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THE LEADER. CHARLESTON, S. C., Saturday, October* 28,18G5. Ac ? s CM-: SD AOSMtS : William Dart, Paul Volnsrtt, Samuel L. Dennett, of Cltnrlentoti ; Writ. D. Nash, Columbia; Donn Dudley, Henton, Maia.; Rev. A. Waddle. Savannah. Tiri? I-EADK a -cnn be obtnluod nt Hie store* of T. VV. Card020, connor -of Henrietta niul Elizabeth Streets ; nut) at SJauons & ?leuuy. Market Street, ormoarto Anson. Gen, Howard in Zion's Ciiurcli. ! The Zion's Church was densely crowded on j Sunday nftcrnoon Inst by the friends of impnr <inl freedom, to see and bear Mnjor-Ocn. O. 0. Howard, Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bu reau, After the singing of several hymns, the ser- I vices were commenced by Kev. Mr. Howard, i brother of thc General, who rend from the <?lst | chapter of Isninh, and Offered n fervent prayer. General U. Saxton, Assistatrt Commissioner, presided, nnd snid that they hnd assembled to listen to Gen. Howard, thc man who command ed the right wing of General Sherman's army on their successful march through thc South, nnd who had-done ns much as any other mun for freedom through the war, nnd would haye given his lifo ns freely as he did his arm for ihe *uccc?s of the cause. After the war had been brought to a close, General Hownrd wes select ed ns Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau, as ono eminently calculated to deni justly with nlL He believed (lint he wns the true fiiend of the colored man, that his henrt wns in the great work to which he hud been called, and thnt he should have their earnest prayers. General Howard remarked that thc Secretary ?of War had plsecd him at the head of the Freedmen's Commission; and, if Ive kt>ew &ii> own henrt, he wns a friend to mau because he M'ss a friend to God. Love thy neighbor as thyself was n divine command, and be coultl not love God without loving his fellow-men. The pledge of the Government to the freed men might be temporary as a law, hut perpetu al in it-fl (fleets-that slaves shall bc forever free. Whatever else may fail, ns sure as the soul of President Lincoln i<s in heaver:, that promise shall Trot be broken. Hy labor you will earn your bread. The first thing to be done is to secure labor for yourselves. Every friend of thc race feels anxi ous for you. It is n question muong them whe ther you will continue to work on the plantation* and in thc workshops of industry. Constant statements' are nando that you will not succeed in freedom; Thc right of labor is vouchsafed to every living soul. It makes no difference what may be thc color of the skin ; our Saviour loved all mankind, and worked fdr all his creatures, but bc was especially tender of thc poor in heart. His children can do no better than follow hi? example. Tho ivar has left us some excellent fruits,-thc poor and thc rich have their share. It has left ?us willi broken hearts nnd trccp-seato.t preju dices. It has left us in a condition front which ne must emerge. Thc object of the Bureau is to etrry out the pledge made to thc colored niau hy the late Pr? ludent Lincoln, contained in tho hist law of Con gress, iv Idell lie signed; It is to make that pledge go'd for eternity-a pledge for which he laid down Iiis life. It is to establish justice between thc freedman nud his former master, to inaugu rate a system nf agreement between thc land owners and thc biliorcrs. And it is the duty of its agents to soc that such agreements arc ful filled. Never revenge or retaliate against your op pressor. 1 .advocate always a spirit of'manliness; but be polite, bc kind, anti bo Christlike. Be brave enough to keep silent when you wish, and is>?peak when you want to speak. No one cnn rightfully oppress you now ; nnd, with thc proper spirit on your part, you cannot be op pressed. Your former masters propose to deal with you in a liberal manner. A freeman, with a. freeman's heart, is a better workman than any slave. I would have every one of you be a true freeman, and exert such au inti ut nee upon oth ers that all shall indeed bc free. There is nothing dishonorable in work. Pre sident Johnson came from the poor man's path of life, and has reached the grandest position in thc Cuitad States. With the love of God in your heart, you can say thut you ure a better man than the President, and demonstrate tn the world that thc colored people are worthy of the freedom which the Government has bestow ed upon them. Education U worthy of your consideration. Keep good schools in operation, that you may send out rai Mounties into the interior, and dif fuse tho benefits of knowledge. I was very much pleased with