The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, June 20, 1925, Page THREE, Image 3
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Saturday, June 20, 192B.
? MEMORIAL
Dleivered May 30, 1925, to t
By Dr. D. F. Thomj
Army Officers, Ladies and Gentlemen:
. - - I assure you* there is no purpose,
* or intentioil of mine on this occasion,
to exploit myself as an orator, but,
merely i to. do . honor to thnspi who
lJ ^ fought, bled and died for a noble
cause', and, wttose Temains lay* here
to be honored by us, who are appreciative
tor' the lives of a noble work
done." We desire to perpetuate the
memory of these noble heroes and to
worship at the shrine this day of A
: merican patriotism.
From time immemorial it has been
the custom of the nations of the earth
to build monuments, hold services
? and snt ngiHp n special day, known
as National Memorial Day. The purpose
of this" day is to immortalize
a.l_ ~ S iL- * ? ~ 4
ine memory ox me men, soldiers and
heroes who made the supreme sacri
' flee in order that their nation may
live and endure. This day is set apart
each year, iftrlt by custom and
later by statute. The custom of DecA
oration Day, originated with the
southern states in strewing flowers
over the soldiers graves, and this idea
was adopted by a few states in. the
? --north.- On May 30, 1868, Gen.- John
A. Logan, then comftmnder-in-chief
of the Grand-Army of the Republic
issued an order "Appointing May 30th
of that year for1 Grand Army services
in so derorating graves. The day possibly
was chosen because it was the
date of dischargetof the last Union
"Volunteer oithe warr 5 ?
And why shouldn't we commemo
rata this day ? Why shouldn't we be
^ in the ima^ of God as other men?
.Haven't ^we played our part on various
occasions as other men have2.
~The' Negro, according tu tli'e oldcsl
records was brought to this counthj
___ in 1619 and disposed of at Jamestown
Va., as slavoa.?It might have beer
-against7his wishesr but, - the ?record!
- ' show that the Negro l\as been a snft
'?"?Investment.?go has?never provoi
disloyal to his., country on any occa
sion. Vhe-flag has not always Jbeei
loyal to him., but, he-has been loya
..to.it^_L_
Negro, slaves were introduced infe<
the new world in 1503, -when-the Por
tugese brought a ship load of No
jgroes to Santo Domingo. , Sir Johi
"' 'Hawkins,?was the?first?Englishmar
to bring slaves into the New World
and I shouldn't doubt that Desof<
had'Negroes with him on that lonj
and memorable march, when he con
quered?Florida, marching througl
- rfVorgia. XI aba ma TTnd "Mississippi
nyatU he discovered the Mississippi ri
iyer_Sn. Apriri541.
But let us confine our remarks U
that group of slpves that landed ii
Virginia in 1619. And thus you see
j. , that as ages have moved on the Ne
gro~has ~pfayed"1rt3" part jbhS need:
to be considered when it comes to thi
matter of rendering unto Caesar th<
things that are Caesar s and unu
God, the things that are God's. W<
Wish to B.iy to day that, we arti show
?? -wig?respect to - .men that have dor^
their duty and not mere races. W<
' -show our resnecF to~THTs~group of~tfiT
^ ' ' -.mortal dead on the, basis they hav<
shown themselves to be 100% -Ameri
tH<T recent war/when the ciiunliy wa:
forced into the greatest struggle th?
"^^rorld haa ever neon; the War Depart,
Wilson,- preferred and, did have. Ne.
_ gro soldiers to guard the Whit(
^ ~ House. They knew that* the Negrc
was an American to the core and thai
he -was a real soldier who would
:? fight and hold the fort, or report tc
? ~7 God the reason why.
1 ' - Duiing the ycorn of the Negro':
.existence in~this'country he has contributed
more from the standpoinl
of labor for the upbuilding of this
t country than any other group. 11
__ -J was-he who "felled the trees, (jleaTcc
" the forests, planted corn and tobaccc
and indigo for the first settlers, there
by maintaining their existence. 11
-was he who later builL the .^railroads
constructed the wharves and built oui
j modern cities and towns, and, it is
still the Negro thatTwTfliake Arftrri
making this southland productive anc
? - - and flourish as a rot?e*~
It is our Tuskegee Institute and
Hampton Institute, Voorhees and fht
r'frvn school of this Community thai
revolutionizing the idea of the agricultural
life and cause the farmer tc
think; ? -
?\ It is somehow an Instinct <5Tf th?
part of -the Negro to - love soldiery,
T"v Ai. _ i . e ai fn
inuring me aays 01 me eariy semrra
when the Indian dominated this land
8Ttd?threatened the very^ex+atonce oi
the colonies, the Negro slaves always
came to the roaquo and aavad tha rnl?
ontsts from extermination.
