The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-20

joy what rightfully belongs to them. Let
them 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
standing, and OF loyalty, because some enraged
A day of reckoning will come hereafter; and
| II these entertainments upon the rights and
liberties OF loval men are imprudently contin-
ued, the day will come sooner than any OF US
want to see it.
ALVEY BALL
Since writing the foregoing am informed
that at q colored ball in the University building
In this city three colOred persons were Killed In
one night. 1t is said they were shot by white
condemn in unmeasured terms any such out.
rage and l 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 and officers attend them and
dance with the colored women. One Ohio
soldier. man of very fair education, procured
a licence to marry, but not disclosing the color
of his intended, and actually married young
wench, formerly slave in this city! If this
sort of alliance suited his taste, have no COM
plant to make, but do complain that the
morals of the colored population are not so
good since their freedom as when they were in
bondage. And at the speed we are all making
the direction of their enlightenment, teach
ing. preaching, praying, singing and dancing
will take half of them to ruin in short time.
One half of all the colored soldiers IN uni.
form in East Tennessee have no respect 70
that uniform, and do not appreciate its dignity
and importance. Two of them in 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 trying to get out of the
way and they saw it but being feeble and
leaning upon a staff, he moved too slow for
their ideas of progress. Imade no complaint,
but concluded these colored ruff1ans had not
Learned to respect the uniform of the army"
and went my way, not rejoicing. but feeling in
my left knee that Twas w0rsted in the encoun.
ter, which had not brought about but sought
to prevent.
Soldiers and officers wearing the Federal uni.
form ought all to be gentlemen, no matter what
their color, but the only two colored soldiers
ever encountered did not prove to be of that
style. l have no wish to try them again.
might light upon others. less refined, who
would run me through with a bayonet Be-
ing denied white mans choice, only ask o
negro's privilege, OF getting out Of the way!
THE NEGRO TROOPS TO BE WITHDRAWN.
The plain truth is, the colored soldi ers have
not been properly instructed. Who is at fault
l am not able to say. Believing that their long
continuance in East Tennessee will be produc-
tive of no good, but OF much harm, have
written to President johnson to remove them
to those localities where they are needed, and
where the people are unit in bringing on the
rebellion. Indeed have informed the Pres
dent that no troops are needed in East Tennes.
see of any color, and that the loyal people and
the civic authorities 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 );
the prosecuting attorneys are loyal men, so are
the sherifs and Justices and we are prepared
In East Tennessee to preserve order without
the aid of troops.