Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-04-25

viii put yourselves on the side Of liberty, and net
WIN tiie party but for which you would to-day
crii, (" and cries Of '1wc'l do right - But there
is another matter, and of more Importance than
herc is q innnatSr in our Midst annneliy de-
stroynig thousands and tens of thousands of
our fathers, and sons, end brolhers, drngging
dowh to death and hell our brightest men--l
mean ,Vnl Voices: ",rrue, true. y For seNe er-
nj years we have tried in the Eastern states to
have not succeeded Voices" We will help" 81
That Is what want. Go out from this hall and
preach and pray against rum until there is not
grorgery OF distilcry in lie land. [Cries "We'll
al9n1e and shall S9Sn yin 1T
conclusion, reunite your fam lies broken up by
slavery. ISensation.l Seek your lost wives and
away from you nfr,i sold in n slavery. Wherever
they are, thank. God they are free, for from
n hand of freedom. [Crics of "Thank God"
" "AmCn!"1, Bring back to your hearthStones the
lost ones, they will never be torn away any
more. An old man weeping, "Oh, my God |!
my God!pJ Erect in every household an altar
OF prayer; lay upon 1t the Bible that good book
through this world; follow its teachings and 1t
will lead you safe over the shoals and quick
somds som OF if S SfS9" Pray
daily to GOD for light, and life. and knowledge,
aud he will hear you, and lead and bless you,
surpasses all understanding and His mercy
endureth forever. 49,.
Offered resolution expressing confidence in,
and gratitude to Congress; thanking General
BrSbln for all he had done for the black people,
and praying God would bless him. =
Atthe request of several Elders, Bishop Camp
bell replied to General Brisbln. The Bishop said
he hardly felt like speaking after what they had
| i all-eyery word. ~ have" continued the
/ Bishop, "an idea | am in Boston at Feneuil
Hall for 1t seems almost a dream that the voice
we have heard is sounding in Kentuckymoll,d
/ slaSe Kentucky. thought / was hearing PhN
/ lifis in IlOStOn. but here in Kentucky
! Truly, the world moves, and we are moving with
il. [Appause.l can add nothing to what has
been said; 1t is complete in itself. l saw in the
voice of the speaker, my people as men, having
hearts and rights, as Christians bearing the i'm
age of God Applause. saw no halt, no re
striction, no evasion, but all the rights of mai
admitted. This struck me. .as almost peculiar
for white men seldom speak so; and when thu
General told you demand all your rights, | crie'
amen with all my might. lApplause.l Many o
our people have been tsrdy and anxious to con
ccal part of what we want, but /, for one, go II
for the whole bill, and ask all the rights of t
soon give us all as part, and am tired of beip
put ON the deck of u steamboat, or ia the booto
a stage because am black. lLaughter.]
- will here assure General Brisbin, and al
, our friends, they need have no fear about wha
we will do with the elective franchise. 1t is ou
+ duty to vote on the side of freedom, and ther
wewill be found: ICries of "Thats SOL No
will We be unmindml of the agents God ha
chosen to work out our freedom. The negro ma
be polite, but he is just, and not ungrateiul.-
our people know who their friends are, and hav
! ! think more sense and intelligence than the
/, get credit for Cries of Good, good. Ou
inisters lead the black people, and our mir
listers are men of Judgment and sense, and wi
: The Bishop went on ut length to show that I'll
= black people must be industrious, temporal
y and active, if they would succeed At the col
shook hands with the ministers, and the Coz
ference adjourned until to-day. e