There were American Negroes with
Gen. Wolfe and Montcalm at the siege
of Quebec and with Gen. Braddock,
at Fort Suquesne in the French and
Indian War.
ary war when the iron-heel of Great
v*\;\ry *, -n
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he Citizens of Beaufort, S. C.
>son, of Augusta, Ga.
^BritaiTi was endeavorifig to crush 01
themafihood of the American color
ists, the Negroes were just as patrio'
ic and eager to defend the colonist
_ jis the white race.
One cause of the Boston Massaci
was that a slave out of love foy-h
country insulted a British officer an
in that clash orv-the-Boston Commor
" "it \yga~~nr Negro ?Crispus Attuck
who gave the first blood in the beha
. of American Liberty.
. _ During the war the colonists d:
not want the Negro, but, after wan
foiind that they could not get alor
without them. But, finally after tl
battle qf Bunker Hill and the battle <
Chariest-own the-Continental Congrei
found it wisdom to utilize this wiJIihi
ness and patriotism on jthe part of tl
Negro. Every time a war is launcht
it is indicated that the Negro Is n
wanted in the war, strange as it" seem
. matters are never settled until I
gets in it. ,>-Gen. George Washingto
r Commander-in-chief of the Americt
i Revolutionary. Army revoked his o
. der and found it necessary to enli
t-as many Negroes as .available. Thu
r yon-can see that the Negro play<
well his part in the seven years whi<
. gave to the nation the greatest fre
f dom and independence uf any nati<
> on the earth.
During the war>of 1812 the Ne$:
r was also a conspicuous character.?
> There were over 400 Negroes at tl
--battle o?lNew""X)rleans_fighting und
' the leadership of Gen. Jackson ,ai
! they occupied "no mean place and d
no mean?serviced" -??
In the War with Mexico there wj
1 not much of a struggle and not m~u<
-fighting Was done^bht, the Negro wi
T ready and wailing fur the comniai
r to go forward. - ?*>
We come now to the part that v
L plnved in the Civil- War, from whi<
~ what you -m?y-aa.~to . the cause lea
b ilig. up to thio war, and the questh
* of slavery and State Rights being tl
1 bone of ^contention from the very b
\ ginning of the- Constitution of th
Government it is my humble convic
5 ion that the. three outstanding even
* of that time which brought on t!
" great struggle were, First, the exec
Mtion of John Brown at Harners Ferr
1 which caused. the Shenandoah to r\
the very best blood of the north ;Se
5 ond, the writing and reading of "Unc
> "Tom's Cabin" which is a full descri
tion of the disgrace of slavery, ai
- the-eieetion of Abraham Lincoln
UTTTn >on the plaform \
which he " ran "as^a T^epublfctthr i
frmrcc. thp war had to" settle the
* disputes " and th# Inevitable, had 1
come and Lincoln had said "this n
tion, could not endure half slave ai
" half free." ^ _ ;
^hese three events stirred this cou
try and those states that could n
Island with the administration and e
} dure sound doctrine seceded from.tl
1 Union. .At^he^this w.
~ft?was?intimated?that the N#j(f$
~ T^rrvTces "wei'e- not-wanted?But,.. c.Q.
' ditions so developed peculiar as th<
liirnrn, thfc *Jptrrn gflmft in as
' -mattar?of serious eonsideration
South Carolina and other Stab
having seeedeti?>va&- the? signal L
5 war. True to fEFdeclaration this sta
' seceded whan Lincoln was inaugu
"" ated in 1801.?Po>t fiumtcr wao fjr<
"on by thtr Confederates and captujN
The battle of Bull Eun^ was?foug!
' and disgracefully to the Union,
toqk -some losses and failures to mal
the north believe that the south wou
' fight. And finally after the def?
at Bull Run Lincoln issued a procl
t mation for. 75,000 volunteers, but tl
motto was "nu blacks?need?apply
t There was great prejudice in t)ie"7ror
against the Negro enlisting to figl
t for his freedom-, end the preside]
I was'also opposed to it,
The <k>n?ederat?s?wore alrenc
forming Negro companies for the d
, fense of Richmond and built fortif
cations arourtd it. The third '-ai
[ fourth regiments of Georgia, show<
( one i\egro company as tney pass?
