Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-01
Thrilling speech by COIOred Orator.

al vith black and the members of the choir an
: the different societies were dressed in mourning
with badges. One of the societies carried banne
with the following inscription:
Sacred to the memory of A. Lincoln.
The Great Emancpator,
Who died April l5 1866
An eloquent speech was made by DR.. D. Nortor
young mulatto the son, and formerly the slav
81 late ex-Congtessman. He escaped from sla
| ssfy some years ago. and returned to his nasv,
place in 1864
he addressed the crowd as follows:
Abraham Lincoln, President of the United
States have no words to express my feelings
/ when think Of him. I know he was a President
after Gods own heart man who carried out the
designs OF has Creator. He never halted moment
never snrnnk when the Democratic party, worked
up oy their newspapers were bowling like pack
OF hounds calling him rail splitter" hog dri.
yer, everything but gentleman. When he thought
the time was ripe and the people ready, he issued
the emancipation proclamation, regardless of man.
regardless of fear, and knowing only the duty OF
zoo consider him my father, your father, the
Iatner OF every man with black skin He was an
instrument in the hands of God to work out the
salvation Of this down-trodden people. lam proud
to say feliowcitizens felow-eitizens Of the United
States feilow-citizens with black skins How Of
zen nave we been ashamed to say that we were
menu
LIBERTY UNDER SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS.
Oh, how often on the Fourth of july has nv
oiood boiled, listening to the csnnons laundering
over the hills and all with white skins shouting
"ibefty' and Independence while in wonder
loathsome cell sat slave with fettered limbs weep
ing and mourning because the stars and stripes de-
MED to him liberty and justice and crushed low be-
meath the sod of the earth every instinct of man
hood Abraham Lincoln the great emancipation !
thank thee Almighty God, that thou didst raise
up one man after thy own heart who, by the eman-
cipation proclamation wrote freedom to every slave
believe 1T is impossible for man to do what he did
unless inspired by God.
appeal to the nature of your manhood, when 1
ask you II you remember when you wore the chains
on your long marches, letters on your hands and
ieet rope around your waist, separated from your
dearest companions; the wife who was your guild
ing star; the one bright light of your dark life, oh,
how you wept in heart Do you remember those
daughters that you had instructed with all the fond
ness of q father TO grow up pure and respecta BILE
sold to such men as John A. Jones, Ia noted slave
dealer.) Do you remember those daughters as they
were driven away, waving their hands in ageny
crying, Farewell father, farewell foreverp Where
was your heart than? Buried in weeping Oh
well might the slave pray, be merciful, o Lord
Why was 1t that we were thus crushed our backs
lac Grated, our clothes wet with our own precious
blood, clinging to us Men of intellect were sus-
pended between heave and earth while the strokes
OF the mean tigers las drew blood from the quiv-
ering fesh because they dared to feel that they
OHi ouu Aou Iuo rlbub 10 reJVC III you Tree sun
shine.
REBELS BEGGING FOR CoLoRED VOTES
Now these rebels the poorest people on Gods
earth are sneaking around asking for your votes
Four vote-for what A vote to drag YOU down to
the lowest hell. But no slave-driver shall ever
again sung my back with his lash. You and
must look to the Republican party that elected
Abraham Lincoln-the man that gave us freedom
and said that under the stars and stripes no: slave
should breathe; men upholding such principles we
must vote for when the voting time comes. Do not
let US curse those that have labored for us that
nave STOOD by US IN the dark hours of the past do
not curse Sumner, Wilson or Stevens uphold them
and their party, which is leading us on to the North
star How easily my lips frame these words
!" Inc grand Republican party of the NORTH
Their interests are our interests and if we make
mistake we are damned for eternity.
The rebels claim that we will vote for them, saw
ing you are "fesh of our flesh and bone of our bone
w ny did they not know it before know l am
hesh of their flesh and bone of their bone but they
never knew me. They said depart from me, We
accursed, and went. Now they come to mo and
say SO kind, John, won't you take drink :" but.
! II see, God helping me, that John don't take the
drink. Are you going to sacrifice vour children for
picayune glass Of whisky? sacrifice your interests
your party, and your honor for a paltry sum
Would you encourage the party that fastened the
shackles on us, and classed US among dumb-driven
cattle?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
oh, then, fellow-citizens let us press onward
daring everything in uphoding those great princ-
Piles for which Abraham Lincoln bled and died. /
Let US have charity for those who prosecuted us
sold our mothers and sisters let their deeds not 90
down to posterity to blot the pages of history; let
enmity be buried forever The grand topic of to-
day is-how shall we act what shall we dor Our |
duty is in the future The hour is knocking at the
door that calls upon the stage of action let our
motto ever be, Republican princples-freedom TO |
ALL regardless of race or color" 1t is beyond nv |
power to speak of Abraham Lincoln as such man |
should be spoken Of Oh when think of the pa
tent manner in which he bore the prosecutions of
party stngs tears come more freely than words I
When he went TO take his seat in Washington, he /
stole in the night it WERE while assassins Law in
wait watching by the way. Omy father, Abraham /
Lincoln, God be merciful to your spirit The purest
kind OF tribute of respect is too feeble for such
man. See see him starting to the capital by night |
the locomotive running along, bearing the glorious
freight OF Abraham Lincoln. Did he anticipate this
great result that you and I should come to man.
hoods estate; we, whose lives have been one long
prayer of How long, o Lord how long?" We |
that had wept drops Of blood, almost like those of
Gethsemane. God knew 1t, if Abre ham Lincoln /
did not. Mr.. Lincoln slow to act but when he /
did act, it was like man. He possessed no great
amount of learning, knew but little of the sciences
but when he wrote proclamation every man could |
understand 1t. l remember reading that his secre-
that such a term was not dignifed enough for the
President OF the United States to use; he replied
that sugar-coated was what he meant and if il was
written that way every could understand it.
And, my friends the Democratic party is nothing |
more than sugar-coated pill speaking fair words
to you new deceiving you with false promises but
we remember that was the party that helped to /
chain men, and make slavery trade. Now, I ask !
who will be responsible for the Ignorance of the
black MANI do not wish TO make any one think |
he is not responsible for his SINS but do think
God will hold the save-owners responsible for our
ignorance. OH they kept us so degraded did not |
want us to know anything but Yes massan
The English used to taunt us with planting can
mons on the hisides, and painting the Goddess of
Liberty the dome of the Capitol, while owning |
slaves under the Constitution. But Abraham Lin |
coin with his pen blotted out slavery and wrote /
freedom in its place. Oh Abraham Lincoln |
Abraham Lincoln passed from the stage of action,
gone from time TO eternity. We thank God that |
we have had one President who did honor to the |
stars and stripes and credit to his country and him
self. But see the contrast. Andrew johnson had /
every opportunity of making himself great name |
He promised the colored people he would be their
Moses, but such Moses. He turns around and |
vetoes every path Moses should walk in What can /
we make of such Moses "A voice, don't be-
lieve any body living tell.'1 I'll tell Nothing
from nothing nothing remains from tadpoles frogs
remain If l was going to the Red Sea,
sooner than follow such leader l would take a
single ticket and 60 alone Fellow-citizens let us
resolve to be better men, surmount every diff Guilty
and never disgrace the man who gave US liberty /
nor let the sun go down without expressing our !
eternal gratitude to Abraham Lincoln
Democracy In Kentucky.