The tri-weekly standard., 1867-04-27
requested him to issue an emancipation proc

,S4"eetou MIN to ISSUE an emancipation proc
lamation, and he, after much hesitation,
said he would & think about it," remem.
Der having called on him second time and
told him if he did not issue it, the people
would send so many prayers up to Heaven,
that God would come down and give him no
rest until he acquiesced. And he got no rest
until he at length issued the proclamation,
and that proclamation was the great act of
the war. Enthusiastic applause) Those
who say we did not mean this, can at least,
bear one thing in mind that they meant to
keep you slaves as long as they could
Suppose zee did not begin the war for the
purpose of aboishing slavery, what occa-
sion could they have had for beginning a
war which was attended by so many griev-
Gus consequences They began it for the
purpose of perpetuating slavery. (Cries of
that's so, end cheers)
The Republican party is the poor mans
party. There are four millions of people at
the South this very day receiving assistance
from the Republican party. Look at the
immense supplies we are sending down to
you every day. Look to the Freedmen's
Bureau, for the support of which we have
appropriated about $10,000,00O. Look at
the army we are supporting here to keep
your heads upon your necks. Uaughtcr)
are supporting here for the purpose of edu-
eating you. Is it not true what say, that
the poor man has cause to look to the Repub-
lican party as his best friend? (Yes. ycs)
In the Northern States the schools for col
ored children are supported by the same
tax which is levied for the education of my
children; and do these people show the same
disposition to treat cOlored children AS they
would white children? Then and then
only will they have any grounds for iustiti-
cation or for calling upon you to listen to
their professions. The United States gov
ernment is very rich in lands. There is an
immense quantity of it lying idle in the
great and mighty West, and to every citizen
who will go there and settle, she gives 160
acres of land for cultivation, which land re-
mains with him forever
Where would you he now? Suppose
that party should 60 out ofpower and this reb
ei, copperhcad Democratic party should get
into power? "a voice, No where) need
not ask the question.
These men caution you to beware of stran-
gers-that means ME. Uaughter.) l am
no stranger. Well, now, let me tell you one
thing. 1 am an American citizen; have
fought for my country four long years; l
have bled for it, too, hut lave not died for
it yet, repeated laughterl and to tell me
that am a stranger in North Carolina is to
tell me that which is not true. think am
IN America when am in this State. have
hecn here before and have fought some bat
ties here (and | have been on the winning
side tool and it is absurd for any person to
suppose that / am n stranger when l come
amongst YOU But that is not the object of
this question of stranger" The idea is.
when the Northern people come down here,
give them the "cold shoulder" daughter J
Nv friends that is the old Idea of slave times
They tell MS that slavery is dead. Why is
not this prattle about strangers dead also |?
Who is the stranger? The man who fought
four long years to keep You in slavery, or
the man who fought four long years to set you
free? (Yes, yes, and loud applausc) tell
you when l come to North Carolina come
not among strangers, but among friends. So
you see | feel perfectly at home tonight. l
don't believe have one enemy in the house.
(Cries of No, no) They want to keep us
Northern people out. but they can't 10 it
We are going to come down here hereafter
just whenever we feel disposed to come, and
we are gong to have a talk with the people
whenever they are ready to hear us. We
mean to have many good time" as we are
having here tonight. (Appiause)
thought old Virginia was all wide awake
on the subject but I did not know how it
was with North Carolina, and now let ME
tell you, am going out of this room to-
night fully satisfied. They would have you
To have confidence altogether in your cd
friends. That is good advice The old friends
s:-e the only ones to have confidence in. In
either words have no confidence in your old
enemies. daughter and cheerng) This
advice they gave you yesterday, and most
heartily do subscribe my name to it.
Now shall our Congress he assisted by
you Republicans of the South -? Will you
live with it, and work with it and vote with
it? (Cries of Yes, yes. and die with it J
As long as the Republican party remains true
to liberty, justice and the rights of citizens
stand by it, and when it ceases to do that,
leave it. That is fair. (That's so)
The Democratic party was good for some
things, but it became rotten and rebelious
and all the people of good repute who were
they change again am not going to stay
with them, am going to stand by the same
platform on which stand to night, forever
If my friends leave me am going to stand
there alone.
There is good deal said about confsca-
tion. The colored people in Richmond
talked long and loud about it the other
day. They want the lands of the rebels di-
vided up that they may all have slice
of them. Oaughter.) Well, 1 suppose
might say for myself. that 1 am II pretty
stauncn Republican-thoroughly radical in
religion and in politics, but this idea of con-
tiscation believe in only in one way. AL
low me to say, that we don't need at present
contiscation of any of the lands of these
rebels. There is plenty of property in the
country that we can buy out very cheap, and
when we have bought it with our own mon
ey we can enjoy it much better: whereas, if
we have their property, every time they meet
us they will he looking sour and angry at US,
and we won't feel half so happy as we would
II we had purchased it with our own money.
But l do believe in confscation in one con
tingency. If these rebels continue to resist
the acts Of Congress in regard to recon-
struction-lf they resist the act which gives
you your rights, then the first measure 1
would call upon Congress to establish would
be confiscation. (Cheers.) So I have mercy
on these people, and if they bring it on why
they must blame themselves. We invite
them into the Union, provided they come
Union end foremost, and not rebel end fore
most. (Cheers and laughter)
There was meeting held in this town
yesterday. I have seen a great many meet