Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-23
Addffss a. lhe c0Iored PeOnle.

The Colorsd Couvention at Nashville, put forth
ba fgllowina address t. their eoloredl friends in
Tenaessee ID i to be hoped ahai the action Of the
Coasention willtesule n goodto the blacks, by
afouzing- them to action and TO labor. Thousands
Of them f5olishly cling to the cities and towns, 90
on in idleness and ds5end on the Government for
ratious To show taT Gooisb tendency to cling
70 lhe towns take the figures at Nashville
In tst city la 1850 the aegro population was 945
Now there are lo7l4 negroes in that city. As soon
as the Government ceases to supply them, they will
suffer Lake ~ Sealing q. least many Of thenl-and
the the civil authorities III take them up and pun
ISL them s'rhose having the interesto these PEG
pie at hgitt should alvise .bem to 20 10 Work and
/ support themselves. Nay. let them Law up some
thing for hereafter.
no THE CgLoEEU ANEBIc.lNs OF THE srATE. ~
TENNESSEE:
Your representatives IN convention assembled
dee~ :. aeiF duty % pronIugate an address to Won
IN the spirit OF advice and warning. In tssuming
this responsibility, we are deeply impressed with
or want OF ability 10 do anything ike Justice to
this ali absorbing matter. but in this we put our
trust in your known generosity tooverook the short
c3mlngs OF 8 people unaccustohed 10 free discus
sion OF mattersof such vast Importance
/ Oppressed fellow countrymen. after enduring the
wroug5 Of slavery for many long wears with all its
( curses, Almighty God has id His kind providence
and IN dis own good time moulded our former on
press0rs into an instrument through which cur libe-
ration has been accomplished. This being true We
inplore you never forget to honor and revere the
immortal God who has completed this wonderful
i work IN Ills own wonderful way
-Four years ego, slavery Taigned supreme through
cut our State To-day, there is no man in this
proud State Of Tennessee slave except by his own
consent
-rh.-r ,- F-,a--... --.. ABA. nom .l1-1 man, ~
conduct yourselves ON all occasions and under all
crgum taIGeS, 10 cause The enemies Of our race to
blushfo shame, and csuse our friends throughout
tie world to rejoice But this you cannot do unless
y0U bat0ke yourselves and strictly adhere 70 those
principles which are marked ont for all racesp pass
ing from oppression TO occupy the petition of free
mon First OF which is industry, education, ccono-
my aud christianity. Without all these qualities
combined ia people they never reach that pre-em-
! ineuce intended for man earth by his Creator
It is true that heretofore the fruits Of our industry
were denied os and enjoyed by others It's tr1ie
that the doors Of eIucation heretofore have been
closed between us and its blessings II is true that
I In former days economy with Us was in reality a
useless waste. and las, though not by any means
least !. Is sadly rue that the teachings of christian
iy seldom ever reached US except garbled SO as TO
Sun. the Shareholders wicked purposes. But now
ig-gW-yauly u-el, these CutTHges have passed yav
and we can reasonably hope never to appear sgain
by the blessings d an Alwise Being and the strong
arm ol tho Federal Government the enIOvnents Of
those natural rights VIII net be denied you except
d ny your cons .u-. We therefore appeal TO Won As
brethren, u the lG-a oil all The wrongs which YOU
have CO. long e--Ls-I-in the name Of the bright
future tar- how looms 10 before s and in thename
of coming generations 30 bgtakc yourselves to those
righteous practice through the observance Of which
you can become aa enlightened md a prosperous
people, Then we ask you again and again do not
disregard TINS ADVICE aid warning Ia whatever po-
s-."a .- may l- F.--ra never fail 90 encourage