Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-16
TROUBLE WITH TFaE NEGROES IN
WARRINGTON.
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SPECIAL Correspondence 0f the Chisaro Ffsrss
WAsmNGToE, August S-Thsrs is reason. 90
! apprehend serious trouble fron he uegroez that
are now swarming in this district Tens Of
I thousands of these unfortunate beings havs been
entced away frOH hind masters and eomforfa5Ies
I homes, and are now here without any means or
support except the pittauce doled out 10 them bg-
/ the government This pittance IS entirely insd-
equste to provide then any Of the comforts oe
life, and barely suficss to keep them alive They
liva If living it can be called, IN dirt, wrstebed-
ness and sq1aloT: clothed in mare rigs covered
with vsrmin. and filing the atmosphere with 8
most intOlerable stencil The m0nay which tho
administration psys to them % support them in
idleness amounts in the aggregate % an sner
nous sum per day, which the white pe9Pis Or
the e0bntTy are taxed to pay. Most ct the re
groes are as stupid as brules, Wiih not a single
idea except those Tslstiug 70 work, eating and
drinking. As they have none Of the first 10 DO,
they devote themselTes exclusively to the two
last. But there are among them some men VINO
have some degree OF intelligence, whose ill reg
ulsted minds and uugovsrnabie passions lead
theli 60 iesiEe . Play sEe pars e o'ssalnl "a
Yerlurc.
These men have been petsed and fatssred By
leading sbOhti0nists n Congress, who nave In
dueed in their minds such ideas az thai al men
are equal that black men IN this country have
equal lights with white men that tbis war was
brought about By the abOH'ionisss, the friends Of
the black man, in order to hbeTate the c0lored
people of the South from slavery and thai, when
that was done the black man should nave the
same political rights and the same social prlVl-
leges as the white man These honeyed prom
ises were greedily swallowed BY those to when
they were addressed and they, IN ihelT iuZn,
communicated them in ruder language and even
more glowing c0lors, to al tie blacks IN gen
eral. It's Wen known how rapidly and now
extensively news Of any kind travels among the
negroes l. gss not long, therefore, 5stors the
substance of the gitteTing prospects had been
held before the eyes Of all the slzves IN the
states Of Maryland. Virginia Kentucky, 1enles-
see. Missouri and North Carolina Vet, OF a4
toe slaves ia these States, very few eouPala-
lively, were believed by them. The most OF
them, to their honor be it said, had sense enough
70 know that they were better Of where taey
are than they could be ct the North, and re-
NAMED al home. But several thousands new
ertheless, were caught By the sllurIng bait, and.
escaping from their masters, came here to wash
ington- The first fsw thousand thst came f9und
here the negro paradise; no work and plenty
10 eat. Bat, when they began 20 pour ln 0y
hundreds at time, when II became dihicuit 30
feed them aGd unable to make them work. thsy
began to murmur. They now and that II order
to get their bread they have got 10 work gTeas
deal harder than they did ct home 1hs mas
produced among them a feeling OF deep seated
discomfort, with the few willy black men spoken
of above and taken advantage Of.
The recent decision Of the President not 20
employ negroes as soldiers, but to use them as
lsboTeTs, has been seized by these men So a
ever, and they have used Is with Tremendous
effect.
At the secret meetings Of the leaders Of tie
negroes, harTangUes have been made y these
men 70 make the blood run cold even to hear OF.
Il Is described in rude but f0gci0ie and express
siye terms the promises that had been made to
them, By the leaders Of the Republican party. OF
deliverance from bondage and Of participation IN
all the rights and privileges Of the whites, ana
the shameful manner ia which hose promises
had been violated. They then sP0ke o. the
Presidents decision, and read i aloud from th8
New York Tribune newspaper, in order 70 give
il greater effect he IS wiling" said shess
incendia-ies, '' to work Us to death tut he Tui
not let US Lave arms and uniforms and be drilled
as soldiers We are good enough TO b his
slaves, but not good enough to be his soldiers.
He don't want any Niger sollers. Niggers
viii you stand that Cries Of " No no we
viii fight ~ You viii fight Let ne see.
when the tins comes, whether you viii hght!
This language was actually used at their meet-
ings. IF the existence Of this kind Of feeling
does not lead to bloody results. VIII be because
the negroes Of America are not the salue beings
IS the negroes Of the West In6ies.