the appearance of a school which I visited the other day. The marked in telligence of thc scholars surprised me ; as they had not only made rapid progress in learning the common branches, but improvement in all thc accomplishments that adorn civilized life. It seems as if the hand of God must be in it till to aitf this people. Through education r.cxt to labor, you will pass from darkness to light from weakness to strength. You have many obstacles in the way of your advancement, and though you may not get on as fast as you de sire, yu children and your children's children will be blessed with all thc benefits that flow from liberty and union. When you become really free, you can more readily obtain thc rights pf freemen. Such are my sentiments, that come from the yearning of my heart for the good of your people. You c.iust look forward, anti hold on to what you have already got. You were not thu only ?.laves. Manya white man wns n slave to the system of slavery. And if Home of them now oppose you, get nlong with it mnnnfully rind ns easy ns you cnn', My principle is to love man ns man. These while men have been living ul 1 their lives in such ti state nf opposition to you. All of their property has gone, nit of iheir slaves hnve been taken from them, nnd is it wonderful that they should oppose you. If you can get at the light Hist, be a true guide to them. If thc government has chosen to give them back the Utile land which their fathers left them, let them have it. Tho principle of thi' United States, by which tins lund is return ed, is a noble one--it is to bc B luther to all her children. It is to notice thc children of nil classes, and not bc favorable to one against the other. We Who stood up and fought fo- the nation can alford to ?be mngnenimous. Let the lund go, nod forgive them for their sentiments. 1 would nat have a ooiorcd soldier cherish en mity ngaist another mun; Let him remember that when Jesus wa? reviled he reviled not again. ?Let him forgive them, for they know not ?what they do. The spirit I want the cnlor ed man to have is, tt?rgn'eiicu from thc bottom nf the heart. You will go forward, and thc privileges before you are unbounded. Fear not. I believe that the God who brought you into freedom will carry on thc good work until you enjoy it in all ita completeness. (Tito exercises closed wi lib * prayer by the ??ev. Mr. AJvord.) We were deeply interested iii the address of General Howard, and not disappointed as to, thc policy enunciated in giving up the lands. It is the opinion of Attorney-General Speed that the Executive pardon restores all thc .rights, of the pardoned to the land which they iuriuetr-; ly possecfcd, and General l?owurd *?etc<? tu ac cordance with this htgnj decision. Ii will avail nothing, perhaps, iartus to suv ihnt we differ in opinion ft.cin the Attorney General. There Silty be some technical imperfection in thc con fiscation net ss hieb we do riot comprehend. Hu?, considered in thc light of good obi-fashioned honesty, lhere is no more reason for tuking away these lands from the negroes than there would be in taking assay their pe rs an oj .freedom and reducing them again to a?avccy. If the pardons of lite President (and we question the right JJJ thc President to pardon a person for a crime before such person has been duly tried ivnil convicted vt the same) make tweu loyal, tlben why not turn over to them their " property in persons." The loyal men of Kentucky have liol had their slnves set free - why should the loyal men of South Carolina have theirs taken from them ? The consequen ces of any such attempt aru too well known, and reforms do not go backsvnrd. Gen. How ard said the pledge of freedom should never he | broken. Hut we fail to sec that the pledge of freedom is any more sacred than any other pledge made by man to mun, or by the Govern-1 ment to thc people. It appeared as if bc was begging the question. Poor fellows ! they have lost everything] - their property and their ?laves all gone ! Do kt lSacui have a lillie land ; - nnd " forgive them, ivs they know not what they do." The good faith of the Government has been violated in taking these lands from the freed men, who have already made improvement? upon them. Freedom caine to the .slav? by net of government, and government is fulse to its trust if it doe6 not confer upon them thc fruits of their own industry and toil, even if it breaks its promise. In conveying this intelligence to the people, General Hosvnrd seemed to bc au unwitting messenger, proclaiming ?? decidion' Ul svtucn ins heart beat not. Ile gave to i^. the most encour aging ?nd cheering interpretation; counselling energy, perseverance, hope, and a firm reliance upon the nrm of thc Almighty. It is a com forting assurance-"God is not demi yet ' " FitBKDMKX's SAVINGS.