The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-07-18

the 4th, will laugh, sardonlcally, OF
course, when they read this letter.
"Kelscy' says there were eight hundred
loyal colored men in Winchester that
day. Now, many Of us who counted
the number of colored persons in the
procession that left Winchester, made
out from 100 to 1875. But this is OF lit
tie Importance, A mistake of more
than $50 in a number Of 800 is not
much. A proportionatc mistake in the
nuthberof 300, who, he says, met them
this side of Decherd, would reduce the
300 to none almost.
"Col. Nevis r!'--"Col. Ncvils" who
was he? ALI! yes. He was the nc
gro man who rode on u horse superb
~ netted, while a red sash girdlcd the
Coloners waist. Yes, we heard him
commanding the infunhry. That is all
true. "Capt. Davcnport's was the
spirit which supervised the affair" We
wonder ifhis spirit wasn't free, too, and
if so, why speak about Colyar's free
uhishry? albeit we know the Conserva.
tivcs took no whiskey and no bayoncts
with them to the mountain, where they
went and enjoyed themselves sin des-
pite of rain, mud" and Capt. Daven-
ports efforts to get colored persons to
leave the train, that was to take them
to the mountain, and go with Ills party.
But these are trivial matters.
"Col, Mullins arrived and gave one
of his telling and effective speeches"
Yes, Col. Mullins is u special friend now
Of the colorcd man! Here is what W.
Terry, Il colorcd man who lived near
Col. Mullins in Bedford, and knew him
as well as Henry Singleton of our town
does, publishes to his colored race
Wash. Terry says, in his published
circular to his people in Bedford coun.
ty:
Being an old resident ofyour county
and raised there among you, and know.
ing almost all Of you, | feel deep in.
terest in your future in particular, and
desire to tell you some wholesome
truths, that may perhaps show you how
to uset the new privilege %ofvoting which
has been conferred upon us. The first
question for u colorcd man to ask him.
self is, who is your best friend among
the candidates for election, and if you
have no preference, then ask yourselves
what is to be gained by voting for eli,
ther II or the other. In the Congress.
sional election between Hon. Ed Coop
er and Mullins, which of the two is the
best friend to the colored man2 You
know how each ofthem treated the col
orcd mar in times past. No man was
u kinder master than Mr.. Cooper, and
no one in the county of Bedford, was a
harder or tighter one, than Mr.. Mullins.
Those that live in or near Shclbyville,
know that Mr.. Mullins was unkind to
his slaves, and not only his own, but
every one clsc's that he came in CON
tact with. You will, some ofyou, rec.
ollcct how he used to patrol Of Sundays
and nights, and when he caught one of
you without o pass, would tie you up
and whip you. No one ever knew Mr..
Coopcrto do anything like that. That
circumstance alone will show you which
thought the most of the colorcd man
when they didn't need his vote; but
now Mr.. Mullins would have you for
get these things, and believe him to be
the best friend you have. But you wont
forget it | know you cannot. Besides
this, it is the duty ofall of you to live
in friendship with the white people up
on whom we all depehd for our living.
and with whom we must live hereafter,
and so conduct ourselves in our new
character as free men, that they may
have confidence in Is. To do this, we
should try to actllonorably in all things.
Work well and vote for those who will
help not only the blacks, but the whites
too for we don't want to feel, that
while VIC are free, our former masters
and our best friends are in worse than
slavery. | was set free before the war
and through the agency Of Mr.. Coop
cr, the present Conservative candidate
for Congress and who ever heard OF
Mr.. Mullins, his opponent, aiding OF
being instrumental in freeing any one,
either OF his W or other peoples
slaves. No one. lie held on to his
till they ran away and left him, and
then he turns around and says he wants
all of them to be free. He is like the
fox who had his tail cut off and then
wanted all the rest of the foxes to 90
| without tails. lie wasn't for freeing
his slaves until they freed themselves
and he could not get them back. He is
no friend to our race and never was,
and to-day would treat us all just as he
uScV w, IL HC ViuI WIN OUT VOTES.
Therefore, l ask yon all to vote for Mr..
Cooper, the colorcd mans friend.
WASH. Terry, Colored Citizen.
This will do for Col. Mullins. "Kel.
scy' closes with a statement ofthc Rad.
ical ticket in this county. We looked
in vain for Mr.. Chitwood, who vas the
nominee for the House, at the Radical
Convention here. By some hook or
crook, a Mr.. Wyatt, independent can
didate, is accepted, Mr.. Brown is chan
ged to candidacy for the House, and
Mr.. Chitwood snubbed. Well, this is
their fight.
AS to Kelsey's remarks about the Ia
dies of our community, and his calling
our town rebellious, &c, we choose to
mnko M rop1r Tho ,,,:.:t Al. Al.