through Augusta CXlTOJltejtO_Yjrgini
^ Gen. Hunter stationed at Port Ro;
al, S. C. did not agree with congrei
p nor the president. It war he, afte
wards who received instructions fro
the secretary of the War Departmei
( sons. He seized this opportunity ar
enlisted a regiment of fifgitive slave
-Hio conduct?w?s inquired into ar
the resolutioH to censure wag offere
- Hunter replied to the inqiiii
made in Congress as to h enlistin
, slaves, that the Negro Seemed to I
[the ohly^loyal people in thST locglit
and that they were anxious to figi
L {or thaifr med6iH and gave further h?
jdence of making good soldiers, th?
they knew the country and were a<
customed, to the climate. A bill W8
| proposed in Congress- authoriein
- Preoidont Lincoln .to raise and equi
150,000 soldiers of African deecen
In the meantime. Col. Thomas Higgir
son and Col. Montgomery with a con
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' : By William
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is I shall not say good by
igr For I am sure that i
ie _ Can for a single daiy b<
:>f Or hide from me you
?- ?For oftea I wilt steal t
' And o~ften_seek you ii
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r- ' Bloom in life's purer i
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But may our paths ir
:h And may your happiest
e_ ^/thousand joys repTi
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"pany of Negro troops ascending the
ro St. John's River in Florjda, captured
Jacksonville which had heen abandonle
ed by .white Union troops. .
er ~ "In~the change the President Issued
id orders to enlist Negroes in defense of
id the Union^ Army. ?Just how well the
? ^Jegro ^ave account of "htmselfy I
is have only to remind you, how he belli
haved himself at Port Hudson, Millias
ken's Bend and Fort Wagner, and 20id
006 strong marched .the Negro troops
into the campaign^ of Virginia. On
ve their way to Virginia, they passed
ay dent received them. They fought like
d- Trojans^-around J?etershur?and_Richin
-mond and they vfrorc with XJ. S. Grant
he at Appomattox court house when Gen.
e- Robert E. Lee, the military genius Surds
rendered April 9, 18Q5. And thus, all
'.t- history, ancient and ^modern, pagan
ts and Christian, clearly shows that
he whereVer the darker race had anything
u- to do with soldiery it was well done,
y? Greece tried the experiment, at the
in! hattle of Marathon There wore reed.
!C-jmentsof slaVes. Rome offered to her
de; slaves, their freedom because of their
p- j conduct jn the battle of Cannae,
fidj In the Spanish American War, I
to-am-sura-thereJ-are a number of -usf
tit | who lyilj recall such that happened
during our time. Rut lest we_forget
to;your memory of.the battle of Santiago
a-j6l Caney, San Juan Hill akd the
id charge, of the Rough Riders, led -by
_ the immortal Theodore Roosevelt.
Wl\en the black soldiers cut the barbot
ed wires and charged up San Juan
n- Hill singing, 'iThere Is a hot time in
he the old town tonight." - ~ ~
ar My friends, this brines me to the
^trecent^world War, u conflict which is
n- unnnrnllelml iik-thft ftlinals of history.
*y A catastrophe which rocked the civi~ajlized,
world .from thp fnnr rnrnprs nf
jthe earth.?Ar-war which in my feeble
es opinion were more lives-lost, more men
fr nance it than -all the other wars put
9d together.?}n the ancient wars, the
e4jknowu world \yas> small, but, in this
It|nl$lhe isles of the sea, which made it
ta the/greatest war in all history. This
M avi'ful Btruggle happened Just the othat
eii day, and the .same heroes from this
a- cdmuwmity that played^ their part in
a? tl^t Wat do not lie here today among
sainted dead, but^ &ome--pf?thexn
th li^ beneath t!he soil of France and their
ht Ipived ones gathered among this"count
couf.se of humanity-with their , minds
wondering over there, " ~
The Negre was invited into this- war
e* and he played wejl his part and thoro
i? is not need to refer to the loyalty iof
i^the-eld 15 th Regiment of New York,
Jdlwho distinguished themselves at tho
front, and the old 8th Regiment that
a- left Camp Jackson?at Columbia. It
y- was said by a southern general that
33 the Negroes played well their part and
r_ fought like tigers.
m Whatmiust we do that will show our
it appreciation for all this sacrifice
r- made for this land of the free and this
home of the brave? How much do
9* we appreciate the opportunities made
? possible for our advancement ? Let
3* us as a race and as a nation make
y new resolutions to make-progress a15
long all lines.
Fir^ta let us throw all of our forces
y to wipe out ignorance, and, contend
for intelligent leadership.
r="?gegdnfl, increase all our school fae~
it ilities. Prepare for various avenues
S' of life.
