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CHARLOTTE MESSENGER. fublished ovory Saturday at Charlotte, N. 0. By W. C. Smith. Subscription Rates.—Always in advance. One Year Si SO | 3 months 50 8 months 1 00 2 months 35 fi months 75 | Single Copy. 5 Notify ns at once of all failures of this paper to reach you on time. All money must be sent by registered letter, money order, or postal note to AV. C. SMITH. Charlotte, N. C. Short correspondence of subjects of interest to the public is solicited but persons must not bo disappointed if they' fail to see the articles in our columns. AA’e are not responsible for the views of correspondents. Anonymous communications go to the waste basket. AVAST TO BE DELEGATES. There is a very largo number of republicans wanting to be elected delegate to the" Chicago convention. A good many colored men are asking these honors as well as many white men who have not been heard of since they lost their Federal offices. Men who are not known in their own towns to be republicans are wanting to be elected delegates. Men who have never been known to lose an hour or spend a dollar for the party, are wanting the honors of the party. • When it comes to electing delegates, the services and claims of men should not be forgotten. The men who have given their time and money are the men who should receive the honors of the party. Men who are afraid and ash am oto go among the people and too stingy and mean to help support the party should bo allowed to remain at home. The white republicans who do not think colored men entitled to respect and who refuse to support colored enterprises, are not entitled to the support of the party, inasmuch as the party is made up largely of colored voters. There is also a class of colored men for whom we can say but little. Those colored men who have been honored by our people to places of trust and profit, and yet do not appreciate colored enterprises, are not worthy of the respect or support of the masses. We have often wondered why it is that certain prominent colored men claim so much for themselves and the race, yet when they want to do some thing for some man’s newspaper or other enterprise they look up some white man who neither wants nor expects their aid. If there is no merit in those colored organs why don’t these leading colored men assist in bringing them up to a higher standard. They can write for white men’s papers. Then when those colored papers re fuse to endorse these men whenever they are “up for something” the papers jjre considered disloyal to the race or favoring unworthy parties. The men who run colored newspapers are not all fools. They have not failed to notice a number of prominent colored men who take the field to can vass for white republican papers —and especially those republican papers most disrespectful to colored men and their democratic Christian friends. Colored men can make as much money and do their race and them selves much more good, by canvassing for a colored paper than for a white paper. If the five prominent colored men we have in mind now who are canvassing for a certain white paper were to all do the same for one of our colored organs, that organ would soon be one of the most powerful journals in the country. In this list of men we can count State senators, ex-editors, lawyers, &c. Among them also arc aspirants for Chicago and Congressional honors. They have the cheek to call themselves big men, but are actually so small and have so little confidence in themselves that as soon as they want something they go cringing after men who are. their in feriors in intellect, morals and in everything that goes to make up a man. In faet, these white men sought after are nothing but what these colored men make them. We will not personate just now, | but believe the time is now when j certain leading men should be singled out and shown up and receive the I just condemnation they deserve from ! our people. The democrats of the j .South are taking up Mr. Blaine’s motto: “America for Americans,”] which we do not understand to mean America should specially oppose other nations, but America should first en deavor to help Americans. In the same spirit, we say “Negroes for Negroes,” especially when white men are so well prepared to take careof them solves. To be plainer, when colored men get in a position to help some one they should help colored men and let white men take care of themselves. A colored man should not expect the support of his people when he is untrue to them. MECKLENBURG’S DELEGATION. The impression is already made in different parts of the State that the colored Republicans of Mecklenburg county have drawn the color line by electing all colored delegates This is not a just conclusion to come to. The white men of the party cannot be forced into the meetings, and should not be forced on our delegations, though they think we should be forced to support them whenever they are put up to be voted for. While we do not agree with the policy of our leading men in full, yet we say that we are right. Our condi tion is the result of factional fights between white men in this county the last six years. Normcnt led one fac tion and a large majority of the colored men followed him. Jenkins and Normcnt have both left the coun ty, which naturally leaves colored leaders for the masses, with prejudice against the minority faction. And while the principles or policy of the minority have been taken up by the majority, but few of the minority have been able to attain anything like lead ership with the masses, and the white Republicans seem disposed to hold off. That is about our position. When the primaries were called white men refused to go in, hence colored men have control of the party management. The colored men should not be blamed for that. “All’s well that ends well.” A FEMALE SEMINARY. We do not believe in the co-edu cation of the sexes after they attain a certain ago. We therefore, advocate establishing a female seminary for the three Carolina conferences in Zion Methodist church. Monroe, Wades boro or Fayetteville would be a good and central point for such an institu tion. It is necessary to establish such an institution for many reasons. 