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THE GUILTY KLEE WHEN XO OXE
PURSUETH.
Sanders and Melton.
Some of our Presbyterian brethren
arc laboring to swallow a gnat. They
have succeeded in making a mountain
of a mole hill, and the last issue of
tlie Africo Presbyterian is devoted
largely to the Messenger and Biddle
University. Brother Sanders. starts
by saying “It would have been more
manly, and would have furnished
ground for the continued confidence
and respect of the public and Presby
terians'’ iu us, had we “followed the
noble example of the mistaken stud
ents” and acknowledged the error of
our way.
Holy Moses ! Sanders, do you be
lieve a word of that bosh you write ?
“Students themselves declare that
they were iu error!” “Xo just cause
for their action 1” Why did it take
them from Tuesday of one week till
Tuesday of the next week to sec “there
was uo just cause for their action
Why did seventy of the young men
settle their bills and pack their trunks
ready for leaving before seeing “there
was no just cause for their action?”
These were uot foolish boys, eithor.
Many of them were men in the classi
cal department who have spent six,
eight and ten years iu Biddle.
We dislike to discuss this matter
and paid no attention to Bro. Sanders’
slaps last week ; but they come at us
this week by fours. They force us to
it and we will give then an inkling of
what we have in reserve for them if
they want to carry the war into Africa.
Xow why did those young men pre
pare to leave Biddle University ami
why did they not go ?
The "facts” given in the Africo arc
in substance about the same as given
in this paper—except, it shows that
because the Professor told the stud
ent he might go, the student blacked
the Professor's eye. That was a “bad
nigger” to jump on a white man
without cause or provocation. After
preparing to leave, the young men
were in communication with the Board,
and were informed by them that the
matter must be settled on the grounds.
As to the terms of the settlement
the students make different statements.
Some s«y it was unconditional—come
in at a certain time or stand suspend
ed, while others say their committee
was assured by the faculty that Mr.
Black's case should be reopened, and
that Hr. Johnson admitted there was
a misunderstanding and afterwards j
heard the young men’s committee. !
The young men say they will ask ■
Rev. Sanders to publish their side and |
set them right before the world. That |
they have not admitted they were all a I
set of fools.
This imagining hv “Daniel” that
he was being let down into a lion’s j
den, and this general erv of “save or ■
we perish,” is unnecessary. We are j
not going to 1 c put down as an enemy |
to religious institutions of learning or !
any Christian church. We arc out
side of the Presbyterian church, and
glory in the fact that we are a Method
ist, the church of our parents We ,
have refused inducements to become !
suddeulv a beneficiary and gradually
a Presbyterian. We were worked on
in our youth and Biddle was pointed
out to us a dozen years ago, but—we
are a Methodist.
Kiddle is an institution of learning
open to young meii of all churches,
you say ; then it is liable to be enter
ed and criticized by outsiders, and
especially the Charlotte Messenger,
when things go wrong
general jobnson melton wiites all
the way from Wad< shorn to say to
. Bro. Sanders : “Me too, Bro Dan’!,
“outsiders don’t support Biddle.”
We tel! him he is mistaken ; outsiders
don't only support Biddle, but out
aiders support him and somebody else
we might name, and have been doing
eo several years. Mind the thing you
do, general. He says we never speak
of Biddle or Scotia on their merits.
Mr. Melton has not memory sufficient
to teach school or lie has no regard for
the truth. We have never been ac
cused of speaking disparagingly of eith
er, till now. We have often compli
mented Scotia under Dr. Borland and
Prof. Satterfield, and to the extent
that our own people have complained
much and accused us of being partial
to Scotia. It is hoped that Mr. Mel
ton will not prove himself some of the
dropped, decayed fruit from Biddle.
Some that has lost its savor. Brother
Sanders must have yelpers, it is true,
but let them show a desire to tell the
truth, at least.
