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of bruised t ,apdmangled victims
io tread the froe Of 'God’s earth to the
muriw of freedom* To-day, weoelcbrate
the dram of liberty, rad draoe for joy at
the pledge of its security. Unborn mil
lions wiM rise to swell the notes of emas
ripatira, rad tone its melody by the chants
of the redeemed. The oppressed of every
nation will join the chorus, and Heaven's
great ofpra will lend it hartnony. The
gray Jbeadede ires who died in he frith,
will spread through otarasity the glories
of ita triumphs, and lavish itsttaiiH with
fadeless laurels* The heroes ef the Unibn,
whose blood was spilt for liberty, shall
have fragrant names, and precious memo
riea, and their noble examples wdl stand
as a monument of honor, to inspire the just
till theworld shall end. < •
This is a day of special gratitude tc
Heaven for many Messings which follow
in the exit o* slavery. • * . «
Ist. This is a day of gratitude for the
privilege of meeting as other people
Heretofore, we could not meet withoui
being under the supervision of some Whit<
» man. We were watehed, feared and sus
picioned. Three colored men could mak<
a threat, and five hundred white mei
Would rush to arms. The whites shoulc
thank God with us, for how they can res
quietly, they have no fears of bein/
murdered, nor have they to sit up ai
night to watch us; no patrol duty t<
perform; no fears of us runhing away
They ought to thank God that they ar<
relieved of that burden, and we of ou:
fears— neither party having to watch th
other, but all can attend to their owi
business.
2d. This is a day of gratitude for th<
general destruction of slavery; for slaver
was a re-actionary curse. It rebounded
back upon the white man, while it degrad
cd the status ef the black. This traffic
ing in human blood, buying and selling
seperating man and wife, parents am
children, hardened the hearts and numbe<
the conscience of the whites and madi
them cruel and wicked. It petrifie<
their sympathies and deadened their fin<
sense of justice, and made their more
ideas a blank scroll. The result was, the]
were not near so benevolent in charitabh
acts as they should have been; conse
quently, thousands of white children grev
up in their midst without any educatiot
for the want of free schools. On the
other hand, intended to make us th io vial
because we regarded it right to filch whal
we should have bad as the reward of oui
labor. It also tended to make iis un*
truthful, telling lies to escape punishment,
or to deceive our owners for some per*
sonal comfort which our best men would
regard as a necessary prerequisite.
3d, This is a day of gratitude for the
freedom of schools. Heretofore, law
and rule closed against us books of every
discription. The Bible, God’s eternal
will and requirements was a sealed book.
His pledge, his sacred truths, and all the
guarantees of his grace were bared and
\lted against us by the Jaw of the land.
Jbv .cation, the hand maid of religion,
God’s great artieulative organ of
munication, hung palsied in the scales of
prejudice, or was looked up by the greed
of woi Idly gain. But now the channels
of learning are free to all; we only have
to launch our vessel and sail in its current
to the port of distinction. Our big men,
heretofore, were Barbers, Tailors, Boot
makers and Carriage drivers. If we saw
John driving out ‘Massa and Missus ’
01 how we coveted his big position. But
now our big men can be Lawyers, Doc
tors, Editors, Astronomers, Chemists
&c.
; 4th. This i*s a day of gratitude for the
freedom of mind. Heretofore our im
measurable intellects were also enslaved—
that is the most damning feature of sla
very. But now with a mind, mighty in
its resources, though, at present undevel
oped we can prowl through Heaven, earth
and hell; &nd claim their extensions as
domain of its play. Problems will be
made plain, and mysteries will lay bare
their long entombed wonders.
sth. This is a day of gratitude for the
freedom of matrimony. Formerly there
was no security for domestic happiness.
Our ladiqs were . insulted and degraded
with or without their consent Our
wives were sold, and husbands bought,
children were begotten and enslaved
by their fathers, we therefore were poly
gamists by virtue of our condition. But
now we can marry and live together till
we die, and raise our children and teach
them to fear God, 01 black age of dissi
pation, thy days are nearly numbered.
6th. This is a day of gratitude for the
freedom of Jho Gospel. Formerly the
Southern ministers were chained or carb
ed in jprariairapg the mandates of Heaven.
If one felt disposed to preach the full
meaning cf Up text do as
you would have them do td' yenr,’ he
trembled, feared, and flaged. The learned
men of the world were shut out from
the South. You oould not preach the
pure gospri,*HOr anyone else.** ‘God’s
word had to be frittered smeared and
to please the politics cMaverv.