'lt is better and safer for young men and young women to attend seperate schools. It is better for the church because there are so many Metho dists who will not send their daughters to mixed schools and the association while in school so often changes end fixes their religious faith for life. An evidence of this may be seen in the fact that a majority of the students of Scotia Seminary at times are Methodist. Rut they too often become the wives of Presbyte rian ministers. Thus the church is sapped of its very life—our best edu cated women. Our own preachers and other leading men send their daughters and sisters to Scotia and fe male schools because they believe in separate schools. It would not only benefit Zion by keeping our girls in our own schools, but other young ladies near the school would attend for convenience and many who are now without a church preference would learn of the workings of our denomination. It would strengthen us also, to divide our school in order that our men may continue their efforts to increase the numbers in school. Now that Liv ingstone is getting up toward 300, some may think that does credit to this powerful connection, and thus grow careless about encouraging others to enter our school; whence if all the females are taken away from Livingstone and sent to Wadcsboro, we will all work to bring Livingstone up to 300 again and also to bring Wadesboro up to 300 ; hence we will be working for COO where we now work for 300. Why see! Riddle and Beotia are one separated institution under one board of directors. They have now enrolled over 400. I? it was a mixed school they would not have a larger number than Scotia alone has. Take Shaw University, one of the oldest of our institutions in the State, with a tremendous church at its back to furnish students, one of the richest societies in the country to furnish money—in a central location, the capital of the State —fine and conimo- j dions buildings, and they scarcely t run over 300 male and female. Here f arc the Presbytoriaits with one of the i weakest churches in the State, with i over 400.—More than any other i church school in the State among our < people. i With the North Carolina, the 1 Central North Carolina and the South I Carolina conferences united in one i school district with headquarters, say ] at the point named above, we can < establish a female seminary that in a 1 few years will rival Scotia and will do i more to build up the race and the 1 church than any one thing that can i be done by the church in the present i General Conference. Is there a ! member of this sitting Conference i who has privately expressed his pro- i ference for separate schools, with the < moral courage to introduce and stand j by a measure looking to the estab- ■ lishing a female seminary. It will not cripple or injure the work at Salisbury but will strengthen it. And as these three conferences pay about sß’ooo general fund they can easly support such a school; the i urgent neccessity for which is brought I about by the many schools of other 1 churches. We must compete in char- 1 acter and in kind, and we must have 1 a female seminary. The only ques- ' tions now are : when and wlierm 1 Who will lead in the matter? / i MORAL IMPROVEMENTS. / I The general advancement of b race depends much upon its moral standing. A race will become civilized and christianized as it develops in morality. Allowances and excuses are made for the moral condition of the former slaves in the South. They could not be expected to leap into perfection at one bound,but they are expected to im prove and grow as near perfection as any other race of men with similar opportunities. The time is now upon us when a certain class of our people should be expected to be as chaste and refined as any people in this country. Not that they have had equal home training and society in fluences and proud ancestors' to look back to, but because they have learn ed their duties and how to perform them and have a knowledge of the great responsibilities resting upon them. A large number of our people have learned these things and every man and every woman is expected to do his and her whole duty. Every man and woman who has had the advan tages of school training is responsible to his God and his country and is not only expected to be better men and women, but it is expected that by their influence others may be bettered and thus the good work of civilizing and christianizing will go on through America and into Africa and the uttermost parts of heathenism. Rut morality must be the foundation stone upon which will rest and depend the future hope of the Negro as of all other races. We have frequently written upon the responsibilities of our leading men and women, and again we refer to their superior opportunities for doing good and their power for doing evil if they allow their influence to go in that way. We must here refer to the preachers in particular, for they, above all others have a boundless and never ending influence over the people. The evil done by an erring preacher compared with that of an ordinary person, is like the damage in a rail road collision