NEGRO. . - Rev'. J. C. Price thei. olored Orator, on the Race Question. Ghesier, January I The twenty-j seventh anniversary of Abraham Lin coln's Emancipation Proclamation w duly obeivf d on WedDesd&y by the negroes of Chester. An extensive pro gramme had been predated and sev f 4ral tpeakets took a hand, but alt era .. - feature nf the celebra- the-remainm,, t ecjfpse by thr uon wcrecompifit.; D I) of lironoupced him the . formic sf colored orator of tne South to d' . ti i 4 effort at the Court -House on Wednc dy wa a strong proof of the wisdom oJ-ttatTj criticism, 1 lie. subject was : negro'8 pad in the so;ujjoo broblerrj. Dr. Price is as black as thc blackest Only a few tfhit we-prcs?nt, chough mar'y others uou dhave been, had it been generally'kuown who the orator o! the diyv a?. ' ) 'he speaker divided his remarks ir.to iree groups, arraninncthem under the religious, the intellectual and the in dustrial pha.-es of the subject. In the opening he made a powerlul p!ea lor trust in God, instead of a reliance upon men or parties. What was the secret of Samson's power? Was it in his sinewy arm, muscular frame, or flowir g locks? His strength lay in his alliancr with Cod, and when that &'s broken the giant was helpless in the hands oi Delilah. Ir strength lie in long hair, we are indeed a race of bald heads Samson's source of strength is yours 100. All hMory attests this truth, that departure from God brings ruin to a race. The Babylonians gave them selves up to indulgence in sin; the'r lust eat them up and they went down ro death. Egypt's pyramids, towering toward the sky, tell of her former might; she, too., forgot God, and now a requiem of death xs weeps over all the land. Many have spoknn lightly of our re igiqus natures Taking- rco as a maximum, they say the negro relgion is not wof th more than 40 or 50. Jti?. neverlhclesNtruc that the hero is peculiarly a religious race. Dr. Hay- . trood. one ot tht) foremost thinkers of the South, says he will lose cunrideno in the relii.jn of the negro only when he loses confidence in relicion "itself. noise the negro makes-jn his wor shipnot a peculiarity of his race, but is common with all in his condition. - While ijv;EnIand sometime ago, I was invited by a minister to occupy his pulpit. 1 went, indwas the only col ored man in Uie house. After getting, started awhile vaVd becoming warmed up a little, I wasstartledto hear a rain near the door cry bHt:Amnn!. Bless the Lord!1' It scHrcdmeItVvras so unexpected it'almost took -me off mv teet. I son found it ivAs common, and eyen more soxdown inXComwalL As nun become more educated,; the tendency is to repress those enio.iotis that are allowed tdrun ''free wi:h the ignorant. Many colored preachers rn Ke advantage 01 in is and play upon' me iecwngs wnen tney ought tope in forming their bearers. v , And here comes in the question of education as another factor in the sc lution of the problem. Amid the dark days of our enslavement a little, piece of chalk, a hidden page read by a pinex torch, showed that tuere was a mind and a heart struggling for intellectual v advancement, even though it was a xcrime to place a spelling book in the hands ot a black, and the strong arm of the nation's Constitution backed that iaw, A white man was een present at our religious meetings to hear what wc said and for what we prajed, and if you prayed for emancipation ah, but the negro was sly. He did not pray for freedom then," but he did pray for it off by himself, and his prayers . rose Jrom the fields of the cotton and the corn, up. up, above the clouds, up, up, to the gate of heaven, and on up to the great white throne itself, until there those prayers took hold on the mighty arm of Go&and brought it do An to earth, whereit broke every tettr r, and God said to the nation: "Let mv dco pie go.' When wc look at the progress made sin:e then we flatter ourselves too much, and this is a hindrance. Don't look at what has been done; look at what must be done. See to it, above all things, that your children arc edu cated. Never mind their clothes. Make that boy wear his old hat another year; let him go with a great long patch down his coat, but keep him at school; sharpen his wits, and he will pay you back and support you in your age. Dun't wait on the State. Two or three months in school and the rest of the year out won't educate. Do the work