Pbe key of the Gb.pd?w M keldt
land of slavery, but now as slavery is
lead aaditsrirageonopeMd by Abraham
Lincoln the Hercules of freedom, fiv
ingphjf tbeevoja caafly forever wiSa
ree Griopel 4e Attan,
poribkand asOape pmMtmnt
forced from w. » We believed trit po
mac rid a right to bmWl ine »sd
revel in pomp and Inlander on the otMt
of our face, while we dragged out
an existence in tattered want and dcHfta.
tion. But bow we can work with at! tri
muscle of a freeman. Will you not do
it ? I believe you, now av!*Mr
is popular, and it being man’s norma]
position, let us show the world we can
performjt •.< . & (
•Sth. This is a day ef gratitude for the
pledge of the nation to the eternal securi
ty of all the blessings, apd others that
I have not time to mentfoa, The nation’s
great emblem is no longer agahrat us, for
we claim the protection of the Stars And
Stripes. The glories of Its fodeleas
escutcheon will ever hid us go free. Its
mighty forts, guns, and magazines, have
Liberty engraved open their thumtenri
music. The constitution has c-oventnfod
with lip for mutual protection, it stys.
‘save me should a foul hand attempt tc
desecrate my folds, and I will save you
from the iron heel of oppression? h* ’
That superstructor known as Might,
which lifted its hydnuheadsUo the very
clouds, and spit venom in the face oi
every black man. was struck on the Ist,
day of January 1863, by the thuntki
bolt of emancipation, hurled fcun the
Juno hands of Abraham Lincoln, and
America trembled under the shook of the
dread stroke, and all the world wondered,
nevertheless right long crushed, enslaved,
and outraged, rose from the ruins of its
terrific face, grasping the mace of Ind&
pendence, and the helmet of Justice,
brandished it with a gleaming flourish
and the nations of earth stood palsied al
the scene. Greece may .boast of bei
Solon, Rome of her Brutus, England o 1
her Cromwell, France of her Bonaparte
and America of her Washington. /Bal
the name of Lincoln, lettered in gold,
pictured in silver, engraved in the d?a<
mond, and fringed by the tints of the
sunbeam with t the pencil of Raphael,
then hurjg out in the azure concave oi
emensity with the fadeless brand oi
freedom for its base, will be glory enough
i to inflame our souls and swell the joys of
the Negro race forever and ever, world
without end
But I must stop, , and before doing so,
let me say that I have pot refered to the
(jruelty of slavery to incite your passions
against the white people., I have done
so in order to tell you for what we had
reason to thank God and hold this day in
special rememberance.. To the contrary
let us love jhg. whites, and let by-gones
be by-gohes," neither taunt nor insult
them for past grievances, respect them;
honor them; work for them; but still let
us be men. Let us show them we can be
a respectable, virtuous, honest,
and industrious, and soon their prejudice
will melt away, and with God for our
father, we will all be brothers,
IMPORTANT ORDERS.
Bureau of Refugees F. A A. D. J
Office Act, Ass't Com, State # Ga.. >
Augusta, Ga.. Dec. 22, 1865. )
Circular )
No. 5. $ 4
In answer to numerous inquiries, the
following is published for the informa
tion and guidance of Officers and Agents
of this Bureau.
I. This Bureau does not propose to
support or remove from the plantations,
or homes of their late masters, the help
less and decrepid freed people or young
children. If the former have children
who are able to support them, they must
be required to do so, if not, there is no
other alternative but their former
owners shall provide for them until the
State makes provision for their support.
The parents of the latter, if able, must
support them, if not, Agents will endea
vor to bind them out, together with
orphans and those whose parent* oannot
be found, as set forth in Circular Nb. 3,
from this office. ’
It must be apparent to the peeple that
it is impracticable, if npt impossible, for
the Bureau to remove and provide for
the very large number of> destitute and
helpless freed people who- are scattered
throughout the Bute. Besides, it should
be remembered, that there was. an iim
plied contract between the master and
his slave, that in return for | his service
the slave should bp fed clothed and
lodged, during his old ago, mid where the
former slave, has fulfilled the conditions
of the contract on. his part, the former
master is not absolved from his obliga
tions, by the freedom of the riav*,for
which the latter is in no way responsible.
Honor and humanity require that the
former master *haUpot attempt to escape
from or evadq his respmmfoilities. Even
such colored peoples* artfable, by their
labor, to provide fortheir old, worn out
paHnta, Uve a right .fo axpectfoat the
owner* of theparenta, wiUpßabUj i
assist them in bearing this burden, it av*
Jus W J requires this.
