The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-12-09

teachers, upstairs from tho North, but of
any employment, have conceived the idea
Of immortalxing the negro There are
those of us here, claiming To he on tho side
of the Union, who still think. notwith-
standing the result of the war, that
white child is Us good as black one !.
There are those of us here, on the side Of
the Union, who do not recognize the right
of the Government, after emancipating
the negroes Of Union men, TO take their
lands aud property as punishment for
having owned slaves There arc these OF
us here, claiming that there is no discount
upon our Unionisn, who don't recognize
the right of a Captain or Lieutenant in
command of colored troops, upon the rep
resolution of Negro of bad character. ar-
resting respectable loyal white men with
negro bayonets, and marching them from
one county to another for trial, when their
condemnation has been agreed upon by
the negroes in advanced Aud there are
thousands OF true-hear,ed Union citizens
aud discharged Federal soldiers in East
Tennessee, who will die right here, in a
second war, before they will submit to any
such insults, wrongs, or outrages.
sAaAoIous COUNSEL.
/ speak out plainly, because the state of
the public mind requires it. There is \
deep, intense, desperate feeling getting
up throughout this end of the State upon
this subject | think | sec where and
what il will lead to, and desire to rcmc-
/ dy the evil advise the white popula.
tiun to treat the negroes justly in al re-
spects. and not distarb them in their law
lnl and peaceful pursuits. They were
armed and uniformed by the Government.
and ought not TO be denounced on that
account, where they conduct themselves
lproperly. On the other hand, let those
who have control of the negroes advise
them to n quiet and peaceful course, and
to reconcile it TO themselves to see white
men and their families enjoy what rightly
belongs to them. Let theul frown down
all malicious complaints from negroes OF
bad character against white persons who
have always stood fair. Let them cease
to arrest gentlemen of character and stand
ing. and of loyalty, because some enragod
slave has fancied he can procure such ar
rest A day of reckoning viii conlc here.
after, aud the eneroachments upon the
rights and liberties of loyal men and im-
lprhdently continued, the day will come
sooner than any of US want to see itg
A LIVELY RAIL.
Since writing the foregoing, | am in
formed that at a colored ball in the Uni
versity building in this city, three colorcd
persons were killed in one night. Ii is
said they we're shot by white men dressed
/ In sc0Raeai' ) ctothes! 0f course condemn.
in unmeAsured terms. any such outrage,
and make mention of it to show the state
of feeling getting up between the races.
These balls are too frequent, and all
wrong. White soldiers aud officers attend
them and dance with the coloFed wonleR
One Ohio soldier, u man of very fair elu-
cation. procured license TO marry, but
not disclosing the color of his intended,
and actually married young wench, for
merly slave in this eity If this sort OF
alliance suited his taste, have 20 conl-
plant to make. Butd do complain that
the morals of the colAred population are
not so good since theifAtfeedom as when
they were in bondage And at the speed
we are all making in the direction of their
Enlightenment, our teaching, preaching,
praying, singing and dahcing viii take
half Of them to ruin in very short time.
0ne-half of all the colored soldiers in
East Tennessee, have no.respect for that
uniform, and do not appreciate It's dignity
and importance Two of them iu full
uniform. some time since, upon narrow
sidewalk in this city, knocked the writer
of this article into the gutter, throwing
him upon his hands and knees. He was try
ling to get out of the way, and they saw
it, but being feeble. and leaning upon 3
tstaff, he moved too slow for their ideas Of
progress. made no complaint, but con-
cluded that these colored rufiians had not
q learned to respect the uniform of the
army" and went my way-not rejoicing
but feeling IN TIE teft Knee that | was
worsted in the encounter, which [ had not
/ brought about, but sought to prevent
Soldiers and officers wearing the Federal
uniform ought all to be gentlemen, no
matter what their color, but the only two
icolored soldiers I ever encountered did
mot prove to be of that stripe. / have nc
wish to try them again-L might light
upon others less refined who would run
me through with a bayonetl Being de-
MED white mans choice, [ only ask :
lnegro's privilege of gettingou the way
NEGRO TROOPS TO BE WITHDRAWN.
The plain truth is, the colored soldiers
have not been properly instructed Who
is at fault am not able to say. Believ.
ing that their longer continuance in East
Tennessee will be productive of no good
but of much harm, I have written to Pres,
ident johnson to remove them to those
localities where they are needed, and
where the people were unit in bringing
on the rebellion. Indeed, have inform
ed the President that no troops are need
led in East Tennessee of any color. anc
that the loyal people and the civil author
lities are fully able to preserve order and
take care Of the country. The Bench
from the County Court up to the Supreme
& Court, is occupied BY loyal Judges; th,
Prosecuting Attorneys are loyal men, 81
are the Sheriffs and Justices, and we arr
prepared in East Tennessee to preserve
:, order without the aid of troops.
Il An English Catholic journal states tha
the stories of the Pope's extravaganza ar
wicked exaggerations. His personal ex
penses for carriages, stables, &C., do no
amount to.seEenty seudi for doilars) month
Il IL