yourself. Claim what the State has for you, but do not stop with that. Some ha e said that the negro would not take an education. Look, they said at that head: that flat nose; those thick lips; those jay-bird feet; look at " that ankle joint in the bottom of his foot; why, when he makes a track, you can hardly tell from it which way he is go ing. A man out in Tennessee tried to show that the negro hns no soul, and as the greater includes the less, if the soul is wanting there cannot be much intellect left. You can't judge a man by his physical features. These are not. the measurements of manhood. Judge by what has been done, and to that record I appeal. As to losing faith in the intellectual development of my race. Pdas soon doubt the attributes of my Go.l, who said, through Paul, that t he. would make one nation of all kin dreds and tongues. In regard to the industrial phase of the question, it was once thought that the sting 01 tne duii wnip rausi uc icn before the black man could be spurred to action. UP in Massacnusettes re cently a man said to me: "What are the neetoes doing now. anyway? When I was down South they seemed a mis- erably lazy set, spending tneir time holding prayer-meetings ana sunning themselves aiong mc jculc iuws, When were vou South? I asked. "Along in the sixties.'' "Well, sir. aid T. vnu missunderstood the situa tion. That was not laziness you saw. THE DESTINY OF THE address of Kev. j. C Price. '.:! There are lazy nfgroesad lajyhi'c?, Salisbury. N C. Dr. Price is already t despise them both. Mary1iae erred well known both in hurtpe Dd Amer- . -d-ing the raceby.a f ;w ut ica. 1 Indeed competent, critic have n ' . -nrim-nA nWrn mis- THE WILMINGTON MESSENGER. It was rest. For 250 years the negro had ben working for his food 1 and ctothes. while Lis master rested in the shade. Jiving in1 luxury and ea e. From thi- tte negro took it for granted ttyat freedom mt-aat rest, and be prayed to the Almighty for freedom, promising Heaven that when he got it he would take a long res!. He was rue to his prom-Re, The negro is learning now thht fie:dGm means work; he feela it. the South feeU ir. Slavery robbed labor of its dignity; freedom n-s'ored it. The negro now icalizes that his tutf-l&ee whs wron:-: aod he is at woTk. worthvs Piraeus; n nrgiu appropriates 2 chicken, and they say" thetace is 'e ot thievef. A Witemn l.rcikii a bnk jind runs to Canada, anc t" hint a rxxjdler, without once rcnectmg n his race, li-caur-e there are black loafers, that does not prove that we arc a lazy race. 'You would not say that there is no work goii:g on Philadelphia and New York becau-e you see hun dredsot loafers around the siloons There were many significant facts inthe Boston speech of the lamented Grady alorg this line. Th cotton yield has been doubled since the transition from slave to free labor.and tht negro makes nearly all of it. The negro Jazy! Look n the fie d, on the 1 ail oids, in the kitchen, wnerever the niuular arm is needed or the hand of business ap plied, there you will find the negro; and the whitening c tton, the yellow ing grain, the tall, tasseling corn, ail proclaim to the world the negro's faithfulness to labor. Some are worrying themselves to kno'w what is to become of the negro. Where will he be fifty years from now? Men said to Lincoln,- 'if you free the negro his race will die out. He knows nothing of the laws of health, ot physi ology, of hygiene, and if left to him;-elf he can't txist. An eminent statistical says that the negro race doubles every twenty years. Consult the census and see if that looks like dying out. Do yo.3 feel lonesome? I don't. Why some of our kind white friends want to send us home to heaven too soon. The negro wants togo there, but not in a hurry. He's sympathetic, and he wants to stay here awhile and help others on the wiy, and then he'll come on in due time, uiheis say we'll disappear into the white race by assimilation and ama lgamation and absorption. I have read Prof..Scomps article in the December Forum, but I hive no faith in tbe doc trine of assimilation. The ancestral pride of the white man, the growing pride of the negro, forbids that this amalgamation take place save on ; the high ground of matrimony, and there is only one intermarriage out of every 200,000. Some blacks want this. They say that their color is against them; if that could only be changed all would be well. I believe that color has noth ing to do with the question. Black is a favorite color; a black horse we all aHmire: a black si'k dress is a gem; a black broadcloth suit its a daisy, Black only loses its prestige, its dignity, whtn applied to a human. It is not because oj hiscolor, but because of his condi tio, that the black man is in disfavor. Whenever a black face appears it sug gests a. novert-stricken, an ignorant race. morality lor Xmorality, ignorance lor intelligence poverty for prosperity, andlhe prejudkreCaga'nst our race will disappear likeihe morning dewdrop before the rising sun.. x . 