-We call attention to thc National Freedmen's Saving? and Trust Counpnny, whose object is strictly benevolent. It is a bank for the " emancipated slave? and their descendants." 'I he company is chartered by Congress, and approved by the late ?ad la mented President of tho United Stales. Its principal office is in thc city of New York, and branches or agencies aro to be established at uti thc greta centrai points of the colored people throughout thc country ; and in several places, colored men have been appointed cashiers, anti arc discharging thc linties faithfully. Depoiits are received of one dollar and upwards, and in terest paid tm all sums of five dollars and up ward*. There is much need of snell a bank. Savings banks have been establishetl for the hcnvlii of the mechanic, the seaman, and the laborer ; and the trustees feel confident that in the formation of this company they are provid ing u necessity for the African race. The large sums of money accruing to the colored man from enlistments in the army, from thc labor of his hands, mid from the many sources of in come now thrown open to him, demand that some safe place of deposit and investment he furnished him. Agencies of the company will be established in all the great business centres of the South, for the purpose of receiving de posits. There nru many colored men in Charles ton competent to act ne agent, and wc trust that some one of them may be selected for the posi tion. CCp- Robert Banneker was a colored astrono mer of some considerable note in thc early days of thc Republic. His color placed no obstacle in thc way of Iiis real merit as a man of genius, be ing recognized even hy the Fathers of thc coun try. It was to this distinguished negro tii.it Thomas Jefferson wrote thc following : " Nobody wishes more than I tlo to sec such proofs us you exhibit, that nature lins given to our black brethren talents equal to those of thc other colors of men, and that the appearance of a want of them is owing only to tho degraded condition of their existence both in Africa nnd America. I can ?tdd, with truth, that no one wishes more ardently to see a good sj-stem com menced for raising the condition both of their body and mind to what it ought to be, as fast us thc iniliecility of their present existence, and other circumstances u'liich cannot lie neglected, will admit. RKMOIOCS.-Hiahop luker, of the M. Epis copal Church, iiutl Dr. Harris, thc missionary secretary, nrrived in Charleston on Monday lust. They ?re on a tour through the Atlantic States for (lie purposo of ascertaining ttie condition nf Illings religiously ; and wherever they find a necessity for thc establishment of missions for the evangelization nf thu people, tiley stand nntlv with tire means und the heart to du it. i * ? Hist.tip linker delivered an eloquent sermon in the Spring Street Church, on Tuesday even ing, timi Dr. Harris made a forcible address on Individual Responsibility and Labor. The meeting was largely attended, and thc attend ance highly gratified svjih the *crviccs. '.'ho Mass Mooting. Tho mass meeting ot Zion'? Church on Thurs day evening, 26th inst., was a large and appre ciative assemblage. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Paul Poinsett, and Mr. Wm. Dart was chosen President, with Messrs. Cumplain, Bonum, and Carroll tor Vice Presidents, and Messrs. Hausier and Forester aa Secretaries. Rev. Mr. Oraham invoked thc divine blessing. Thc President, upon taking tho chair, re marked that he was always willing, in hi?hum- I blc way, to do what bc could to further thc cnusc which rh ey had assembled to deliberate upon, if bc understood tbc cause which 'bad culled them together, it was a most important one, s? bearing directly upon ?.heir fupurc condition sud welfare. Thc parent caqle, in teaching her offspring to fly, commences by stir ring up -sr hre*t.b\g ?ip thc nest, and in that way tho young ure \mt to the tcet ?f fhrer* own powers. Wc, ns a people, have been tcTr?Vby stirred up; our nest of slavery has been des troyed; and wc must learn to usc thc powers which God has given us to wing our way to thc possession of true .liberty Jtnd equal rights o? sue?.. Thc ta ?rm eas of thc meeting .is to consider thc expediency of calling a Conven tion of thc colored people to deliberate upon thc means best adapted to promote the general welfare of our people, to devise means cud in avig?rate a pinn by which suth Convention can be held, and to elect a suitable