Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-08-24

his emancipation act, that great magma charta
of freedom, struck the shackles from the
limbs of the slave, released Il nation of bond
age, and babe the oppressed Ego Free" is a
nullity, farce, and Of no effect.
! did not enter the service an aboitionist in
the then Specification of the term, but n0w
am for the total, utter, and eternal demolition
and humiliation of that aecursed blot upon our
countrys otherwise fair escutcheou ind its
burial SO deep and entire that thele may be
no resusctation or resurrection to be bane
and curse to our children.
In my opinion not only should our colored
brethren, who have SO much at stake, be al.
lowed to share in the gories and dangers of
this struggle. as they will most literally in
Its results, but they should also be permit
ted to aid IN every great and good work
whose object is the temporal and spiritual
welfare of mankind-and where is the cause
which has this for its end and aim if not the
Sons Of Temperance?
Firm in this belief let us fling our tri-color
to the breeze, and gather beneath its shelter
ing folds all men, of whatever country or
color, and bid them welcome to our ''circle of
s0briety."
How can it embrace the CENTRE brother
hood of man" if one c, SIS be excluded! Let
those answer who, after having subscribed to
these articles in our faith, now seek to eX-
communicate deserving brothers for no rea-
son other than that perverted and cruel pub
lie opinion has seemed to demand it-too
weak to rise above prejudice, and not just
and independent enough to oppose injustice.
Let just God deal with all such.
But enough OF this, for argument on this
point feel to be superfluous, and L trust you
will pardon me for thus trespassng on your
valuable time. | assure you, brother &. w.
P, that when | commenced this | had no in
tention Of so doing; but, in view of existing
circumstances, Of which you are aware, |
have felt compelled to ''defne my position"
and | trust that have done SO in a manner
not to be misunderstood-at any rate such was
my intention.
| regret not having been able to make this
report at day prior to the quarterly session
of the grand division, but circumstances over
which had no control prevented. For the
five or six weeks next preceding the fall Of
Port Hudson | was lying with my regiment
In the trenches before that place, and my
facll les for correspondence were neceSsarl-
ly much crcumscrbed, still | assure you,
brother, | have never been unmindfu of
my duties and obligations to you, and you
may rest assured that while | remain in the
3Sth Massachusetts regiment there will al
ways be one Son of Temperance loyal to all
his obligations, and, in spirit, if nothing more,
an army division whose watchword shall be,
'Liberty and fraternity to all"
May the day soon arrive that shall mark the
dawning of that millennium of ''peace on earth,
good will to men'-when all mankind, dis
carding their unworthy, degrading prejudices,
gladly re-echo this cry and open their arms
and hearts to bid welcome to that race hitherto
SO prescribed. Who will not say Amen?,
Remember me when in your pleasant meet
ings 18th the brotherhood, for assure you |
am with you in heart and spirit. Echong the
wall of the song, ''when this cruel war is
over" may we meet once again, proud and
contented in the consciousness of mutual du-
ties well done, am, brother, yours, truter-
nally, FRANK N. SCOTT,
lst Lieut.. Co. b, 3Sth Mass. Reg, d. G. w.
F., Army Div, No. 49,