The free South. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, 1863-05-16
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s.aiss Secrets Of the Treasnry, to the
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GEs sTErAss Imperative demands on my time COM
spsirle to deny myself the gratiacetoR of attending
sf,eesng TO which yQu kindly insite me-, .s.- i
Ecu vim meet to send wordsFof cheerto our brave
gshesals and soldiers in the field buke treason i'm
our midst giving in the GARD OF ad and comfort
10 treason in the mnoply Of .sar omaihiah inQate
the nterityo the Rational territory and the sprsmaa
cy Of the constitution and AVS to strengthen
he hands ana the heart q the President for the
sgreatwo toYlheh Goa and The people haSecaed him
For what can American citizens now
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.It ,say f1el faitn,. Gentlemen, tbat God does not
mean that this Amsrcapsepublic shall pefishs% Weate
triedas byfrs but eeurt wiildiye. &otwithstand
dns au se VIOLENCE and all the achinatons Of traitors
and eiSlnpa,hisa on this or the other sideaS the
Atlantic snftonhus sriHiive. u -. -, .
Aid whae our county live, sayery, the chief source
spd canse mdagent Of ounis; win die Tt1e friends
of theUnion the south bssore, pbeliop, predicted
the destruction fshfet.as acvnseTence OF secession
iftHat madness should prevail. Nothing In nasjpdg-
nsat s;moteeertSr' han ths falfime2t pf these pre-
aichohs Safe in. Che states before rebellion ffon all
federal hterfsehce. sasesyts come S from its shell
ttaS uhdef state constitutions ah5aas pa
tena as EH surely pierced rs owns s fang. =
/ what dssae, nov How it dsss.wSetsher Is aeonsss
ssqaenos or ohsa ci hs war. What InattSf s this
tinste splg hais q sogs? 10 ae It seems that Prost
denee indicates Geaiis how the end @ slavery
must come Y comes u sesel slave states BY military
esders deereeor proaamation ;'not q
set aside IN event nuIlitS but maintained and
executed with perfect good .h to all the etfranchised
it viii come in loyal slave statssby e6nstrsps
ed asron She people and their legislatures, aided ee-
.ly and generously byths brethren ofthe free states
u haybe mistaken ii sais, but i am anothsSbettsF
wsyswlg be revssef u - -
'MeantVte 1t seems tome very hecessaryta say dis
tnctlg What many shrink from saying The American
blacks nass De called into ascattle
not now, even asxeogtEabands but as men. In the
free states, and byprocamatVn in the rebel states,
they are free men The Attomes, Geneva, IN an opin-
ion which deses RECITATION, has pronounced hesefee
men citizens of the United States Let then. the ex
ample q Andrew jackson who did not ,ssiste to OPP
pose coored regiments to British invasion, be NOW fear
lessly followed Let thessbacks acclimated, familiar
WITH the country, capable Of great endurance receivs
suitable military Organization, and do Shoir part We
need heir good viii, and must make them friends
byshgwing ourselves their friends We must hsyet them
fgiddes scouts for all military service in camp or,
6eld RRwhich they are qualified Thus employed from
abGrds1 they become support and the hazards, pri-
yatons and labor OF fle.white soldier viii be psoper
'tIbnally diHinished -
Some win object OF course There are always obeci
tors toeyeryhng practical Lstexpaience dipel hon.
est fears, and refute captous or, ,disloyal cavil.
Above all gentlemen. let no doubt our reson
t;on to slstsin, with all our hearts and With all our
means, the soldiers noY in arms for the republic Let
their ranks be filed mp let their supplies be sufficient
andsre bt' their pay be sure. fLet nothing be
wanting to them which canenke activity and efficiency.
Lot easR brave ofcer era .tht his coatrys
lqse tend him, and that his count hepe, hang up.
on him and insped by this thought leshim dare and
do all that 8 possibls foibe dared add d6ne ~
50, gentlepen with ths blessing of God, will we
make glorious futue suse, ,s:Isess rising befsrspe
how beautiful and sSnd There Is not time to speak
pows bue from alp taparters of the land comes the
ssiss q the soyreisl people, ssoukihg saotioh des
teasGn, and Isoclaimfps agsi1ssble unity
tOf3he repubts. apd, In Dis 4Ieayen-inp dnnon p
the peopss.for she SAKE tie vHehs the surspr
mise orthst splendid fIeieafex 'ytEx
, = with gsat Respect sedFssesyrhE,
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dong been; kno&n that vast auaptitiss of
,silveR have len cens1ffes been aafriedsso
'gndias and that there 1T. disappeared out of'
'tle eirculahot Of the 4Eqld Like pebbles