committee* to carry the project into effect. On motion of Mr. Peteer Mitti*-., thc folv/wm*- . Committee wns appointed to draft resolutions expressive of thc sentiments of the meeting : - Paul Poinsett. J. ll. Wright, lt. II. Mugwood, Wm. Marshall, Geo. Henderson, Edw. White, Thos. Miller, Jntnes Price, James Hf ight, Thoa. Holmes, John Desverncy, Wm. McKinly, Wm; llrowdie. While the Committee on ?R?solu ri bris were ab- . sent, the President introduced Allen Collin, who urged -upon the t-olovcd men of thc Stace thc importance of unity in all their proceedings. Agiture the -question of equally ;-bring your undivided wisdom into Convention;- moke forcible dIT. 1 awi*.ion o?' yam rights; - let your petitions go thriridcTvng up to the cnpital,of thc nation, where they will be heard, and their in fluence will he feit throughout the land. With thc right of freemen to petition, a glorious fu ture awaits you. T. Hurley wns thc next spcaher. Ile had much hope ; - thc cheering results of thc elec tions at the North inspired confidence.'aa thc large Republican gains in Iowa, Ohio, Pennsyl vania, New Jersey, and even Connecticut, indi cated that thc people of the North were awake to thc duties of thc hour. The Congress of thc United States were upon tlu- side of freedom, and they would not desert th? ark of saftety, j The Committee then reponed tho following I resolutions : - ' ' I Wht-rnis, We, as a people, at thUfumc occupy I a Mrnngc and undefined position, ai far as the fundamental law of this State is concerned ; anil believing us we do. that a grave, if not in tentional, error has been committed by the , State; and deeming that our true* duty, as .?..MABM? ?-;tirf?t<?. reanima us to rt v?-i to our utmost ability that thc said errnrjnny be corrected, anil that protection afforded) HS by ? law that will enable us to enjoy the bruits of . our own industry, make secure the pcs.ee and I harmony of our beloved Stute, and ciusc tho advancemi-ut of the interest of thc entire peo? plc : therefore, Rtsofveil, in furtherance of the ?botre impor tant purpose, thc colored people of this State, through delegate*, be requested to assemble in Convention, in this city, on the third Monday of November next, the 20th day of the month. /tV.Ww/, That thc number of delegates in each district bc placed ai the rntio of represen tation in thc Lower House of the Stute Legis lo rc. ftisolvni. That a committee of seven bc ap pointed by the Chairman to carry into effect the objects of this meeting. Mr. R. C. DeLsrge moved the adoption of the resolutions, and spoke in favor thereof. H. thought a Convention most important. Thu colored people occupied a position audi as no other people ever bad. Il was a question whe ther they were to have the privileges of free men, or continue in ti state of absolute nothing ness. He hail ruber be a slave, and know his place, than bc a freeman and look in vain for a freeman's rights, and b* lisld accountable for a freeman's conduct. I-'.ir the achievement of their rights they mint depend upon themselves, as there were few of th? whites upon whom they could depend. Thc time for action had come. Let us put by personal differences and bend our eviry energy to the accomplishment of our pur pose. No set ot mun can defeat our object if we are true to oursclvss. Rev. R. II. Randolph nert addressed the meeting in favor of thc resolutions. Never bo fore had he attended a niceiin^ of such import ance. It may be considered out of place for a clergyman to speak upon the political questions of thc day, but as long as they have so much to do with our welfare it is the duty of every Christian man to d'.il with politics, Beecher and others of the best clergymen at the North have always stood up for Ood-givcn rights. Agitation is our best weapon. Ood ha* given us white men who will advocate our c?use, but wc must not stand idle when robbed of our rights ns freemen. In the heart of the black man there is manhood ns well as in that of thc white man. Frederick Douglas is thc equul of the heit white men in the nation. The white man has said, " Give me liberty or give mc death." Cannot thc black man say the same : Let ui go into Convention, and let thc world know that we know our strength, and that wc don't mean to give up till we have our rights. I believe that God has decried chat wc ahull enjoy equality before thc law, nm', wc are wormy of the miine of slave if wc do not demand of thc ! government all our rights und privileges. Ilea 1 ven will bless und sanction our efforts. I Mr. Wm. McKinley wai culled for, bm ex cused himself from speaking, fearing be might I spoil what had already