Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-12
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TEMPERANCE TowH,-Co Ga, April i, 1864.
Capt Hal Biaekanoor;
DEAR SIR: As all the 'sogsr.nlggeFs 1 believe 5akes
the tile of their masters in the army, dnbs you cap
write much. tho resd the newspapers gum, and
read writing about as we'll All your stters you
got ths white folks 70 write 20 me for you % come to
hand but is sorry to reform you that don't wish 10
keep MP correspondence with you any ether col
but yoar letters full Of psshun for that think
It my duty lady Of color TO put stop at to
tins mseer "a seems Il IA eun to be ssTeo1s one,
70 yon At sssh Forgive If ever done snything to
incoUrsR BY word look 70 Bagpire to akOpe 0f mar
rige viii me- the Papers say, missy ginaton with
me-perhaps better word would be Imagination win
ne. You VIII allow TO be candid with ron, Tor l
believe hirtation is mortal SIN never expects 70
marry you nor any other cultured niger II was
black as Won Il might listen to your proposss but
aiut while gum folks, sint blaek eOmmun niger
as you kuers In fact; think an Pleniy good tur
truth, hope 1 stand a chance to missegsinate with
sum Of them sum lssky day. Am Droud Of ny blood
and my name. Ny Dsdy was white man, whst's goua
over to the Yankees ana my Nanny mulstter,
almost as whise be and never Intends to de-
grade my blood by marrying = black niger ike you
IN let you know shat an bound to ascend the scale of
nan 9uT YsnIse Ssa1 friends don't object naAun Of
races, color or no color oder or no odori and they
folks a the South think thar amt mach differences be-
tuixt malgumashun with Yankss and missy ygsnsshan
with dsrkie but amt obliged 70 stay In Dixie. I'm
bound for he promise land Of magumasaun with Mr..
Bsechsr Garlic Davis, Cheever and the white niggers
l Of the North. Who knows hut what my blood uout
missygnate with the bat blood IN Abe Link dOmia-
yuns sum dss The Bible tells color is a GUS
put on Us slns OF the race believe old .r.
Iinkam ls raised up taks that away b mslgu
mashnn Agn in the 2i place. a. the preachers say, 1
hsard you Wasn's trae 50 your inst love how aud
shat YOU nlgger s0geTs s Just ike Of your white
,,sssrair in me srrnv As insists says you are ali gay
LOothsroS and have sweethesrts Ia every town 60
TO- and rchc and dance and make love . the wimuln
eyerywhers and many Of EN- Is married men and have
wives and babies at home know Of hat stripe
sop hs.e our hcuss. He was ssnetinionious chap
with big red Wnisksrs and mnsach and carried hymn
beck In his pocket aud said he elasseadsr. And
sfore long be turned some "1is n4cs 90 tney nardy
knowsd which sils up, and Is was fsund out the
fsllsr was married and had six wives IN half duase1
places New am afraid, Hal. you Amt ALI you pre-
tend you is maybeyou another eais leader and with
the Post fkr Shakepur, say with fselfn-
See this fether here before my face,
/ Ana as the wind blows it TO me sgn
Obeyin with my breath when do bio
And yialdin to another when IL olOso,
olsnzndsd always bY tbs bigger gust;
such is tbs llghtasss Of your (solgsrl men,.
Agin, inthe % place, hears you drinzs when yoa
afat ry that you lives il lcksr ike fsh il weser,
her yoa caa get Il. Now, would ssy With the sane
truth tsIIin Poet, 20 that wouldnt put enemy
IN their mouths steal away their brains f thsy have
got snyl that they should ranshgsr themselves into
asses know our white Gsnsrais and officers sci TIE
exzmpe bat YOU ought to hsd sslfrsspect for
YOU ssf and me and flr your kuntry yea care any-
fhnr ifos tbe Souf and her institutiOra For three
reasons hops You will excuse me from Writin 10 you.
a. think they are good azd sui hen for any vir
col5rd woman 20 give goa tbs mitfen You knO Is
Nirtuoua aud shat what heap OF tn whites, beth
men and nmmen cant say these times of Dsviiify ana
an sfsald Of sverybOlys nisgers and al, soges mig
esrs svsshaliy never SAW mach ga hunsar. afoTe
Isr,op9 mem pisck and white, and I'm afeard the gals
viii have 10 pay mighty dear tos IT pore iuoeent n
/ If thsir Mamnys dont pas . Bleessd 9n en- ht.s
- ~ e,i ss,rs On sai but he can't come q ovsr dis
i .b,jd What pity that such trssn ean compozs
taessyss en- he conferdsnta aad Infections oso many