, 1865-04-30
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SUNDAY, APRIL 80, 1875.
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When the colored troops marched rr Fifth
Avenue in N:w York cry this other day, In
tie funeral procession Of President Lincoln,
They were greeted with every mark Of re-
sptc! and consideration fram the denszens
OF that fashionable neighbour >od, Men lifted
thsir hats as they passed, ard ladi-s Eayea
tbtu bandkercEiefs in token nf their appro-
baton. All this happened after the vulgar
asscnb:age. dcnuminated ths. Common Couu-
ell o! New York, had twice voted not to giyc
them place in the procession Th- event
FOR 1t may properly br called IN event in the
annals Of that city-shows that revolution
hae been effected in The hearts Of the people,
although II has not yet rrach"d tue narrow
touas Of q few CoppcIhsad politicians.
How has tLis revolution heep effect
cd: Eighteen months ugo it was not
safe Tor a colnrtd man, woman or
chi'd, to br Ee,n in the streets of
New York. Three years aso last month the
speech II Senator Grimes proposing 10 arm
the freedmen OF the South. (the DIST m I'VE Of
the kind thai We find iu the official records
ol CorETcss), was deemed pr. mature by many
Of his kcl ublican colleagues. 4 few m1nths
1a1er bill passed Congress, with much DIFF
flcnlts, au ho,iz'n. the President to receive
lnto the armies persons Of African descent,
''lor the purpose II constructing in .rcnch-
mcuts. r performing camp service, or any
other labor, or aug III 1.ta*y or naval service
for wllicn7hey may be found c>'mpeteuG."-
the l'ltaseo'sgy Implying that thc:e was o
doubt whit the, they We r lit tor auy military
service other lhau tue luenial occupations of
camps and gasriAons. The process through
which the public mind was finally brought to
tue belief that culorsd men could be
taught TO handle mushets, nrd tha. they were
C"td III ugh to sauu. 1et'sls or to stop bull
let's Al1atd at Union soluirrs. eeelns slow
i1,dt but wh.n We think Of tue ceuturi.s s
OF bly, o1ry aud p tjunicc u. ,ins' IT," African
race, IN which We hnvt BEEN born aud hap-
tizra, tho progress We buye MADE Us a nat gu
in ths patti Of Christian advancement is ILL.,
tie less than astounding, aud sc m.y be as.
suie.1 hat nothing sLuIt OF the 1icrv trials Of
var r uld nave sullictd tu teach us so noble
and valuable lesson.
Ale marks If respect paid to the col ,rrd
TT. ops III New Yusk, WHERE We should 1csst
have expected Them, bay. BEEN Won by the
t. ood II cnioted lntn slen in battl.. In nc
other way could th5y have bcen won. 1t sa:
not ne sessa:y that the 1Irsro sold ers should
prove ae efficient as wti'e soldiers. That wa:
not to be exp; ctrd. Intelligence, aui III.
confidence which intelligence alone car
iEsmc, were wanting 10 the colored troops
and this was defect not in III -ir manhood
but in their sus sroundin.s. Yet it was neces
say that thry shuu;d be brave. It was ne
ccssary that they eh"uld etluw tL,msetye
posscss. Of a nuuie emo -iun. III the 'nly o.
deal where its po-s -seEs'u c,u:d be thutoush
tested, before they could hope 10 exile
cor,esps nding eu,ot OIL III ;he b'ea-ts or tn 's
who had been nc, ust.ined to 10 u,,,u then
us an inferior and eeryiie FACE. Cuu aye is III
attribute which commands tl- respect U
mani ind, aud the obeislnce made by til
m~ney kings nnd qur' Us O: Fllln Avenue T.
the cols rcd regiment wal i ihu' T. 20 curu.
utder Il black SAN. The olaod el.tt ut Por
Hudson, Fort Wagner aud pt c'a7u-E va
not poured gu III va'u. 1t wAte eI the IRE
Of liberty. II gave III: tla:ka tier title t.
Am, rieau citizenship, anu ii t.avc III VI til
whit 'e r:cc the pleasure Of dsscsrl'ng an LII
w"rthy prejudice aud I'D psin" the -eccp'
Of Chriatiarlty in tncsr broadest sense in ou
treatment of our t.llnw men.