been said. Mr. James Carroll then aro?c, and, quoting from th? Apostle, said, "I think myself happy, King Agrippa, because I shall answer for my self this day." I was born in South Carolina, and have known my father, grandfather, and gr-at-grnndfathcr. Hut a few days since the glad tidings reached mc that my mother was yet alive. These persons have all prayed for tin coining of this day, and God iu his inti ii ito mer cy has brought about this change in our condi tion. So much hus been done, and so touch more is to be done, that all persons who have an interest in the things which concern us ought to give their united strength to this effort. He alluded to the injustice of the government in denying them the privileges of the leland landa, and he advised the occupants to see that their contracts were made in auch a way that the end of the year would not lind them in debt. Some little debate occurred between Messrs. Ranaicr, Dc Lu gc, Hartson, and Pinckncy, in reference to an amendment offered, when the resolutions were adopted ss reported. The following g en ci eic eu were a jip J in te tl ns a committee to maka -the necesiary arrange menta for the Convention::-faul Puinsett, Ja?. ?Carroll, Mr. Hausier, Joseph Quash, LC II. Mngwood, Peter Miller, NV. M. Marshall. I Mr. Randolph then introduced a resolution approving the course .of the SOUTH ?CARO I l-l NA. LKADKH, which was adopted, and the meeting adjourned to Wednesday evening, Nov. 7? I860. COMMUNICATED. Article? iuicrteit under this hew. ?re written by .orr??pond?ut?, We ?hall be y, Iml to ftiM i s h com munication! of nirrit, but do nut hold ourselvesssc ei'oniiblo for tbvsVr ac-rit'rmvu'U. MEE liAUOIl. %"he io li owing article upsn free labor ii from an oflicer of large experience ia thc waiccv., awv< ! we comineud it to our readers as worthy of : perusal and careful consideration ; - Tv tht Kttitor of I fie 1.1 niter. ' The question of freed l.tbor in thc State be* j comes pressing. The present crop, such as it i?, I is nearly harvested, anti it is time to be arratsg g for better crops next year. The landowners aro divided into three main |-D!l?riSes 1st, Those who " damn thc nigger," say he won't work us a freeman, and that there must be slavery of some kind, or ruin. These are mostly young ni ctn, or very ?gsiocant and bitter old tuen, anti n majority nf women? "2ui, Those who are undecided, waiting M ace what the U. S. Government or State Rover? meut, or their neighbor? are going to do. Srd, A nwioll cla-is who are going quietly to work, scicclvng-choice batriafrom their own and' other plantations, ar.st engaging their services after the present contracts have expired. These lust will do admirably well if not tvAeitered with by their neighbors. The question of freed labor is too wide for discussion in a.sitlgle article, but there are som? facts su important and so easily substantiated that they are worth printing at thc outset. A second article will ttrst of freed labor ns ail in stitution, if yotjLdeem this ttrht article WMClhy of publicity in Wt tr columns. I. The rjrvtrim&t u V'-r cannot bc called ri complete ?uiTCbsflrTh-tt is, the freetlmcn nod women have not wolli cd so Well cr so profitably ns under the oliW&lave system. No sane mun could expect otherwise, anti no truthful tuan CHI ?uv ..th. ? u l--''^ A complote rv volution of habit cannot be ef fected in n il ii y or a year, and any one who ex pects the contrarymust (nek sagacity and obser vation. The man who lins trotted under the whip fur a life time misses that incentive to la bor, r.nd must leam another. The fault i*. not in thc freedman who will not work faitbfully withoul compulsion, but rather in thc lung course of training VA hicli made him what he is; anti if it hna taken him fifteen or twenty years to make him what he is, surely he may be al lowed two years to make himself what he ou^ht to be. Hut saide from this, there have been special dilf?eullie? in the way this year which need not occur in the next. They are - I. The general d?moralisation of the country nt planting time. How any crop? came to be planted, anti how any freedman reniniucil hy his crop, is eVen iimv nn anomaly. Thetcbtl troops were energetic enough lit hunting up able bodied nun r.nd women, and plundering their houses. The white troops of thc Union forces made a very denn sweep of what was left, ?nd last of nil came Satan also, in form of the so-called " scouts," matty o? iv h o th ate unfortunately still unhanged; ami arc the most energetic of nil iii doubting the ability of the freedman tri work except lintier compulsion. The majority of crops were late planted, for the scattered freedmen roultl not go out into the field? in March und April, and even at later date? they were liable to very se rious interruption. 