New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-23

! green OF Lexington CommoD--mouDted tn Wo1 :
the pnering shot Of Salem, black sold&,
Hundreds Of the ancestors of tho men, upon whoe
brows the Senator from Kentucky would stamp degrs
dation, entered the army and fought with heroic COR
age on the stricken fields Of the Revelation. Some q
the most heroic deeds of tho war Of IndependeneI
were performed by black men. drawer reSinenl
than the Colored Regiment Of Rhode Island, led b.
the gallant Col Greene, the hero Of Red Bank, trs
not the bat eelds of the Revolution OF this blafk
regiment Tristan Bur. co said 10 he House of Reprs-
sentstives in 1923, that "no Drawer men mse tn
enemy in battlei" and Gov. Eusts of Massachusetts,
Secretary of War under Jefferson, said of them n
ls2o, "they discharged their duty with zeal sD1
hdelty; the gallant defense of Red Bank. In wtioh
the black regiment bore part, Ia among the proofs a
their yaior" Arnold, In bis admirable his Org =
Rhode leland, pays this noble tribute 70 the oonds
Of this regiment In the battle Of Rhode Islandwhich
Lafayette pronounced "the best fought battle Of IT,
war-"it was In repelling these furious onssts thn1
the newly raised black under Col Greene d.
behind thcket In the valley they three times drove
back the Hessian. who charged repeatedly down the
\ hill to dislodge them; and determined were The
enemy IN these successive charges that the day azs
the battle the Hessian Colonel upon whom this duty
had devoIyed, applied to exchange his command and
90 to New-York, because he dared mos .
Lead his regiment again TO battle, lest his usn
Should shoot bin for having caused them much los-
Connecticut, too, raised battalion Of black soldis
and Col Humphrey, attached TO The military family q
Washington, accepted command In this corps TAs
heroic defense of the fort the nights of Groton, By
Col Ledyard and his brave comrades Is the eosisGs
page in history BY their side fought aud fell mes
Of this hated race. History records that when tie
works stormed, the Birish officer exasperatsd.
by the heroic resistance, inquired: "Wbo comnapde
this fort r. 81 once did; you do now" answered Lad
yard, handing the officer bis sword. which was n
staDly run trough bus body by the officer. LAMBERT
black soldier avenged this murder of bis crmmsn6w
by thriing bis bsy onet through the body Of the Bs-
ish officer and then fell pierced by thirty three bsyonet
wounds Sir in the great struggle for Independence,
in the war Of 1912, on land and sea- the blood Of tAs
coored of New England was freely poured out i.
viudcaion Of your liberties, rights, and honor; sD4
you ask to despoil them of their long poesessed
rights. Never, Sir, never by my consent. In Cd
dressing the German. wor kngmen Of Cinccinnad The
other day. Mr. LiAcen tod them that they wen an
of the great family of men, and if there one sack
upon any of them il would be far better TO ht the
load fem them than to pile additional loads apos
them" That was the utteance OF Christian statee
msn These men propose 10 are
all of the great family Of men, and there shackles
upon them it would be far better TO lift the load from
them than to pile additional burdens upon thsm-
The Senator from Kentucky, supported by the Sen
ator from Illinois, proposes 10 Incorporate inte the
Constitution provision authorizing the UIhs1
States acquire districts Of country in Afria and
South America for the colonization at the expense Of
tie Federal Treasury of such free negroes and munt
toes as the eever States may wish 70 have removed
from their limits, and from the District of Columbia
and such other places as may Dc under the ur.dicaoe
of Congress" Tbs proposition Ia not intended 70
courage emanipatiVp, but to perpetuaie Slavery. L.
does not propcse send Ut the public expense such
pereoDs as may be hereafter emaRcPated by maass
willing to emancipaie on condition OF expatratsn 70
distant lds. No, Sir, that Is not its purpose. Tbse
purpose is make Slavery secure by sending 90
Of the Slayeholding States the free negroes. Ehorss
iuhuman and unchTstian efforts, have been msde
In several Of the States and in some Of them success
fully to expel reduce to Slavery the fee eolossA
population. Judge Cstrcn Of the Supreme Courss -
bis honor, denounced the proportion when made
in Tennessee, as an attempt 4" TO comm" sn ou:
md
These efforts Ito commit outrage, 70 perpesraie H
oppression and cruelty" have been defeated only N
some Of the States by the greatest exelons Ihe pro-
position was lately made IN zoe legislature o. ooatn
fscate their property. The committee 10 whom ne
subject was referred made adverse report, in whsh
they say there present within the borders o. the
State nearly Thousand free eolored persons; shas
they are thrifty orderly well disposed; that they are
the owners Of vast amount Of property, both rial
and personal that in the city Of Charleston alone 1sy
MY 5aSe Oh, Al ,6l,@0 worth Of property; thai ~
fee negroes Of Charleston alone pay taxes to The
amount of $27 90 81 sand that other portions Of the
State show as fair a ratio" In answer ~ the Propo
sition TO confscate the property Of these p,ops AID
cell them inio Slavery the Committee they fobeax
10 thing 20 fun ofinus,ice and wickednes
Adopt tits proposition, amend the Constitution, and
the wild cry will 60 up for the removal Of the free
color.d men, whore freedom ana PROSPERITY, even
exctes the jealousy Of master and the hope Of tho
slave. Put this propS ston In the Constitution, and
The farmers, mechanics, and worklngmen Oh tDe frs
States will be forced 10 contribute millions earned by
the sweat of their brows TO enable the people Of The
Slave States 10 Danish their free coored men. Gladly
would 20 amend the 0onsti uon as TO authorize The
Federal Government 10 acquire territory M Mexico 81
Central or South America for the COLONIZATION a. ths
public expense of such persons a. the huna city Of
slave masters may emancpae, on condition OF removal
and for the free people of color who may choose 70
emigrate at their own expenses but i never cam
never will consent to this proposition for eernixng
Slavery, and imposing this burden upon the toihnG
people of the EUrth. No, SIR, never. never
The mails are no longer sacred IN the slaveholing
Staiee-are searched and rihed at the WIN oil foa~
masters Vigilance Committees, and lawless mobs. 1
ind nothing in this Ian OF adjustment for the security
af the property Of Northern men, passing In and
through the mails of the Southern States. Northern
.oored seamen are taken from the decks Of their yss
,e thrust into prison, hDed and sometimes cold into
perpetual Slavery 70 pay jail lees, and rs MADE
ohense TO stemP todeiend tneir
lucky nor the Senator from Illinois propose IN their
plans of settlement any security against these wicked
and cruel wrongs Northern sbips entering the waters
,r passing along the shores OF Virginia, are visited,
earched and compelled 70 pay hve collars TOT esch %
yisitatioDs. The Senator frcm kentucky
ioes not propose TO right this Illegal tyranDical ana
scoD Of the authorities Of the Old Do
ninion nor do the compromising Senators from Inoa
md Peu1 syivania lsir. Bigler) propose TO
protect in s spy S Sss' against nf t .aeh ts asa
Northern men, soourning in the'southern States are
,nbiected TO petty annoyances, Extensively watches,
for no oense seized searched subjected TO NO
greatest peTsonal insults, and indecent inasniies
prisOued shed banifhsd and se me a ~ Sssx.
bere the citizens Of the Free States are subjected 70
mch wantor ou.rsges Of perSon and property, no IN
portions of the saSeholdiOg States Of this unioa-
pursuing tLti lawful sv0css'i'n::
L. at,.o.t houaless effOrt collect eOmetilUw