The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-12-09
NEGROES IN TENNESSEE
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The following from Parson Gov. Brown
low, in his Knoxville Whig, is worth pc
rusing:
Thousands Of free colorcd persons are
coagregatiag ii aud around the large
towns in Tennessee, and thousands are
coming in from other States, one-third of
whom cannot get employment. Indeed.
less than one Aird want employment, or
feel willing 70 stoopto work They en-
tertain the erroneous idea that the Gov
ernment is bound to supply all their wants,
and even TO 0fnish them with houses, if,
in order TO do that, the white occupants
must be turned out. There is large de-
mand for labor in every section of the
State, but the colored people, with here
and there noble exception, scorn the
idea Of work. They fiddle aud dance at
night and lie around the stores and street
corners in the day time. And some OF
the indisereet teachers of the negroes from
the North, who know nothing of the ne
gro character, have been known to tell
them not TO hire to white people Hav.
ing the single idea in their heads of aba.
titson. they advise the simple and credu-
lons negro to life of preearious subsist.
eace, of idleness and dancing. and Of
erowding into the towns to be educated, in
preference to good wages and comfortable
homes in the country If some grea,
change is not made when winter comes
on, and if the military force is withdrawn,
as they win be, there viii be great suffer
ing and fearful mortality among them.
SUFFRAGE AND suFrERANcE.
There is had state of feeling now be-
tween them and the whites, and il is daih
growing moro bitter. Many Of the ne
rroes arc insulting to white families. who
never owned any of their color, aud never
did them any wrong. They frequently
elbow unprotected white women of our
narrow pavemeats, aud curse white men
passing them, just TO show their aathHri-
". Others are swearing on the s.: sss-
and tec have heard thenl--that they viii
clean out the d--d town! And still an
other class swear that ii they are not al
lowed their rights at the ballot-box they
viii resort to the carsri8ge-6or And
they swear they viii be backed up by the
Government As one desiring the well
fare Of the colorcd people, they will per-
nit me to say that they can't arire the
Legislature of Tennessee into comforting
upon them the elective franchise. They
can, by the demonstrations they are max
ing in this direction, deprive themselves
of any such privilege, so far as Tennessee
IS concerned. The Federal Government
has no right to control the suffrage ques-
ton in Tennessee. And the great Union
party of the nation will have more sense
than to attempt to control the question By
Congressional Legislation.
THE TOWNS TO BE CLEARED.
General Tilson, At Memphis, has deter
mined that he viii compel the free people
of color to leave the city and surrounding
towns, even if the removal requires mill
tary force. He has sent patrol through
the city to learn who have employment
aud who have not, and TO notify them that
no further supplies will be furnished tc
them that can support themselves and re-
fuse to do so. At Memphis they have
been contracting for wages, and, becoming
dissatisfied, break their contracts and
leave off abruptly. General Tilson has no
tilted them that this will not be allowed
that they must make good their contracts,
aud that he viii compel them to work al
the rates and places agreed upon. rank
General TilsoR among the best men We
have ever had in command at Knoxville
and am pleased to find that he is still
showing his good sense and love of JUS
tice at Memphis. We lack such disci.
pine among the colored people in this
end of the State, and hope it viii not be
long until more rigid regulations are
adopted BY the Commissioners of Freed.
men, who, as / understand it, have con
trel Of this branch Of affairs. There is nc
better man in the service than General
Fisk, and if he fails 40 do his whole duty,
It viii be because his headquarters are Al
distance. and he is not posted as to the
state of things here and along the line oi
this road.
EAST TENNESSEE AND THE DARKIEs-
President johnson viii remove all the
troops from East Tennessee before great
while, and the colored people, as well as
the whites, viii have to take care of them.
selves. a portion of them / know, and
feel assured they viii be industrious and
quiet citizens, providing for themselve.
and families. Z he great majority of then
viii not, and will get into trouble-many
of them viii break into the penitentiary
They will fail by their threats of violence
10 accomplish any good, and he is theil
best friend who advises them against thi
course of conduct. Colored soldiers il
Federal uniform, with guns and pistols il
their hands, must not suppose that Eas
Tennesseeans win be intimidated by them
or suffer their families to be abused.
know these people. and I know they vii
not submit to be run over by negro sol
ldiers. And knowing this. i desire to keel
ldoNn any conflict between the races Th'
East Tennessee troops who have Tough
three dreadful years to free the negroes
land get the privilege Of coming back t
their old and cherished homes, are no
the men to be run over by eolored sol
idiers who came into the fight at the eleF
lenfh hour. And those who have the I'm
mediate control Of the eolored troops, ant
are in daily conversation with them, ha'
as vel understand this fact at once
WHITE AND BLACK RIGHTS.
i Loyal men IN East Tennessee conced
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