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4 Few Historical Precedents Ia Reply
to Conservative Gphble--Let all who
will, Fight.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Trfbune1
ROCHESTER,, N. T., July 16 1852
Sometimes plain facts are Of signal value.
How can the slaVe, or the free black, help end
the rebelHona ? is the question. An answer
can be given by showing what be has done in
"tines that tried mems souls.''
That millions Of people, eager to help the
Union arny-people among whom are exten-
s1ve secret organizations, so that they could
readily respond In numbers-should not be
allowed On large scale to do 30, is passing
et1arge and sadly pititu1 The tired fsderh
soldier must dig in the trenches, while the
rebel rests aud is strengthened for new bat
le~ Government calls for a host of men, but
tie negro, ready and eager, must not touch !
musket lest some rebel feelings be hurt, or
some traitor in the army or at home be dis
tufbed~
Such folly did not rule the hour In the Reyo-
luton.
The facts given are from an excellent work
BY WM. G. NEIL, Of Boaton-a colored 1nan-
ssCclored Patriots OF the Revolution" accu
rate il its history, as able persons certify:
"In Rhode 1slaud," says Governor Eustis,
In his able speech against slavery in Missouri,
u b December, 1870. "ths blacks formed an
duty with zeal ana ndeli:y. The galisnt de-
ftnes OF Rcd Bank, in which the black regf-
ment here part, is among the proofs OF their
va1or.''
l. this contest, it will be 1ecol1ected that
400 men met and repulsed, after .
terrible and saDguinaTy struggle, 1850
3. esian troops, headed BY Count Donop.
The gicry Of the defense Of Rod Bank, which
has been pronounced one Of the most heroic
actions Of the WET. belongs in reality TO black
mn; Yet ~ho now hears them spoken Of in
connection with is? Among the traits
which, distinguished the black regiment
Wus devotion to their officers. IL the
attack made upon the American lines, near
Cro1nn River, cn the 18Th Of May, l78l, Col.
Greene, tho commander Of the regiment, VAS
cut Gown and mortal!y wound 4 but the Sd
b,e> OF the enemy only reached hin through
the be dies O. his faithful guard Of blacks, who
gathe,ed around hlm t. protect him, and ey-
cry one cf whom WIS Ruled.'
"The celebrated Charles Pinckney, Of South
Carolina. il 1s2o, in his speech On the Mis-
1eszrtation Of the South, made the following
| admission
AT the commencement Of our revolution
ary struggle with G1eat Britain, all the
S'a'ea had this class Of people. The New
! England States lad numbers Of them; the
! N-r1hern and Middle States had still more.
| although less than the Southern. They ali
| e1t.1ed lDao the great contest With similar
| gis~E- Like brethren, they contcnded for tue
| bel eft Of the whole, leaving to each the
! r:ght to pursue its happiness ID Its own way.
Tn.y linus Eob'y toiled and bled together,
| really like brethren.
| They were IN nnmnrnne fne+o,roc tho min
Deerk, ard in ali, the laoorsrs Of your aruiies.
| 10 tier bands were uWing TO the erection OF
the greater part Of the Notifications raised ior
the protection Of our country. Fort Moulsrie
gave, at an early period Of the inaxperience
and untried yalur cf our citizens, Immortality
to Am< rican arms. And iu til. Northern States,
Numerous bodies Of them were enrolled, and
fought, sid. hy side with the whites, the bat,
tles Of TIE Kevolution.''
"szid Mur1lnoale, Of New York, in Con.
gress, I'D Of January, 1928: 'ahyes, or ne.
.soes who bad been slaves, were enlisted as
suldi: n in the war Of tue revolution; and
myttn saW battalion of them, as fine martial
1ooklng men as ever SAY, attached to the
NortEern army, in tie last war, on It's march
IRON Plattsburg to Sack ert' e lrbor.'
"Jack Grove, Of Portland, while ste 9ard oI
4 triE, sailing from the West Iudies to Port
land, in 1872, vas taken by French vessel
whose commander placed i guard on board.
JACK urged his commander to make an etfori
10 Ic'aks The vessel, but the captain SAT- nc
hope; Says Jack, "Capt. MeLslln, I car
cap alb checked him, warning him not to LISP
such wcrd-thcre was danger in it; bu,
Jack, disappointed, though not dauuted, raj
lied The men on his own hook. Capt. McL=l
% In ard the rest, inspired by his example
finally j'intd them, and the attempt resulted
in victory. They weighed anchor, and tool
the vesstl into Portland"
Among the brave blacks who fought IL
The battles for American liberty WAS Majo1
Jefrty, Tennesscean, who, during the cam.
Msplle: Tiled tie place of regular aaons
tic soldiers. In the charge made by General
stump against the enemy, the Americans
W.Ia Iepnlstd and thrown into disorder,-
Ma}cr Stump being forced to retire, in III in
ner By no ears desirable, under the circum
stances. Major Jeffrey, who vas but com
mon soldier, seeing the condition Of his com
Tades, md compreheDdirg the disastrous re
suits nhoue to bcfall them, rushed forward
mounted ::nsxxlorse, took command Of tht
to the cnarge,-completely routing the enemy
Nho left the Americans masters 0f the field
He at oEce received from the general the It'll
Of smajor," though he could not, aeco7din.
to tbs American policy SO commission him
10 The day Of b death, he was known b,
that title in Nashville. where he resided, aut
tue circumstances which entitled him to j
were constantly the subject of popular COZ
yetsation-
Msjor Jeffrey. was highly respected by th
whites. g ntraily, and reVered, in his o~l
,ns3ghbno1ho,9;d' , 20 By al the colora people nh'
Tie names Of the two brave men Of COLO
who fell. with Ledyard. at the stormipg q
Fort Griswold, We're Lambo Latham aud Jot
dan Freeman. When Major Montgomery, on
Ct th': leaders in the expedition against th
Amer icans, Was lifted upon the walls of th
fort II bis soldiers, 1ouTishiDg his sword so
calirg On them to follow him, Jordan Fret
lan received him On the point Of pike, an
1lIned him 1t ad to the earth"
"During the revolution the New York Lee
islature passed IN act giving freedom to q
tlayes who served in the army three years, {
,, Until discharged. "-{See / Rents Com, I
255.}
Slaves in Rhode Island who served In IL
revolutionary army were also freed.
On Lake Erie, in 1872, colored sailors prove
brave and true.
,, Gen. Jackeon's famed proclamation callin
on the free colored people Of Lo1isiana, i
) 1914, commences IN words fit for the crisis
to-day:
, "Throsgh mistaken policy you have bee
! heretofore deprived OF q participation In th
/ glorious struggle for national rights, in whic
our country il engaged. This no longer sha
= ! tsxtSt.h ~
. HIS address to lis co1ored soldiers, SOL
morths afterwards, says:
"l were not ignorant you possessed qua]
ties most formidable to an invading enem
: + in. hare done more than ex2ected
i Such facts need no comment. Let the vii
!; heed them G. B. 8.
, Learned Ignorance.
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