Year: 1867

black mans hands to fight for liberty a,
Copperheafls and rebels said that thew w,ule ane
not fight. But we knew they would f%Ja f"h.
for the colored man knew that he wonS
come out of this war freeman. And sorna ~u
of your shareholders were shrewd enough .e
to see that from the beginning. And tbeu
Gen. Lee had to confess that negroes would
light. And you, the Southern people. wera
Inundated indeed, when you offered vonr
slaves liberty, if they would fight for ' yon
and they refused to do il. And now Won run
the negro down for his vote-you are as keen
on the scent as bloodhounds- land threatsn
to turn the poor black man out of emnlor
ment, if he does not vote with Won fAs
plause.) Il saw from Goldsboro' nanp. @p
that such language had been used in nnI,;a
in this City. Issy it is an unmanly threa,
What, turn these poor colored men out unon
the world to beg and starve, because tbav
will not surrender liberty and vote for Won,
The laws have just been changed to secure
them freedom, and yet because they eyince
spirit to exercise their new privileges Won
threaten to dismiss them from employment
1t is foolish thing. And no man can asI
the blessing of God upon himself, who save
to the poor, ignorant, poverty stricken blact
man, if you vote for your freedom will dis.
miss you from my employment. (Applausel


The terms of restoration are now laid down
and they are final, if promptly complied
with. Congress intended them to be final
But it will not admit the people of these
States, if they threaten and overawe the
blacks say to you here to day that #
proofs of such threats go up to Washington
City, you will not be admitted under this
law. We say what We mean, and mean what
we say. (Applause.) In that event, terri.
torial government will be established in this
State. And, further, let me tell you, if the
planter says to the negroes working upon his
farm, boys, if you go and vote for Re.
publican, I'll dismiss you from my service
and turn you out of your shanty," Congress
/ VIII say to him, "Sir, you are a traitor at
neart, we confiscate your property" am not
In favor of con6scation, but in such a case
my vote will certainly be given for confsca.
ton. Since the war have never believed
In further taking of life or inficting of too
heavy punishment, but as for the man who
threatens colored employees in that manner,
VIII vote for the confscation of his proper
| ty, and stand not alone in that position.
Applause.)


Our duty as Northern men and friends to-
wards you is this. We ought and will aid
in the education of your poor whites and
blacks. We ought, and our capitalists will,
contribute to that end, and towards the de-
velopment of your great natural resources.
The government ought and will be admins.
tered in spirit ofkindness towards all men,
loyal and disloyal, l have always tried to
act in that manner l will do in the future
as have done IN the past, all that l can do
to blot out the bitter memories of our CON-
mon suferings. You may scorn what l say,
you may laugh at it, but say and do these
things because love humanity, education,
liberty, and equal rights because wish to
see your great natural resources developed
Iwould DO it, further, because know that
time passes away, and slavery with its lnfu-
ences disappear. By and by, one by one,
you will again return to the love of your
country, and cease to reproach the men who
stood by the old flag in the hour of its peril.


The time will come when North Carolina
and South-C Carolina and Massachusetts will
sit down together as friends in united
country, if we act in spirit of love and
charity towards each other Neither will
you have black mans party here or white
mans party-but one great party in favor
Of equal and impartial liberty throughout
the whole country-and party opposed to
that. These will be the two great divisions
of men in our nation.


/ My friends have DONE thank you for
the kind attention with which you have lis
tened to me- (Applause)