Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-09
A CoLoRED PREACHER S VIEWS. "A friend


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A CoLoRED PREACHER S VIEWS. A friend,
who was present at one Of the churches where
our coIored people worship, on Sunday after
noon, gives us the following, among other
sensible remarks, which occurred in the SER
mon of the preacher, for many years slave in
this city:
my brethren, said the preacher, ''it is
true your condition is changed. You are now
free men and women, instead of, az in former
wears, slaves but because you are free, it does
not relieve you from certain duties which are
incumbent upon white and colored persons.
You must work, and take care of yourselves
aud families aud iehave yourselves, as the
white people do, and be polite to all persons.
Without this you cannot be respected. =
one When you find white men who are will
ing to get down uuder you for the purpose Of
showing you up above them, as some profess
they will do, for the purpose OF gaining your
support, say to you, watch all such charac
ters When, however, men are willing to
reach down from the wall and offer you their
hands to pull you up, as your former masters
are willing to 90, you may trust them. say
unto you, brethren, look out for designing men,
who profess to love only to betray. "-NoJoH
Journal. .s..
''IMpER1sHABLE JUSTICE in the effort
of Senator Wilson in this city on Thursday
night he said that the party which he repre-
sented desired to humiIiate none, but it was to
elevate the poor and lowly it was not to de-
grade, but to build up not to oppress, but to
relieve; thatit was based upon principles of
eternal, imperishable justice" Scarcely had
he uttered these charitable words, uttered as
they were seemingly under the inspiration of
the noblest idea Of humanity and justice than
he exultingiy alluded 10 the annihlIation Of the
Presidential influence, the utter hopelessness
Of the minority at the North, and the delusion
Of any dependence upon that highest and most
sacred civil tribunal in the country, the Su
preme Court of the United States A temple
dedicated to the principles Of Eternal Justice,
thus stripped Of its glorious influence, and
closed forever to the appeals of the wronged
aud the persecued, alas ! Tor the consistency
OF the Senator from Massachusetts That was
a sad blow to his argument, but he made worse
instead of mending the matter, by the asser.
tion that ''the more the Southern people de-
pended upon the Democratic party Of the
North, the harder the Radical Republican par
ty would be upon them" And the platform
of that party is based upon the principles OF
"eterna imperishabe Justice Petersburg
Ecpress.
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10th of March last two attendants in the Devon
(English) Lunatic Asylum were accused of
beating one OF the lunaucs entrusted to their
care, and the only witnesses tor the prosecution
were two OF the madmen. !hese two men
were oro9gnI INTO court; put IN tne witness
stand ana SUBJECTED 10 the e Gproveroiaily search
ing croSs-examloatlon OF English oarristers.-
They bore the ordeal very we'll and gave theT
evidence much better ,han vast numoer OF
sane men eould nave zone, Ohe OF Ihe VIII
nesses was the victim OF fancy that ne was
workman tor the devil, out gave a cIear ana
most interesting account or MS ARRAY with tne
Two attendants. Inc witnesses S'es, agreea as 10
their opinion of the temper of the beaten luna
tic. The beaten mourner ioformed the count
ihat his own temper was as mid as mllk,
but his trother lunatlc declared that when s!'
wratned =, MS temper was tnat OF tue oe'l
up1led. -. 49,,
j., Inc evidence, although readily admltteu ny
the court went to the jury tor what 1t was
worth, and verdict OF acqulttal was rendered:
II was > case where the accused .cou!o not
speak tor themselves and the accuser S state