New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-22


complexion protected in the enjoyment Of all his
natural rights and to every man clothed with every
legitimate means for the protection of those rights
No man, probably, in this country deplores this war
more than myself; perhaps no man would have made
greater sacrifices avert ii. did not wish TO see
even the great good Of emancipation obtained at such
time-that by a wise and Just administration of the
Federal Government the time might be hastened-but
never desired to see such terrible struggle as We
have passed. never desired to those of blood
and those vast gufs in which the treasures of the
country have been SINK, even for this highest good
which could be obtained by no other means. But in
the providence Of God the war came and as a means
Of carrying that war through to a successful issue
felt II was the duty Of the General Gov
eminent to respect Its natural allies, and
knew that the whole colored people OF the
-Sonth was loyal. Prolonged cheers. And trusted
and felt that if we would succeed in this struggle we
must strike the letters from the bondmen. Cheers.l
Such was my counsel in the Cabinet, and when that
bonored man, whose death this nation now monrns in
common with all the lovers Of freedom throughout the
world-when that honored man made up his mind TO
say that all men in tins land shall be free gave it
a more hearty sanction and emphatic amen than
myself [Cheers. Then, when that other question
arose. "Shal we put arms into the hands Of the black
mani" never doubted If we make them freemen, and
the defense OF their freedom is the defense Of this
nation whose duty is it to bear arms, if not theirs
(Cheers Whose duty is it TO take part in this -strug-
gle now for freedom as well as for Union If it is not
their dutyi And how we except to succeed If we
do not avail ourselves Of that natural strength which in
this struggle is created for by the circumstances in
which it is wagedl so, when the Government made
no their mind to call black men 10 the field, felt that
they did not do it one moment too soon.
but great many days too late. lCheers.
And now has the colored man borne his proper share
in this strugglei II anybody has made sacrifices. be
has made them. If anybody has suffered extreme i'll.
he has suffered IT, And the victory being won, and
freedom and Union secure, who has a better right
than be partake Of the fruits Of bothi think the
right peculiar and incontestible-and it Is as simple
matter OF justice and right that have advocated it.
believe that the safety Of the nation as well as Of ndi
viduals consists in doing justice believe in the truth
of that scripture which says he that walketh uprghy
walketh surely That and that nation which links
himself itself with justice and truth and relies on the
providence Of Almighty God is to issue safely and
trumphantly; may be that great struggles have to be
gone through great sacrifices made great trials en-
dured great maryrdoms sufered this war has seen its
multitudes OF martyrs. the last and nobest of them
struck down by the hand OF assassin few days ago
Great martyrdoms may yet be endured but through
them all the right will come out in the end tr
umphant and sure for jest Tod is the throne and
be wills it. In this issue. said that victory is won
tho battle ia over. tho army Of the Rebellion Is dis-
banded peace returns and this brings with it its duties
The country is in peculiar condition A great
race, numbering 100000 is suddenly brought into
freedom. Our country is looking to whether the
prophecies Of the enemies of that will be fulfilled
fasifed Ii rests upon the Of that to say.
They say that you will be dsorderly idle improvident
lazy; that you will starve rather than work; that
wages cannot tempt you to work. that you will become
dsorderly and yagabonds. Your enemies say that; !
and great many people not your enemies fear it. Ii
rests with you show whether il shall be not
1t does not deyolve you, my friends to have too
much anxiety what people say of YOU feel in
Utmost convictions that your salvation under God rests
with yourselves If YOU WILL by your honesty, temper
ance industry fathulness in all empoyments. by
readiness work for honest wages by economical
sayingsf you will lay up portion of each weeks earn
ings in some Savings Bank for yourselves and family in
a wet day-if you do everything in your power 10 in
crease the productive Of the country it,
chanic arts fn this employment and that employment
If in whatsoever your hands find to do-you excel and
have an honest character you will yourselves, and
reflect credit those who have been your friends God
forbid that before die shall have hang my head in
shame and say Wei. expected great deal of this
peope-tha they could bear freedom. that they would
be honest and industrious and orderly and lind that
am mistaken: that they allowed miserable prjudces TO
grow up among them; that they allowed vindictye
grow up in their breasts that they were pleased
when white men were overcome that they were unwill
ing TO take their part cheery in life and improve their
condition. / was Western boy, and l know that
labor must be the cardinal law of lives In log
cabin of the West Jared just rough and hard
most Of you have fare and had very little OF ANY
kind of captal-nothing to go upon but our good Wills
patient hearts, and equal opportunities for education
which every white boy-thank God-has had in this
country and all black who want 1t now have.
Well, upon this capital we went To work and came to
something and You do the same thing if you go
to work But if you spend your time in retng because
this or that white man has better time than you have
or more advantages and take short cuts to what you
may think success then you will be very sadly dsap.
pointed. talk frankly and sincerely, who has
always been your friend II you 20 to work patiently
and labor faithfully if as soldiers you fight well, as
preachers you preach we'll carpenters you shove your
planes well and with all your might and main If you
till your fields WELL and put in much cotton as
you can; if you work honestly for honest wages until
you can afford hire aborers and then pay them hon
est wages Won act thus the result VIII De glor
Gus; you need have no fears for your future.
Now about the elective franchise Mayor Delaney says
that he heard me in the Capitol Of the United States
say that the black man ought to have the elective fran
chse Ifhe had listened to me 20 years ago In the city