New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-10

shetered BY Ieaky tents whose tatters futer IN
breeze They are fed cheap ration ny wy IL
ment and recently unservceapie inlnIut: ,hera to-
No;n mnnled TO them but there are numbers tneie w
niohf who have on them the same apparel III
leff their homes from two to five months ago. "i'ou
an alteration or reinforcement. . g., -,
The Winter is almost upon US. and u nae e!ean!
found your shoulders clothed warmly ana ,ap,
hut il nds them clothed with miseraoe tattcrs ahu SUI
This evening as NAV have occasion to speak severely
of some OF the officers of our army, icy me mere say
that Grant the hero of Yicksburg lcheersl, has my
warmest commentators. He early overcame all preju
dces both his natural and those OF his education ana
has stood throughout the black mans friend. lap
pause All that he could do he has done, literally and
nobly Cheers And the honor OF his action in this
matter shall brighten forever the luser Of his enviable
fame and he. his name lives on through tle ages OF
his countrys history shall be written down not only
great but good. [Applause.l 1t was in January last
that called to take charge of these people But
here LET pe tell you Of some Of the things which had
before witnessed and which. when the call came made
ME think that the voice of God himself was IN II
Last December Gen. Grants army was down near
Grenada. canped ina cotton field. one night news
came to that the Rebel Army. which had been EN-
camped just before, up bag and baggage ard was
moving away. The order was immediately issued TO
prepare to move at once piiiless storm WING ana
rain about this time sprang up and while was beat
ing outside in its fury. at about 10 O'Clock thers ose
to my poor black boy to tell me that another boy
q regiment there, and of whom they had al
ways appeared to think quite good deai
was direful sick" and lie wanted l should
60 out and see him So made NY way ont IN the mud
and found him lying on the ground wrapped IN an Old
flag with the storm beating under II ami over H.
Application had that evening been made to The surgeon
of The regiment to attenC him. and be had ered
am not here 10 take care Of nsgeTs and would not
come near him. The Hospital Steward ct regiment
had however sent up few simple remedies. and these
cave him as best ! could and after fixing his flag
around him. and tueking blanket around and uLder
him, left him. In the morning tents were siilek Tor
we were to move. i went TO see my boy. AID found
that he had been stripped OF his blanket and e there To
die. asked his company If they were lot gong to
take him with them. They said No but finally
promised me they would left for n few moments 10
attend my baggage and when returned found his
company had gone and had left him behind appealed
to surgeon to have him placed in an empty ambulance
and was similarly treated Finally. however after
two hours of hard riding and an appeal TO DIVISION
surgeon was enabled 10 procure nis removal WIN US
Numerous other instances were given by Tue speaker
showing great cruelty upon the part OF ocei ana so
diers TO the negroes and the many hardshps ihe latter
had to endure II in consequence he sald OF these
things that he accepted his present position when was
offered him. and that with full confidence mat Inc can
one from God. He said that before Vance 1901
touched the coil Of Rebel section Of counT! TIE mae
tiers heard Of it, and sometimes they would call tier
negroes up and tell them how good they would be 10
them in the future and how kind they had been in the
mast and wind up by telling them that the damned
Yankees" would catch them and burn them II the! re-
manned there. The negroes knew however what the!
we're about. They would tell their masters On yes
Msssa we no so with Yankees" but soon would
he heard the tramp OF oar army, ana AVA
remain aud would welcome the army. There great
restitution among them there. AT Memphis last WIN
ter 100 out Of 400 died OF want OF proper coming
that he had charge Of This could be accounted they
would remember that their army there suossted eDIe
Nv almost when the oh upon the country In which
they and the negroes 5s,el ban sry had
The blacks Of JEFF and Joe Davis came in back OF
voisburg in June last in great restitution Blankets
were distributed among theM-he gift OF the Sanitary
Commissjon-by the speakers own hand as they were
living in their bivouac with nothing between them and
the cold earth nothing between them anc the Clear Say
-. md tetrv
we're taken by the army. and the goods lost al the
outposts Of our forces miles away. 30 the! cane
in in great des.iiuiion, Inc speanef x iIeh
Be was an eyewitness Of the bitterness OF hatred ana
abuse 10 which they have been subjected at the hands
OF soldiers Of the baser sortof citizens ana not ne
ouepty of officers 10 the service HIS experience had
seen ith the troops OF Southern Indiana and Illinois
Troops from other Western States had behaved far di
ferenty and Of late since the arng OF the blacks and
their approved usefulness IN all Departments OF the ser
vice this abuse and contempt had ceased nearly al
together The blac. bad be would say been
or the commercial metropolis Of the nation
We did not need to cast this race helpless wall upon
the sea OF political corruption We should drop him out
Of that till according wisely fixed standard OF
written intelligence. lie could bear himself well in 20
htical affairs but we should guarantee M ms TIKI
kst his right 10 his wife and his child his night TO learn
what Others learned to do what be knew bow TO DO TO
ovn and inherit all pOws,s 81 s u2e n's'
The suferings OF these people was national dis
honor. II they were not rescued history "ohid "rng
something ike this: " The American people eniiced
vthin their lines tens Of thousands Of slaves sufing
them thther with promise Of liberty took from among
them all able bodied men 10 reinforce their sfnies hud
dad the rest together in great camps and len them 10
parish Of nakedness by tle hundred How. he asked
would that page Of history read The speaker closed
with an earliest appeal TO all lovers Of nifty aud al
nariots TO move forward TO the immediate rebci o the
sufferings Of these poor people.
The Kew Drs HITCHCOCK and BELLOws then followed
respectively each urging in brief bat pertinent re-
marks the cause of the Association. collection was
then taken up and resolutions appointing aConiuhiee
81 l3 10 petition and urge upon Congress and the Prefi
dent the necessity Of establishing Bureau OF Enamel!
patton ~, ,,c
Af,er the passage OF the resolutions. Major Gen
DASIRL T. SIcKLEs came forward amid great applause
cheer after cheer being given and II short bot excel
lent address urged the matter home upon those p esen
He said that he who perhaps. had be been
asked with reference 20 the Issuing VI the Emancipation
Proclamation would have advised H. but he would say
that be now indorsed and was glad Of 1t. He most
warmly seconded ali that being done 20 elevate and
build ID the African ia tbs country Dui the state
OF his health such OF present that he could not he
with them long OF say al that he wished TO. tCheeis
At the close Of the GeAeTals remarks the meeting
adjourned.