Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-28
Meeting of Colored Citizens.
IReported for the Boston Courier.I


An enthusiastic meeting OF our colored citizens
was held. few evenings since. in the cellar of
G.. Washington jefferson. North street They
were called together by the summons of an inhu
entail committee. for the purpose of considering
the proposition of raising colored regiment in
Massachusetts.
Caesar Augustus Crow. Esq. was invited to the
chair, and Julius Epamnondas Toney was re
quested to act Secretary. Upon taking the
caair, Mr.. Crow opened the meeting with the
following eloquent remorks:
"Fellah Citizens and Cnller'd Bredren: We is
sembIed IN desc yere spacius halls on most
momenterous 'casion. Be.lion has played hob
wild dis ,ere country. so dat white folks is all
skeered and now dey calls on Us to save de ma
ton Bredren, is we ekal to do it? Voice
We ami aud vocierOus cheers Yes. fellah
citizens, is twenty-five tousan' niggers moren
tree hund'd tousan' white menl dat's de question:
Voice Dew is. and renewed stamps on the
cellar floor Dem bein' yer sentiments. Mr.
Toney'll please read de revolutions what's been
drawn up"
Mr.. Grow sat down upon barrel amidst
storm of cheers peculiarly African
The Secretary then read the following resolu-
tious:
l. whereshow, ooln' back de vista of dis war; We
don't nOhn' uragn and lookin' trou DE repre-
speck ahs ad, things looks wussn ever, resolved,
thin's got to be doue.
2. Resolved white folks haInt done nohiu'
g. Resolved. il takes cullered folks TO do sumthn'.
l. Resolved, how IT gwine 10 be donei
5 Resolved, OATS de question.
The resolutions having been read. there was
great rush for the honr anu gentlemen treadiug
upon the elongated heels of each other. there was
no little confusion and cutlery Order being at
length restored. Ppmpey Cole. Esq. was recog-
niZed by the-barrel
Mr. Cole remarked
MIR Cheerman, don't know bout dis we're
ting Fus place aiore We hicks de Souf. wants
To know what ives got do bout ~ | read "A
story in de Courier roi,ler day bout some white
ielah aSkln' culered gemm,n il he dldn' Z mean
To list Saws de cullerel gemmau. saws hs
Look YOU here. white man, did yah ever see two
dogs fgh,in' over boneg Wall. white man
lowed he had Berry we'll. says de cullered
gemman. did de boLe ightl
No. den. Miss'r Cheerman on de barrel vender
dey tells ds's war for Ii ,erty-fOr to set
dem niggers out S0uf free Well, who axed EN-
to do itg Niger out Souf Didn't He's better
off afore dan he j. now, kickn' bout atweep two
ARMED and ketchen' it all round Cnllered
gemmen here at the Mort didn't ax EN- Pose
We wants dem dirty n'ggers cirklatin' round here
takin' business out o our hands, l. We gwine
To shave Tor six cents an black boots for two
cents. Ike dey cang No sab, no Nv sent-
mcnts X. dat u white folks had waited Till cul
lered people and nssers had axed EN- to fight
bout EN-. dere wouldn't been no iightn, no wa;
Guy ner Andrew can't cum It over dis chile III
he wants dinner. lie give him one, like Mr.
HAYDEN did. cause | stint proud but he amt a
gwune 20 git my shoulder behind a muske, if he
kiss il all day long. No. sab . an what's more,
white sodger> don't want w. no more'n we want
to go Dis yere country'll be safer To let de
white folks fight il out. an To LEI de coller'd
gemmen stay to home and mind dere own bust
ness
The speech OF Mr. Cole had such convincing
effect upon the assembly that the efforts of Prcsi-
dent Grow, who was the only darksy in the
crowd Who had received FIVE dollar bill from the
Governor, totally Intellectual tor the ureser-
walton of order. The barrel upon which he had
mounted was kicked from under him, but a. he
fortunately alishled upon his head be sustained
no personal injury. 50 that he was not prevented
from fulfilling his engagement 10 take tea with
has Exeeslency the following evening
Hs report OF the proceedings OF the meeting
will probsbly be published II the expense of the
State. unless il be deemed inexpeiient, not
comparing with toe public welfare