Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-09-18

us free. united, and happy people, but the
Vaccinations and secret works OF designing
and rebellous leaders have prevented such a
consummation. / regret to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
fact, for as Southern man l do yet look up
on her sunny hills and fertile valleys with
fiilial love, but still / must-,he work of war
against rebellion was not complete. Leaders
and men there still exist, who would rush to
the carnival of battle against the flag of our
country with fendish delight and courageous
daring. These men are silently, nevertheless
effectively working No outbreak against
the soldiers of the army need be apprehe nded
now, but to those of us who are standing IN
the breach for the maintenance of the Con-
stitution and the Union-for the liberty and
freedom of all men be they white or black, the
hour is indeed trying. We see our comrades
swept away like chaff before the wind. Every
midnight breeze brings to us the dying groans
of some man, who has fallen in the cause OF
right and liberty. Up to this time not a stu
gle white Democrat has been murdered, out
ragged or otherwise maltreated in any way III
the State of Alabama. The killing has ali
on one side. The reports even OF our sui
ferngs have been held back and kept back
from the people of the North. Tho agents OF
the Southern Associated Press alone
furnish news to your papers. Every
agent of this association in Alabama.
(and in the South generality is a rebel and
Democrat. Our views, speeches, platforms,
writings, and actions generally are garoled
and missent to deceive the people OF the
North, and convince them that the South Is
being plundered by adventures; that corrup-
ton and infamy stalk forth with monstrous
iniquity in all our public places, and that
every man VINO dares to raise his voice Tor
the principles of RepublicaDism is
felon, and unworthy to walk the
earth on which he lives. All these things,
and more, too, have we borne In silence
The faithful old slaves, who fell upon their
knees at New-Year's dawn 1868, and from
| their lonely huts and novels OF poverty and
slavery sent forth prayers and thanks to
! Heaven for Lincoln's proclamation OF eman-
cipation, are now begging ard imploring to
be put back into slavery to protect them
selves and their little ones from murder and
destruction. Many, many of my old slaves
have come to me and begged me to take
them back and save them from the reign
of the drunken desperate and the
midnight marauder. When | remember that
all through the sombre scenes of war, in the
midst of adversely and tribulation, they stood
faithful to me and mine, it makes my very
heart bleed to see them wri,he and suffer in
the enjoyment CD of that boon which was
intended to bring happiness and comfort. |
am powerless to help them. but as long as
life lasts let me appeal to my Northern friends
to stand by and protect these sable sons of
the South, who have never sung song un-
less it was one dedicated to elderly and to
Union" Shall not bear to my prosecuted
people of all races and colors the glad tidings
that a better day is dawning, and, changing
the lines Of the poet
THAT freedoms battle once begun,
Bequcathed from bleeding sire to son,
Though baflled oft is ever won"
That the day Of peace may soon come, and
bring with it all the blessings of home and
happiness, is my sincere desire. Truly
yours. CHARLES HAYS.