The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-21

when that honored man-who slh this nation mourns
In with all the lovers u freedom througout the
worId-when TINT hopored made mp his mind say
that all In this land shall be Free none gave
hearty sanction or more emphatic Amen than myself
arms into the bands OF the black manf doubcd
and the defence Of their freedom %n,, the DC,
bear arms II not therS whose duty IS IL TO take part
In the struggle for freedom we'll rs for Union,
not their duyf And how can we expect TO sncceeh u
do avail ourselves OF that natural strength which
IN this struggle is created for us by the circumstances
under which it is wageds When the government there
FORE made up its mind call the black 10 the 1cd
felt that il had not done It one moment too soon but
sreat many days too late But now the coorea man
anybody has made sac rices hs has made them any
body has suffered extreme i'll he has suffered III and the
cured, who has better right than he 10 participate In
the fruits Of bothf 1t simply because think 'st
OF nations well Of individuals consists in dong
Justice believe In the truth Of that passage Of
walketh surely Tint orAhat nation linking his or
It's action with truth and Justice relying upon the prov
umphan,ly Il mey be that great struggles have bc
gone through, great trials TO be made great naryrdons
tvrsast nobest thom OIL that great martyr,
beloved President struck down by the hand OF the assas
your trials the issue is sure have said the victory Is
The armies Of the rebellion disbanded, peace
and brings with m dSrs
freedom. All the world is looking u see whether
the prophecies of the enemies OF that race will
ba fulfilled falsincd. II rests upon the men OF
that tell They say TINT You will be dsordery,
shess lazy that you will starve rather than work;
that cannot tempt you TO work; that you will be-
come tbievish vagabords SO your enemies say; SO,
great many people that are not your enemies ser-
ousy fear 1t is for YOU to show whether it shall be
not You need not in the meantime be particularly
anxious what people say about Show that you viii
be honest tenperntc Industrious and faithful in your
employmcnts that ready to do honest work FOR
honest wages be economical lay up portion OF every
days or ovcry month earnings in some savings bank
YprV NlyeGQ md EvYl ne Il ~
thing In your power to increase the products Of The con
try; doing this with all Your might yon will save your.
friends God forbid that before die shall b. Obliged
To hang my head and say expected great deal Of this
people, believed them 20 be honest industrious and
orderly and find have boon Mistaken that they
allowed miserable preudces to grow up among them;
dctveness Of feeling; that they were unwilling TO labor
for their living. For after ell labor must be the carii-
r n s sS essas ss o %s %s ss s' Z
\ roughly as most OF you have fareA. We had very
1o nothing 70 60 arSn S but ra,,o our own c s%sa
thank Cod this country gave TO all her white children
and Is now going to give TO all the blacks who will take
II. Wcll upon such capital 10 work, and we
came 70 something You can do the same thing Il you
win go 70 work in the same way But you spend your
better time than you have more advantages, aud take
short cuts TO what you may think success, yon wi IN
the end be very sadly disappointed Take things pa
tientIy and labor faithfully the result win be glooua
Let tho soldier fht woll e. the preacher pr ach WE'LL
ID. planter pns in and gather in aa much cation
a. he can-worns for fair wages and he gets able,
TO hirs Others PAYING them fair wssss 100 Rss mus
| to the elective franchise Asjor Dclsny has
a that 9s beard me say u the ha as Ai
knew why the hand that laid down the bsyonet
might take up the ballot II he had listened 70 me
have heard say substantially tho same thing But
the coored did no, get the elective franchise be-
cause said IL then Quite possibly he may not now.