'I. Uncertainty of the future ns regtitda per manency nf engagement or security of pay. Until the arrangement of the contract system; both these important matters were entirely afloat; and even now the difficulty exists, for the contracts expire willi the year, and arc very poorly complied with by both partie?. Still they are better than nothing. 3, Hut the great drawback has been, and ii now, the absence of any general law respecting labor and pay, which should bc st the stunt1 time so specific as to bind all officers to one course of procedure, ir respect! viti ve of their personal prejudices. Every officer of high ut low grade ha? been left mainly to Iiis own fan cy, almost without supervision ; ami the vari ous forms of contract made, anti the different methods of enforcing them, would bc n curiosi ty, were it not for the damage done by unscru pulous or careless or thoughtless ofiicisls. Work has one aspect nt the table anti fireside of the hospitable planter, quite another in the rubin of the freedman ; und a published vol'' of thanks from respectable planters is not always unpaid for out of the Wages due to working Int lids; Ksjplnnutions similar to the foregoing might bc increased ntl libitum, anti examples be fur nifhed in their support) but surely these ?re sufficient to establish the furl that the experi ment, thus fat, hos .reen under trying circum ? tuners, nntl that thc present year's ?horteom ings are no ground of discouragement or doubt ns to ultimate suecos. II. While the foregoing i* strictly true, it is equally true that in the following respect? the conduct of thc freed people lias been remark ably prsiiworthy. - (1.) Thc blt?tani trtlk of insurrection and gen cr?l demoralization has boen thoroughly ex* ploded. Not an instance has occurred in thc State, although in some districts - Barnwell, for instance,-everything has been done which could provoke it. Aloro than this, lest any means should bc left untried, the subject has been kept before the attention of thc freed peo ple, by reports of armed organizations among them, which reports arc as false as they nre cowardly. There is a course of aggravation which may, and doubtlass will, lead to indivi dual retaliation. Hut no amount of ingenuity can effect an insurrection. Thc freedpeople who are run off from plantations, and deprived of the share of the crops to which they ate justly entitled, may, and possibly will, try to take what belongs to them ; but, if protected in their rights, even tins will bc averted. <(2.) While it is true that, in thc main, con tracts have not beet? faithfully executed by Freedmen, this trouble, in most instances, ha? seemed to result from thc example of a few on each .plantation, rather than from any gcncrnl disinclination to work. The proportion of crops assigned to freedmen is to bc divided * motif; Ch om, seid the lar.y full hand receive his equal sitare wii*n Atc willing worker. Laziness hat nb pu ii it: hm mt, true labor no jjpi'ciat Tctvaid. .Further than this, ?ince the contracts mostlj provide (.but thc workhands shall receive foi themselves and (amRici " suitable food, shel ter," nod in very many cases *. work clothing,' as well as that they vii adi -"labor faithfully,' etc., it is 7in open question \*f the latter side b the contract has not been as honestly carriel out UH thc former. In six p-lnotaiions o^t often in t-W ?districts o Darn well, O ran gobur gb, Coll eton awi Charles ton, tire " suitable food " has anio?w.t?rd to on peek of grits or meal per week, without meal or even salt,, nn<fl *he item of ctot^???g rquull scant. The gfttcrsl result of the whole experiment i about this> The freedpeople here have not don BS well a* their friends wtdd have wished. Un der the circuit! tances, they ha"ve tSnne quite f well ss their ftiends or encintes could expect mor': than tin*, they have don? so wrll as t give SMTC promise that, ?Miter 'a properly ai runted a?<? permanent syatewi of labor, the will next year settle thc question of successfi free labe* Ircyomsl all cavil Who to Truat. Wit? glrtU ywV*. trust ' is a question that to d: is commanding n good i?lcal of attention, ami th justly, too, as you cannot forget thal most, if n all, your troubles bave been brought abo through the misrepresentation nf men who only aim was self And while ive 'Vt not ?lei that there are soinc who, like Pillsbury, 1 leech ami Hawks, an- giving all their time and tillen to help VII ibo great anil good work, ami arc : ways ready to give the advice that every color ri?s.n. woman, anti child may need, ami thu, tc without pay or profit, yet there are some who ii to-day actuated by other motiv?s than thc gb of your hice. And yow should, if you value yo Imiire. prosw??ft?y no?" well-being, lld ymir O' busbies-?J, Illili take ii|?,n . utarjvl vtj irtitat i (lillie.