, 1863-08-04

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freedom Of election.
By order Of Maj. Gen. Burnside,
LEWIS RICHMOND. A. a. G.
Flag Rntsfng at Co1ored Camp.
[F1om the Phil. North American, July 3Dth.1
Yesterday Was gay time at the camp Of
the Sd U. s Infantfy, co1ored, near Chelten
Hill, On the North Pennsylvania railroad.
The announcement made few days since
had the effect Of drawing large number Of
people: 10 the locality, both white and
cvlored.
The men we're in line early in the afternoon,
movements. Although the regiment Is but a
month old, and although many Of it's mem
bers have scarcely been In the ranks week.
they e,formed all the movements In . credit
able hummer, and elicited considerable ap.
plause from several old soldiers who were
npo1 the ground. :,
After the battalion drill was over the regl.
menr was drawn up in front Of the tlsg-stait.
At halfpast tlye precisely, the flag was hoist
cd, and as its fulds floased on the air, the a.
Bembled multitude gnve three hearty cheers,
aud tie baad struck up the "star spangied
Banner"
Mr.. Geo, Il. Earle then advanced to the
front, and mounting the rostrnm, made a
speech Of some length, Of which We can only
gire few extracts. He expressed his pleas
IRE ut the opportunity thus given him to ad-
dress the 1irat regiment Of co}ored troops
f,rmed Ia Philadelphia, He reminded them
that they stood On ground made claastc by the
over IL to the battle Of Gernantown, where
they defeated the left wing Of the English army
He, congratulated thani that they were en-.
rolled for the defense of that flag, the emblem
Of all that WINS pure aud holy, the emblem Of
good government and Of freedom to al1. That
Ia 4 51aI H. To- nf~
wicke d attempts to, destroy a1d ruin this
fair country. Bat with the, help Of your
strong arms and stout hearts, said he, 1t shall
not be. With your assistance and that OF your
brethren of the South, we can crush traitors,
and then say to France and England, "stand
baek," and TO The rebel host, "disappeaE"
He could not, It he would, recount MI the
instances where the colored race had shed
their blood In defense Of the country. They
had done It in the resolution, and had alrdad}
in the preeeut struggle, and In a hundred ways
testified their oyalty to tho hag. They hAe
proved it at Milliken'a Bend, whero b.nd d
| one hundred and ffty went Into aght, Q
It at Morris Island, in the assault upon tht
battery Their Colonel said: .:Men, take thai
battery" They took 1t, aud held it for Al
hour, while, during that time, their standard
bearer stood amidst n fire Of shcll and Waye<
! the colors Of the regiment On the parapet, Al
/
world. They proved 1t at Baton Rouge &C
cotdiug to the official testimony Of Genera
Banks.
The hired advocates Of treason had said TIM
regToes would not fight, and then howled tha
If arms We1e put into their hands they woult
culnmit the most horrible excuses. It was
4alselocd. He could confidently trust to anl
man In the regiment the mos. tender babe q
delicate woman In the South with the full con
ldenee that che would be treated with the ut
most rerpect. How different was the Sau
| Gaty outrage, where unotfendlpg negroes wer'
elot down in cold blood by coward1y guer
ri1las! He was certain that they would b
true soldiers, and that they would march t.
The band then played ssJohn Brown" afte
| which the Hon. VIM. D. Kelly made the fol
| lowing remarks:
I shall speak but briefly. plainly SEQ tha
| John Browns soul Is marching On. lCheers.
Aud under the providence II God, BY the ali
! Of United States muskets In the hands Q
| American citizens Of African descent, it vii
| march on until that flag waves over uone bu
treenen. Remember, yon hare redeemed
.our race in Philadelphia from the prejudice
that branded you as towards: aud reinembe
that Jon 60 to emulate g1ories such as me'
hare ra1dy performed. The black men .
a"i' and at 15at Battery wagner we're mat mat
vels Of courage, and You mus
chow That treemen 1t AIF1ca0 descent tf1lne
| in these free northern States can fight as vel
as their slasc brethren. Will you do it
| (Here mighty cry Of " Yes'f went up frou
! the entire regiment.) I will say that as 500
as officers can be assigned to you, you will e
rnder their careful lead to Florida, the garde
State Of the South. You, and mon like you
| are to make 1t, By the next bright New Ycal
| free State Of the Union. {Caeers.)
another regiment will follow you In 1e.
thanp month, and third will follow it. Til
courage and endurance Of the black man is
| make Florida free, and to serve notice upo
the. world that, If Europe aares to estal
black American citizens the tropical region
| Of our continent, md make a star for ever
State, even though theze be none but blae
citizens there This war, begun in defence
slavery, shall become the great3war Of Amer
eau freedom, and you arc to be among Il
ablcf1 Of Its soldiers: =, 81,
Dress parade WAS then gone through wit
the band played = few more airs and the .
ecmb'age dispersed
time Exchange In Charleston TInrb0
~: Correspondence n. T. Herald, s0thl
When the exchange Of wounded was bei1
| effected 1u Char1eston harbor Lieutenant Ct
ouel Hall, General Gilmore's representative
: inquired why nc wounded Of Tie Massach
kctts 54th (coloredl regiment had be
tent down. "That Is matter for after co
eideration with my govet4mcnt, y replied Ct
Anderson, the rebel commissioner. "But
the agreement for thcexchange Of wound
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