The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-06-17

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c. DUNCAN.
y Colorea Delexatiou Call on the
President.
\ most unheard Of circumstance has oc-
CURED ct Warrington, one which will out
rage The delicate seusibilities Of the rebels
and their allies North. It seems that
dslegation Of "niggers' called upon the
President Of tho United States and made
very neat and eenciss speech TO him, which
tho President replied to, just ~ he would
Aavs done u tho aforesaid ''niggers'' had
..been loyal white folks, promising to pro-
1eet and dsaend the colorsd people Of Ken
lucky against the barbarities Of rebel mas
tan and the infamous laws Of that State.
We know ssvsralvery smart old line Dem
ocrats who have held public positions all
their livSs. Who never havss made ~ good
. speech - tAis BY . Kentucky negro.
I The following i the address to tho Pres
Nh P1zsDHNr:-Having bsen dslegat-
"a b The colorsd people Of Kentucky, to
Wals upo0 you and state their grievances
anAtho togI1bls uncertainty Of their future,
10 beg % do % In % respectful and con.
S06De . manner - possible. First, then, We
1oon eall yoaf attsntion to TIE fact that
Kentucky = the only STATE within All the
bounds Of thsse United States, where the
people Of color have no rights whatever,
other IN Law o. net, and were the stron9
nm Of military power no longer 20 curb
~, her jails and Wofkhouses would groan
With The numbess Of our people im3ured
within their w.lls Her statutes are dis
1faoed BY laws In regard 70 ~ too barbar-
Gus even Tor . community Of savagos to
have. perpetratsd. Not one Of these laws
have ever become obsolete. AL have been
executed, promptly and vigorously, up to
tho time To Government intervoned and
Willagain b executed In the most yemorse.
les. manner and with 1ourfold the venom
and mahenitl they ever were inforced, the
moment the Government ceases to shield
- With the broad egfs Of her power. Not
only that, but the brutal instincts Of the
mob, 90 long restrained, will set no bounds
20 Ito terocity, but like an uncaged Wild
beast will rage dercoly among us. Evil
0ence Of which % the fact that q member 0f
the prevent 0uEnmo0 Council Of the City Of
I.o0ievihe sHho when former Provost;
carry bull whips, and upon meeting col
cred men, women or children in the pub.
1c hixhyays any time alter dark, to sur
round them and 60g them alive in the pub.
.lc stfeets, Y Ct Tits moment warmly urg-
ing Gen. Palmer to remove the military
xeetSactions that he and others may renew.
9oe oIutsnIlee that 20 shocked humanity
a01l.n s1as 80 Rerioo: Therefore to pre-
~ ~ Us 0otsloee calam1taee that would
0enais ano 20 smut out al the horrors that
% 6ercely menace % In the Immediate "a.
- - oese oe0oly petition and pray
) ~ l1es koo NlH noe remove martial law
0om NE Sta1e 0s Aeotucky, nor tho noble
1inte3y commancef Whose probation We
. sSc a1oooe a.Asneo . Ieahao the blessing
80 nome onoef the ea!9uard and apchoT
~, 1or ~ nims ana MN alone, We md
0gr es1esy. ~ Wo@0. oost respectfully
s ~ y00t asSeo !aoo - A2Wo 81 tho lAWnt b4t
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r oesn. s.. We nve 40 ri9ht Of dcmici1s.
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eseS9io 0I Aentucky MAKES y . penal cEimf,
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ysss ~ suy ~ 0ao OF coloE nooef
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