Why, Bro. Sanders, wo had dropped
the matter. Why do you continue to
rage and imagine vain things ? Do
you have bad dreams? You style us
“the organette of a sister denomina
tion.” You are mistaken. Ours is
not a church paper. Then you say,
“surely Presbyterians can’t uphold
and support such characters.” My
dear sir, has your travels last fall
shown you that the Messenger has
made such inroads on you that you
have to resort to such as this? Who
would have thought it ? We arc mak
ing no special bids for Presbyterian
subscribers, but many of them say
they like the Messenger better than
the Presbyterian. We tell them they
should take their church paper, but
never refuse their money. Don’t get
mad at us for that Bro. Daniel. We
are sorry you forced us into this fight,
but we intend to give you a little fun
before we give you up.
JKTIf you would keep up with the
times, you should take this paper,
read it, write for it, and help make a
good history for your race.
MORE ABOUT THE FACTS OF “THE
CASE.”
Mr. Editor :—Please give space in
your columns for a word. Now many
a one has had his say in this matter,
and if the friends of the A. A. P. will
lend us their ears, we will give them
the benefit of ours. We have been
silent in this matter from its birth till
now for prudential reasons. We
wanted to be able, when we gave
publicity to the matter, to do justice
to the Faculty, enter a defence for
the University, and put ourselves on
proper grounds for our act. Bit we
must say that, in this writing, we
dare not speak for the Faculty, nor
yet enter a defence for the University,
unless these, perchance, fall in with
what we have to say as touching our
action. lie emphasize the fact that
the pronoun “ HV here means not less
than seventy of Piddle's Pons.
WHAT LED TO THE TROUBLE.
As was stated, there was a difficulty
between a Professor and a Student,
from which the Professor came forth
with bruised face ; and the Student
also claims a serious invisible injury.
Unfortunately these two were alone
in the room. Since this is true, who
would not say. let us hear both sides?
In the voice of the civil law, we say
in answer to this question, it is a rule
of law that every man charged with
a crime is clear till it is proved other
wise. In what docs this proof consist?
A hearing before civil authority.
In the mice of the moral lose, every
man is mode sensible of the justice of
his condemnation antecedent to his
sentence. Upon this principle we
acted. Hence we deny that '‘the
matter would have ended,” had it not
been for what was stirred up by the
| Student offending, a. There was a
meeting of the Students, b. There
was a committee appointed, consisting
; of six, (not four) as claimed, c. The
work of this committee was simply to
ask the Faculty, on behalf of the
j Students, fur such a re-disposition of
the case of Mr. Black, as would en
able them to defend the University
against its enemies, d. To this end
the following was prepared :
January 3d, 1888.
On behalf of the committee, con
sisting of Messrs. It. W. Williamson,
A. J. Fate, A. U. Fricson, T. M.
Oglesby, B. F. Murray and F. L.
Brodic, and the .Students of Biddle
University, I desire to present to you
our grievance concerning the ease of
Mr. K. A Black and Dr. 0. Law
rence. Ist. We desire to state our
position on the matter. 2d We are
desirous of an explanation of the dis
posal of the case (of the above named
parties,) and (also) an impartial trial
of Mr. Black. 3d. We desire this
because wc have Biddle’s prosperity
at heart; and, 4th. Because this pre
cedent will war against Biddle and its
interest; and sth. Because this is a
strike at the life of the manhood of
Biddle. (3th. We believe detestable
characters should be out, whether
found in teacher or pupil. When the
usual announcements were called for
by the President, the chairman of the
committee modestly said to the Dr. he
had a statement to make. But before
he got out in front of the Faculty
and the Students, this question was
asked, “Is it in writing ?” “No Sir,”
was answered Then, without reflec
tion, this demand was made: “Present
it in writing." The question, “Is it
to the Faculty ?” was not asked that
morning from the rostrum, nor was it
then said “Come before the Faculty
at the proper time and place.” But
“You are dismissed,” was pronounced
a second time. Whereupon more
than a hundred Students held their
seats —without pre-meditation—in the
face of the wrong done them by the
President, in refusing to hear their
simple request as above given. Are
we then justly charged with a “false
sense of honor" in the face of these
facts ? In the light of all that is rea
sonable—Did not this young man’s
place in the school for the last seven
years, entitle him to a fair trial at the
hands of the same ? Further—ls it
justice to the school—justice to the
Church —justice to our people—justice
to the individual, or justice to his
benefactors—to recommend an unwor
thy young man from year to year for
support, with charge after charge
unsettled, hanging over his head ?
