New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-25
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Jay remember the fact ,na' when the troops Of ne
tic North marched through lie ciiy, Que or more
cOored companies were attached to nearly all LIE
regiments.
that The free coorod soldiers entered tue ranks with
! tie whites The time Of those who We're sliNes
was purchased OF their uIaserf, aud they were IN
duced TO enter the service in consequence Of law
.pf Congress, by which, condition o their serving
10 The ranks duriLg ire war; they re made freeuen
/ iiis hope Of liberty iDspted them with courage 10
oppose their breasts TO ,Go H.s.lan JayOuet at REQ
bank, aud enabled them 20 endure with foftitudo
he cold aud famine of Valley Forge. The auec
dote of the slave of Gen. Sullivan OF New-iiamp-
shuo ID well Known. Wien bis master told lin
that they were The ront II sfrtug tor Tie army
10 iigAt ror liberty. he shewdly sugse.ted that II
would be u great Satisfaction 10 know that be was
iuueed going TO fight for has libery y. Struck with
| the IeasoEanleDeSs and justice OF this suggestion,
Gen. ). 1T OF Cave bim has freedom
The late 1rislram Birges OF Rhode Island, in
speech in Congress- First Month. 1873, sad, Atthe
Commencement OF the Revolutionary War, Rhode
Leland hid number Of slaves. regiment o. lhcn
were enlisted into tie Continental service, ana no
Drawer ,aen the enemy in batie; but hot one OF
tlI,m permitted to be solder until Lie had hrst
| been III de "a freeman
| lie celebrated Charles PinCkpey Of South Caro-
Ina. III hls speech the MIssoon question, aud III
dei,nee u the slave REPRESENTA- ives oi tue South,
maze the following admissions:
"Iney (ibe colored people) were IN numerous In
| stances The pioneers, aud III ALL tie La,Dfers oil our
Armies. 70 their h.nd- WA owing lie greatest
part OF he fortcaiCus Tased Tor tie JrO ectio OF
lhe country ort MOutfie gave at an early period
vi the perioDcco and uIiei yaor 0i cur citzeu-,
Immortality 10 tue American arms; and in The North
States numerous boes ol then, were enrolled,
and fought side by eide with The whites at the battles
VI the he, olutien
Let us nog look forward thirty or forty years, to
the last War with Great Britain, and sec whether
the whites enjoyed a monopoly OF patriotism al that
time.
Martindale Of New.York, in Congress- .2d Of First
Month, 1928 sad, "Slaves, or negroes who bad
uecn slayed, enlisted soldiers ~ the war OF
I.e RevoluIion and myseh battalion vi them.
a. fac Hooking men as ever saw, attached |
Ito The Northern army III the lart war Oh lie march
fIon Plattsbusg 10 Saesetts llarbor.'
lie Hon. ChaIies Miner oil Penney lvana, in Con-
< ess, Second MJn,h 7th, 1925, said " Tue African
race make excellent soldiers. Large numbers Of
them were with Perry, and hel ped 10 gam The br-
liant victory OF Lake Erie. A wnolc battalion o.
teen were distinguished Tor their orderly APPEAR
apce.'
ir. Clarke, ia the Convection " hich revised the
Constitution, Of New-io'K iii 1871. speaking VI the
colorcd inhabitants OF tuo State, SAID
"ln yonr lale war they Contributed largely to-
ward some OF your most spleotid Victories. On |
Lakes Erie and Champ lain, where your Heels III. /
umphed over far superior number and engines
of deuth they were IL iIned in large proportion |
with men of color Aud IN tbis very lioure, ~ the
Fail f loIi, bill pussed, receiving the appreciation
of all the branches OF your Government authorizing
the Governor TO accept the services OF corps OF Two
Thousand f. ee people vf color Sir, theie were tunes
Which tried inens sonls. In these times II was 10
| sporting matter TO hear arms. Thee were times
wien "a man who shoallered bis nusket did not
! know bat ne barred has boeom 10 receive & deatb
wound from tie enemy te lad II az Go; aud ~
,beee times these o,le found ready and M
Hing to volunteer IN your service us any Other
Tney were not compelled TO go they were not
drafted. No your trlde had placed them beyond
Your compulsory power. But there was 10 necessity
Tor its exercise they were volunteers; yes, Sir.
