Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-01-02
.rx rrxtx TIC TTsE FREEBHEN 81
NENTUCHY.
BUREAU lflFIGhts-i
FpErnNr.r AND ABAFuI0SED lands,
STATE OF EI-STucf11 AND 4'l1SiS t.asl- y

State OF kI-rTuck1 AND 4hSn ts7hh'
Asst e7r CoMAEsisIOSEHis QFilCE,
nashville, Dec. -, lssi
Ey.ae4gael 0f KelaUciy: The Consti
tntion If fhe United States has been *
amended that hereafter no one can b'
he'd As slave anywhere in the country
exeept as a punishment for crime. Al
the colored people, therefore, in the Stat'
az Kentucky are free; and your friend
I the Assistant Commissioner OF the Freed
mems Bureau, desires to say q few plalI
words 10 you.
j. First, all Of YOU should be grateful
to your Heavenly Father, who hai
/ broken your bonds and conferred upon
I you the snestimahle b0en Of freedom.
II. You should recognize your high OBJ
! legations 70 the Federal Government
/ which, in its mighty struggle with The
I great rebellion, and its triumph, has been
/ true to the interests of freedom, and has
/ fulfilled It's pledges TO the oppressed.
III. You siiauld love Kentucky, for il
( il noble old State-yOur native state
your home and the home OF your chill
/ dren, and now A FREE STATE.
~. / desire YOU 70 remain in your old
homes, and thst you enter into ialr con-
! tracts with your former owners ana mas
/ tiers. You have been associated with
I them for many wears. You are bound 70
the cid home bv strong ties; and most Of
vau. trust, viii be able 70 get IN as well
with vour late masters as with any one
else. But if your former owners viii not
make fair contracts with you, giving you
GOOD wages or a share of the crop, you
will have a perfect right 70 go where you
can do better.
Y. Let me warn YOU specially against
aoclling into the towns and cities. There
are too many people in the towns and
cities already. Hundreds, Unless they
sneedilv remove 70 tie country, viii, l
fear, fall victims 20 pestience. The
small DON Is now prevalent, and in few
weeks the cholera may be among as. IN
the crowded cilses you VIII wear your
lives away in a cunstant struggle to pay
high rents for miserable dwellings and
scanty allowances II food. Many Of your
children, | greatly fear, viii be found
wandering through the streets as va
grants, plunging into the worst vices ana
filling the work houses and jsils. By all
means seek healthy homes in the coun-
uy.
vi Now that YOU are free, and viii
enjoy the fruits OF your own industry,
enter upon YOUR new life with hearty
good will. You begin il with little be-
sides your hands but by patient indus
try aud economy you may soon earn and
save money enough TO purchase house
Of your own and TO furnish II with many
OF the comforts Of life.
VII. Let each man turn his heart and
his thoughts toward providing good
home for his wife and children, and TO
aid in the care lf his aged parents.
Carefully guard and keep sacred the
marriage relation. BE lawfully welded.
Taking up with each other" IS an
sb0minable practice, and must perish
with the institution which gave it birth.
VIII Early attention should be given
IN the education OF your children Pur-
chase books for them and empty good
teachers. You have numerous friends
in the country who Will aid you in the
and support Of schools.
Be resolved that all your children shall
he taught reading, writing, and arithme-
tie, at least
*. Let the past be forgotten. Treat
all with respect. AVOID disputes. De-
monstrate to the people Of Kentucky
and 10 the world, by your faithful observ-
ance of the laws BY your sObriety and
good morals, and By your thrift, that yOu
are not only qualified for the precious
bl assing Of freedom, but for the high and
responsible duties OF citizens OF the COM (
Y. Until the enactment and enforce F..
meat Of State laws giving yOu full pro- T.
tect on in person ana property, impartial I
Justice viii be secured to You by the 4
strong arm # the National Government. I
CLINTON 3 FISK.