New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-30
TIE REBELS AND THE PATRIOTS IN
JEFFDOM.

Wednesday evening WIN. A. Jsck son, better known
s,i" Jen Davs's coaehman," spoke TO q smaller sn-
dieuce than he deserved, in Zion Church. He tells
an interesting and evidently truthful story abound
ing in personal anecdotes Of the leaders Of the Re-
bellion. lie commenced by giving lis experiences
IN 4" running the blockade lie came very leisure
~, Carrying basket on his arn large part OF the
way. talking freely with the pckets Whenever he
met them, being taken FOR tie servant Of some one
in tie neiglborhood occupying week in his jour
ney IRON Richmond TO Fredericksburg, AZ
Fredericksburg lie took his books under aus arm
and passed through the town TO tho Union soldiers
without 81 .picion. When John Brown was hung
the colored people said it would bring on war.
they might bang John Brown, but his spsrit wonid
walk abroad al over the land I'll Slavery was
destroyed jackson could read aud write. lie used
TO Oct THE rRlnUNE paying % cent?, and II was
cbosp AT that, but was Obliged 10 burn each copy
sfer he bad read il, for fear OF discovery. lie
.,eyes did not believe this war was earned on ioI
the purpose OF setting them free, Dol they oeie'ed
tina, IN some way they would secure their liberty
through il. The slaves dd not want 10 De ireea 10
90 uouh lie would not give piesyune TO h'e
here If he could be free south. People could not
consistently At the same time believe IN Freedom at
the North and Slavery at the south; those who diI
90 siuliifei themselves To illustrate that the col
o-ed penrle who have always supported their mas
sneaker r,la.ed AN incident. Somebody IN Ken
nond thinking his slaves would be safer further
.outb trnnsierrcd lot to has plantation III South Car
olina. They were soon at er beard OF as at Fort
ROYAL: and when it got ont among the slaves Al
Richmoud their masters told them the Ian
KEGS were making the colored people PICK
cotton at three cents day and half feed. When
,Jackson told an old negro how bad the Yankees
treated HE brethren the response Wa; Ven, II
pet three cents day, that 10 three more than get
now with chance Of obtaining my freedom IL
the slaves worked for wages il wouli be found that
100 uee roes would 20 there from the North TO Two
coming here. lie expected himself 10 go back, but
no, while jeff Davis was there. Give the negroes
arms. and they would fight for the Union-yes, the
women would take their muskets and hghI--not,
however. for the Union il wac, but az II should
be. Ii every slave could get up TO the Union mes
and gun was pat In his hand, ana lie was 'olo 70
6ot for his freedom, at would not be worth while
for white uen to fight at ALL" The speaker
allowed how black men were treated better ut the
soutb than hen,-one way was 10 sometimes
receiving 500 lsshes another to leave your wife
in the second ward in the morning TO 80 10 work,
snd when you came home, TO find the door
locked and your wife hundreds OF miles away, where
Won would never zee her again; snd 80 with child
renal relationships and Friendships were broken
M; and that was the way they were treated better
than here, JEFF. Davis was responsible for his
jackson 81 s.fe return well clothed, on tho 10Th OF
December next, to Betsy Tyler jackson drove tho
coach that carried the Duke Of Newcastle on the
location of the Prince of WalesSSsit to Richmond,
and a narration was given OF the desgnedy insult
ing treatment no received. Many other matters OF
interest were touched upon, but want OF space Tor
bids their notice vi this tlme