2 . Others would haveVus disappear by emigration. Your digtinguished Sen ator has just introducedvinto Congress a measure intended to Help us away. As for mer I don'twant tb,xgo.v (No! No! from the audience) This$urjny Southland, where lie the bleeching bones of my fathers, is dear to me, and I, too, feel to the manner born, "this soil is consecrated by the labor, the tears and the prayers ot my ancestors. Talk about Ethiopia, talk of Africa, but I believe that God intends the negro race to work out hete in the South the high est statue he has ever attainedlMf any body wants to go to Mexico, or Kan sas, or anywhere else, let him pack his trunk and go of his own free Will. Let Congress appropriate if it wants; I will respectfully ask them to take back my part. It may be that God means us to go some day. but that is not the way and this 13 not the time. When we have gathered up the prosperity, the intelligence, the Christianity of this great, grand nation, then will we heard the mutterings in the mulberry trees, and God will giye his marching orders, and we shall ero forth to lighten the ii'nri nu w w - - - - - - r dark places of Africa, and to tear down every blood-stained heathen alter, and to overthrow the strongholds of s a tan's dominions and to build up the inde structable Kingdom of Christ, the Lord. - : Remember, friends, that long ago two little barks came to Amer ica. One landed at Plymouth her load of freemen; the other came to Jamestown with a freight of bondmen. Two separate civilizations sprang into being from those two ships: but we are all away from home. The red man alone is at home here and he won't be much longer, if they keep on pushing him westward into the Pacific. When Congress legislates the black man back to Africa it would be just as wLe to le gislate the white man back to Europe. When one goes the other ouht to go too. I am here to stay. I have an un bounded confidence iu the future of the Southland; her broad rivers, her rich fields and well-stored mines, will one day produce the richest harvest of prosperity the world ever saw, and I want to help reap and eijoy it, The negro is an imitave creature, and this a sign of much hope. The Indian always does the opposite from what he sees the white man do, hence he has gone down. It is just the reverse with the negro. A white man gets a house painted white with green blinds, the negro does the same; the white man rides in a buggy, the negro gets him one too; the white man drives a horse, the negro buys him a horse, maybe built in the Gothic order with rafters in view, but it's a horse. This promises well. Rome imitated Greece; England imitated Rome; America imitates En- - gland, it's a help every tirre. and the jnefr) is foUovitg right on to the white man s steps. x Their Business Booming, Probably no one thing has caused such, a general revival of trade at Robert R. Bellamy's, wholesale and re tail drug storejis their giving away to their customers of so many free trial bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. Their trade is simply this verv valuable article Krom the fact that it always cures and never disappoints. v.ougns, coias, Asthma. Bronchitis, Croup, and all throat and lung diseases quickly cured. You can test it before buying by get ting a trial bottle free, large size 01. Every bottle warranted. One reason why a man can't, wade through a crick in his back is be cause he can't get his boots of?, on account of his lame back. ; :. -- Poor Humanity! jiht common lot is one-of torrow, tsay at least the pessimist, they who look at the worst dey Certainly what would otherwise be a bright existence, i often shadowed by some ailment that overhangs it like a palt, obscuring per petually the radiance that