Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-03-30

90 fred the hearts aud reused the patriotism OF
the people, was Crispus Attueks, colored pat
riot. One cf that race mingled bis blood with the
fallen patriots Of the 10Th Of April l775, and they
stood with our heroic sres on the lights Of Bunker
Hill, when the storm of battle clung around and
beat upon it. They fought side by side an d shOul.
der to shoulder with our fathers, "for the right,
says Bancroft, ia his narration Of the work Of
that day. "of the free negroes to bear arms in the
public defense at that day, as little disputed
in New England as their other rights" When
Major Pitcairn the leader who opened the mur
derous fire upon the patriots on the green of Lex
ingtou common mounted the works on Bunker
Hill, crying The day is ours," he fell, mortally
wounded, by the unerring shot of Salem, black
soldier.
Hundreds Of the ancestors Of the men upon
whose brows the Senator from Kentucky would
stamp degradation, entered the army and fought
with heroic courage on the stricken fields Of the
Revolution. Some OF the most heroic deeds Of the
war ofIndependence were performed by black
men. A braver regiment than the Colored Reg
iment of Rhode Island, led by the gallant Col.
Green, the hero Of Rcd Bank, trod not the battle
fields of the Revolution. OF this black regiment,
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tives, in 1928, that "no braver men met the en-
emy in BATTLE" and Governor Eustis of Massa-
chusetts, Secretary of War under Jefferson, said
Of them, in 1920, "They discharged their duty
with zeal and fidelity; the gallant defense Of Red
Bank, in which the black regiment bore part is
among the proofs Of their valor." Arnold, in his
admirable history of Rhode Island, pays this no
BILE tribute to the conduct of this regiment in the
battle Of Rhode Island-which Lafayette pronoun-
ced .be best fought battle of the war."-"It was
in repelling these furious onsets, that the newly
raised black regiment, under Colonel Green, dis
tipguished itself by deeds Of desperate valor Pos
ted behind thicket in the valley they three times
drove back the Hessians, who charged repeatedly
down the hill to dislodge them and 40 detersnin-
ed we're the enemy in these successive charges,
that the day aftor the battle the Hessian Colonel,
upon whom this duty had developed. applied to
exchange his command and 60 to New York, be-
cause be dared not lead his regiment again to bat
caused thom go much loss."
Connecticut. too, raised battalion Of black
soldiers, and Colonel Humphrey. attached to the
military family Of Washington, accepted COM
mana in this corps. The heroic defence OF the
fort on the heights Of Groton, by Colonel Lsdyard
and bis brave comrades, is glorious page in our
history. By their side fought and foil men Of
this hated race. History records that, when the
works were stormed, the British officer. exaspera-
ted by the heroic resistance, inquired: "Who
commands this fort - 81 once did you do now"
answered Ledyard, handing the officer his sword,
which was instantly run through his body by the
l~m. hfa
murder of his commander by thrusting his bay
onet through the body Of the British Officer, and
then fell. pierced by thirtythree bayonet wounds.
Sir, in the great struggle for Independence; in
the war Of 1872, on land and sea, the blood Of the
colored men Of New England was freely poured
out in vindica,ion of your liberties, rights and
honor; and now you ask us 10 despoil them Of
their long possesstd rights. Never, sir, never by
my consent In addressing the German working
men of Cincinnati the other day, Mr.. Lincoln told
them that "they were all Of the great family Of
men, and il there is one shackle upon any Of them.
liz would be far better to lift the load from them
than to pile additional loads upon them" That
was the utterance Of Christian statesman. These
men you propose to disfranehise forever are
all Of the great family Of man, and IL there fare
shackIes upon them, il would be far better to ift
the load from them than to pile additional bur.
dens upon them.
The Senator from Kentucky, supported by the
Senator from Illinois, proposes to incorporate into
the Constitution provision authorizing "the Uni
ted States to acquire districts Of country in Africa
and South America, for the colonization, at the
expenses Of the Federal Treasury, Of such free ne
, proes and mulattoes as the several States may
wish to have removed from their limits, and from
the District Of Columbia, and such other places
De may be under the jurisdiction Of Congress-"
se This proposition is not intended to encOurag
rs emancipation, but to perpetuate slavery. 1t doe
IN not propose to send. at the public expense, sue
ir persons as may be hearafter emancipatsd BY ma
~ ters willing to emancipats condition Of expair
" alton to distant lands. No. sir, that is not il
D. purpose. That purpose is to make slavery MOI
A. secure by seDding out Of the slaVehOlding State
b the free negroes. Efforts, inhuman aud unchrii
l. tan effort have been made in several Of the States
and in some Of them successfully, to expel or re
i duce to slavery the free colorsd population. Jndg
/ Catron, Of the Supreme COurs. to bis honor, de
}. uouncsd the proposition when made in Tennessee
; az an attempt ITO commit an outrage, to perpe
|, trate an oppression and cruelty" These efor.
= 40 commit an outrage. to perpetraie an Oppress
] ion and cruelty" have been defeated only in som
Of the States by the greatest exer.iOns. The prop
+ osition was lately made, in the Legislature o
Q South Carolina. to reduce all free negroes :
z slavery aud eOn6scats their property. The com
o miiies 10 whom the subject was referred made a
q adverse report. in which they say. There is q
present within the borders Of the State nearly to
9 thousand free oOlored persons; that they ar
.brifsy. orderly, and we'll disposed thAs they ar
the owners Oi vast amount Of properly. both rss
and psrsOnal that 10 the city Of Charleston aion
they pay taxes on 81 SO. $40 worth Of properly