The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-10-26
Aational,
The President to the Colored Sol
diers.

WAsnISoToN, Oct. 10.-Thc LIST
District of Columbia Colorcd Re
giment marched from their quarters
in Campbell Hospital to the Exec
utive Mansion, where they were
received by the President who ad.
dressed them as follows:
My FRIENDS - MY object in
presenting myself before yCu on
this occasion is simply to thank
you as one ofthc colorcd regiments
which has been in the service Of
the country, to sustain aud carry
its banner and its laws tiumph-
antly in every part Of the broad
land.
repeat that | appear before you
on the present occasion merely to
tender you my thanks for the com
plimcnt you have paid me on your
return home, to again be associa
ted with your friends and yonr re-
lations, and those you hold most
sacred and dear. | repeat, ] have
but little to say. 1t beingunusual
in this government, and in most
o'hcr governments, to have color.
ell troops engaged in their service,
you have gone forth, as events
have shown, and served with pa
tience and endurance in the cause
of your country. This is your
country, as well as any body clse's.
TCheers
This is the country in which you
expect to live, and in which you
should expect to do something by
your example in civil life, as you
have done in the field.
This country is founded upon
the principles of equality, and al
some future time the standard 10y
which persons are to be estimated
is according to their merit ant
worth.
You have observed, no doubt
that for him who does his dut,
aithfully and honestly, there is al
ways just public judgment tba
will appreciate and measure on
TO him his proper reward. | know
that there il much well calculated
in this governmo mt, and since thu
late rebellion commenced, to excite
the white against the black, ant
the black against the white man
These are things you should al
understand. AT the same tim
prepare yourself for what is befor
Iyou.
Upon the return Of peace AM
the surrender OF the enemies 9th
country, it should be the duty o
every patriot, and every one VIII
calls himself a Christian, to re
member that with the termination
Of the war his angry feeling
should subsidc, and that every ma
should become calm and tranquil
and to prepare for what is belor
him.
There is ahother part OF you
mission. You have been engage,
in the effort to sustain yonr coun
try in the past, but the future
more important to you than the pc
lriod in which YOU have been en-
gagged.
One great question has been set
tied in this government, and tha
question is the question of slavery
fhe institution of slavery mad
war against the United States, an,
the United States has lifted it
strong arm in vindication Of th
government and Of free govern
lnent, and in lifting that arm an,
appealing to the God Of battles,
has been decided that slavery mus
go down.
This has been done, and tn
Goddess of Liberty, in bearinI
witness over any Of our battl
fields since the struggle commence
has made her loitiest flight an
: proclaimed that true liberty ha
been established upon a more pei
manent basis than heretofore. [AT
plause.]
But this is not all, and as yo
: have paid me the compliment I
F.. call upon me, ! shall take the pri,
ilege of saying few words. A
| am before you, ! repeat, that it
not all that is in the sword when
is returned to its scabboard. Whe
your arms are reversed, and th