, 1863-09-06

ttevp, I ssld, "The.e Seems to be d great
many negroes about us." Yes,n std he,
u We have, and they have been treated like
brntes, When they laye como and offered
been driven away. Now am going to make
them useful. for have confidence ia thsn."
That officer was General Ben. Prentiss, OF
Illinois -,
~ +. ne ten yo9 xh1t ,I 6s0ugs!
With our troops to Columbus saw 1t envir-
1oncd with heavy works. Three thousand |
negroes I'd done It. At Corinth found
works constructed for mtles-the work Of |
four thousand slaves who bad been there for
weeks and months erecting them-and Jet |
men eay 10 Us you must not use tho negro
civilization forhidb It, The rnlcs of modern |
warfare prohibits Il. Even thing appert4ln-
IT 6 TO manhood will dItceuntenance II. You
sweet song it was to the rcbela. II thero u
worthless Copperhead hero to.day who has
notihe courage to fight for bis count1y, will
Tell him TINT he Is I coward and afraid 70
fight anybody. They will surround poor
What /, fai ftel.99se1 es vii Rll surround him nd
beat him half TO death-or steal In at the
midnight hour srd destroy al his property.
My God, what liberty Is thlsf Whit class Of
men alo these who beset this country,
menccd the organization Of these colored reg
imenta had three thousand SIX hundred ne
g7ocs armed and equipped aud ready for bat
lie. Now will tell you what wo1ld like
to see. would liko to see our Government
60 10 work and arm all Of these nearoes;
Year' men viii como home. There are S00,-
0c0 Of them. Let SOC, 600 negroes take their
Place, and let them tight our battles until tho
end Of the war; and let me tell Mr. Copper
Of my own conviction, that that negro shall
fight him If It is necessary. [Checrs-l I have
: get but ono side In this matter-poor living.
= moving man, vhat an worth, as compared
I and you sufters Let the country take our
lives, our properly, eyerything-let tho Coz.
trnmeut have It-but ncver, no, never will
those mcn who ave seeking to plant discord
and dlssension In our community get tho
-rnlc and pouerawny from US to the dsatrnc-
AID let every man utter 1t untsl II shall revcr.
be1ate through the laud-wo will makn SOL
ciers Of the ncgrcet-and he makes brave
soldler~-a gallant foe. / would o thousand
times 1a.her Bgllt behind him than
before Ea Wi him. in,traets uefs tssm Ea agat asa II
thcm-what nation We should be II We were
to use every means God has given us for our
defense. Here is great element Of national
prosperity. great living, moving element In
thIs NJ natiop, Wehaye right to bring forSasd
to-day, Because We have been foolish enough
thus long to delay using this eTcat Vital NOV
ing clement in our midst. Let every man who
Ia Eeekiup for the best interests and aaiety Of
hIs Goyefpuent dIyest fInsrIf Of Nhatsyer
Old rrs{udices lie mar haYo had. and saw in
lis hea1i-I an for making . soldier Of the
negro. Then We shall save the uyes of many
!. Willie men. and ne viii save liz lives Of tie
negroes, too. and that IL not all VIC viii do.
favr fnla every neprn fiaf bas t.krnnn nrms.
md toli him II te15 ever ane M, hr sar and tn
I'll Jefr nav,s, =. rro so1diers thet Te Vii,
rive ev.rv one Of liam thei1 fa,l' f1sc nncon. an
6i,;ona1. fuiiy; enancioased % iib.rt1 ~ forever. ]
fShse-s1 TSs+i. hnr.T c,a1 .nS +H,t a. bas.
ynn ~ gm NV f11a1 ~, auI cit1an - ss Gom
nTGa5 ds1e I'm he sn 1,esm - ~ - oSe ~ ~ ~ =, =
a ,nns1!e1 N 1cHt E,r roi,r 1tsar4ve ~.
t.i that man Ab Re eball 20 hack an3 BE- % s1aTe Te
"a reheiS y sA11' ~ 'S'>'0 'A4o W - 74A
whv avn ~ d;etr.ra,,p cnr,.1v.s short
ths ccnnt1y ~ W. nsys u oc@ss;nn 'e1rent Srn
fnr the ioss ~ n"r Eira,ejosnd thst a - 4
n,nnoh t+niv a1a cansest Seso s ,,,"nr,;nn r. Tat, =
ond saI1nw IL the 1.nS@aud : 7 am snre t' n6
! solder mourns ri M more than / DO over the los: