The New York herald., 1871-05-09

a number OF the tnOugntS winch he tnereln elaDOr-
ated ler the puolIc ear.
sAMBo WILL WORK.
SO, too, the negro has falsined and set at naught
another class or accusations agar ,st his race
When his freedom was proclaimed 1t vas asserted
nay, indeed believed, by his forme,, master that he
which impel the white man. Les the facts taught
by experience answer the absur falsty OF all this.
Instead 9, srowdng % into ctics, where employment
upon the sol which gave HIM birth. He has
become the willing, Industrious laborer for wages
HE D0EsN'r LIKE wHIsKEY.
There Il but = single Commodity In which the
retail trade at the South wh the whites exces that
was never one OF his vices even in q state OF bar
barsm travellers tell us bat very little OF MS OF
strong drinks SO that drunkenness with him is not
hereditary vice. The experience OF every officer
OF The army vino served with colored troops win bear
testimony to preereAce for negro sentlnels over the
remember Ia have seen q drunken black man, but
have seen drunken colored men where the mixture
MANY tippling saloons are there In proportion to
your ponulatlon IN our own city Of Boston owned,
Cut of from h1yIng land in many portions OF
OF the Southern cosntry, with necessarles to be pro-
ylded for himsen and family, having been literally
In a state OF nature as regards property
without any wealth arising from the ownership
ang TO provide in less than six years. In kind OF
investment alone, the colored man has deposited in
the few savings banks established by the govern-
ment in the slave States sum equal to one dollar
for every man, woman and child Of his population
sum su seems SMALL in the aggregate "n.A amounts
TO nearly four millions and 1t quadruples
all the like investments by the white men Of
| the South.
| The war has enabled the negro to answer still
another accusation HIS detractors Insisted that he
had neither the courage nor manhood to fight;
wholly overlooking the qualities OF stern endurance,
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his freedom, as against the bloodhound that
tracked him. the armed horseman who pushed him.
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the doubt and peril OF his safety even when the
destination OF MS flight was attained, giving In.
stances OF fortltude such Us have ennobled manv a
hero OF romance. admit fully and freely that he Is
| OF peaceabe and quiet disposton peaceable be-
TO lighting because naturally sympathetic and kind
hearted. But upon this question Of his fighting
organized and put in the field some twenty e
thousand negro soldiers. saw them storm, In solid
charge never made. But 1t is said that the
| OF discipline, the excitement OF the contest the
the coored OF eds soldier forward beyond the Wont Of his
nature. But have seen him work, day in and day
out. calmly and steadily under nre, where the enemy
a day; and as the work went on have heard the
laugh and jest go round. And all this, too. done
without murmur or complaint.
| LITTLE ADMoNITIoN.
Therefore, let me say in all kindness OF admoniton
to the Southern men who ride at night to murder
the negro and burn his dwelling, that they better
not trespass too tar upon the patient kindness OF
warn them that ne VIII stand only about SO much
killing, and that he bears with the evils and wrongs
| inflicted upon him By his midnight pursuers simply
| because he looks to the government for protection
aud thinks II neither his duty nor privilege under
the laws. to protect himself But ii-as trust VIII
| not be the case-the government fails In that duty,
and he once takes up arms for his protection, his
hunters will quan and fee before the determination
OF his defence and the courage or his battle; and
| they may, perhaps be shocked and stand aghast
with horror at the cruelty OF peaceful and kindly
nature, when IT. is too much aroused and bursts the
bounds of patience under accumulated suffering
! and wrong.
A LAST PUFF.
! II is The duty of the statesman to ponder well
these facts; observe well newly enirancsed race,
as Is the negro-paent, INDUSTRIOUS peaceful, loyal
and faithful brave and determined when danger
comes IN the line OF duty, thrifty, aocumulative,
| greedy or knowledge, eager fCy advancement ten-
perate and religious and say whether such race Is
not III for the responsibilities and rights OF se-gov
ernment
CONCLUSION.
! At the conclusion OF General Buffers address
| there was round of applause, ana then, after the
pleasing episode OF ths presentation OF beautiful
bouquet to the speaker from the colored ladies o
| the Third ward, the meeting dissolved.