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A mystery to be solved.
Why is it, the colored citizens are never
missed by the assessors, and are always
found by the Sheriffs, to pay
taxes,
and are never found to act as jurors?
- J. R. Clifford |
 
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Articles
Written By Clifford |
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The Pioneer Press
“Ballots in time of peace, bullets in time of war”
Vol. 4 Martinsburg, W.Va. October, 1886 No. 10
Flick vs. Clifford |
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The Pioneer Press
“Ballots in time of peace, bullets in time of war”
Vol. 4 Martinsburg, W.Va. October, 1886 No. 10
Our Colored Policeman |
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The Pioneer Press
“Ballots in time of peace, bullets in time of war”
Vol. 4 Martinsburg, W.Va. October, 1886 No. 10
Some Race Doings. |
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The Pioneer Press
Martinsburg, W.Va. January 21, 1911
Our YMCA |
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The Pioneer Press.
“Here shall the press, the people’s rights maintain, unawed by
influence, and unbribed by gain.”
Vol. 6 Martinsburg, W.Va. October 28, 1888. No. 9.
John Brown’s Prosecuting Attorney
Dies.
Andrew Hunter, Esq. of Coketonburg, who prosecuted John Brown died the
20th inst. At the advance age of 85. He lived long enough after Brown’s
death, to be convinced that there was more divinity than fanaticism, in
Brown’s actions. In 1881 at Storer College, we saw Mr. Hunter get up,
and advancing to where Fredrick Douglas sat, took his hand, shook it
friendly, and said “Let us go on” to which Douglass replied. “In peace
together.” Hunter still holding to Mr. Douglass said “Were Robt, E. Lee
here he’d shake the other.” When we remember that Mr. Hunter did his
best to catch Douglass to prosecute him with Brown – although we have
never thought he did enough to be hung – it was a manly confession for
him to make before that multitude of people, and we hope that his, as
well as John Brown’s spirit, is at peace with God. |
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The Pioneer Press.
“Here shall the press, the people’s rights maintain, unawed by
influence, and unbribed by gain.”
Vol. 6 Martinsburg, W.Va. October 28, 1888. No. 9.
The negro in his place
On the battlefield, his place has always been in the front; at the
roughest work, he has the preference; on election days, early voting is
praised; — in processions, behind is his place; on the jury he is not
allowed and to apply for the most trivial position is laughable, and
indeed entirely out of his place. |
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The Pioneer Press.
“Here shall the press, the people’s rights maintain, unawed by
influence, and unbribed by gain.”
Vol. 6 Martinsburg, W.Va. October 28, 1888. No. 9.
“Prolific”
Thurman in making a speech in Mich. said “The Negro is a prolific
animal.” Yes, Judge, you are right. He, like you, is an animal of the
highest order. He is indeed “prolific” in brain culture, the acquisition
of property, moral and religious proficiency, and also in the sense that
you used it. It is wise that he should be in that respect also, for in
course of time, if he fails to get justice by force of reason, he will
be enabled to get it numerically. The most forcible effect of his
prolificacy will be against you on the 6th of next November. Colored men
of intelligence who will allow a few animated, over anxious white
politicians — such as have wire-worked and schemed their own
nominations, and others of this class who are to have 2nd. 3rd. and 4th,
class positions, to embitter them against men who are brave enough to
stem every current for the good of the race, are to be pitied. If we
believe we are right there is no earthly power that can falsely reason
us into conversion on the promise of a few crumbs; for we realize that
two thirds of the whites are as much opposed to the colored man getting
positions, as they are to eat with him at the same table. |
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The Pioneer Press.
“Here shall the press, the people’s rights maintain, unawed by
influence, and unbribed by gain.”
Vol. 6 Martinsburg, W.Va. October 28, 1888. No. 9.
The W.Va. Afro-American State Nomination
We neither condemn nor commend the Independent move of our people in
this state; for we know nothing about their affairs, or what actuated
them to do as they have. If the plans are the origination of themselves
for the honest purpose of obtaining recognition as all other men have,
they ought to be encouraged and every colored man in this state should
support them. We believe, as does Geo. W. Cable, that – “A vote which
one party can count on as a matter of course and the opposite party can
not hope to win at any price, need expect nothing from either. In no
campaign ought the Negro to know certainly how he will vote before he
has seen both platforms and weighed the chances of their words being
made good. You will never get your rights until the white man does not
know how you are going to vote.” The world knows that Mr. Cable is the
Negro’s best friend and that no man is doing more to solve the Negro
problem with the pen than he is. Let us all learn to stand by the race
and its interests first, as do the Jew, the German, the Irishman, and
the Indian; and secondly by the party that ceases to promise, but
actually accords to every citizen black or white his inalienable rights. |
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