iMmeful fo butifow
} pemwwMve
* .JiM nw (* if,
* by *o
mernmlheftioet whoMo not ter
be raised to the • aero, offer ftom
twelve to thirteen dollars pernfonth
wife bow* wM
eight to tea xMikrt » MI ftmtle field
htndiV'Hhw kboeerto' firtfijffi W bwn
s&t
other portions of the State,^eie'good
month, board and lodging, to full' male
and ten dollars VW felt female field hands
“£ftg=
would probably give the laborer a W m
equivalent to that above mentioned
Usually they btfer Wfii one thirl the
gross to one half They
are at liberty to pay money or a portion
parties ** F ’ bj
111. Freed people who have sufficient
property, or are so. situated that they can
support themselves and families, without
making contracts for their labor, have the
right to refuse to make contracts and
must he protected ir this right; but in
all other cases, (comprising the vast ma
jority of-tbe freed it is absolutely
necessary that they make contracts to en
sure a supply of food and escape starva
tion the coming year. It i a also impera
tively necessary that contracts made in
time, to prepare for raising crops the en
suing season. i >
Freed people have the right to select
their own employers; but if they eons
| tinue to neglect or refuse to make con
tracts then, on and after January 10th,
1866, officers and agents of the Bureau
will have the right, and it shall be their
duty to make contracts for them, in all
cases where employers offer good wages
and kind treatment Unless the freed peo
pie, belong to the class above excepted*,
or can show that they can obtain better
terms. Contracts so made shall’bf as
binding on both parties as through the
full consent of the freed people.
Article 11, of the amendments to
the Constitution of the United States,
gives the people the right to bear arms,
and states thjt this right shall not be
infringed. Aly person, white or Hack,
may be disarmed if convicted of making
an improper ov dangerous use of Weapons*
but no militaijr or civil officer has the
right or authiyity to disarm any class of
people, therebj placing them at the mercy
of others. All men, without distinction
of color, have the right to keep arms to.
defend their homes, families or them
selves. •
V. All persons are* forbidden to tam
per with or entice laborers to leave their
employers before the expiration of their
• contracts, either by offering higher wages
or other inducements. Officers and agents
will punish by 4me or otherwise, any per
son who may be convicted of such acts.
The public interest requires that labor
be made reliable and profitable, and so
long as the ‘freed laborer is well paid
and kindly treated, this Bureau will not
tolerate any interference with the rights
and interests of employers.
DAVIS TILLSpN,
Brig. Gen. Vols, and Act. Asst. Com,
Colonel E. Whittlesey, Assistant Com
missioner of Freedmen for North Caro
lina, has isstitM the following order, im-
I portant to all classes:
“Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 10, 1865.
“All officers and agents of this Bureau,
and teachers of Freedmen, will publish
as widely as possible, the .following in
structions :
“I* In view of the fact that govern
ment aid now given to the destitute may
soon be withdrawn, freedmen now living
in camps, colonies and towns, are direoZ
ted to find employment at once, by which
they may support themselves.
•‘II. Officers and agents of the Bureau
will issue no more, rations to, any reffo
gees or freedmen who -refuse situations
where they might earn their support.
While the iwooenb and wdl-dispOsed’
will be protected, vagrant idlers who
try to live without any honest calling,
will be promptly arrested and punished.
“11l Paupers will, as soon as pracs
ticable, be turned over to th* “ Wardens
of the Poor’’ for suptert, and officers
and agente will operate with such
den* in providing foi* infirm and*
helpless. Uadi ample provision is rtadr '<
by the civil Authorities, such persons ,
will not ba forcibly removed from the ,
piaatatioM wterolhey were livfctf r at
ihb dose I * r ■ 1
* “IV.. X)rphwitf and children of per- 1
sons who ham nh honest oaftreg/WH
visible '.metoterf *
nrinotel iwjtfd|aodtemt H
or aoeerdme wSht&iftriPp
Wit*
<kait tier may idt bteoint wigteii# tftdM
paupers?* :$ kF bka
r Sb *ib* -»-f 'W • ijßafh l - : - >| .
1 T yyy
«w*w 'j i JMWtebWBHvM
B to Mto« to «U Ao* to ytart
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M* <«r< m3
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.. J. ‘ n&rm »« 0 “ regardtag ,i»h.r wW be
iFV X*>;p»matiqm WANTED,
<^2°A E \*****
Y John Hymen, of ClarimvUle, Hal ifaz
C,i.™™;,“x c '
Any information regarding him will be thank*
fully received at the office ol '
deeSO Im KAMP" JOHNSON.
levvis~e Barter
Hi.:.,
street, whare.he will beg tod to Me ahdwait
all of his friends; *- £ «
ABRAHAM MALLORY,
BLACKSMITH & WHEELWRIGHT,
on the ' »’
HARRISONVILLE ROAD,
WHERE anything i* myhne wiH be
* * promptly attended to at cheap rates.
Aws t Wattv
FAMILY GROCERS,
ON CAMPBELL STREET, BE
' TWEEN BROAD AN» ELLIS,
fl# «*™W’y <* hand, a ehoioe selection of
-LA the best Family Groceries, consisting of
FLOUR Of all brands, BACON
COFFEb LARD TEA BUTTER
MACKEREL CHEESE CD FISH
SARDINES CORN MEAL PEAS etc.
UEXTISTKY.
