The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1862-10-18

own Your own earnings, and yol shall be able to
feel that God is prospering you from day to day,
and from year t. year, and raising you to CHER
lSel # goodness, religion and Lobler life.
Supposing you fail down here. That will be an
cr,lA Aof the whole matter. 1t is like attaching
Gale to stranded vessel and all the streng tn
that be mustered is put upon this rope to haul
her off If this only rvpe breaks the vessel is lost.
God help you all and help us all to help you. If
You are lille, vicious, indolcnt and negligent you
will fail and your last hope Is gone if YOU not
f.ithfu you rivet eternal the fetters upon those
who day are fastened down by frtters and suffer
by the drivers goad You hive in your hands
the rescuing Of those sufferers over whose sorrows
YOU mourn continually. II you fail, what dread
ful responsibility it viii bo when you come to die
TO feel that the only great opportunity You had for
serving yourselves and yo,r oppressed race was
allowed to slip.
And YOU women, you must be careful of your
children. You must teach them to be cleanlv,
obedicnt and dutitu at all times You NUT keep
your hou es neat and tidy, working all day, if
necessary, to have them in the best possible con-
diti n, always thinking and cOntriving to make
them cleaner and more comfortable. When your
husbald comes home from the labors and fatigues
Of the day, always have something good and nice
for his supper, and speak kindly tp him, these
little acts OF love and attention will bring you hap
pness and joy.
AMI when you meh 90 out to work you must
labor with diligence and ZEAL 1t seems to me,
had the stimulus to work that you have, that
could labor like giant. Now, you know who
am. My first duty here is to deal justly; second,
to love mercy and third to walk humbly First,
justly l shall cndeavor to get you to do your
duty faithfully. fyou do shall reward you and
if you refuse, then what comes next? Why the
wicked must be punished and made to do right.
will take the bad man by the throat ami force
him to his duty. l do not MEAN that will take
hold of him with my own hands, but with the
strong arm of military power. Now, do we un-
der>ta ca, h other. am working for you al
ready. am toll by your Superintendent that q
gang of fifty men are building your houses at the
rate of six a week These houses are to make You
more comfortable You are to have patch of
ground which you can call your own, to rise your
own garden truck, and you may work for the
government for good wages And You women
must make your houses shine you must plaster
them, and whitewash them, and gradually get fur
niture in your cabins, and cooking stove 1
have arrnged in such way that you will get
your clothing ch 'aper and better than before, and
you are to have school for your children And
you must have flowers in your gardens and BIOS
sons before your doors. You will see in :. little
while how mu, Ii happier you will be made Are
You not w Hing to work for this Yes, God help
ing, you will all work. Tsis only for yourselves,
but If you arc successful, this plan will 60 all
through the country and we will have answered
the question that puzzled all good thakng men in
The world for years. They have asked swat will
YOU do with the black man after liblrating HIN ,
We will show them what we VII do. We viii
make him a useful, industrious citizen. We will .
give him his family, sis wife, his children give
him the earnings OF the sweat of his brow, and as
a man we WI give him what the Lord ordained
him to hive.
i shall watch everything closely Respecting this
experiment. 1t is something to b. permanent
more than for day, m re than for year. Upon
you depends whether this m ghty result shall b.
worked out, and tn, day Of Jubilee come to Gods
ransomed people.
The audience received the General remarks
with perfect attention, and EXPIRE s.d their inter-
est in all that he uttered by no Is of assent and
appreciation.