in that direction II everybody IRIS city ,ipes
be desirable, on account 81 ths general interests that
every should hayo the same rights before the law
come 70 you very soon But there s not that agres-
ment Having nothing to 40 with politics am NOT not
government. am no longer In its coanseIs, end,
therefore,, do not know what u y prepared 70 DO
wfll only say this: believe there Is not msmber OF
the government who would not be pleased to see uiver
ssI suffrage But am not ready TO say that the govern
will establish universal surarc ThisI 10 not
know II you are patient aud constantly show by yoar
acts TINT you merit The right cf suffrage then yol can be
safely trusted with H. Tha: Ia your hands IL Will be on
Tho sido Of order and liberty aud education, reasoning
upon general principles can safely say you viii get the
elective franchise in very short period trust VIII
spect the rights e AL and do your best to show that
you are, each and all q you, worthy TO have IT, You
| can get II by patience and perseverance, In wei
| doing Nov, ir the royernmen, of the tinted States,
taking veryihng into consideration shall not think IL
proper enroll a the c0ored citizens and yotcr
what Is your dutyY To fret and worry about ity think
not N worc in yorr case ould 10 TO work and show
that the unied states governnont was mistaken In max
Ing The delay II yen slow that, tho mistake will be
corrected. think Il - ID bost plan for a men, white
ond black that every who is honest and OF due age
shall have lhe right of suffrage. Having IL o Whl resp 81
himself tho more will do moro productive labor and WI
add wealth "a the community. He will receive tho
respect Of his fellow mcn, and the society comr" of
such men is nlwnys great But " thc goveilmaut
think differently and cir :imatapces deay Its act"n
advss you 70 be palloA calm aud ind dstrious Chs Is
| abort oil have to lay 10 you When man has been
thought better of Il success attend him In ths world
But q u sohappens In Me Providence Of God tha, hci
carries in his own mind the that ho hiss
tried 10 10 What IA right In tho sight or God, rendering
everybody his De, contributing oil he can TO tho se-
neral haI aud improve ycnicnt, diusne a. much en-.
joyment he In The little circle II
which hc s tho centre; with that consciousness he goes
Ming ends Il In fefciy rnd goes VIII IRE thce nm end
OF III these controversies because there but one God
snd Father, before WHOM all his Ga rem sc equal
GKvrRaL sAxroSs srEscu
Major General sax,on followed the Chief Jus'ico and
told the coored that he wanted q 10 draft pc
litor have signed and sent 10 the President o. the
United States and 20 Congress for The right to exercise
Tho elective FRA ncscths right to vote those who
are 70 raie o, or thon lie wanted 70 soc ono hundred
| and hfty thou and black men vong Ia South 'nrona
want he ssd 10 tho black man In the future save
nations honor believe mcnsurcs will shortly be intro
diced into Congress 10 pay tho rebel debt, debt con-
tucicd make you slaves beiicvc in tina. way the
honor There is telling bow much virtue there Is In this
petition Your petition will have 10 be seIi TO President
johnson aud "a the Congress- and Congress m insure the
risht Of tho black man 70 yosc IN h scooutT cannot
how u bo otherwise. Iwant you bow 10 elect
| and choose ccmnttce 70 drait THIS pctlton. have
clearly strongly worried. with good rssons Why
should vote, and &c, every oooFed m,n 70 sign IT, can
get sAsee usaapt at Bosufoi 20 sign u. But want
Il started - On ss city OF Charleston, the leading ~
o. tho rebG0nnA want IL 10 lead OF In tho moyemont
| 70 insure ~ political equality.
| ~ gupCE rErwgEv rwo rfR-a
You ~ esr that Tho views pr viousy xpres'sd 70 tho
etizeas reiterated At length Ia tho frecoh some
Of tho old citizens expressed Their dsappsoynl OF tie
highest judicial officer of tbs Unitod States giving fr
opinion before assembly OF brks on questions VI cb
n "a thorrht mus, yet como before bn ior judic al
investigation and decision, but were, ncvcithecss
rsconcsi to tits seeming breach of Judicial decorpm BY
the tenor of bis remarks which were dsisorcd In ths
most impressive manner and vih deep sincerity OF con
| vction.
The purrort ~ the Chief yrs,ico's address was n
counsel the cojred people 70 perfect subn on 70 law
and order: that tho tgbt OF voting ever % lie ob