, 1863-11-12
HOMES FOR TIRE FREED
MEN.
Meeting ON Port Royal Hsland-Spceeh
of bergeHnt Rivers, LIST south Uaro-
lima Volunteers.

Mcetfng ON Port Royal Gs1and-Spcsch
of bergeHnt Rivers, LIST south Uaro-
lima Volunteers.
The Beaufort correspondent Of the N. z.
Tribune gives some Interesting details Of a
meeting held on Port Royal Island, on the 1st
inst, at which were present the Military Gov.
arnor, General saxton, several officers and
friends Of the freedmen, to consult relative
to the universal call for lands, provided By
the President, to the freedmen, In tracts not
twenty-five acres. The LIST South
Caro]ina volunteers, Colonel Hjggtnson, sent
q delegation; and, during tho meeting, sar-
geant Rivers, Of this regiment, made the fol-
loving speech: y
sEnaEANT RIVERS SPEECH.
Gen. Hunter called him to be eoger. He
Sabbath day, and got thirty.nine men befo'
rundown. He WAS glad to be soger, aud he
meant to knock at the door of the Union TIL he
got his rights, or die knocking. He saw the TO.
mems all hold back der husbands, didn't TAnt
them to 60 sogering, cause they get killed:
Women worse than the men, and some hide
the men IN th1 o wo9ds NOV yo9 zee Ms gees
mrnf me- XII iets ~ vs soeers ~ @ hayo o}1r land ana nav
one-ouarter down. and have three vears to
NV he rest'. feel shamed for our women.
They ought to know the mans place Is to
take care Of the women and children, else be
be no man at all. II anybody hide, lot the
and eea WGere The danger is' Now re soeers
aTe rnenMmen de ~ time in nnr Ives
Now ne can look our old masters In de face.
They used 10 cell ard whip uB, and We did not
care say one "old SO" We mt A1Eala
Iaey meet ns, 10 run me oayoneI tnfongn
them. NoW We help the Government. The
Wn1te eo!dlefs useo 20 say, the hiegefa
hght-oh, no, dem black uisgers don't
light. won't night tney DO sogats.
Now they done cursirgw,,ithey say, come On
brother soldier, We viii whip out the
rebels. Ny brethren, l don't Intend to lay
down my gun til the war Is done, and our
brethlen all get their fteedoR1-and then, If l
be nltye, will come home and enjoy my fam
" end ny land; We dan me2s y Of a9 as n the
soy how much more, but Il any man bids
against us, he Hill find Nc got another dollar
more. So Just let him remember that. And
now, ns you goes to pick yourland, don't you
men, who ;Tere afraid to so and fight feel
cewa.dly like the women; don't you 60 and
weak ones, and the poor women must hare
the elea1ed land, and Jon take the woods.
where the bayonets were. Nov you take the
woods and work, and let the old ones, aud
the women. and the children. Wtose hus-
bands and fathers are among the rebels, have
the good laud6 For my part. mean to
stand BY the agreement. Gen. sazby Ia our
friend, and mean to stand by him and work
for the Lord
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pleasure to bis audlence.. 4 model house was
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the nconle At Hilton Head hef,re ffs' death'
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