The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-08

lrbev also watched with eager gaze the firm
stand taken by the Republicans Of tne North;
for n collision between the North and South,
for they thought they saw in 1t freedom for the
slave. r,,. ou.A g.. A.. a..
TX ooO men, after the attack upon Sumter,
coIored men were among the foremost to come
forward and offer their services 70. assist in
nntting down the Rebellion. You all know the
Tesuit Not Only was their offer rejected, but
they were insultingly told that IL was white
mans war. Ooored men held meetings In all
fbe free States to sympathize with and aid the
General Government In Massachusetts, bat
faion was raised, but our good Governor had
no power to accept H. .,..
The Copperhead press exhausted It's resources
70 ,,rove that the blacks would not fight, even
~ On onnortunity we're given them. Refused
admission into the army, not allowed 70 raise
hand in behalf of the Union, many Oh tnese
brave and enthusiastic men joined the regt-
nenta ne servants to the officers, so determined
were they TO go to war. The ADMINISTRATION
without policy the army and navy half filled
with Rebels and Rebel sympathizers nothing
bnt disaster could follow any attempt to put
down the revolt. Every fight was but a defeat
for the Federal orces.
The enemy's triumphs et Bull hun, pensacola,
BeImont Big Bethel, and Balls Bluff, gave him
a bold front and made him feel his power. The
weakness OF the Union forces lay in the fact
that they were lighting without principle
and without a policy. The President called for
more troops, and the railroads and steamboats,
were croWded-men responding to the call, and
vet we met with no success.
The Conederacy was now power, both at
home and abroad Thousands of brave men had
died fighting for the Onion. Ellsworth had
fallen at Alexandria, Lyon at Wilson's creek,
and the noble Baker at Balls BlHf. Slavery
the cause of the Rebellion was yet untouched,
and our army was daily returning the fleeing
bondman to his Rebel master. No general was
permitted to strike a blow at slavery. For
attempting this, Fremont was removed at the
West and Hunter was admOnished at the South.
The conflict had no " lasted year and half;
Rebel privateers swarmed upon the ocean, the
Capital was besieged, Mcclellan was stuck in
the mud, John Morgan was invading Ohio, and
General Early was riding up and down the
Shenandoah Valley. During all these scenes
the black man was biding his time, laying low
and keeping dark, vet in many isolated cases his
her0sm had attracted honorable attention.
AT the battle of Bull Run, when the Captain
of one of the Rhode Island batteries had been
killed, James Reeder, colored man, sprang to
the gun, and worked it successfully to the close
of the fight. We watch with interest the dar-
ing adventures of Potomac Jim, as Gene
raj Sickles unbuckles his revolvers, hands them
to the bondsman, and SAYS, Jim, want you to
90 to the enemy's camp, view his forti6catiOns
see how he is situated, and return before day
light" Jim goes upon his errand, he penetrates
the, Rebel lines, reaches the earthworks; he
gets the required information, he starts back.
AS he passes the Rebel lines he Is pursued,
overtaken, and fights for life and liberty,
returns to the Union camp, and is publicly
thanked by the General for his bravery and his
a
same oontraband mounted on horseback, and
riding by the side of General Hooker
Another bondman gains for himself fame
almost equal to Potomac Jim. He came into
the Union lines on the banks of the Mississippi
river, and they called him "Black Tom." He
follows the army in the long march, soldier
dies by the roadside, Tom picks up the musket,
and in the next battle does good service for the
Federal cause. The black man begs to be
allowed to go for his wife and children, permis
sion is granted, he passes the Rebel lines, res
cues the loved ones, returns with them, rejoins
the army fights for the Stars and Stripes, and
gives his life to the Union cause. An officer
in the same brigade says of this heroic mani
"one day Tom was marching with us
Through forest our guide,
When ball from traitor rifle
Broke his arm and pierced his side.
'On litter white men bore him,
Through the forest drear and damp,
..r Laid him, dying, where our banners,
Brightly fluttered DER our camp.
"Pointing to his wife and children,
.H. While he suffered racking pain,
.I Said he to our soldiers round him,
Don't let dem be slaves again.
rr l"No! by Heavenr outspoke a soldier
And that oath was not profane-
Our brigade will still protect them
They shall ne'er be slaves again."
We turn from the land to the sea; our com
merCe is fast vanishing from the ocean, Rebe
privateers are triumphant everywhere. British
machinery and Rebel audacity gives the vantage
ground to the foe. The heart of the nation
acneS 1Or some acnleVemenV, some Victory, some
defeat to the enemy. a vessel with the Ameri-
can flag flying, sails from New York, bound fol
South America She is captured by a Rebel
privateer, the Yankees put in irons, and a prize
crew put in charge, and the captured brig sets
sail for Southern port. There is one, however
of the Union men not confined: it is the steward
He is black man, and is needed to cook fol
and wait upon the Rebel crew.
The vessel glides along swiftly. As she ap
prOaches her place of destination the steward il
told that he is henceforth to be a slave, and tina
he is the property OF the Confederate Govern
ment. Night come on ; darkness covers thu
sea; the Rebels, after another, retire to thei
berths; the hour of midnight approaches; al
is silent in the cabin; the Captain is asleep; thu
Nate takes his brandy and reclnes upon tn
quarterback. The black man thinks OF hom
and all Its endearments; he sees in the din
future nothing but chains and slavery; he re
solves to be free. Armed with weapon h
goes to the Captains room, and strikes the fata
blow; he feels the pulse, and all is still. He zoe
to the next room, another blow is struck, an
be is master of the cabin.
The colored man now cautiously ascends +
the deck and strikes the mate. The officer
net killed, he is only wounded; he draws hi
revolver; the black man seizes it; the mat
calls for assistance; the crew Is aroused; the
are fastening to the aid of their companion
when theI revolver is discharged, the office
ta0s dead, and the colored man, with pistol /
band, drives the crew below deck releases th
Yankee boys, and proclatms himself mastt
of the ship. Five days later, and the recal
tured vessel enters the port of New YorI
under the command of William Tllman IN
reCapture of the S. j. Waring sent a thrill {
Joy through the entire length and breadth
the land.
The nation scarcely RECEIVERS from its exulta
tion ere another black man yihdicates the br
very, humanity, and loyalty of his race. 1t
nartv daNu nifV Of Charleston has 81,