* that you are trusting to lip-iorving m to jib fdr you. If ut it conic amongst yurt, and tell voil this thai, ?hieb on ils face looks fair, ?til' it i will to ask yourselves, " What arc the ni?iiv?.?? tl govern these persons ! " And if you think iv of it, nee if you cannot do tho work alone. \ sec no reason why you cannot as nell a.* y< friends iii oilier parts of th? Country. Vdu w know, judging by the past, thal a good tri? h?vt? come iiiiiiVt?gM you,-"-und som-.- aie herc day-who have no more sympathy for ?nur r iliad the strongest advocate of slavery, and Ol preach justice to you, bul will hot ill ?t?y ?tance practice it. Of such as these you can bc ton careful .in your dealing);; Von iver/ Created fur aiiy set of men to take advantage ymir friendship is not to be sought to airy | sous into places ol* ?>rolit and trust, wh<i arc willing to acknowledge a nie-ttorioii.s colo man, equally ns hon? st and faithful, j it's tl y ii tied td piiy for his service, as uliy one else 1 claims justice for nil men. TlicriTiiro; wii ?-.i yon, tru<t morr lo yourselves and less io ? tin bi! ?oen, and that, lois Itt a manly and ho way. Von wain no praises from sunshine fri?' There is enough among your own people for purposes'. So fail not t?> trust ybnrs'elvos'j ihcn you will have no question ni to who \ friends are. Von are riot for sale. Tho Mothodist Church South and Colored Pooplo of ChnrlOHton. F?r tht Leader. Upon the surrender of Charleston In rc sty hist the property of the Methodist Chi South was taken possession of by the Me dist Church North un?lor a military orib.-r. the Him?; lime, at a meeting of the official n hers, certain resolutions parcelling nut tho petty for the usc of thc white and colored - resolutions being drafted hy the Hgent ol M. lit ("burch North - were adopted, were adopted because thc agent drafting acted under a military c.riler which he held, because the country being nt war and the captured, military authority Was ?supr?me, on the disbanding of the armies, the partin turn of civil law, and the return of the pm one chlircli-New llethcl-wa? returned ti control of ito owners, A petition was fib Washington for the restoration, of Tri which WHS favorably entertained by 1'res Johnson. Meantime the entire colored men ?hip of the M. H. Church South, in Charil hud gone over either to the African M. Kj pal Church or to the M. K. <'burch North Tho fourth Quarterly Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church South was tinned by both the African Methodi?t Epis E. Church and the M. K. Church North fi Mstnnca in church accommodations. In nt to those petitions Spring St. Church ?VHS U ed temporarily to the M? K. (.'burch Noitl Trinity ('burch was granted temporarily t Africnn M. E. Church. Tbs greater assis was extended to thc African Church, fo following reasons : Regarding the petitioners politically, the terence was under grcnterer obligations for thc African Church. That church national existence ; tho M. E. Church North only it sectional jurisdiction. Regarding the petitioners numerically, thc ?frlcim Church, having Viitieh the mont numerous membership, hud gVcf?er need of nid. Regarding the peti tioners rr'liy??usly, the Africuns hud displayed thc Bpirit most bce'dmihg the professed disciples of Christ; While the meillon o vi thc M. E. Church North, through their pastor, had notifie J thc ministers of thc M. E. Church South that they could not bc invited to assist in the ser vices abd sacraments of thc church, the Africans had exhibited the Chrisilnrt courtesy in these resuects that was due to their old pastors, who had in former years labored for them. llcganling the petitioners /frnincioity, they were under greater obligation* to thc Africans. They had already laid the corner-ner stone of a large church, and were doing everything to help themselves. Thc M. E. Church North still held all the property they could under thu military order, and still hold some of it. It is a wealthy church, having a surplus of many thousand-, in its missionary treasury ; yet it now thrcatef.s thc M. E. Church booth with law suits, by which they hope to retain certain of their pro perty permanently. Regarding the petitioners denominationally', each patty had formerly bren members with them, and hail voluntarily gone into other church