleincident where they failed to dotheir duty, whether upon the fieldof battle or storming the forts ofthe enemy. The annals of historywill ever praise the valor of thosemen who fought not only fortheir country, but for the personalliberty of their wives and their chil-dren, and themselves. Over twohundred thousand colored troopswere enlisted in the late war uponthe rolls of the Union Army, andmany thousands ol them surviveto-da- y. We have heard with muchregret that these same brave sol-

diers will not be allowed to par-ticipate in the National Drill at NewOrleans, simply because they arecolored. We regret as citizens tosee such meanness of spiritamong soldiers of a republic likeAmerica. Such acts will not com-mend themselves to the fair mind-ed people of the country, thoughthey may tickle the prejudices ofthe few who are opposed to theprogress of the colored people.

Should a war occur between thisnation and any other, the blacksoldiers will be looked upon as animportant factor in bringing sne-ce- ss

to our arms. The colored racecould put in the field fifty thous-and soldiers in defense of thecountry. There might be someapology for prohibiting the coloredtroops to enjoy military honors.Were thev a class that might canseanarchy, rebellion or sedition ng

other soldiers, but to opeulyinsult a soldier on account of thecolor of his skin, which is no faultof his, by telling him ho cannot ex-hibit his skill as a soldier amongothers, is an offense against theAmerican Soldiery which no pa-triot can approve. Lincoln, Grant,Sherman, Sheridan, Logan, and ahost of others have witnessed thebravery of the colored soldiers, andthey all praise their valor, but it isleft to the narrow minded men whocalled themselves soldiers, to in-

sult their comrades when there isno danger of war, and no Union tosave from secession and confeder-acy. When such men rise abovoprejudices and bigotry, we willhear no more of colored soldiers,but American soldiers.

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THE GEORGIA INEaMY BILL.

(From the Savannah Tribune.')The Joint Committee of the Sen-

ate and House of Representativesof Georgia, has agreed to recom-mend the passage of the Glenn billwhich puts any person ou the chaingang who may teach a coloredchild in a white school or a whitechild in a colored school, mentionof which was made in last week'sissue of the Tribune. The pro-posed legislation is aimed at theAtlanta University, and was op-posed by the colored members ofthe committee; and on account ofits un republican and undemocraticcharacter is attracting great at-tention throughout the whole coun-try. The bill is infamous and adisgrace to the ' 'New South." Itis unconstitutional, besides beingunnecessary and cannot be enforcedbut may involve the state in litiga-tion. It is a step backward forGeorgia and she will receive meri-ted contempt for her action.

The bill will undoubtedly bepassed by the legislature now, tostand as a monument of iufamy tothe boasted intelligence and civili.zation of the uNew South" in theexpiring nineteenth century.

A FARCE.

Editor Bee : In your last issueyou speak of certain individualshaving been elected to representthe Grand Army of the Republic atthe Reunion of Massachusetts col-ored Veterans at Boston. Suchhowever was not the case. Thefacts are, that the surviving mem-bers of the 54th and 55 th Regi-ments, Mass. Infantry, and the 5thMass. Cavalry, got up a reunionand invited all other colored vet-erans to be their guests, so thatany colored ex soldier, without be-

ing elected by any body of men,would have had just the same rightsand priviliges at that re-unio- n asthose choosen at the meeting re-ferred to in your last edition.

Trotter and Douglass were mem-bers of Massachusett Regiments,and needed no other credentials,and besides Trotter was one of theleading lights of the occasion, asthe program will show. Thewhole proceeding of holding ameeting to elect delegates was afarce. Charles R. Douglass,

Late of the 5th Mass. Cavalry.

THE WOMEN OF WASHING-TON.

Perhaps the women of this cityhave been more abused than anyclass of females in this country.vVe know that there are good and

bad women in all communities,and there are many who are

without cause. We havealways, since our journalistic ca-reer, endeavored to defend theweak against the strong, and con.demn wrong for right. We havehad occasion to publish an asser-tion made by a money shark anda clerk in the Treasury depart-ment, to the effect, that "everywoman in this eity had her price."The culprit accosted us about thearticle who was told if he repeat-e- n

the remarks to us he would receive a genteel thrashing. Wehave the evidence in our possession that this same individual triedto rent a room for assignation pur-poses, and on failing insulted thelady from whom he endeavored torent the room. The people ofthis city, especially the females,have extended the most liberalhospitality to strangers who cometo this city, and on almost everyoccasion our ladie3 are talkedabout and abused. Our society isabused because certain men arenot admitted into it Somewomen are looked up.on withsuspicion, but the guilty onea areoften allowed to do as they please.

No honest perBon will ob-

ject to exposing the wicked.There is as much virtue in thekitchen as theieis in the parlor.The women who work hard fortheir daily bread are entitled toas much credit as those whoseoccupation is on a higher scale.Our ladie3.then, should bo de-

fended against the assaults of thuselibertines, who invade our homesand interrupt our domestic tran-quility.

REUNION OF COLORED YETERANS.

RECORDER JAiMES M. TROTTER MAKESA SPEECH. GREAT ENTHUSIASM INBOSTON WASHINGTON DELEGATESDO WELL

Special to the Bee.1Boston, Mass , Aug 1, 87.

The reunion of the 54th, 55th.and 5th Cavalry Massachusetts Col-

ored Veterans was held here onMonday. The display was thegrandest in the history of the col-ored soldiers. Recorder James M.Trotter, of Washington, was theprominent feature of the occasiou.His speech was a masterpiece oioratory, and everywhere he wonthe was enthusiastically received.Mr. Trotter's speech was greatlyapplauded throughout its delivery.Mr. Nathan Sprague, one of yourprominent real estate brokers anda man of an affable and pleasantdisposition was entertained. TheDistrict of Columbia delegates wereinstrumental in having the nextreunion held in Washington in 'SS.All Boston turned out to welcemethe colored veterans. The recep-tion held for the veterans benefitwas attended by the best white cit-izens of this place. The Washing-ton delegates, James M. Trotter,Nathan Sprague, George H. Bos-ton, Lewis H. Douglass, George D.Graham, were highly entertained.They left Boston and went downthe river to Higum where tboy werereceived by the G. A. R. of thattown. They marched to a largehall where they were served withrefreshments of the very best kind.From there to Governor Andrews'grave where they listened to a veryflue address delivered by ex Gov-ernor Long of Massachusetts. Therewere flags and handkerchiefs outof every window in town ; every-body seemed to wish them wel-come.

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