Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-17

A BtAerErSors StRsos IN THE Espkr-
HrNTATiyES EALL.-1ac Sssg '.J.-ss Br.~e.'s
LineVin lse A,.tsore u fie Ems.rs,ssss. PraElans-
ss11-Slarts kESr sH that is so.s5 fss y.rase.
f.aS', ne Cdtfsei, AID IN Hea-ea-Ihe Eeteilioa
! sH mof te c,xshed Oh sMtil IN. ,Ssers u s,sse
/ hs Equal Of ke waite kas, dc., Sc-Rey
Mansfield French. teacher of coatra ands In
! Scg IL Carolina, delivered an aiars'ss Suaaay
m"rr'ng IN tic hall 81 the Horse Of Re eyresent-
! stiNes, ON ;he Negro as hr Sc in tn. Souih.
| After ruloririnx Robert SmaiIs, t.rn colorrd
riin', The speaker said he wouid taxi a view OF
! the Y er tbiopgh the black nsan's eyes. II y
slS,r IN Suuih Carolina werv ask d wnen the
/ WIFI would re- Pudrd, he wsuid reply wa,en tha
| Rebels are all killed. and if s<ked when that
wonid be, he would say when you Rive the
I Leglo a fair chance.
| There were two vic VS., an or .er and an inner
! rirw. that Were taken CT This war. Politicians
Hno sometimes esRts smen, took the outer view.
| bat thr black man took thr inner and proper
view OF the war. When the rebellion com
mrDccd,. IL was euppossd that three months
would witness its death. but God did not in
tend snonld END until His programme Of
Emancipation for ali bondmen WAS CARRIED out
F.: The speaker eould plainly see the hand OF 4od
in ali that had iaken piace during this rehellica
The speaker then highly extolled the industry
: of thf south turoiina neHrOes, AND proceeded
10 detail The progress attained IN the as tablish.
! E:Cnt of schools among the slaves OF South Oar
| olina, Georgia and Florida When hc went to
FerraBdInn, Florida he established a school of
about 146 blacks, and among the number was
! very black girl, who had avsii-d herself
! OF opportunities OF education, and who, from
tsach the pupils 20 sing On one occasioa be
! mir. frrnchD gathered sixty members OF ,h.s
school around him, snd after they had sang for
! some tame they were oTt1ered 20 their . ats
REt they stirred not, but stood silent and mo-
tonStss for a few moments, when The leader
struck mp IN u clear, sweet voice that song com.
III. ncing John Browns body lirs mouIderinr
IN the grave" &c, and after singing the first
verse solo, The whole school took up the strain
and fang the song throughout Mr. French
said his audence might think him superstitious,
lot he took the singing OF hat song by these
ptople AZ All evidence thnt God had comn down
icr the deiiverance OF that people. Itappesrsd
! &c him like inspiration, and as though an angel
f,oni heaven nAd come down and taught these
children this, tor how else could they learn IL
! in that IS OF southern country
The religious character OF the negro was also
| highly ratoiled, and " hen not associated with
whit they were the most moral and honest
| people in the world. He never heard any
swearing. or knew Of any drinking. lying or
neg rces were permitted 10 have homes i'm SOu.h
! Carolina taey would deyelope the soil and
b@.uiify that State, and soon establish a Uade
With the North four or Ave times greater than
that which had ever existed.
The act OF emancipation was not 50 mach
thai OF President Lincoln as it WAS the at OF
God. as The first great z. Owe toward the freedom
OF the D"gro, for everything appeared 20 De
tending TO thaI point. :
In relation TO the nesro brigade the speaker
said that Gen. Huc.cr disbai,led tiieSa az :.
,laiter of ipstce 20 their families, becaus- tary
ccE!d rot get paid, and Tor TO 9th, = res. .otl
he negroes Were brave people, AMI wo;id
Fl: bt, ans desired The opportunity. President
I.:Eruin had icld lin (the sp.aker) lllat he
f. arr his PIDan oraiion procl tination had only
gene kin otrp into the rebels. II tha slaves.
howey.T, (Grsue6 Mr.. French, were AL we'd
20 Or hit Eii.y wonlG msie i. strike sae oona
1 h+ SLAVES ey.n In the interior OF the SSutk
knew Of tho emancipation proclamation Ia
tact the slaves rad n sort OF secret telegraph
! among themselves, and they ware not oaIy
quick ~ informed OF all That done in Goa
ares ~ Ia The Caeinci, but they Eu@w slso OF
| the acton Of high Gea,sn in tli;1g favor.
