The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-11-07


is to do all they csp tor ti,eir FAM.
Ii 9. working for them continually.
GOOD colored Iiiends, you havs
a great work to do, and you are in
4 position OF responsibility. The
whole North. all the people in the
free States, arc looking at your be.
hall with the deepest interest. This
expcrimen, is TO give you freedom
rosition home and your own iami.
llies-wioes property your own soil.
You shall till and cultivate your
own crops; You shall gather and sell
the products of your industry f'r
your own benefit; you shall own
ycur own eaviugs, and yon shcl
be able TO feel that Qrd is prosper.
ing you from day to day aud from
year to year, aud raising you to a
higher level OF goodness, religion
and q nobler life.
Surprising YOU fail Down here,
that will be an end to the whole
matter. l. is like attach ng cable
TO n stranded vessel, and all the
strength that can b, mustered il
put upon this rope to haul her of -
II This only rope break toe weasel il
lost. God help You all, and help n
all to help you II YOU are lille, vic
ioua, INDECENT and negligent you
will fail, and yorTast hope is gone:
II you are not faithful you rivet
eternally the letters upon thrse, who
to day are fastened down by ietter-
and suffr by the drivers goad. -
You have in your hands the res.
culug oi those sufferers over whosv
sorrows you mourn continually. l.
ynu fail, what dreadful sesponsi.
biIity IL will he when you come to
die. to feel that tho only great oppor
tunity you had for serving your
selves and your oppressed race was
allowed to slip.
And you. women, yon must be
careful ot your children. You must
teach them to he industrious, clean.
lv obcdient and dutiiul at all times
fou must keep your houses neat and
udy, working all day il ccssary TO
4sve them 10 Tire beat possible con
dition, always thinking ard con.
t'ivirg to make them clesner and
more comfortable. When your hus.
band mes home from the labors
and tatigues OF the day always have
something good and nice Tor his sup.
per. and speak kindly to him, tor
these little acts Of love and atten
tion will bring you Happiness and
| joy.
"And when you men go ou! to
work you must labor with diligence
and z.al. 1t seems to me, had |
the s'imuous 10 work that you have,
that coul labor like a eiart. Now
you know who | am. My frat du.
ty here s to deal justly; second, to
love mercy; and ,hlrd to walk hum.
bly,. First, JUSTLY shall endeavor
60 get you your duty faithfully. II
you do shall reward you, and II
yon refuse, then what comes mex ?
Why the wicked must be punished
and made to do right. | will take
he bad man by the throat and force
hin - do his duty. | do not mean
that will take hrld Of him with my
own hands, but with the strong arm
OF military power. Now d we un'
derstand each other2 | am work
ing for you Already. am told by
your superintendent that IA gang OF
fifty men are building your houses Mt
the rate OF six day. These houses
are 10 make ynp more c)mEurthhie.
You are 10 have Il patch o' ground
which yon can call yonr own, TO
raise Your own garden truck anu
YOU may work tor The government
for good wages. And yon women
must make your ho1ses shine; you
must plaster them and whiteWrsh
| them, and gradually get furniture
in your cabins, and "A cooking stove
have arranged in such way that
you will get yonr clothing cheaper
and better than before, and ynu are
70 have a school for vonr children.
And You must have flowers in your
gardens aad blossoms before yo1r
doors. You will see in little will,
how mnch happier you will be
made. Are YOU not willing 10
work tor thisi Yes, God helping.
you will all work. This il only for
yourselves; but il you ire successful
this plan will go through the coun
try aud we will have answered the
question that has puzzled all good
thinking men in the world Tor one
hundred vears. They have asked:
What will you DO with the Slack
man after lbcratirc hing We will
shov them what we will do. We
will make him ns'iul. industrious
citizen. We will give him ms fam
lily, his wife and chiidrcn-give him
the earnings of the swea. Of his
brow, and as man we will give
him what the Lord ordained him to
have.
II shall watch everything closely
respecting this experiment. l, is
something TO be perm mInent-more
than for day, more than for a year.
Upon yon depends whether THE