The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-04-08
From the Boston Courier.
The Negro Troops Innocent
-Enthuslastic Meeting Of
COlOred Citizens.

An enthusiastic meeting Of our color
ed citizens was held, a fsw evenings since,
in the cellar Of g. Washington Jefferson,
North street. They were called together
by the summons Of an influential Com
mittee, for the purpose of considering the
proposition Of raising colored regiment
in Massachusetts.
Caesar Augustus Crow, Esq, was invit-
ed to the chair, and julius Epalninoudas
Toney was requested to net as Secretary.
Upon taking the chair, Mr. Grow opened
the meeting with the following remarks !:
"Fe;lah Citizens and Cullered Bredren:
We is 'sembled in desc yere spacious
halls on most momenterous casioh
'Bcllion has played hob wid dis yere
country, SO dat white folks Is all skeered,
aud now dey calls on US to save de nation.
Bredren is we ekal to do it? (Voice,
We amp and vociferous cheers.) Yes,
fellah citizens, is twenty five tousan' mig
gers more'n tree hundd tousan' white
men? dat's de question! Voice-.Dey
is I and renewed stamps on the cellar
foor) Dem bein' yer sentiments, Mr.. To-
ney, II please read the revolutions what's
drawed up
Mr.. Crow sat down upon barrel,
amidst q storm of cheers peculiarly AT
rican. {i.zi' g
The Secretary then read the following
resolutions -
l. Whereashow, lookin back trou de
vista Of dis war We don't see nothin en-
courazia, and lookin trou de retrospeck
ahcd things looks wuss II ever; resolved,
so aethin's got to be done!
2. Resolved, white folks haint done
lnothip. kags 800 -sasf;.s =.
3. Resolved, it takes cullered folks to
do somethin.
q a. Resolved, how's it gwine to be done?
s. Resolved, dat's de question?
The resolutions having been read, there
was great rush for the floor, and gentle
men treading upon the elongated heels of
each other, there was no little confusion
and outcry. Order being at length re-
stored, Ponpey Cole, Esq was recogniz-
ed by the-barrel.
Mr. Cole remarked: "Mr. Cheerman,
1 don't know bout dis yere thing. Fus
place, afore we 1licks de Souf L wants to
know what we's got to- doa' bout il? /
read a story in de Courier fodder day
bout some white fellah asking cullered
gemmen if he didn't mean to list. Says
de cullered gemmen, says he s'Look you
here, white man, did yah ever see two
dogs fghtin' over bone?' Wall, white
man lowed he had. Berry WE'LL says
de cullered gemmeD, did de bone fghts'
Now, den, Miss'r Cheerman on de bar
rel yonder, dey tells us dis's way fur
liberty--for to set dem niggers out Soul
free. Well, who axed 'em to doit? Mig
ger out Souf didn't. He's better off fafore
dan he Is now, kicken' bout atween two
armies and kutchin it all round Cula
lsred gemmen here at de Norf didn't Ak
'eu. Pose We wants dem dirty niggefs
cirklatin' round here a taken business
out o our hands, Is we gwine to shave
for six cents an black boots for two cents,
like dey can? No sab, no! My seuti-
ments is, dat if white folks had waited
till culler'd people and niggers had axed
'em to fight bout 'em dare Wouldn't been
no 6ghtin,, no wayl Guv'ner Andrew
can't cume it over dis chile. IF he wants
dinner, Tie give him one, like Mr. Hay
den did, cause amt proud; but he aint
| . gwins to get my shoulder behind mus
ket if he kiss it all day long. No sab
an what's more, sOhite sod9ers don't soan,
us no nsorc'n zoe soant to gol Dis yere
country'll be safer to let de white folks
| fight it out, an let de cullcr'd gemmeu
stay at home an mind ders own businessr
lThs speech Of Mr.. Cole had such :
convincing effect upon the assembly, that
| the efforts of President Grow, who wa
the only darksy in the crowd who had re-
ceived Eve dollar bill from the Governor
were totally Intellectual for the preserva
tion of order. The barrel upon which HI
had mounted was kicked from under him
but as he fortunately alighted upon hi
head, be sustained No persona injury, d
lthas he WAS not prevented FROM fdlfllin,
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