eUe would light the, patr. Sucn'an ailment, and a very common one, is nervousness, or in other words, weakness of .the nerv ous system, a condition only irremedia ble where inefficient -or improper means are taken to relieve it. The concurrent experience of .nervous peo ple who have persistently used Hostet ters Stomach Bitters, is. that it con quers entirely supersensiti veriest of the serves, as well as diseases o called which are invited and sustained by their chronic weakness. As the nerves gain stamina from the great tonic the trouble disappears. Uto the Bitters for malaria, rheumatism, biliousness and kidney troubles. The average countryman is in a jugular vein about this season of the year. Temperance Wine lor Invalids. It is well known that there are cases when the most strict advocates of Jem perance are obliged to use some sort of wine, especially those who are old and infirm. ManjT weakly females as well as invalids and debilitated persons in warm weather need a little strengthen ing wine. The great dittiulty has been in procuring a rich, wine that is relia ble. There are many cases where wine would be used to great advantage in place of alcoholic drinks, if only a gen uine article could be had, and upon which physicians could rely as being strictly pure. The Wine of Alfred Speer, of Passaic, New. Jersey, and his Unfermented Grape Juice have been analyzed by chemists in nearly every State, and have always been proved strictly pure and beneficial. These wines are now being used in hospitals and by families for medical purposes, also by Churches for Communion ser vice. It is principallv sold by drug gists. Mr. Speer's modo of preserving is such as to retain the rich flavor and sweetness of the fruit. Tivmcrijit . What is the greatest athletic feat ever performed? Wi jy th diug up of a train by masked men, When a man lets his face fall is rarely breaks into a smile. A bald headed woman is unusual before she is 49, but gray hair is com mon with them earlier. Baldness and grayness may be prevented by using Hall's Hair Renewer. Taken as a (w)hole, there is very little to be paid in favor of a dry oil well. Rheumatism and Catarrh. Rheumatism and catarrh are blood diseases. In many severe cases they have yielded to treatment with B. B. B (Botanic Blood Balm), made by sBlood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. vvrite convincing . proofs. Sent for , book of free K.NP. Dodcre, Atlanta, Ga., says : "My wife had catarrh and nothing did her any good. Her constitution finally failed andvpoison got into her blood. I placed her on a use of B. B. B., and to my surprisexher recovery was rapid and completely . W. P. McDaniel Atlanta, Ga., writes: 'I was much emaciated and had rheu matism so bad I could not get along without crutches. Talso had neural gia in the head. First class physicians did me no good. Then I tried B. B. B., and its effects were magical. I cheer fully recommend4t as a good tonic and quick curo.'N A ' Mrs. MatildaX Nichols, Knoxvills, Tenn., writes hstiI xhad catarrh x six years and a most distressing cough, and my eyes were much Swollen. Five bottles of B. BXB.,HhankGod ! cured me." X,.' - V V John M. Davis, Tyler,. Texas, writes : "I was subject a number ofyears to spells of inflammatory rheumatism, which six bottles of B. B.B., thank heaven, has entirely cured. I havenot felt the slightest pain since."; Lovers can live on love in the par lor all right, but not in the dining oiom. "How to Cure all Skin Diseases. ' Simply apply "Swayne's Oint ment.1' No internal medicine required. Cures tetter, eczema, itch, all eruptions on the face, hands, nose, &c, leaving the skin clear, white and healthy. Its great healing and curative powers are possessed by no other remedy. Ask your druggist for Swayne's OiNr ment. no 16 6m tues thur&sat&wk Piles L PUes ! Itching Piles ! Symptoms Moisture; intense v itch ing and stinging; most at night; worse by scratching. If allowed to continue tumors form, which often bleed and ulcerate, becoming very sore. Swayne's Ointment stops the- itching and bleeding, heals ulceration; and in most cases removes the tumors. At druggists, or by mall, for 50 cents. Dr. S wa hq & Son, Philadelphia. no 16 6m tues ttmr&sat&wk THE REV. GEO. H. THAYER of Bourbon, Ind., says: "Both myself and wife owe our lives to SHILOH'S CON SUMPTION CURE." For sale by Munds Bros. THURSDAY. JANUARY 9. I 890. fl MP UA r I J 1 1 1 I . n COlIES AN IMMENSE STOCK OF GENERAL HARDWARE, INCLUDING QlAND CTTLERY OF OUR OWN IMPORTATION. ALSO A FULL LINE OF jEeLitoTLifc IESol7itoxo. ;:B3l?li irn ware. Our Crockefy Department v Both Plain White and decorated gods of our own direct- importation. Merchants cannot do better any i.. in this country than by buying of us, nrs we defy compet!ion and guarantee prices and goods, there h r ask for your patronage. WHyC E. SPBIFGEE & CO, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS, Pureed Building. ' -:- Wilmington, W. C. SEED .POTATOES ! A CAR LOAD ! 