The colored Tennessean., 1865-08-12
NO. Is.

stored our war-worn fortunes, seized the for
lorn hope and carried it on to victory.
a man from Missouri. am glad he Ii
from Missouri. that he WAS educatedaain i
the field. Give him the rights of citizanshiu
and we are safe. Who is the greater man:
the reporter and editor of the Nashville Dis
patch, or Gen Fisk? This Dispatch man, if
asked would black Andy Johnson's shoes,
and if Gen. Fisk asked him to dinner. he
would put on his best smiles and says ''why.
really General General General" fand
the speaker made illustrative gesticulations of
exquisite politeness.)
When letter-writers tried to break down
Gen Grant, at the time Buell. was in com
mand, | don't think | could get three cheers
| for Buell. now the reporters said Grant drinks
whisky Certain of them went to the Presi
dent and said General Grant drinks" Mr..
Lincoln said. what kind of liquor does he
drink? Bourbon whisky" said they. 81
want to prescribe that for the other Generals
in the army" said Mr.. Lincoln.
would not have the press derided. II
was by their touching letters of privationsen-
duTed that nerved the armies of the north to
strike at this rebellion fatal blow, and cans
ed the star spang ed banner to wave over the
whole country But they are fond ofmaking
aJoke at the expense of the darkey
The speaker had great respect for many
OF the white men of the south, who would no
more think Of turning their old and infirm
slaves out of doors than their own children
He honored and revered them. If darkey
stole five silver spoons he was thief but if
white quarter master stole $50,000 it was
smoothed over A darkey stole pig-a white
man $4,000 The former was thief, the
latter respectable. "We learned there were
only two white men present" 1t was lie,
there were more.
white man said to me this morning
Well, Uncle, how are you getting along?"
| was glad to know that had white nephew.
Governor Brownlow / think is patriot, but
do not lndorse his policy in toto. / believe
that if dark breeze in the shape of negro
suffrage blew over Tennessee, he (the Gov
eTnorl would not object to- ride upon il into
the United States Senate. That is human ma
ture, and human nature is weak But let us
bury the past; let byegones be byegones, and
stand victors over the grave of sorrowful re-
membrances. What the colored man now
has to do Is to educate himself and improve
future opportunities, and all will come right
in time.
In coming to the stand General Fisk was
greeted by vehement cheers. When this sub
sided, the General remarkinp, "You make a
NOISE like white folks, proceeded:
Mr.. President, Ladies Gnd Gentlemen: Myfel-
low citizens Ididnt come to make speech.
came to hear you talk. Icame to hear what the
colored people OF the State of Tennessee had to
say for themselves. The race to which be.
long have been talking and talking for many
years and you have had no opportunity to
talk very much. 1t gave me great JOY when
/ learned that the eolored people of the State
hat lot
coming from different counties, and that you
were here to give expression to your views.
There was a time when this could not be
done; but to use a common phrase,
" Times amt as they used to was,''
You could not do this four wears aoo
could you? A great change has taken place
since that day. You are no longer slaves. T
come before you as your friend-as repre-
sentative of the power of this great Govern
Notwithstanding here with authority to saw to
you that | am your friend, sent by the Gov
ernment to aid you; and, by the blessing of
God, will never shrink from dschareinp
my duty. The passing away of slavery has
opened new eral and it becomes necessary
that the Government should do something to
aid you in passing from slavery to freedom,
for the good Of the white race as we'll as yours,
And, therefore, the Freedmens Bureau was
by an act of c congress OF the Sd of
asst Mafch.
Everything pertaining to the Freedmen of
he States that had been in inSurrectiOn was
to this Bureau. Officers were
chosen for it, General Howard, the one
armed soldier, was placed at the head of it.
There were subordinate officers for different
States. was chosen to look to the interests
II Kentucky, Tennessee, Northern Alabama
md parts OF Georgia and Mississippi.
After the organization ia May, officers
vent to their different districts. I came to
Nashville. found that such an institution
vas necessary. felt sad as | looked ont
lpon your people and found that they had
'ut few friends to lean upon, and but little
ustlee for the negro, though slavery no longer
xisted
General Fisk here read interesting extracts
rom the circular before him and made com
nentS upon it. The circular has already
'een publshed.)
| have Just spent an hour in discussing
his circnlar with an old slave master of Ten
lessee, who, after fighting against us for four
ears, refused to die in the last ditch. He
aid the circular was just right, and that he
nd other old Shareholders would take hold
nd help. 1t was Gideon J. Pillow.
We intend to establish in every county in
he State an agent of the Freedmen's Bureau.
Ie will either be an officer of the army or
be army or the right kind of citizen We
rant just men, in whom you all confde. /
7ill be glad if you will think over who will
e proper men to place at your county seats.
'ou will be, as it were, staff officers of mine to
id me in carrying out this work. You must be
ldustrious; don't know why you are not worth
s. aarh free as slave. Alluding to the change
circumstances he said: Work land upon
Mares as much as possible. This is p0pu-
r mode of doing things. You must fulfill
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