Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-25
DAILY SENTINEL
Chief Justice Chase An Dtx,e.-He Ad-
vscates regrs suffrage His speech
to six Thousand Blacks and eve
Hand red W mites IN Charicston SC.

MT FEIksps-I shall comply with The invita-
ton of General Saxton only 70 address you
very few words IL i true that have always
been the friend OF freedom. have always DE
sired 70 see every man, Of whatever complexion,
protected IN the enjoyment OF has natural
rights: and 20 see ever man clothed With every
legitimate means for the protection Of those
rights No man. probably. Ia this country, de
piored this var more than myself, perhaps no
man would have made greater sacrifices 20 avert
ia | did not even wish 20 see even the great
good Of emancipation effected At such a terrible
cost. / believed that it would come some time
| believed that by wise and just adnnntstraioD
Of the Federal Government, IL might be hasten
ed, bot never desired 20 see such a terrible
struggle "a that through which We have parsed
never sesired TO see those seas Of blood. aud
those vast gulf 4. which the treasures OF the
country have been sunk. even Tor thu highest
rood which. as We all hoped. could have been
obtained BY other and geutler means. But IA tbs
providence Of God, var came; aud a. the means
Of carving the var through 10 successful issue,
| felt that IL was the duty ofthe General Govern
ment 20 respect IL natural allies; aud knew the
whole coored population of the South was loyal
Great cheering | said and felt that II We
would succeed in this struggle We must strike the
letters from the bondman. Such was my cOun
eel 10 the Cabinet, aud Eben that bOn0red man
whose death this nation now mOurps, 10 com
mon With all the lovers Of freedom throughout
the world; when thathonored man made up his
mind 20 say that all men in this land shall be
free. none gave IL a more hearty sanction
more emphatic amen than myself Then, when
that other question arose. shall we put arms in
the hands Of the black many' | never doubted
the proper answer FIVE make them freedmen,
and the defense of their freedom - the defense of
this nation whose duty is IL 70 bear arms, II not
thersf Whose putty Is IL 10 take part IN this
struggle now for freedom well az for Union.
il not their duiyl And how can We expect 10
succeed IL We do not avail ourselves Of that
natural strength which in this struggle is
created for u by the circumstances under which
il /. waged. When the Government. therefore,
made up its mind TO call the black man 70 the
held | felt that il bad nOtd0ne il one mOme0t too
soon. but great many days too late. But now
the colored man has borne his full proper share
IN the great struggle Ifanybody has made sac
rifces, he has made them. Ii anybody has suf
fersd extreme III be has suffered it; and the vic
tory being Won, aud freedom aud Union being
secured who has better light than he to partic
pate in the fruits of both1 IL is simply because
think IL just and right that advocate il. be
lisys that the safety OF nations as we'll as of in
dividuals consists IN doing justice, believe IN
the truth Of that passage OF Scripture which says
that he that wAlketh uprighty, walketh surely.
That man or that nation, linking his or its action
with truth and justice. relying upon the Pfovi
dence Of Almighty God 10 sure TO issue safely
and triumphantly IL may be that great suug
giles have % be gone through. great trials To be
made. great martyrdoms 70 be endured This
war has seen mul,itudes OF martyrs-last and
nobest Of Thorn all that great martyr. our beloved
President. struck down by the hand OF an assas
sin So martyrdoms NAV vet Dc needed: but
out of all your trials tho issue II have
said the victory Is won. The armies Of the rebel
lion are disbanded. peace returns. aud peace
brings with IL its duties. A great race number
Ing four millions, is suddenly brought into free.
dom. AL the world Is looking to sec whether
the prophecies OF the enemies OF that race will be
fulfilled or iilsihed IL rests upon the men OF
that race % tell They say that you will be dis
orderly. shiftle.s, lazy; that you will starve
rather than work. that wages cannot tempt YOU
20 work: that you will become thievish vaCa-
bonds So your enemies Soy; 90. too. great
many people that are not your enemies seriously
fear. tt j. for you TO show whether u
the meantime be particularly anIiou. what
people say about you show that you will be
honestJ temperate. industrious and faithful in
your employments; that you are ready 90
do honest work for honest wages; be economical.
lay up portion of every days ar every months
earnings IN some savings bank. for yourself aud
families for rainy day. Do everything in your
.
doiEg this with all your might you will save
yourself and reflect credit upon those who have
been your friends. God forbid that before die
| shall be obliged 10 hang my head and say, |
expected great deal OF this people: believed
them to be honest. industrious and orderly, aud
| find have been mistaken; that they allowed
miesrsble preludces. to grow up among them;
that they permitted themselves to be controlled
by vindictiveness of feeling: that they were un
xxfl a.. fahD for Evfp Enr Ill
labor must be the cardinal Law of Jour lives.
was myself Western boy. aud in the log cabins
OF the West we Jared just as roughly as most OF
you have Jared. We had very little capital,
nothing to go upon but our own good will. pa
tisnt hearts. and free school education, which.
thank God. this country gave to all her white
chidred, and Is now gong to give to all the
blacks who will take it, Well, upon such CAPT
tai we went to work, aud we came to something
You can do the same thing, il you will go to
work in the same way. But If you spend your
time fretting because this or that white man has
better time than you have. or more adyanta-
ges. and take short cuts to what you may think
,uecess.. you will. in the end. be vesy sadly dis
appointed Take things patiently. and labor
faithfully: the result will be glorious Let the
soldier eight we'll let the preacher preach well,
let the carpenter shove his plane with all his
might. sad the planter put in aud gather
working for fair wages aud. az he gets able 10
hire others, paying them fair wages too. Act
thus, and | have no fears for your future.
Nov to the elective franchise Major
Delany has said that he has heard me
say In the Hall Of the House Of Represen
tatives at Washington. that / knew no
reason WHY the hand that laid down the bsyOnet
might not take up the ballot 1t he had listened
TO me twenty years ago. in the city OF Cincinnati.
be might have heard me say substantially the
same thing But the colored man did not get
the elective franchise because | said it then.
Quite possibly he may not Low. Certainly. how
ever. events have progressed remarkably in that
direction. Ii everybody in this city saw things
exactly "a see them. if they felt as feel that
il would be desirable on account of the general
interests, that every man should have the same
rights before the law in the elective franchise as
in everything else. il would come to you very
soon. But there Is not that agreement Having
nothing do with politics. am not prepared to
say what will be the action Of the Government.
/ am no longer in its counsels. aud. therefore do
not know what IL IS prepared TO do. | will only
say this: believe there IL not a member of the
Government who would not te pleased TO see
universal suffrage: but | am not ready to say
that the Government will establish universal
suffrage This do know: If you patient.
and constantly show by your acts that YOU merit
thu RIGHT of suffraNe that Won can safalv ne