300 BARRELS EARLY ROSE SEED FROM MINNESOTA. -We thiols tbc- FINEST LOT EVER EXHIBITED IX TUIS MARKET. Make Your Orders Early That you'may secure some of this Jot. Th-re can be none better. J. C STEVENSON & TAYLOR IF YOU VVAN'T GOOD Boots and Shoes GO TO- NO. 119 PRINCESS STREET. OUR HIGH AND DRY BOOTS have been wel tried in water deep and they proved true . MY DEKP WATER HOOTS goes o the bot torn and comes out dry. Try a pair. Do come ia and see thse Fine Ladies' Fnncli Kid Boots That fit so nice, t.nd the handsomest lot of Children Slioes Ever brought to the city. If you Jo not believe nae come and see them. Mv whole department is filled with goods of every kind at the LOWEST PRICES. Harness Leather. Oak and Hemlock Sole Leather at Bottom Prices. Shoe Brushes, Shoe Dressing, &c, at II, C. EVANS, de28tf 117 PRINCESS STRtET. WORTH & WORTH. WHOLESALE DEALERS Groceries Proyislons AND Farm Srr rlies. QFFER AT ALL TIMESa A COMPLETE stock of Groceries, Provisions, and Staple and Fancy Family SuppUes of every description, of the Best Quality and at the Lowest Prices. AU goods shipped and f uUy guaranteed as to quail t) and price. 'WORTH & WORTH WIL2fT2fGTON, y. 0. HEADQUARTERS ! Headquarters For Potatoes, Onions, Apples, Oranges Cocoanuts and Lemons- Chas F. Browne, Agent, 112 Xorth Water Street. WILMINGTON, N C. de 15 tf Xuas Candies ! 1HIEB HI RIEilL, 15c to G5ci per Pound, MALAGA GRxVPES, FIGS, DATES, I ORANGES, APPLES, BA NANAS, ETC. 1 v X THE WILUKGTOH CilDT FACTORY J. S. HOOPER, MANAGER. nw A R R N VV ILILj comprises a large and nice assortment of Glassware, Lamps aad Lamp Goods. Also, tbe best make of UU friends in the future will find us in our near iiuartcr216 & 218 North Water Street, where we will ho pleased to kc thera and show them hrcjd." Our store is full of ci JSTM A9 GOODS. We an aUi prejutred to store g-oods in unlimited quantities. Our building1 beinfr both wuter proof, fire proof and nit proof. Jnuranv m mti-thnn others? pi ve u?. an advantage. 216 218 North WaterSt opposite C. F. & Y.V. B. R, Depot Globe -;- Ventilators ' CHIMNEY CAPS PAT. MAY 29.18881 Smoky CWmneys tcured.cruUtc and I'rlvatc Building perfectly Vnt1la.cd. Htat; Ornamental, Noiseless, Storm-Proof, Durable, Simpl6;and Cheap model now on exhibition our store. Large stock Heating and CookiStovcs. Portable Grates, Sic, &c. IMcc low. ALDERMAN, FLA.NNER 6c CO. 114 North Front Street. Heating and Cooking for burning Wood, Coal, or Oil. Oil Stoves! :: Oil Stoves! We now have the largest variety of these goods over offered in this market They aro useful, handy, convenient, economical and guaranteed safe. Jut the thing for heating Hot Houses or small rooms. Call and sco them or write for Catalogue. Pistols, Guns, Ammunition, Sportsmen. WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO PLEASE YOU. AXES, SAWS AND TOOLS HOUSE AND ROOF PAINT. We have a very che&pPaint for Itoofg aod Cheap Buildings, to which we ask your attention. Silver Plated Knives, Forts and Spoons, M, Doors aid BIMs. WINDOW GLASS, All Sizes. YOUR ORDERS ARE SOLICITED. N. JACOB! HARDWARE COM'Y. 12 SOUTH FKONT STREET. noT 13 tf GILES : & : MURCHISON. HARDWARE & TINWARE ImDorters English and; German Cutlery .. ' AND- 1 ENGLISH:' '.- -!' - EARTHENWAEE ! Their customers can rely upon the same courteous treatments ani liberal terms as accorded them in the past. HAY! HAY! HAY! o a;fewcak2loads Choice Timothy A a m . : . . ' M rcuutca prices, we muo FLOUR OF ALL GRADES AMD PRICES $ FULL. ASSOKTMENT.OF e CAKES, CRACKERS, CHEESE, RAISINS, HUTS. COCOA NUTS, CANNED GOODS, dC, &C. - II anfl DOSU nFPAivTMFNT UlJL 1JLJLI JL ;o:- o- and Clover! Ha v ....... - cajj awenuon to out stock of ILL! 8. 13 S. vATEn STflEET.

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