The New York herald., 1865-06-11

army
II oolored men have been faithful and true the
of the United States in spite Of the Fugitive
Slave law, and the cruel policy often pursued toward
them VIII they not be more devoted to Il now than ever
since has granted them that liberty which tney oe,
sired above all thngsS Surely II coored men voted
without harm to the State while their brethren were IN
bondage they will be much more devoted and watchiu
over her interest when elevated to the rank OF reemen
and voters II they ara good and law abiding cltzens
s ghps rs Sss making
mines, workshops and commerce more productive wny
deny them the right TO have voice in the election OF Us
ruerss The government has asked the colored
TO fight for his preservation and gladly has no done
it, 1t afford to trust him with vote as safely as i
| trusted him with bayonet
At present we can have only partial protection from
the The testimony of twenty of the most intel
lgent honorable colored oyalists cannot convict one
| white traitor Of a reasonable action white rebel
might sell powder and lead TO rebel soldier In the
dence would be worthless far the courts are con-
I cerned and the rebel would escape coIored man
may have served for years faithfully in the army and
yet his testimony in court would be rejected while that
OF white who had served In the rebel army would
be received this order Of things continue people
rebels and their former rebellious masters, whose
hatred they have incurred, without precedent even
arrest in the preparation of crime they may have
effected, every white traitor whom they may have
them and set justice at defiance, because the
courts will not receive negro testimony which
will generally be the only possible testimony in
such cases rebel may murder his former slave and
defy justice because no committed the deed in the
ence of half dozen respectable colored citizens He
may have the dwelling Of his former slave burned down
his head and turn his wife and children out of doors
and defy the law for coored appear against
him Is this fruit of freedom the for
services in the aedS Was it for this that coored men
fell by hundreds before Nashville fighting under the flag
Of the UnionG Is for this that we have guided Union
officers and soldiers, when escaping from the cruel and
deadly prisons Of the South through forests and swamps
at the risk OF lives for knew that to us de-
lection would be deathf Is 1t for this that we have
ceaed multitudes OF Union refugees in and cane
brakes when flying from the conscrption officers and
y % a1e Seen re
traitors in multtudes in Tennessee but whore ask
man has fought at Fort Morgan, at Miken's Bend, at
Fort Pillow, below Petersburg, and your own city Of
In this great and fearful struggle Of the nation with
wicked rebellion, are anxious to perform the full
Of duty both citizens and soldiers To the
Union consecrate ourselves and our families
with all that earth Our souls burn with love
for the great government of freedom and equal rights
Our white brethren have distrust regards
fidelity, for neither death, life, angels,
prncpaes nor powers nor things present nor things
shall Ss 5Ss ss s % Of @
CALL FOR STATE CONVENTION
The colored people Of Tennessee will hold State
venton in the city Of Nashville, on the first Monday in
August tho 7th) 1855, at o'clock NJ Let every
county, town. hamlet and village be represented at this
important meeting East Tennessee, West Tennessee.
Middle Tennessee respond to this CALL Great and i'm
pOrtnt questions and measures to be taken into
sderaton and measures are to be adopted to secure
political liberty and equal right in Tennessee
hearty response Is most earnestly requested and bring
to facilitate this great end Let rally to the
true standard-for that which soldiers in the field
have SO n0bly responded-"Liberty or Death" Let rs
who home falter but show appreciation
of and determination IN the cause OF truth and JUS
tce. Great efforts are being made to oppress
and roensave Let lay grievances before the
bes patriot OF the countryAndrew Johnsonthe friend
of humanity and liberty we eo assured that our cause
will succeed We enter anew our duties as men,
trusting in God Come one come ALL Rally to the
cause Of liberty, and TO the rescue.
THE above IS signed BY twenty ynne coorod residents
Of Nashville Memphis and Knoxville, Tennessee.1
SLAVERY JUDIoIALLY ABOLISHED.
The abolition Of slavery in Tennessee has been Judi
ciay affirmed by Chancellor Shackeford Of the Chan
habeas corpus sued out by Cyrus Winston, coored
man. with view to get possession Of his four minor
the trrstess Of Thomas Williamson. " deceased The
Chancellor decided that the recent amendment Of the
constitution of Tennessee abolshng slavery Valid
and therefore ordered the children to be given to the
father.
THE FIRST ANTIsLAvRRY NEWSPAPER.
The first anti slavery newspaper printed in Ten
published by Benjamin Lundy, printer, in
reenville East Tennessee the year 1915
vile then contained about two hundred inhabitants
The Future OF tho Negro.
From the Memphis Bulletin, May 3O1
An intelligent Southern gentleman resident in Missis
sipp has furnished the following article topic Of
special interest at the time We his
Southern man by BIRTH education and continuous resi-
dence
this communication to which wonld call special at
tention and that is the intmaton that wealthy land
holders who have lost nothing by the but their
grocs may combne--are combnng-to get the services
of the negro as empoye to the end that he may be
brought in debt 70 them at the end OF every year. and
thus they may get his labor with less responsibility and
compensation than when he was slave This Is not the
first time we have heard such an intmaton We should
much lament the adoption Of any such scheme. The
negro rights his present position which fair
minded man should seek deprive him Of Those rights
are to work living and enjoy the proceeds of his
abo 10
be allotted him In future and we presums the Freed
mems Bureau Of which General Howard is chief will see
that these privileges fully accorded him. We have
plenty of land to till. We need the negros labor.
In fact the great need Of the Southern States at the
the white and black all the labor that there Is in
the Southern States. When this shall to be the
case-whcn the negro is longer needed to till fair
neids-why then he may be encouraged to go
Mexico, where his sodiery qualities may be made good
use OF TO the driving out or the French when that -
lie the negro may rise to high positions In tho state
whose peace shall have been secured by his vaor and
by intermarrying with Mexican damses q better
may be substituted for the present degenerated Mexi
cans and free republic established which may
our next door neghbor until In the rapid growth Of
our great country the Ango-Saxon race shall need
theatre for the display Of It's tremendous energy and
power and then all history proves the weaker race
will have TO get out Of our way
THE NEGRo-wHAT SHALL WE DO WITH HIM.
Two have changed their relationship to the govern
against Se legally conusd auihors became Traitors
. Ma a S wsS
about utterly stupeasd BY the sudden Transition from a
and no one es undue S eaesmsn, from the discus
raise their hands holy horror and cry out 1gsns, ere
afraid Of Certainly not the vanquished rebel nor the ber
Al public meeting held BY the old citizens Of this section
not long ago the negro Ike
SdS.S Z :: s
laS .s m n or oe That IN hs
meeting hsped to continue The negro G as for their