The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-07-31

1bcAx 4t4bucxlOfQ.t and others
Who are disting ished for their devotion to
the cause Of the. Union in that State all of
whom bore the strongest testimony TO the
value of the league, They represent Il "a
already SO far organized in the State that
the loyal cause could not be otherwise than
victorious.
In the portion of South Carolina over
which [ travelled the testimony as to the
League was the same as in the Old North
State; and I NAV saw the same of Georgia.
for met hundreds of colored men and some
few poor whites.n as passed alono in the
cars. and while tarried in ,ne or two of the
beautiful cities Of that State all of whom
proved TO me. that thew werr members of Tho
Leaune and that the oro. t;on 'f,,s,,;shaJ
tbe;r best homo of SUCCESS =, tbs atrro,.aa e..
eoual r;cbts In AIotsra.sI IT w. Hae ~
Swavne and san,e If The otI;csrs of b;s com.
mand His test;monv concern;nos the rnrk
If tha n $500 4. .l'at c.. I. IL rc
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fr;snca nf.ha Irn; and af arnaI r;y,,,o bo..
ged that no efforts be spared to have the
League we'll extended through thefState. In
no State in the South are the frieEfs OF the
Union more vigorous than in Alatma. The
League is established in nearly CRY ceun-s
ty. General Pope did not see,j but ascer /
tanned that his views accord witft those ex-
pressed by Generals Schofield, Erown, and
Swayne.
In Louisiana met the galiaft Sheridan,
who gave me most cordial Welcome, and
offered me any service that ne 9ouid proper
ly render in the promotion OF what ne term
ed the good and glorious woE OF TINS pa
triotic organization" denerafhower OF the
Freedmen,s bureau Generai iHrtsun; COLO
mel Forsytll, hev. LII. NeWma9} MAJOR neatn,
Governor Flanders, Generai =. u. Brown, a.
Mary, Esq, hev. =. b. smith, denerai W rus
Hamlln. ana others IN louisiana, were all
free to express the convlctlon that TINS or
| ganizatlon, above all others, was peculiarly
adapted to heal the wounds OF the South,
and to secure Tor the states OF tnat sectlon
an early restoration to their proper relations
within the Union and on the basis OF justice
to all. From the hips OF Others IN Mlsslssip-
pi and Tennessee the testimony as to the
| worth OF the League was equally conclusive.
| II. EAGERNEss OF THE coLoRED PEOPLE TO
LEARN.
| No fea+nra of INV work u,ae moro ;nterest.
inc than that of address;no aud;ences of
coTored neonle These wonld come manv
miles on foot in order to hear me. 7 have
met some who had Travelled IN that wav a
hurdrod r,;las ond otharo ff+r for+,, cnd
thirty miles. It was common thing to wit
| ness hundreds filling the roads leading to the
I place of meeting after having started from
points ten or twenty miles away.
Their plan of operatino is this: The hands
employed on !, plantation hearing that there
/ is to be meeting .in town" each contri-
butte something toward defravino the expen.
SEES of their hest man. who is chosen for the
burmese and sent off instructed To nav mar
ticuIar attention and bring back faithful
report of all that transpires. This person.
after learning all he can. returns to the plan
tation., Soon a meeting is called and the
messenger makes h;s renort which 10 nsuallv
very correct In all nlaces where I came IN
contact with suchll as these I initiated
them into the League and fitted them to re-
turn to their homes enabled tn oroanize
councils of the League.
I have never Witnessed so much anxiety
To learn what their Fduties are as Il manifest
cd bv this neonle They attended ali the
meetings that / addressed in such vast
crowds and behaved themselves On remark.
aklv we'll as to increase nv annreciat;on Of
them IN q cons;,ler,I,la degree bevond tbat
which had nrav;ons,v exerc;sed toward
than, go - q - -. 0'>
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Is o ]. .rS ms J % 80. 100
49, -. 80 ps ~ IN :,
'io UP no. hoiie y. " .,'o tioiihei ieo1,S "
s.ave,olue's lwno oneis" !he any Insults "
any sn,.a.s u pelsona vioence many -
.nese as.enueu oui niee,,nes anu Dea aea
1n s very wen. inouSn ''iey one.su
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query anu respectfully. ~ New Of,ea y,
anu Moone, Inele .wo years aso wa s e es..
als.uroer anu persona.iy lnsu.ed anu e1 Or
Gu 70 saner vioencc i1I Tue u''e.anGe =. Nc
Pu9'iean -, .n'e siuhe epoNe
ana openly WIN none 70 moiess me OF nlak'
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