New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-22
The south-The Negroes-White Loyalty.


AUGUSTA, Ga, Julye, 1905
"They needn't fear that we will vote as old
master says He pOns 10 do you may be sure
o,aat We won't b. with him long any way. As soon
aswe can buy two or tire: OF land and build a
ii.s cabin on it, we wi WORK for ourselves and work
hard People North who have never had their wives
ssd children sold away from them and been driven into
tbs field six DAYS In every week by hard oyerseer
nay think we will cling to old master, bat we know
what fr orr interest and we've got the sense to act
g. When thu. year is many will go. and by another
year most all will 90 and work for themselves or for
Northern men, not for Southern men, we've tired them
too long We stay now because it woald DO bad to
l,,vs w.h no Mace 10 go to- but il colored the
seacoast can earn homes To- themsel'es so can We"
These are NOT quite the words but embrace the ideas
heard from, a smart colOied man. and as know they
reflect the suirt Of the body OF eoored men whom
have met both durig and since the war In noath caro-
Ina and Georgia venture to uAhscI'De '"o i"I you
asarep,y 20 the argument which nave seen useu ny
tie press both for and againEt negro sunrag''
Now who has argued .or inrlISeM suhraeef Inc
sb,, n sverv voter 10 sign bis name and read the
Constitution in Engsh' II this rue WIS 70 oe INC on'
..o,,o,, b,,es And blacks really believe one year
yous serve 20 make coiored voters as numerous as
white, wherever there any system OF free schools
A. hout four or Eve o. all the names. male and female
s.a %, their o.bs are By tie mark" 1t would prove
aNs..;nc 20 mauv who never thought Of the niger
hr. q. Of the mule they worked him with. a rev
va.rs With this beneEcent rule would develop an IN
yesoce at the ballot BOX sirkingy In contrast with
the 1cracker vote and slave three hitAs 'oIe aunt
ting that 10 have ever represented Inc save
IL is said we are 10 have no more military courts out
civil justices at once VIII the negro De iurnlsbee
musket with which to enforce us tf. rua a, ,I'
system because he can neye nave ialr at Tue
hands Of se reformed Rebel siaVeho'dei one VINO
reluctantly takes the oath 20 eDiuc DIV anu ialthiuHy
airport all the laws and procainatons WHICH nave
made during the existing Rebellion with reference ~
the emancipation of slaves unth decarea poid 1hai
il his hope and the purpose for which be would vote
and serve representatives TO Congress
A few hours in a Provost Court In South Carolina
would teach Northern ia regard 10 the feel
ings OF the two prominent classes al tue sortn-the
nav freedmen aud the old masters-than any other
We want to take the oath. Captain
sCan You take this oath conscientlousyi Can you
swear 10 SUPPORT and defend the Cor stution Of the
Tnitad States and abide by and faithfully support all
laws and proclamations which have beea made during
the existing Rebellion with reference to tho emanci-
patton Of savesP
"Eo; you have not got to. No one will compel you
To- Is. n.. .,or
I'VE can't do any business II we dont-cant even
Get our letters out Of the P0stOmce.
Well but wouldn't swear 10 support n government!
which I hated and purposed 10 destroy at my hrst
opportunity II had TO live an alien to It Tor huhareo
we came in 10 take the oath, and We want to
Captain ",wears them and lets them co. but It
might better have been the venomons snake on "hen
the same Is said They will others have De Dack ID
O few DAYS saying they didn't know Their slaves arc
free Where are the procamafions VINCE onghl W Ds
feattered in every Southern door. ana pup'hHeu
b.weskiy In every reconstructed paper u
"Massa run we of de place. and tell We II we comes
dare 'gin he shoot we. Den Mssss -, hve miles
eSrdsr down. ask We whore ives gwinsi an when We