The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-13
EMANCIPATION.
A MEETING or ooIoRrD rrNNrssrANs.


The Chicago Tribune contains report Of a
large meeting of the colored residents Of Nash
vile, which was held on the Both ult., for the
purpose of enlisting troops for the United
States service. 1t was called and conducted
exclusively by colored people. A full corps
Of Office were elected-a president, vice
president, George Washington, by the way,)
secretary, and four asst tant secretaries
After the reading of the Scriptures and sing
ing hymn, fervsnt, loyal prayer was offer
ed, and then the president Of the meeting
arose to say few words full of earnestness
and vigor:
1.-TWO paths present themselves for the
choiceof US and our race. Tocontinue ground
down in object slavery, to live, and our child
rem after us to live, In chains and contempt;
or to rise up in our might to assert our man
hood and win our freedom from bondage
Now is the time to decide. Choose We this
night whom We will serve. Shall We Look on
and see the North conquered, and have the
old dynasty ofrebel rule placed over us again?
My friends, have made up my mind to one
tiing-that III not stay here to see IT,
Anrr!ls:.sssses.
Jerry Sullivan, smother colored man, said
sGod is in this war. He will lead us on to
victory, Folks talks about the fighting being
nearly oyer; but believe there is heap yet
to come. Let the colored men accept the of
fer of the President and Cabinet take arms,
join the army, and then we will whip the
rebels, even if Longstreet and all the other
Streets of the South concentrate at Chattanoo-
ga Laughter and applause Why don't
you remember how afraid they used to be that
we would riser And you know we would,
too, if we could. [Cries of THAT'S so."l
ran away two years ago. Gov. Harris said to
me, Jerry, you must go with the army to
black shoes and wait on the officers, and you
must start tomorrow morning" He said
might see my wife and family that night
Where do you suppose was the next day?-
Why, was in Kentucky [laughterl; and the
next day got to Cincinnati, and from there
went straight to Gen. Rosecrans' headquar
tiers. And now am going to be corporal!-
| Shouts of laughter.
Come, boys, let's get some guns from I'm
Gle Sam, and go coon-hunting--sho thes'
gray-back coons that go poking about th'
country nowadays. [Laughter.l To-nor
row morning don't eat too much breakfast
but as soon as you get back from market, star
the first thing for our camp. Don't ask youl
wife, for if she is wife worth having, she
will call you a coward for asking her. APP
plause and waving of handkerchiefs by the
ladies' I've got wife, and she says to ms
the other day, Jerry, if you don't go to thu
war mighty soon I'll go off and leave you, al
some of the Northern gentlemen want me tt
60 home to cook for them Laughter.
:" Come, boys, we never had such chanc,
before, for you remember how tar, feathers
and tree were promptly provided for ever.
Abolitionist our I'D masters ennld catch: ant
if we don't go into the army now, we shall b.
as black as Jeff. Davis heart. Now, can w
see tho salvation of the Lord? Tennesse
has always been noted for being fighting
country; and now, if we will take hold, w
shall form one of The brightest armies sh
ever pro luced. Under the leadership o
Washington aud jackson our pc pie were lie,
on to victory in days of old. and now let us
tie descendants of Ham, raise again the ban
uer that has been trampled in the dust. TIL
ladies are now busy making us flag, and 10
us prove ourselve men worthy to bear it."