The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-05-08
Meeting Of OOlored Citizens.
tReported for the Boston Courier.I

\ All enihusiastic meeting OIL cOl0red citizens
| was held, q few evenings since, in the cellar oi
! G. Washington Jefferson, North street. They
were called together by the summons Of an in
iaential committee, for the purpose of consid-
ering the proposition OF raising coiored regi-
ment in Massachusetts.
Cesar Augustus Crow, Esq was invited to
the chair, and Julius Epaminondas Toney was
requested to act as secretary. Upon taking the
chair, Mr.. Grow opened the meeting with the
following eloquent remarks:
sFellah Citizens and Culler'd Bredren: We
is 'sembled in desc yere spacious halls ON most
momenterous 'casion. 'Bellion has played hob
wild dis yere country, so dat white folks is all
skeered, and now dey calls ON US to save de ma
tion. Bredren is we ekal to do it! (Noice-
''We ami" and vociferous cheers.) Yes fellali
citizens, is twenty-five tousan niggers more'n n
tree hund'd tousan' white Inenl dat's de d,les
tion! (Voice--"Dey is" and renewed stamps
on the cellar hoor.) Dem bein' yer sentiments,
Mr.. Toney'll please read dc revolutions what's
been drawn up"
Mr.. Crow sat down upon barrel amidst a
storm Of cheers peculiarly African.
The secretary then read the following reso-
lutions:
/. Where show, lookin' back tru de vista OBJ
dis war, we don't see notfin' encuragin', and
lookia' ru de represpcck ahead, things looks
wus'n ever, resolved, sumthins got to be done |!
2. Resolved, white folks haint done nothin'.
.. Resolved, il takes euler'd folks to do sum
thin.
4. Resolved, how's ii gwine TO be dones
5. Resolved, dat's de question
The resolutions having been read, there was
n great rush for the floor, and gentlemen tread
ing upon the elongated heels of each other,
there was no little confusion and outcry. Or
der being at length restored, Pompey Cole, Esq,
was recognized by the-barrel.
Mr.. Cole remarked, '.a1r. Cheerman, don't
know bout dis yere ting. Fus place, afore we
licks dc Sout, wants TO know what we's got
to do bout it l read a story in dc Courier tod
der day bout some white fellah akin q culler'd
gemman if he didn't mean to list. SEES de cul-
ler'd gemman, sea he, '.look you here, white
man did YOU eyer see two dogs fghtin' over
Sherry wen, ses dc culierd gefninafi, ''tlid de
bone fight"
Now den, Miss'r Cheerman on de barrel yam
der, dey tells us dis is a war for iberty--for to
set dem niggers out Souf free. Well, who ax'd
em to do it! Niggers out Souf didn't He's
better oil afore dan he is now, kicken' bout
atween two armies and ketchin' it all round.
Cullerd gemmen here at de Norf didn't AK em.
S'pose we wants dem dirty niggers cirklatin'
round here t;,kin' bizness out O. our hands :
Is we gwine to shave for six cents an black
boots for two cents, like dey cans No sab, no
My senterments is, dat il white folks had wait
ed till cullerd people and nggers had ax'd 'em
to fight bout 'em, dere wouldn't been no fight
in no wayl Guv'nr Andrew can't cum il over
dis ellie. If he wants a dinner, Tie give him
one, like Mr.. IIeyden did, cause | amt proud
but he amt gwine to get my shoulder behind a
musket if he kiss it all day long. No sab an
what's more, scits sodgets don't avaatuS no more n
;oc acaat 10 60! Dis yere country'll be safer to
let de white folks fight it out, an to let dc cul-
er'd gemnen stay to home IN mind dere own
bizness!"
The speech Of MIR. Cole had such conyinc-
ing effect upon the assembly that the efforts of
President Grow, who was the only darkey in
the crowd who had received five dollar bill
from the Governor, were totally Intellectual for
the preservation o. order The barrel upon
which lie had mounted was kicked from under
lin, but as he fortunately alghled upon his
head Le s0. tanned no personal injury, 81 that
he yas nol prevented mon, tulhliirg his engag.
ment 10 take tea witt has Tx,eltenoT ON The
following evening. Ills report Of the proceed
ngs OF the meeting will probably be published
at the expense OF the State, unless it may be
deemed inexpedieni, as not eomporting with the
public welfare.