volunteers ~ defeLd that very country ioD he ii-
roads aud isv.,e, of a rutnes, sna yindic,ive Toe
~ n,h had treated them with insult, desrada1ion
and Slavery
| On the couture Of Washington by the British
forces il was Judged e1pedi,nt 10 ioitiiy, without
delay he principal towns aud Giles e&i "eei 10
similar attacks. lie Vigilance CoinniiItee OF fhii'.
a.lpbia waited upon three OF The PRINCIPAL colore-
,ifi .ur VIZ. James Forien, B'rhop Alien, ard Al
,alom Jones sociiiug the AID of the people OF color
in erecting suitable doerses ior the city Accord
ihgly 2,JJD coored neb h,seubied ~ the Ntate-
| flon.e Yard, and from thence marched 10 GTayu
| F.rr, wnere they l.bor.d for Two days ALMOST
viiho III int, rnissiOn. 1nrir EboFs we've 20 ia fnl
and caicient that a yot. of THANKS was rendered
them by the Committee. battalion OF .oiored
troops was al tho s,uIe time organized III tbe Guy
under an oH,er OF tne ULi,ed States Army, and they
were Oh lie POINT OF marching 10 the ioh'er "h'n
peace was proclaimed.
| Gen. JackrJn's Iro,GrlaOD' TO The Tree coioreo
inhabitants OF Louirisna are well known. In hi-
Grst InvIiug diem 10 take mp arms, lie taic; " AZ
,ous OF Freedom, yon are now called on to defend
our mo,t inestiasble blessings lac Anerican', your
country look. with confidence 10 her adopted chil'
dIen for valorons support; as fatbcr, husbands,
and brotheu, you are summoned To rally round ne
STANDARD Of the Eagle, TO defend all which 10 dear 10
| existence"
The second proclamation il one OF the highest COM
plimept. ever plid by military chief to his soldiers;
"rO THE PLOPLE or COLOR.
"Soldiersl When the tanks OF the Mobile
called yea t-se W invis to psrssr The peri'
and glory Of our pse J0viirH' expected much from
you not ignorant that you po's-. qo.,ie mo-"
formidable to an Ia .-ans ems my 1n.~ WIN MA. i"r
o. e.mpsiEn. anew well L'~ yon loved your nnuse
country and yos well our'sve had to defend ~h.
"rty You h.v, done more than expected. L. sdhin 70
the previous qualities before knew you 90 poses found
among you obIo Enthusiasm which losd' to the p'"ofm
solder. Th. President. of tho United States shall hear
s sSs @ a'ahh The &ie,H people ~
the exploit, .n'ie ,or to; aSSf 'Aa''
pstes hem il spplaudins our Lode aidof
Il will TIM. be ,een that whatever honor belongs
to "the heroes Of the Revolution and the volun-
teer. in "the second war for Independence, ~ TO lie
divided between the white aud tue cocred man:
" What right demand" raid all American ora
tor some yeare ago. "hive the children o. Africa to
a ho,nestead in the white mans country Tho
answer will, in part, be found Ia the facts when we
have present. d. Their ripbt, like hat Of tht,r whie
fellow -citzens dates back Ia the dread arbtrament
Of battle 1ieir bones whiien every stricken held
Of the Revolution their feet tra, ked with blood tue
sno,s of jersey; their toll bail. up every fortified.
tIon south OF the Potomac; they shared the famine
and nskednefs Of Valley Forge, and tne pest'entlal
horrors Of the jersey prison-ebip Have ihey tnen,
no ceim TO an equal participation in the blessings
which have grown out of the national independence
for which tLey fought IL it Just, is 1t masnaui.