Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-07-12
SO frotnsan honest beart;saad with The fear Of Gqd
boiorc his eyes Ho would appeal to the cSiered


10 frornan honest bpartsand with the fear Of Gqd
boioro his eyes. Ho would appeal to the cSiered
soldiers preseut wac k:ca hiu we'll, to say Whoth-
er what he sale is tue or no.. His. opinion OF
rreed-m s, tia; 10 colorca petrI. and their OF.
spring arc free, md will be free forever: Their
freedom ;s ia si;' = t'od and not Of man. It
would BE- $ lar, :7r = chicken OF sx Taeks old.
to 70 en.cr is ssr, rs I" c.:anTc their freedoI.
Although atiairet' 40 fullstaturs of man aud
wotnsn, :tcy are ya,.but as infants in freedom.
The knowledge tits dutfes bad 10 hc patiently
and properly gained 'Tsey lad to put forth eva.
ry effort make themselves. -hstisr~in frecsen.
than they had been in slavery. Re ya: s4tsEnd
clcy would try to do all thia.. Was nc rais,akeT?
a response, no" f" Well then, said tac speaker,
it will be for you to prove it. 1t was. easy for
them to stnl and iisscu 80 ii;m in snat EFovp but
would they Sshen uecpssary, Is: quickly take rp
the hoe. the plough &e2. An assent that ,theJ
would. It twas !bsir duty to earn their oRn sup
portland he co,id nhl teo often reiterateyit. The
Government Of lie United States sad taken them
out of slavery, ana bad put them on the broad /.
ssalssS freedom, and would protect them in it,
sBjGs nothing more. Tneif former owiers are fee
from Gny liability either to clothe fee5 or support
.them. They are free to go anywhere, but they
need not leave their formarmasser., plantations
to establish their ;rcednn. Heforcibly connselied
otherwise. BE said this in the presence, Of all,
masteru as we'll as their former slases. Those
whc had left, must G, back to formor mastcrr. 1.
Is far better. If they had supported thoirmasters
well, and themselves comf:rtably:in slavery, could
they not do it infrcedom? But they.did all this
under compulsion-undcr tho ovorseer. Would
,hey do it without government and the right in
.othors to enforce them ? Hethoughtthey would.
They must be educated to run properly the race
Of freedom. There arc a greAtrmany Attic North
and at the South whn, do not think they can Get
along in freedom. They have. nothing to start
with. No houses, nc. .lauas;no wagons, no r4ulos,
! &c. sorry prospect indeed! Gould theybegin
without anything and get along? Here intrcdu-
cling on apt ilustration, showing the necessity OF
hen providing for her brood, DR.. FRENCH said
he had that they could scratch and get along
The negroes on the islands had got aloas. If
they did not work they knew they could not cat,
the stomachs of.those on tho coasT hrd d"ne fer
them down there, and he presumed they Ell Lad
similar stouachs up here to move them to.ac'on.
Freedom on tho islands has been q perfect sue
cess Many Of ihenesroes down tberc arerow
in possession of considerablc;propc They had
earned this property by the sweat of their brow.
q 1t can't bo earned anywhere By them In auJothes
H. han tI,e
large plantations, were be rarcelicd- ous to-
then., They arc wrongly informed IN this
matter Such L thing is entirely false: -He gave
T only his own opinion however, but-was.eatisfed
lis correctness, or roar correctness. They had
no caiu,s; to tho lands whatever. He askedtthen,
il they understood him; they replied they did.
! lie would not say what government you'd do in
thisrespcct. It was csr;ain hoaeyor that either
white OF colorcd labor p,ust til log lands. Ieu-
:or,pcr masters having lie .ards, end cannot dil
) thcm without you aud you having no.ehas, ,a2d
/. not boing allie 70 get aio.s wi;hnnt tlsa:, yoa
must behave yourselreE, and mutually asrcc %
S get aien; Together. Tor must &c honest and in
e] duslrious anl VOW will he 'hsrpy. Colorca'D Dar
on the ceaet lIad shipped . New York from $50
had been cstaa!i.aI4 ti;sr, a..i aircn%y S5e.sc0
had been nut u bank the credit OF ce!c:cd
pecpIo. Tbi,sse,s had bocu created for their
:. b.nsit, ans lr,,tG c'e..-!y whI; litio shri:t
and envi.. you'll .eacIop:iih. Dr. FREScH said
; ycur mas,nrs .n}.U:e!.; 81 ,:n. Thoir Wy
necessities compel ri a.e u thiais. Ynp raass
2 have a h9me,--::2y with them 7. "a Gar ga
and your former masters to settle taa; aiatiion.
You mast other i've :::l: hcre, or '!:. l.ast 80
f elsewhere. YOU must wori and EST a pirsc. a-.a
/ then you can bay i:ui, pcrhaps :rrts o. :2ur.:F-
c mes owners. You,hsye goo Tho World before :'''.
rapea. you must be honest, yon riI,s5 ;s laf;;F
teious, you ma:: n" wa;.iry .hIl ~ -; ~l!
Get along. Yon can'T iaori % lh-5w r,sr:3g1i:se
masters AMI mistress. eyec!ic:y, it.S anc-
treated you kinA!7 ard 5ou Inasi. act ;ias q
lham lie ;s:', l.c ha;; heart It said, they cared
nothing for te,. ..a'es. lls- did In. believe IL
and counsel!c ,.e; 10 cling t.,tl:sir legal wigss
md children. ah.r 4oparated different piau-
tatons, you must act wisely an justly Rere
the speaker got tired md asked ftr Il song. II
lynn was sung. Re.urning ko said: Theto are
many more reasons for staying Wit. taI Ieatiag
fsru,ar masters. There are sxcsptieua IN thi,a,
ulsttur Of cou Sc, out be beiievSd tscm. veryfaw.
;, They should .lwas be satisfied Of somelh;ns
sure, before making change Of any Slnd, and
never leave anywhere bat n u kind manor, and
always keeping the door opcn to o rotusn. The
gewernmant:wif look out for you aud win SEQ
you we'll treated, but no land uit be gj;;ven-it-
mas, be bought. He here incidentally, bat in o
very complimentary manner, introduced Capt.
MErcALF, commanding the troops now hore, and
touchod that 10 would immediately redrcss eli
grievances properly submitted,.e hin.s He had
Heard that some of the men had. o plurality Of
!. wives. This:would not do at all Tho purity of
society md religion required-a different State of
things in that respect. Many moral prccepts'
werc here inculcated. Lying and stealing were
branded as great sins-a greatruin. Ther must
leave these of and como ints freedom al light.
Never lay your hand even on 3 chicken, wster
melon, or anything else not your oSn. Yca are
now watched by all. Dr.. FEEscu dealt wither-