communions ns distinct as tl"? Uaptists or F.piscnpnliaus ; and the Quarterly Confer ences in a worldly point of view, were under rio oblignViiVfcs to either. The simple question ?ry had to solve was How could most good bc ne ? Th'e$\ l'Isr-?t-'iaTc. surrendered temporarily thc uso oT two of their clear ch buildings - one to the African M. V.. Church and the other to the M. E.Church Norths Thc Christians of thc Softly, tired of war, whether by wo* J or by sword; Ac'.vYe to follow thc Apostolic preccpV, *. SeeV. JSeaCe, and pur sue it." CHARITY, ? Be of Good Cheer j The following is an extract from a letter tYortt Mark. Howard af Connecticut, to a friend itt this city. It reflects the opinion of on ? who it all times and in all place? has been the open and a rowed enemy of every form of tyranny over the mind of man, and the view-s herein ex pressed are the same sentiments that goTcrn ?U the grrst thinking men of thc loynl North, ile write.- ? " We ure anxiously watching thc course ol your Slate Convention in relation to yoiii cob orcd eititeiis. The State will b>- obliged to do lhc:n justice, and, fr>r iii own rakr, it had bet ter do so al once, and generously, ijovernolr Perry, it seems, dors not yet know that they ?re citizens; hui I am conti lent (hit he will be speedily enlightened on this subject, and up I mm will acknowledge the wisdom 61 Jefferson I thnt those who pay and light, inustjvote. Ile i not despondent ; all will come ri^ht ;n tin- einU I Justice will lie dune, anil that, ton, ronner th ia we ?'.I expect: (Lui i? with tlc- rin'bt." Killirr >-f Thr I -.i..Ve. \. , Sm : If the Southern Stale.- gabi admission io: their representatives to thc iiii.il Congress .-ut i they brin'- up the ipicstion of compensation i.-r ihr slaves made free by Proclamation, and the Co? jp?rheads of tim North lend their aid and help tu j carrs such a vote, can they compel our people to j pay a par: ::!" the publi? debt thereby contracted, j .1 debt created by no agency of tb? lc OWN, and I thus asked to reimburse shiVv owners fir what they had no right to contract, 1". .1 WK cordially invite the friends of tlc cause winch wc hilve 'spoused, and are endea voring to have carried <??ii? logical rcs ul/, to giv<i us their patronage. We are Hot rtceivmg the business favors ..?" ?mi of those nhbs? interests i are in opposition to the freedom ol the ?das c. and wi- look o? 'bc friends of the freedmen tor sup port. Shall we receive lt I lu tibi struggle for existence? a newspaper of ibis class needs the aid of all ils friends. Eyers little helps, so .-end along the sine? ?. J. C. Horcher. Colonel ..f thc C. T has bu n brevetted a llrigadier Cent ral for mc ritoriotis conduct, the commission t?> date front M Areli'j ISd.'i. This i< an appointment which will (jive satisfaetioi to the friends of <b>- Concral through liilt this region, whore lb: is well known and his .services appreciated, SAXTON CHAT ITA II t.t: Snci > i y. - At a meet ing of this society held in Tempel mice Hall, on j Wednesday i-rcning last, Mr Moses Vira.?? in the chair, thc following gentlemen were elected o (ticer s for the ensuing year : - President; Sam uel Hing ; Vice- President, Sain nid Dickson ; Secretary, Janies Maynes , Treasurer, John Dayi. Thc society numbers about two hundred, ami is in a flourishing condition. ? Titk Di? KKIlKNCK.-Thc Hartford, Conn., Press and the Springlielil, Mass., Union, both excellent [tapera, tl i (Ter as to thc. complexion of the editor of thc istuler. Thc former claims that he is a colored man ; thc other denies it. Fight it out yourselves, gentlemen of thc Northern press, wc will bc a spectator; ami, like Crocket's wife, when Crocket and thc hear had a tight, care not ?iiiic.li conics out best. Attention is called lo the advertisement of a rourae of popular lectures for thc henrfit of the Mission Presbyterian Church. Good Icc turem have been engaged, and thc entertain ment ?K to be enlivened with music. Mrs. T. NV, Cordor.o w ill preside at the piano. Thc first lec ture will bc delivered by Uer. K. J. Adams, Subject : " West A in cu- its people and it? fu ture." Fi*" At a meeting of ihc members of thc Zion's Presbyterian Church of Charleston, held on .Monday evening last, thc Rev. H. Ran dolph was elected Pastor. The New Orleans Tribune, owned and edited by colored persons relates thc following incident: When Carl Schnrz arrived in this city he becamo the guest of (ion. Cunby/- It was in thc evening. Next morning, after breakfast,Cen. Schurz ?aid ho would be pleased to look over sonic loynl paper '' There is none," replied Cen. Canby, n except thc Trub ine. which i? a negro paper."