The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-06-03
Chief Justice Chase ~ Chnriea
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Chief Justice Chase ~ Chnrlea.
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CHARLEsroN, 8. c., Nav Is.
This afternoon tho Cher Justice 1leliy.
cred an address at Zion (colored) Church,
before an assembiage Of between five and
six thousand colored people, and about We
hundred whites. On his entrance into the
church, arm IN arm with Major General
gilmore, the whole audience rose end re-
celved him with tremendous cheering.
Ine Chlet Justice was introduced 10 The
audience by Major General Sa1ton, and Oh
a,slns was greeted with hearty chesrirg.--
The Chief Justice spoke as 'ollows.
My EElENps--i snail conply with
the Invitation OF General Saxton only to
tSs.idrsss you very .ew words. 1t il, true
tn3t have always been The friend OF tree
dom. ! have always desired 20 see every
man, OF whatever complexion, protected
in tho enjoyment Of ali his natural rights {;
and to SEQ every man clothed with every
Legitimate means tor the protection Of those
rights. No man, probably, in this coun-
try, deplored this war more Than myself !;
perhaps no man would have made greater
| sacrifices 10 avert it. / did not wish 10 see
even the great good of emancipation effect
ed al snch terrible coat. J believed that
II would come some time; believed that,
By 8 Wise aud just administration OF the
but never desired to see such terrible
struggle as tnat through which We have
passed. I never desired to see those seas
OF blood, Gnd those vast CULTS in which the
treasures OF the country have been SUM
| even for that highest good, which, as we
all hoped. conld have been oblained by
o.ber and geutler means. But, in the prov
| Idence OF God, war came; and as a neaus
OF carrying that war through TO success
ful issue, felt that II was the duty OF TIE
| Federal Government TO respect its natural
allies; and I knew that the whole colored
population Of the south was loyal. Itsreat
| cheerins.l l said and felt that If We would
succeed III this struggle We must strike the
| fetters from the bODdmen. Such was my
counsel in the Cabinet; and when thai,
honored man--wkose death this nation
moarns, in common with al the lovers ct
| freedom throughout the worldwide that
honored man nadeup his mind TO say that
all men in this land shalt be free, none
gaveit a more emphatic Amen than my
self. Then, when that other rquestion arose
-"Shall we put arms into the hands OF the
black man ?'-l never doubted tho proper
answer. If we make them freemen, end
the defense OF their freedom is the defense
OF this ration, whose duty it is tc.ybesr
arms, il not sheirsf Whose duty is it To
take par, in the struggle new for freedom,
IA well as uuion, if not their duty2 And
l
avail ourselves of tina. natural strength
which in this struggle is created for us by
The circumstances under which tits wayed?
! When the Government, therefore, made
up lis mind to call the black man into the
| t..ld, felt that il had not done it one mo-
men, too soon out great many days 100
tate.
| Su, now the colored man has borne his
full proper share in The great struggle. II
anybody has made them. IfRDyboiy has
suffered extreme i'll he has suffered il !; and
the victory being won, and freedom and
| Union being secured, who has better
right than ne TO participate in the fruits OF
bothY l. is simply because think it jus,
aud right that advocate il. I believe
.ha. the safety Of nations, rs we'll AS of in
diyidnals consists in doing justice. be-
lieYe in the truth OF chat passage Of Scrip
ture which says that he that walketh up
rightly, walketh surely. That man or
that nation linking his or its action with
truth aud Justice, relying upon the provi-
deuce Of Almighty God, is sure to issue
safely and triumphantiy. 1t may be that
great struggles have 10 be gone through,
great trials TO be made. great ipartyrdoins
10 be endured. Tho war las seen multi
tudes of martyrs-last and modest of them
AL, that great martyr, our beloved fresi-
dent. struck down by the haud oi the as.
sassin. so marty rdoms may yet be neeG.
ed; but OUT OF ali your trials The issue Is
sure. I aave said the victory is won. TIE
armies OF the rebeilion are djsbaDCed
peace returns, and peace brings with il ite
duties. a great race numbering four mil
linns, Is suddenly brought into freedon.-
AL! the world is looking to see whether the
prophecies OF the enemies OF that race
viii be fulfilled. II rests upon the men oi
tha. race to tell. They say that you viii!
be disorderly, shiftless; that you will
starve rather than work that wages can.
not temp; you Il work; that you will be
come thiavish yagaeonds. So your enc
mica say 50. too, d great many people
tha. are ho, your enemies seriously tear
It is for you tb show whether it will be NC
or not. You need no, in ti,e meantime be
particularly anxious what people say
about you. Show that you vii. 30 honest
temperate, industrious and faithful! in
your employmen:s; that you are ready 70
do honest. work for honest wages; be eco
or every months earning in some savings
bank for yourselves and family for rainy
day. Do everything in your power TO in
crease the products of the country; doing
this With all your might you will save
yourselves aud reflect credit upon those
who have been your friends. God forbid
that before die I shall be obliged to hang
Of this people, believed them to be honest,
industrious and orderly, and have been
mistaken; that they allowed miserable
prejudice 10 grow up among them; that
they permitted themselves to be controlled
By vipdictivcness OF feeling that they are
unwilling to labor for their living. For,
our lives. was myself, Western boy,
and in tie log cabins OF the West We Jared
just as roughly as mos. of you have Jared.
We bad very little capital, nothing to 60
upon bu, our own good will, patient hearts
and free schccl education, which. thank
God. this country gave to all her white
children. and is now going to give to all
such capital We wen. to work, and We
came to something. You can do the same
thing Il you 90 to work in the same way.
But II you spend your time in fretting be-
cause this or that white man has q better
time than you have or more advantages,
and take short cuts to what you may
think will in ,hs nsa snd Ds,Isn; be ys1y
" ~ ana iabor faithfully the result will be
klorious. Let the soldier fight well, LET the
preacher preach well. let the carpenter
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