New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-26
EwYoKK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY FEBRUARY &C. 1864

applause. lle said we were a practical people. Oar
first question was what was 10 be done and Dant how
to DO II. ihat was rSnkee. The Yankee took the
Scripture literally Gods lie believed that
he was the instrument TO do anything that needed to be
done. We 0rCuyLt mp men strong enough 20 lake care
OF themselves without prizes. OF magistrate Next 10
taking care. Of himself we brought no the citizen to
take care Of the Stete. This pint aud education which
made every man feel that too State was n part Of
his own life, was what was termed in the
must be intelligent, inquisitve aud benevolent Lib
crty must be laid in Foundations OF intelligence AID duty
The moment that the true American mind took hold Of
these men who were dead md yet alive and said,
Arise take up thy bed aBd wals," it found men who
blind, copper dust ha ing got into their eyes and
were Obliged 10 spit 70 got anything t to anont their
eyes. We had before ~ nation horn in a day AID
the whole spirit Of the Christian North demanded what
should be done. There was t0al revolution u son-
dltion and Of feeling When the ciers, OF NeW.lork
could preach sDtSlavery IL proved that the revolution
was complete. Could anything be more ast0nishlngi
Yes Ii was TO see the Democratic party getting ready
10 wheel into the ranks Of radicc abolition II was
time that the North should wake up and ask II this
horde Of four millions 10 he turned loose upon The
country. We c0Hd not spare then labor. Now, thelr
working for their community would make States rich.
Apprenticeship talked ok If that meant anything
more than the regulations which governed all labor
was too much. The law that was good enough for
lrishmen was good enough Tor tne negro
II could bring ship-logd after s1ip-lOad OF
foreign emigrants aud digest them a into Americans,
could trust Native American black citizens.
Why, when God made man, 10 made Lin on purpose.
= nu ne put enough INTO ltlA' Aettrl
whole world to give noble an example Of self govern
menl as had been exhibited by this people. We had
special department foF the indiana let have for
the African. Mr.. Beceher enumerated the disabilities
of the African with great hum0r he thought they
ought TO DO lazy whom slaves that was tho best thing
about them They were cOnscienti0Usiy reluctant 10
work for the benefit " others. Since the War set them
free the testimony that they were more diigent IN
camp work than white men. He hgd yesterday in his
hands the testimony OF Cen Puter II that you could
get iyo mites day moro marching out ~ black reg
iment than O white one. God mad0 no slaves; man
made slaves. IL was said tbft these slaves would he
the most uDmauageable horde II freed; never people
more quiet; there had been murder; the black nlen
of thfs country bad boheyed much better than their
old masters In this war. We lad got TO go back
10 our foundation principle that q man was man.
They proposed 10 10 or los than they had done
In NewEDgland, whore they cithor educated their
hard. headed cases or made them eMigrste, and 50
James Brooks came 10 NcW-York. tCheer-.l No won
der, having fsr 10 run, tist IT was 80 shallow
ILeughter.l We had simply 10 educate these black cat
zeBs and 10 bring upOB them al the responsibilities Of
citizenship. We were accused OF always bringing in
the niger all occasions why. the niger was
the Comprehend Fasty.yslyc. We were told that now
II as because they had liberty, INT because they
rad not had IL before. When nan whose hair had
never been comLed was first subjected to that tEst op
Grafton Of civ ilzaton II was ridiculous 20 charge the
pain 90 the neatncs. OF his conditions IL grew out
Of the negligence Of his old condition. Mr.. Bcecher
concluded by touching religious appeal in behalf OF the
benefcisries Of The Association.
Mr. c. &. LEiGH introduced the three white slave
children that have been exhibited frequently the
daughter OF the Kebe Gen. Huger. Their Little Stones
which they themselves told, we're very touching.