18 Third, Let us make a high stand for
^ prejudice between races.? '
Fourth, Let us endeavor to work
1- out our own salvation with fear and
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FRIEND. ^
D. Robinson.
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e to yoTiTclear irieiutf?
leither time nor space = =
j'tween us wend,
r sweet; expressive face. -?=
0 you in thought, . v
1 the vale nf rlrenms
werTove has brought;
1 sadly laughing streams.
fe's short career,
[reams and happy hours;'
red feelings nearer,?r
sunshine like two flow'rs?
2 to you, dear friend; ;
1 life often recross;
^hours have no end,? ,.,A.
ace each pleasures loss. " ?
trembling.
-'IN MEMORIAM "
"The World has not forgotten us,, and
the world will not forget:
How they fought irmt'dfcd for -freedom
when her bright stars seemed -a-set;
How they gave their lives for duty, all
"that heart of man can give,
That the tyrant thrall be broken, and
that liberty might Hve. /
"* ; .. [_. .... CJ
World will not forget.
While the rule of Heaven spanks^t,
How- -they?dared the- ser jk? nt rwaters^
; how they clashed the foe qnd~fellf
dom from the blazing jaws of Ilell!
The World has not forgotten and the
World Will not forget
For in stars is writfrm tlin ctr>v\r Virm
the serf and freeman met?~
When forever and forever Truth was
placed upon the throne,
And Old Glory, drenched in crimson,
made the isUlrs of God her own!
NEGRO LEGISLATORS PUT
UNION LABOR ON TRIAL
?(By The Associated Negro " 'Press.)
Springfield, 111.,?June-Support
from two of the colored
'members ol Ithe state assembly
enabled Union labor leaders to
put over their anti-injunction
bill here last Wednesday when
the measure passed the house
|with one vote to spare. As a
[result, labor~chieftains have pro-*
mised concessions to Negro work
men including the use of their
ipflueTTCtrto?lower-the bars- ~a-:
- ; i.?_ 11 -l?. ? r i l ' ! T
iiiimsL coioreci men wmcn exist
in e> number of the labor bodies.,
? The bill \vhieh prohibits judges
from granting In junctions
restraining strikers from engaging
in "peaceful liorsu&sion and
peaceful-picketing," in labor disputes
involving terms or-eonditions
of employment has been'
fought for by the labor circles
for years. Observers, predict
that it will strengthen immeas-:
ureablv labor, unions in the state.
spells the death knell of the "oplen
shop" which has been gaining
^ground steadily of late years.
Twice the four colored members
I voted solidly against it on the
'grounds that union labor was un4-~
4-u 1 J 1 ?
tia.ii uvi tllt> UUIUl t*U UUIMT. CiOY.
'bill called iri"Committeeman Edj\vard
H. Wright, state leader who
1 told -him colored people opposed
7the law and explained their rea!
sons. The Governor expressed
^surprise that any labor unions
did not Admit colored men freely
;and conferred?wrHr-the- labor
leaders who then introduced a
modified measure. Mr. Wright
called a cppference-in
of the state commerce commission
of which he is a member and
which "wa^ attended by Col.
Frank-L. Smith representing the
A ~ lil "ITT in
K?_>veiiiui, ^.ssemuiyrnen winiam
King. S. R Tnrnpr Warren T?.:
Douglass and Charles Griffin, as
well as John Walker and Victor
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?-Oleander,4 President and Secre
g tary of of the State Federatioi
g of Labor, Representative Soder
8 strom, and others. The laboi
5 leaders agree to fight for the remoral
of all barriers to 'colored
| five colored men leaders in those
unions which admit men of color
5 called on M,r. 'Wright to ask him
'r Xo nso his- influence for the bill
\ on the grounds 1 hat such-support
would encou ri-ge unlon labor
which felt that colored men were
'opposed to it at every turn. The
result of the conference was an
..understanding that the legislators
having seen the matter had
drawn the attention of - the em
_Jire.state, from the governor
rown and havunr shown lnling;
-Thsnr no longer could practice.
..injusticewvithout expecting retribution
on the part of colored
men in power had decided to sol it.
their votes oiv the issue. When.
; the bill eamefcip WarrenB. Doued
union labor for its pastattit=_
ude and then voted for the pasTurner
opposed it vigorously and
U.tivos King and Ginffin divided"
their vote and the measure pas^
sod. It is predietetTthaTThe eye
of the colored people of the
stale will be turned-toward ev=?:
e?v. -< ? 1\
Alonzo P. h
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