The colored American., 1902-05-31

Wendell Philips II you please, whose
memory IS in perennial bloom, and ever
shall be as long as knowledge, liberty
aitd trutl, remain immortal.
Then. in the midst Of q countless
t.,ror.g, conspicuous By that martyrs
crown which adorns his brow, Old John
Brown" come marching on. he the staI-
wa-t preacher Of Liberty, Justice and
Right man who died for his cause
comes marching on! In the forefront OF
the fray. giving and receiving blows n
behalf OF his cause, he Is stricken down
and afterwaTd Ike his Saviour whom
he loved. he was hung 10 tree; bct
His soul goes marching On
But VINO can call this roll OF honor, or
more than casually glance Al the Hro-i-
derfaI list OF heroes, each OF whom has
gone. or in Gods good time viii go 70
wear a yictors crown:
Suffice II to say that. IN the faor OF
obl0Quy and scorn, social ostrsc1srTl. legal
persecution ard physical violence. they
succeeded in arousing the attention OF
the fair-ninded people Of this and other
countries to the great iniquity. and n
promoting : sentiment which rT5sy Sc
likened TO Byron description OF . pop
ular tuInult:
Al first Il grunbies, then II sE-caTs, and
then.
Like David, aings smooth pebbles 'gaiast
giant;
Al last II takes 70 weapons such as nsen
Snatch when despair makes haI12o
hearts less plant;
Then comes the ting q war
The foundations OF the accursed i1Sti-
tuition were shaken ard II tOpplcd from
rs proud pedestal, 70 rise TO more
Does the foregoing inspire the thought
that. ike another Jericho. these ramparts
fell a. the winding OF rams horn2 Per
iSh the thought. n the presence OF these
haliored graves. and these cc:- living
veterans who bear the visible tokens of
st-ife and suffering n the holy cause
Il was 10 innovation n the martial ex-
pe-ienceS OF the people Of this country 20
enlist ColOred soldiers 10 fight for is
cause beneath the Stars and Stripes
fo-. not only during the Revolutionary
Var brt also a. New Orleans during the
Na- OF 1872. Colored men had sealed
with their blood their patriotism, love
and devotion for this their native land
However. since those days, the county
had prCSpe-ed 50 greatly and the slave
power had gained such Al aSceldency,
not only II the law-nabing body Of the
nation. 5ut even n the hearts and minds
Of the average politician. that. Ehen col
orej men sought 20 enlist they r-7et TOT
only with = refusal. bur. n one instance,
: stem rebuff This s white mans
var said the late Governor David Tod
OF Ohio. 10 J committee OF coiored r+ea
who sought ms friendly ctlces toward
the enlistment OF cclorej troops during
the early stages Of the wz-. and white
;ner are going 70 fight rs battles :" With
clearer vision. however. did that match
less "Pathhnder. General John c Ere
mont, commanding the Army c; the
West. n August. 1851 and that other
grI-zled patriot, General David Hunter.
commanding the Army Of the South.
II May. ISo1 see the signs OF the times;
and had their orders been left 70 have
full sway who can say that The Bloody
and vaS,etul Var Of the Rebellion would
not have successfully terminated years
before II did,
Il IS not within the scope @ This sd
dress. however. or BETTING .l.;s o1ca-
sion. - relate n deta, al the struggles
and appointments which we're expert
enceG before the ranks OF The Union
Army Op@red for the receptions Q; :he:c
brothers N black
Let i suffice % say that. with the great
Proclamation Of Emancipation. cprcS;-
tio1 ceased; and from that ti--le down %
he present day coio-et ne. have cort;u-
ucd % W-eoE and honor that Hue which :
known and respected wherever c:viii-a-
ION has made rs impress
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