New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-11
An Appeal in Behalf OF the Pcrsecutcd
COlored Citizens Of the FIRE. stntes.

Lat evennga large and attentive congregation
was assembled in Shiloh Prsbyteriau Church
Prince street, to hear an appeal in behalf o. the per
secuted coored citizens Of the Free Ststes, by the
Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, pastor Of the CHURCH
He commenced bis discourse by setting forth the
Disadvantages under which bis people in the Free
St"tes were laborng the insults and the assaults TO
which they Were su jected by the prjudices Of the
dominant class. lie said, if the question is asked by
what agencies has this alarming and dircredtahle
state Of things been producedl Bv what
power has one class of the community been
arrayed against another-the strong against
the weak-the many against the few You all
know what influences have contaminated the sad
work. Enemies have been busy among us-enemes
TO weak and oppressed people-enen,ies to law and
order, and enemies 10 the Government under which
they live, and TO the principles Of the Christian
lisiOn. Ii cannot lie denied tiat limited portion Of
TIE newspaper press OF this city, and few in other
sections OF our country, have been the principal
instgatOrs of tins murderous mob movement.
Foremost in this sedtious and bloody crusade are
The y. Y. Herald and The n. \. Express. lie
described the sanderous and mschievous cour.e OF
all snch journal, aud charged that wha ever the
consequences might be, their conductors would be
b. Id responsible. lie continued: Brethren, call
You TO bear witness, that this crusade was com.
neDced against simultaneously with the beg inning
OF the kebelos. Mark that. Now, il is my
opinion that this is important part of the pro-
granme oil this cody Secession drama. Let he
I'll you why b lieve this. Tie ssgncious leaders
OF the Rebellion knew that their success
depended upon these three things. /. L g
services Of their slaves TO feed their army and build
their Notifications, and 10 perform all otter necessary
labor. secoud The divItion OF Nor,hern sentiment
III regard 10 the war. Thrd, To create strong
pr uGi ugains. the Tree coored people III the North
as TO keep them out of the Union army, Aud this
plan Las thus far been successfully carried out Their
Northern enssaries have been as devoted To then
duty, as the not more active snvehOldIng traitors
lie appealed 10 bis people amid all their trials, to be
,alm cautious and manly ~ whatever they said or
dld. lie urged tnem 10 nObly bear insult and vu-
peration, and 10 remember tbat words cannot harm
n noule mind althOul they may wound the feel
iug- gallant and dignlted bearing would do
10 disarn malice, to make friends, than al
attempt to ayeDge every tIif ng insult
Ia reference tie Character OF ais people be said:
We DO not claim for ourselves perfection, yet al
firm, and AIN sustained by statistics, that We are An
industrious, aud sober, and is proyidcnt as the
corIesl oudlng casses Of our white fellow citzeus
Tue most OF our people belong TO tie iaboring
classes, and II by school reports lha, We
have u laiger number OF children IN tue Public
schools Of Tile ely than the saEe clss have anon.
the whites. IL IA proveibal that we have but lew
teggafs among u.s. aud We have lever Iersons OF our
lace supported by pubic cnarlty, in proportion to
our nnuher, than any other class OF people Dnyen,
"a we have beeu by tue power Of carte end uegro-
We live comfortably and re-Ieciabiy. Win our
.cauty oarniigs support our churches and instl-
tuiions Of benevolence.
We declare, without fear OF contradiction, that we
arc lOysi to tie Government under winch We We.
b, RI, AID under which We live aud have never
iailed, as ciass, 10 otey the laws OF tie land.
~ the very comm, ncemcDt 81 tie robe Hon. thou
sands If our offered their ,eryi 10 tie Gov
efnmcut, and, aith, ugn 10 every instance they havc
been rejected with scoru snd insults. many irOu. tiDs
q al. al h. .A
army NJ menias rather than not tie permitted o. x,
at all There are to-day 10 q Is city snd throughout
tie North aud South tens OF thousands who ARE
ready and anxious TO Ienl their liy,s IN d fns, Of
the Government whenever they called ~ free
citizen .oliiers-not to be armed ouly with tie |
spade aud Iickax, but TO lie armed aud equipped AZ
tie law r.Quires, aud then they VIII be ready 10
hgut or dig as they are commanded.
lie concluded lis eloquent discourse with an ~
peal TO hIis.i ans aud C1rr'mn niuiser- to con
tider vel thrir duties and Obligations Ia this whole
matter aud Advised all TO seek counsel from God,
the great COMMANDER and leader OF armies.