, 1862-10-24

Ea.t eeb Of General Mitchell tntae Con.
trAban0H Of Hilton Head


were eoni acted b5 Chaplain Hudson, aud At
the conclusion Of the ceremonies General
Mitchell male the following manly add.csz to
the curtrebs1ds:
Iaaye been requested to say few words to
3ou BY your teacher, who is . good man. |
| Any g3:,d msu l like, regardless OF color. I t
! respect 17itn as much whether he is black OR
white If he be bad man sl,sll treat him +!
| as such, whether ne is black or white. Most
| Of you kIow that hare talked to all 1nT sol |
diers siEce game he.c, and now am talking
| to ycll, who ere another set of soldiers, who |
have rot yet arms in :heir hands. but who
! ere undtr ny protection and guidance, and |
| past 1ics I nal1y eYnlpatli*ze.- I kGo sad IN:
| cerst sad 1t all was reared in the midst Of |
| slavery. bcfa III Kentucky, a7I kno y all about |
it. While there ore many things connected |
viii it tbat sre pleasant, - w::i;h yon vii: |
| testify. t''cre are great many other things |
| Which are not pleasant, and tr'nk that God |
i1tcn6s all nlen eaalt oe 1ree bec3r1se he iu- |
! tends Too. all :ren shall serve him with Their
whole hcarl. think this il true. ! Am not /
t certain. dent !1aow. But ia any Condition
we cau I'll 1Gye and s=1s God. That privilege
cannot be ;aEe1 awsy. care not how saga:se
and wicked the 1naster may be, he caunot
preyert yon frs:1h lrayir:s IN the midsa ii the
night, and God hears and e-sweT.; tue pslJer
t 0i cll. s1a1e t,r free.
"Eut it s:ems to nc that there is new
coming for ycu colored rso21s; a better dag
is dawnlng fer you Oppressed and dowu-t1od-
den blacks. l don't know that this is true,
pu: hope thsi ans DOOR IS heia5 opened Tor
your de};verance- Aud nov, how deeply sou
sbonld ponder these words. If noy you are
! unwilling to help yourselves, nobody will be
willing to help you. You must trust your
| etl1ts to the eulda4te OF taose who have had
better orror.nriti:s a1a aaVe acquired supe-
,ior wisdom, If YOU =culd be c1'ried through
this crisis successfully And balieve the
good God will bliss your efforts, aud lift you
Up to higher level than sou have yet occu-
pied, so that you aud your children may he
co1ue educated and Industrious citizens. 1on
uust organize yourselves Into families. Hus-
baEds mast lore their wives and children,
c,irEirg to them snd turning fsom al Others,
! ..Dd feeling ttat their highest object in lie
ntN to serving the good G ID, is to do all that
they can for taeir families, working for them
, | tc1tiEral'y.
Good co!oret friends, you ha1ea great work
q do, and you are il 8 position y: respocst-
=. l'll;:y. The whole North, all the peopls In the
lr,e States, arc looking Al yon and The experi-
,ntr1 now hie3 il your behalf, with the de=p-
). est interest Ttis experiment is to give Joa
{, | freedom, position, hume and your own fsIni-
l. lies-wises, rrolserty, your oTn soil. You
= | stall Till and eultiya1c your oESn crops; you
y dus:rJ for yt:ur own bene!it; yen shall OWE
ytur t:wn SAVINGS, aad you stall be able te
teel 1ll4t God is prosperinS Eou from day tc
Gay and from year to gear, aad raising you t1
J, afighcr level Of goodness, religion a1d neplel
life.
arppcsiDg 3ou fal} down here; that will bE
an crd cfthe whole matter. 1t is like attach
&C. 1ng q cable to stranded Eessei, aud all ID,
j.. strength that can be mustered Is put UP 81
+ | this rope to haul her of II this only Eop
- tr5aks, the vcss,l is 1est God help you iii
and h.lp uE I'll t. he'!, you. Ii you are idle
t. vicious, INDECENT aud negligent, you will tall
snd your las: hope is gone; If you are no
faithful, you rivet eteruatly tae tetters npol
rIrSf A7v f.sfta do =
r.. ard sntitr hy the drivers Soaa. You have il
- your hands the rescu;ng OF those sufferer
cvrr Tnnse so1r0H5 :ou :l1oura continuity
1fyou tail, what dreadful responsibility
will bc when you conie to die, t. ieel that tn
:. only great opportunity you had for servlu
TX yourselves aud your oppressed 1ace Was a
lowed 10 slip.
And You, women, you must be careful {
your children. You must teach them to b
,s. industrious. e}eanly, obet1ient aud dn:ifu1 {
| ali times. You must keep your houses ne:
q and tidS, working al DAY il necessary t. h.'
e. tbcm il the best possible condition, al~a,
thinking and cOutriyiug to make them cleaut
"s aud more comfortable. When your hushau
/. GENES ho,mc from Ills labors aud ta.i.ues
- 1.-The DAY a!ways have scmsthirg good and nj
:. 1cr Lis supper, and speak H indy to h;al, f
these little acts Of love and attention ":
| brirg you haprlness and joy.
AID when you men 60 to work you uu
rks | labor with diligence and zeal. It seems
:. me-, had the stimulus to work that 5ou has
Co. that I could LABOR like giant, Now you knc
~ ~ who am. Ny first duty here Is to deal ju
Eumbly. Frs, JUSTLY shall enleayor
~ pe9 Toa to do your duty faithfully. If youy
In shall reward you, and ifyou refuse, then WI
comes next? Why The wicked must be punish
EST. man by the throat and force him to his du
do not mean that will take hold Of h
sal With my Oh hands, but With tie strong a
81, Of military po1er. Now, do W
y dertand each ether: l am Working
.a* cnt that gang Of ftt5 men are bnildlng II
houses at inc rate cf SIX day. These hon
ure TO make you more comfortable. You
to have patch Of ground which you 2an
IAN. your own, to rs'se your own gardrn tracs,
. you may work for the govcEoulnt for e
4 wages. And gou women n,ust make y
II houses shine, You must p17ster them
= whitewash them, aud gradually get tarnls
Co in your cabins, snd q cooking store.
Iak clothing cheaper and better than before.
YOU are TO have school tor your child
~ ard vcu must have noEers in your gard
- - and bloFso,ns before your doors. lou
bic sec IN ute Wnlle now 1 mucn 1,;a nspPtef o =
eu.a VII g taIIe ot ~, .4;1i III II ~
Tris is only for yourselves; but if you
successful this plan will 60 all through
sss country AID we will have ans ~ercd tie qu IS
"a that has przz1cd all good thiakinS men IL =
- 80 world 1Hf 4Nu years. Lucy Law A9HSA- ,
will you do with tie black III III alter ihe7a
hia We will show them what re vii
lent. WE VII HAeG Al!u usSt1t! Aau t.1 ~:
81 z4l. we WILL give aim lis lAAhItf, HIS
- md chilarcl-giSe him the earnings 81
sxcat OF his brow, and as . man We vFi1
him what tie Lord ordained hin to have
shall watch evory thing closely rcspes
sner. ,.an.ta-nra us Il, ,,n tar av more than
under, | ~. TT,,n ro,, danands rrhetf,er this m
Il { & / 4Cu: CtOn 1oU usP1nes "A.-s 49, - - - -
e- last | JGsnM 5Eal& DC NoIhEO oll. au0 tAc NAY
he late | fiInf. n find rarEDNH1 fleOUlE.