Journal of freedom. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1865-186?, 1865-10-07

ri "'e ortnehcS, has been cut down -
mere Is still vitality In the roots hrt
'''e branches are bound ~ wither and de-
cay. ct this is not the work of a ,lav
lh9i we must learn to labor, and fif need
| III. Be peaceful. Do not fe sed,,ced
no[ pr1v"ked Ia resist lawful authority
win !awi.ss whence. Better snT.r
wrong In silence, or be worstel in in
! XoEliS tt'ts -ffarl.tecti IN of the laws W.,
see what the shareholders bava ;nc,..,S ~
oy resisting authority by f1rs-.s--I"t
nothing tempt or swerve Won from tho
ways OF peace. Ii you are oppressed and
abused, appeal to Congress. wh;cL 'r;Ii
soon 500 nave been clothed ny the pending
/ Constitutional Amendment with nowe1
70 TO- redress your more figraat wrongs
Whichever among you resist the law
gives signal advantage to your enemies
Better suffer and trust
| lV. Be diligent. | am exhorting won
to steadfast industry. You have had
enough of that Not being fools. Won
know that you have to work hard for all
you get, and probably for something
more. There cannot be a hundred Of
y0u who do not know that you are to
work out your own peciiuiar, salvation
or mlserably perish. But YOU must he
equally diligent in educatinp yonrSe,vno
and your children, and must not grudge
working an extra hour per day, If need
ed, to provide yourselves with DO ks and
teachers. 1t is indispensable that Won
I'll, or nearly all, acquire the rulimcnts
ia substantial education ut the earliest
moment, AMI that Won each keen op nc.
luiring useful knowleAre at every ol,-
orlunity to the last day of yonr live, =
Your alleged ignorance is now oneoSthe
thief prctexts for denying You the RIrAt
'f Suffrage.
" Respect yourselves. Refuse To min
ster to others vicious apprti,e<. M nut
erwhat is the trmptnti;ln Stun qu ely
t1,l resp. cttully aloot from all Whites
vnn see tit to reg IRA on as lu'rriors mrre-
Is because OF Your color. Krep ava, or
,et away from all cities nnlc,, vou are
-srr Of m4kin@ III my r,pd!y an viz
tnn|IY therein Hold nay rH&G y IG.
lLtl"n to negro matters, ana ib stow 10 pat
.pnlg.. on tllt; ii, th,ush this c,mp | yoa
. ~ without comforts ypU migl uther~
!iso enjoy. TrlIr with an ptlrou!2s
.'llr trlrn Is, but abQte a,I, clch od,r.
",ncour.ge yOlr brethren ~ho cnhlrk IN
"a le or any m|chan'ct' o. 'tn'r 't''Hi
industry, though at some rer-ohAI !nc"n-
'enlence; Keep onL"t debt WorE' II pos
II 'lhle, for men whom You esteem an'
rust and each Of yoH bee me land
holders so soon aS you can without rum
nino in debt. Frw know chow mu h
|
..nd there is in AN acre ," and North
larol'nians uIte, sum, oI I,'is ia eSS c,h "l'
n ''II '"d fo"T u'ri Acres Of I"ud ven need r,vrr
more, after next haI vest. hook for work
!" I,,,k;nr f,r von and offering YOU tail
J. looking iof ~" ""' Ii,,2 E,n.ii22
wages 5iVing wages. ft%"',s t.,a T. mn,
VI. SMy a0'eLe go" o''ony' ~ Nv, ""y 49,,
'y-"nu-ny pc wen !" ?,"a9 n,hla "J Srata
~ 'ow. North Car"'lI'' rs, IS ,ni'v.ln',e nJ",S i
II With her resources manly "n,sSf'nv Sa, %,.t,s
. +'.on = omnnosel. her inland navig ltinn
n an Is SUPPOSE ~, ,,;nor,Is ~ &c
~ ,,',rcal ." If nnsl,pectrd welth Wort
i n for % the best wages offered by go"I mel
IT, tt: TIL you can save the means Of rmp.y,n; n
vo,r,olvas strive to win the respect an'
~ J.',t1,oro ~ tba hetter Whites and keel
M 'ssseem 3 g! tLn '.' worse % and be snre that
u, - .Io.,o1,ar ,ou shall. by you Thrift, hav
d" WI, vonr,slves indenetrlcnt al dcslr'
,Iauo uia O,,S.omors If m ,rchans all others
nI- OLO r Se
your righteous is, dsm.nS nsy q srsnrd be
Co. fer longer successfully resisted, our " w
iIl l;1i HoHAcG 3oc UHbeLNi'
I'LL New York, Sept. 18th, 1865.
Z | oJ.,,tad and inco
On motion Ii was 49, -, of tho Col
om porated into the procee"ine