But if he wus so worthy as to be
favored under these more grievous
charges, he certainly deserved better
treatment in this case. Let it be
borne in mind, however, that we are
neither condoning any wrong of the
young man’s, nor acting out of sym
pathy with him, nor out of ill-will
toward the Faculty or any member of
it; nor did we seek to resist “Con
stituted Authority;” but We are con
tending mainly for the simple princi
ple involved. Wc were calm and
deliberate in all our acts. Order was
as good during those days as we have
ever known it to be here. We gave
the Faculty every opportunity to show
whether it had the least regard for
any wish of ours. You can see from
the “Facts of The Case” that they
were equally careful not to avail
themselves of this opportunity. Now
we wish to be frauk. Many things
have been said that we would accept,
but for that we are so badly mis-rep
resented. We wish it distinctly
understood that we are not “rebels,”
not “strikers,” neither have we
acknowledged any wrong, or even
thought of doing it. We have not
even asked to make any confession,
and we would not have done so had
we been. We did submit the matter
to the Board, and, in accordance with
its decision, decided to return to out
places in the classroom, provided we
could do so without any sacrifice of
the principle for which wc were con
tending, any retraction, or confession
of wrong doing on our part. There
fore, he who says we have seen and
confessed our wrong, docs us an in
justice. And, if our being worthy of
the support and confidence of the
Church, is based upon our having
confessed, we are not worthy of it.
It was distinctly understood before
hand, that, if there was the least in
dication of submission or confession
in the terms of reconciliation, the
students would not accept. In view
of this fact the Faculty simply re
quired the students to consent to re
turn to their classes by standing.
Nor is it true that all but a few went
in on Monday. Thfl only condition
was that the case in question would
be satisfactorily settled. But the act
of the Faculty, making its first decis
ion final, is very inconsistant with tbe
previous statements of several of its
members, who liavo been saying all
along that they were willing to grant
Mr. Black a hearing. The injured
Dr. himself signified his willingness
in saying that in his opinion “the
Faculty acted rashly.” Now we have
defined our position ; wc have stated
the case of the trouble ; we have
given the facts in tbe ease, and shall
we be ignored because we dared to j
assert a right, especially since aegitir- j
ing the ability to maintain right, ncccs-1
sitated our being here ? Lot God j
and the world judge.
A. J. Tate,
A. U. Frieson,
R. W. Williamson,
B. F. Murray,
T. M. Oglesby,
F. L. Brodie.
Committee.
Republican State Convention.
The undersigned Executive Commit
teemen call a State Convention of the
Republican party of North Carolina,
to be held in Raleigh on Wednesday,
the 23d day of May, 1888, for the
purpose of electing four delegates and
four alternates to the National Repub
lican Convention, to be held at
Chicago, on the 19tli day of June,
1888, and for tbe purpose of nomina
ting a candidate for Governor and
other State officers and three candi
dates for Supreme Court Judges, to
select a State Committee and for the
transaction of such other business as
may be deemed proper in the judg
ment of the convention.
Each county is entitled as delegates
in said convention to twice the number
of Representatives in the lower House
of the General Assembly.
All persons without regard to past
political affiliation, who are is sym
pathy with the principles of the Re
publican party of this State, are in
vited and requested to unite with the
Republicans under this call in the
selection of delegates.
J. C. L. Harris,
V. S. Lusk,
J. 11. Williamson,
Geo. C. Scurlock,
R. E. Young,
H. E. Davis,
J. 11. Harris,
A. V. Dockery,
W. C. Coleman,
J. J. Mott,
J. R. Smith,
G. W. Cannon,
J. 11. Montgomery,
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