Daily national Republican., 1863-05-28
LOCAL NEWS.

ga people assembled last nigdt in the Bsptist
Church Of the First ward -'r ...-..s... ..,F
The meeting wat opened with prayer by Rev. n.
W. Reed, after which the audience sung with thrill
ling effect the very, appropriate hymn commencing,
The Morning Light Ia breakingn -
Mr., Cornelius Clark wAs elected to preside, and
Lieut. George }. benjamin appointed secretary.
Col. Turner then addressed the meeting. He had
never seen so much enthusiasm and earneltness
the solored people Of this District on this subject
Notyi.h.tGndins some apparent dlscou ouragementt,
would 30 accomplished. He had entered upon the
work after mature deliberation, Ne had eohlid-
cred the obstacles % be Svsroome ana had counted
tient labor would be required to accomplish the
work He greatly regretted that illness had for
like working harder than ever, 70 effect the grand
febulta which he knew would flow from the present
Ne wo Is Hss nnd nj, sds % nm % and
OF Rnal success. It IL a fatal mistake to suppose
that Christianity and the swor1 cannot go to-
gether-thAt men must be wicked men, in order to
be warriors. Let this regiment go into the battle
In the Cromwellian style, choosing az our cry
Of PEsiSSs: e the kI%shty bA,Pps
He said that we were living in new era one that
he never expected to see. he felt more satisfied
and more safe in the land that gave him BIRTH now,
than az any other time This Il your time TO rally
around your country'a nag. Do II promptly, and
never allow yourseiyes TO bs pressed but NIL up
Capt, Jenkins, Of Vermont, made an argument
against thenotion which prevailed that the oolored
pTiV,isseS. % proclamation to such effect would
not accomplish the desired end History does not
furnish an instance where down-trodden people
upranK at once Into all their rights. The only pos
slble way for people to get these IL to rise and
take them, and not always stand asking for them.
sonditi6n II siaves 10 the fnil privileges Of nee.
men In one hundred years, you will do remarkably
shortest and Quickest road TO liberty IL by the use
Of the sword. The Anglo-African must follow the
example Of other nations and they WI deserve,
Capt. Thomas, of Iowa, spSke Of the difficulties
In the way Of this movement Some In authority
poT,SDee deserves But let mere be no % such word
a. 6al IfmountAinB Of dinlculty are to be cImed,
Il will but test your mettle. He believed the day
would come when those who now oppose, would
hold out the hand and ask you to come.
Sergeant Major G. W. Hatton (colOred) was In.
tIoduSed, aud making his appearance In full SOL
Other speakers had referred back to Greece or
Rome. He could refer back not so far, but he
The eyes Of the worli were upon this movement,
and he felt that It ought to succeed. After he had
done his duty on the battls-ield and any man
are you doing in uniforml" he would let him
know what he had been doing. [LAughter.l II
without the clothes, would you not go and ashti
over IN our camp some white soldiers come down
and look at US drilling and eXclaimI " How 10 Il
that you oOlored people can drill so well % He in
formed them that the oOlOred people had been
R RSd but on the uniform, and he did not intend 10
put Il on until he could be recognized a. Citizen.
Rsv. II. ". Reed addressed the meeting In avery
interesting and encouraging strain Of remarks,
which was listened to with deep attention, and
frequently applRuded.
dItion Of the regiment. He admitted that there
were diseouragements. One of these he found in
the fact that this afternoon the President of the
United States, the man who had authorized the
raising Of these troops, was riding around the
streets with his wife, for the purIose OF finding
the two companies already mustered in, and he
could not ind them. They were where even the
President could not go to them without pass.
Even Col. Turner and himself were forbidden to
20 and see their own men.
Last sunday, after they, with Rev. II. NJ; Turner
and Bishop Payne, Of New York, had visited the
order was read from the young lieutenant now IN
charge, forbidding us to come again, and II we
tCoi RI had assisted in the organization OF four
different v olunteer regiments, and he never saw
such course before. He did not blame the War
tAnt General, who has control of this matter, had
always treated him with the greatest kindness and
outsidoof the War Department to interfere in this
matter. Many were anxious to obtain commits
sions for themselves or friends. A desperate
fight Is being made to get District men in over
the colored men. IsenGation, and cries OF " We
don't want them,b " We've had enough Of that
kind.pl II we could have had these two compa-
aud under our control, In SIX days from the time
the first company mustered In, the regiment
would have been iull Four or Ave companies are
now nearly ready, but they are holding back 10 see
how the matter will turn.
A vote OF thanks was passed TO the trustees Ol
the church for the use of their building
Colonel Turner made some encouraging remarks
TO close, during which he stated that nag is be-
ing made for this regiment, the design of which Is
the Goddess Of Liberty with smiling face and with
one hand extending muskct to a Sontraband,
while with the other she points upwards to the
word liberty.
The meeting adjourned to meet Friday night, In
Zion church, on the Island.
nRlTUa OP PSOIDIFRs-The following deaths