ZEKE WILLIAMS
13 ESPECTFULLY announces to the citi.
XI sens of this city and surrounding neigh'bor
hood, that he has established an. office at
No. 200 ELLIS STREET,
where he wUI devote his time and attention to
the vaiiow breaches of hit profession, • r
Parties favoring faim with their patronage may
rely upon promptness and low chaiges.
Stt&wrfsl
FAMMLY GROCERS AND PRO
. ; vision dealers,
TTAVE constantly on hand all kinds of’groee
pricej. 168 “ d PrOVißioni «MJ»* lowest market
In connection with our business, we have opened
h.^ ,^dSV4 r y.” 18 u prQc “ ,ed,t » u
•PETERM’LALN
HAS always on hand.
FRESH MEATS,
BEEF AND
PORK
for the speeial accommodation of his up town
friends. Ha can be found at his old stand on
GREEN ST, where he would be glad to see and
wait upon his friends.
*' - ■ • *- -' -
GROCERIES! GROCERIES !,!■ GROCERIES !!
at ■
WK. HAM’S,
WASHINGTON STREET,
(A few doors from BROAD.]
V9y can always find a choice •apply of
Harper &Ladeveze,
‘ DEALERS IN
PICTURE FRAMES, TASSELS, CORD
A and NAILS, LOOKING GLASS, PIC
TURE GLASS.
Also, VIOLINS ajid Violin STRINGS, etc.
A good Supply always on band.
_ No 32 McINTOSH ST.,
nUv.3O-.Jw Opposite Post Office.
~~~ * * M-j- H,, s ,
B LACKS MJTM,
TOSEP If K« WFLLIAUfS is now prepared
to « ir ® him a eall as he is master of feffpieefftrion
work. He can be found at his ehop. corner of
Jadußn and Boundary streets. a* A»
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WW
SsSSS“E
near the Aainsta
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fwrt enclosing Squares, ete-, ate., in the neatedfel,
gSLH* at the Aorteei M y
hr • -.«!? NW GARDINER. fl
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Ik ’ "JT, 1 .". '.F
HARRIS & CO.
ria-LA JULw i A N iJuUS EE.
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TTA>S»ea* Chetat &RQC«»BS i
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-v. 4 famiw;,gkoger, s
CORKER JACKSON* • ELLIS
STREETS.
U \•* «. Sugar, Coffee, Tea, x u *
e nov.2o—lm.
itWfiwr
HENDERSON & CARTER,
ONE DOOR FROM CORNER ELLIS k JACK
SON STS.,
J oet r «*? ved • new supply o f GK<CB
iUES consisting of
Sugar, Coffbe, Tea
Flour, Bard, Bacon
Candies, Black Pepper, Starch
j Soape,-Brooms, Buckets
And a variety of other Articles which wa o&r for
ales at the lowest prices. nov.2s—3w,
SADDLES HARNESS,
THOMAS THOMAS '
P ESPECTFULLY informs bis friends and
Av the public generally, that he is now nre-
Sj 2°, r ®® ei l p Of derß for making HARN ESS,
SADDLES, BRIDLES, etc, etc. ~
Also, he is now ready to receive Old Har
ness for repair and mending. j
Warren Block. n0v.25-}m
HOTEL
Augusta Ga.
HTHE nnderrigned respectfully inform their
X friends that they have opened a
FIRST CLASS HOTEL
M UJSIpK ROTBL.
will receive the best accommodations.
GRENAGE, MILLER' & PAYNE, 1
h0t.25-6» ■ Proprietor.
R, M’KENZY’S
CHEAP FAMILY GROCERY,
On Campbell Street, a few Doors
• Below Broad.
7 of
Sugar, Coffee, Tea, "
Bacon, Lard, Batter, ' ,
Starch, Soap, Candles,
Cheese, Crackers, Sardines, eta.
ALSO,
“»t”7^ c ‘‘* U to 0- “ “ M—Ma-
SANDY MALLORY
R E £ P ® CTPU L I ‘ Y i ” fo ™« hi »
iv that he now has a good *apply of GROCE
RIES which he offers to purchasers, low and rea
sonable, at his store on TELFAIR ST., below
Cumming. ?
——~r"‘ ■«, —— ■ ■ - •' ...
FIRST CLASS VICTUAL GROCERY
danial gardinbr
H laired a large supply of Family
Groceries, coniisting in part of
FLGUR, SUGAR, COFFEE,
TEA, CRACKERS; BACON,
■’ LARD, BUTTEB, OHEEBB
CANDLES, LARD, SOAP,-i -
MACKEREL, NO. land 2,
BLACK, PEPPER, SODA, de;
•hieh you dan find at his store'oh Jackson Street,
ifesedooiwfa sear offtho White Choral?
■WATTS, GBEBN & CO.
CORNER OF'jbNSS AND STS.
RjrfATt dealers Ur Family f
groceries.
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