Daily national Republican., 1863-03-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

EnthusiaAtIo IGatherInE OF the COlOred
mon.--Addressea 20 the President and
Gen. Fremont.
The colored people of the District extended an
enthusiastic reception to the delegates OF the "Fre
mont LEGION" OF Poughkeepsie, New York, who
arrived here day or two since for the purpose Of
rendering the services Of this legion to the Gov
ernment. The meeting was held at the Third Bap.
tiSt Church (colOred), and was largely attended.
After several speeches from different persons
the following resolution was then adopted:
Resolved, That we win promptly respond to the
call OF our President and rally to the support Of
unit.
The Rev. DR.. Gloucester, chairman Of the delega-
tlon then gave an interesting account Of the inter
view Of the delegation with the President and Gen.
Fremont, by both Of whom they were cordially re-
ceived.
The following are the addresses which were pre-
Sented TO President Lincoln and also 10 General
Fremont;
ADDRESS To THB PRESIDENT.
PoU0HKEEPsIE, Feb. 20, 1861.
Your Ercellencv, Mr.. PreSfdeni: We, the sons OF
Freedom, take the liberty Of addressing you,
through our loyal patriotic and tried friend OF the
slave and Union-thanking, you for ProelAiming
liberty to the suffering millions Of our Oppresse
felow-countrymen, whose groans have assembled
to that God who 10 our refuge and help In time of
MoSss for i i said the he stone shall cry out Of the
WALL and the beams out Of the timber shall answer
II believing that our prayer has been anHweIo |,
deliverer, and as a lamp by which our feet are
guided into the paths OF fliberty. The cause which
you have espouSed is the cause Of human liberty,
formidable TO tyTAnts, and dear to the oppressed
throughout the world containing the elements OF
immortality, sublime as heaven, and as far-reach-
psgSSs ag a 70 Sss SOdsS Snd faS no. P
men, and sustained by the omniPotenee Of the Lord
Almighty, .,-..,--,
January lSt, 1893, making liberty paramount TO
slavery, the tTiumphs OF truth over error, liberty
over oppression, loyalty over treason and rebel
umphs Of these principles our fathers fought and
died on Lake Erie, ChamplAin, upon the Mediterra-
mean, Florida, sohuylklll HickOry-grou ld, at New
Orleans, at Horse Shoe Bend, Pensacola, Red Bank
Liberty was the sound that rallied our fathers;
they adopted the sentiment Of our brother Patrick
Henry, which was, "fOrbid 1t Almighty God;
know not what course others may take, but as Tor
me- give me liberty or give me death" We are
ready to follow the example ofour fathers, and
rally TO our cOuntrya call.
We have been called towards. We deny the
charge. II is false, We, through our delegate,
called the Fremont LEGION to be led TO the field OF
battlej and our motto Is; 1.-THE UniOn-One and In
Separable" We hope. therefore, that your Excel
lency will accept the services Of the Fremont Le-
Isaac DEYoE, President.
Rev. John WELLES,
GEoRoE ROCK,
WILLIAM JOHNSON,
Jas. A. JACKSON, bec'yt
CHAH. HERMOH0, Cor, Sec,
Rev. JACOB THOMAS
JOHH A. BoLDHO, Treas,
.. Rev. JNo. DUN0EY, ChAp'n.
To his Exeeileney, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President
ofthe United States.
ADDRESS TO OEN. FREMONT.
Pou0HKEErsIE, March 2, 1888.
r General John Q. gTsmOAi r.....
srRi We, the sons Of freedom, through our dele