compared with a lame ox runniug off with a cart. Every violation of the moral or statute law should be corrected and punished when discovered. Open violations of the law should not be tolerated by the church nor civil authorities. The church that allows its members to have more than one living wife or husband thereby dis graces its name and cripples its useful ness. The State that fails to take cognizance of such things eucourages crime, fosters criminals and burdens its good citizens with a useless tax to ; support orphans and paupers, many of which ought never to have been born in the world. It is earnestly hoped that the church, the State and society will be more jealous of the morals of our people. The Negro is making great improve- ] inent morally, or he could not im- 1 prove so rapidly otherwise. Yet now and then we hear of some preacher going wrong. This is no more than white preachers do, but we fear the colored churches arc not so prompt in punishing our preachers for wrong doing as the whites are. Not long since wc published an article headed, “Purify the Pulpit.” Since that time we have heard of enough to expel and disgrace nearly a half dozen preachers if we were a judge to sit on their cases Let us by all means have a pure ministry; civil officers that will enforce the statutes of the State ; leaders of society that believe in a high moral standard ; and as a race, a State and a church, wc are safe. Every individual has a work to do to bring this about and it is hoped ere long, there will be no cause for complaint, but all will re joice in a high moral standard as well as intellectual and material pros perity. OUR COUNTY CONVENTION. According to previous notice the Republicans of Mecklenburg county met in the Knights ofLabor hall last Saturday about 12 o’clock. J. W. Gordon was made permanent chair man and J. AY. Rrown secretary. A majority of the townships were re presented by delegates and Republi cans from townships not represented were admitted as delegates. ~ While the meeting was lively and interesting, it was the most harmonious and orderly ever held in the county. The party seems thoroughly united and in dead earnest to succeed in the coming campaigu. The following persons were elected to represent the county in the State and district conventions : Delegates, J. AV. Gordon, AV. C. Smith, A. AV. Calvin, A. M. Morris, J. G Sanford, Joseph Strong. Alternates —J. M. Goode, J. AV. Rrown, R. L. Harris, S. P. Pharr, Z. Corruthcrs, C. C. Connor. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted : AVhkkeas, AA’e, Republicans of Mecklenburg county, in convention, feel our duty to give an expression of our views upon the issues of the day in this Presidental year as wc under stand them. Resolved, That our faith is made stronger in the Republican parry by seeing so much of the hypocrasy and corruption of the Democratic party. Resolved, That wc denounce the Democratic party as the enemy of American industry and antagonistic to the poor mechanics and laborers of this country. Re solveil, That the so-called tariff bill now being advocated by the Demo cratic party is a humbug, and a delusion and a direct blow to Ameri can industry, and is only a corrupt document to catch votes. Resolved, That we believe in Fed eral aid to free schools as proposed in the Rlair bill. Resolved, That we see in the Re publican party the only friend of the good people in this country, and as such we still pledge our undivided support. Resolved, That wo see in the Hon. John Sherman, of Ohio, the true standard of the Republican party, and and as such we endorse him as the Republican nominee for president. Resolved, That we denounce the present system of county government as unrepubliean, and should be abol ished. Resolved, That wc denounce a sys tem by which colored men are ex cluded from the jury of Mecklenburg county, and that as tax payers they can always be found, but as jurymen are never seen. VIRGINIA HOUSE, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Accommodations furnished travelers at reasonable rates. Comfortable beds and rooms. House located in the central and business part of the city. Table furnished with the best of the market. Meals at all hours. J. M. GOODE, - Proprietor. CHARLOTTE, N. C. -I—■> ÜBBER STAMP, with your _LV name in Fancy Type, 25 visiting card*, and India Ink to mark Linen, 25 for 25 cents (stamps.) Rook of 2000 styles free with each order Agents wantod. Rig Pay. Tiui.ma. M’r’o Go , lialtimore, Md. BOARDING HOUSE, CONCORD, N. C. The traveling puplic will lie tuvommoilatad with comfortable rooms and board. 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NO SHODDY GOODS. .A. DRIVE |AT 48 cents you buy a man’s unlaundried IN THE Dress Shirt, linen bosom, re-in forced back HAPPY HIT SHIRT and front and Patent Seams. H. BARUCH, Regulator of Low Prices. E. M. ANDREWS, * Has the largest and Most Complete Stock of FURIsTITURE In North Carolina. COFFINS & METALLIC CASES. Pianos and Qrgans Os the Best Makes on the Installment Plan. Low Prices and Easy Terms. Send for Prices. Chickering Pianos, Arion Pianos, Bent Pianos, Mathushek Pianos, Mason & Hamlin Pianos. Mason & Hamlin Organs, Bay State Organs, Packard Organs, E. M. ANDREWS, : : : Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C. THE Messenger is published every Saturday at CHARLOTTE, - - N. C., in the interests of the COLORE D PE OPL E AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. It is the only Republican paper in the Western end of the sixth Congressional District. Subscription, $1.50 per year. W. C. Smith, Editor nnd Proprietor, *. . Charlotte, N. C.
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