The negro must be recognized m N; ard
! rot only must slavery tc destroyed, but his
cCnntrr must reach point To laws, tlis afri -in
and raise ham 40 point af equality, before &C
can come s1.tly cut Of this trouble. Iust as
Tie national ht-alt heats fvr the nero. la lhat
proportion will we have victory or Def n.
Every defeat the Union arms had suffered hti
| been q blCSsinc, for ii had best aided 10 work
cut Tie plan % the Almighty for the elevation
OF the slave. The speaker had become SO Vol
acquainted with the slaves OF Soath Gar dina,
tfat If hey Were Obliged 10 return to no ldate
II cry woniG no' be sweet To him, hut he wooli
d. sire to share fbei- hard fare aud msnnrr of
| living Win them; The negroes ara not only
tie nations poor but rhev are the Lords moor
ana u We take care OF them. the i ord will take
care OF The nsIicn. .s.-.
The lecturer closed by a Request fsr aid for
! tho negro.
At The commencement OF thr discourse tna
hail was completely filled, hut persons con
nnued l,a,ing 10 such an extPut. that NJ the
Bumbsr were present. A large numbar, pTin-
/ cpally OF ladies, left immediatsiy aftsr the
sllnsIon to the singing OF John Browns song
in FerHafsSiin3; aud the speaker said that hs
hoI ii hs had oil aided no one by relating the
iact, or by anything no had said. There is one
Thing certain, had Mr.. French spoken half an
| hoTr longer than he did, he would have had
10 audience except sprinklng of thai class.
who parallel John Brown and Jesus-o Christ
-~Ss,i-fr particulars they seem 70 have
Of no Norffx
| ReP. r....
! PoLi,E EEroRTs-Second Proeinef-Phill,r,
Nemeard, drunk locked UP till sober Richard
winters, assault; fined e. O. Acton harS
Without license; dismissed John Carrroll fact
riding; GO. Chss. Curtis, Or unk: tnrped Over
70 military Jorn c. Rjner, drunk: do John
tradcn. malicious mischief; do. Jamee s.
r@rthsell, insanity, drunk; locked mp in Fourth
Third T'Teeiact.-John Harris disorder}v oon. .
dnci; fn.d S5.62, Michael Ash, do; DISMISSED.
i"hn johnson, do. fined si-s5. Thoe Oeleton,
&C; 90: Sl-S5. Lewis Chbley, do; do 9ISS
Thos. ksvnan. do; workhou.e. WIN. weldon.
do; 90. Mary Ash, do; dismissed. Green
Chg leTili. leol- do.i fined sI-s5. VIM. kirby,
Fos77h Prccinr-wm. H. Grant. CARVING
wespons: S:2-workhouse i'm default Of pay
m " Wa hingien Dorsey, drunk and disor-
lianls, grand larceny; committed for court .
S,1h lrsciact.-Najor T. w. Lyon. assault
aud battery; dislnissed. Capt II. ], McMshon,
:fr B.Donaldson, Grand larceny; jail fos court.
susan He'll, Jas. Bowie, profanity; SIS esch
Wm, D3nenberg, Barney McPauf. disorderly,
- each. Jas. Mchan, David Sullivan, drunk
and disorderly; turned over 70 military.
Tenh {reo,not.-Mary L. Robins larceny:
Josephine Miles, do; locked mp % hours. yef.
'miah Jutermyre and Jacob Rice, nuisance:
ruled for ;rial. 1heodosia HERBERT keeping a
house of III fame; for trial. Thos. Bayland
shooting in he street; Dismissed. John Adams,
assanlt and hatiers: security for court Jas.
Keenan,; profanity; Edw. Brailer. Robt Lynch,
Jas. Mclaughlin, John Kiloran. disordeYly.
fined S1.@i each. John Wilson, drunk and dis.
orderly; fined Sl.ei. Thos. Gamble, disorderly;
dismissed. Rose Donnellv, dc.; fined o. Mr.
Moriarty, Co.; DO. 50. Jas. Conway, Do dfk-
missed. Michael Mccarthy, intoxicated and
ASLEEP; not disposed Of. .-
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