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William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, chapter 23 (search)
nt-General Townsend took down the conversation in the form of questions and answers. Each of the twenty gave his name and partial history, and then selected Garrison Frazier as their spokesman: First Question. State what your understanding is in regard to the acts of Congress and President Lincoln's proclamation touching thn the South that will take years to get over; but I do not know that I can answer for my brethren. (All but Mr. Lynch, a missionary from the North, agreed with Frazier, but he thought they ought to live together, along with the whites.) . . . . . . . . . Eighth Question. If the rebel leaders were to arm the slaves, what woul were more influenced by the profit they derived from the large bounties then being paid than by any love of country or of the colored race. In the language of Mr. Frazier, the enlistment of every black man did not strengthen the army, but took away one white man from the ranks. During Mr. Stanton's stay in Savannah we discusse
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Chapter 46: negro conditions during the Civil War (search)
gave them a hearing. It would have been wise if our statesmen could have received, digested, and acted upon the answers these men gave to their questions. Garrison Frazier was the chosen spokesman. The first question referred to the interpretation of Mr. Lincoln's proclamation. Frazier answered that it provided that if the StFrazier answered that it provided that if the States concerned did not lay down their arms and submit to the laws of the United States before January 1, 1863, all the slaves would be free henceforth and forever. When asked to define slavery and freedom, he said that Slavery is receiving by irresistible power the work of another man, and not by his consent. Freedom is taking or there is a prejudice against us in the South that it will take years to get over, but I do not know that I can answer for my brethren. All but one agreed with Frazier, and that one was a Northern negro missionary. Mr. Stanton's final question was occasioned by recently published statements that Sherman was unfriendly to the
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Index (search)
B., II, 144. Force, M. F., II, 11, 109, 110. Ford, Thomas H., I, 276. Forrest, N. B., 11, 28, 30, 46, 375, 381. Foster, Henry, 1, 23. Foster, John G., II, 91,92,94,96,335. Fowler, William, II, 216, 230, 293. Francis, Thomas, 1, 13. Frank, John D., I, 196, 243, 343. Franklin, James, II, 379. Franklin, William B., I, 148, 149, 154, 172, 216, 217, 224-227, 267, 272, 277, 278, 288, 289, 298, 300-302, 311, 312, 317, 322, 326, 328-330, 332, 333, 337, 345, 347, 382. Frazier, Garrison, II, 190. Frederick, Cesar, 11, 386. Fredericksburg, Battle of, I, 327-336. Freedman's Aid Societies, II, 194-205. American Missionary Association, II, 195. American Tract Society, II,195. Christian Commission, 11, 195. Sanitary Commission, 11, 195. Freedmen's Bureau: Abandoned Lands, II, 228-244. Act, II, 194-205. Acts for Education, 11, 309-330. Appropriations by Congress, II, 331-349. Barry Farm, II, 402-422. Court of Inquiry, II, 445-456. Courts, II, 245-262. Early F
The Daily Dispatch: March 9, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
. Beecher to his congregation, of a meeting between Hon. E. M. Stanton, United States Secretary of War, and General Sherman, on the one part, "and a number of colored class leaders, deacons and divines, on the other." This latter body chose "Garrison Frazier, a colored gentleman," to make answer to the inquiries of the white men touching the ideas of war, of the rebels, and of the United States Government, prevalent among the colored population of the South. The report is manufactured with litt This is our opinion now from the short acquaintance and interest we have had. (Mr. Lynch states that, with his limited acquaintance with General Sherman, he is unwilling to express an opinion. All others present declare their agreement with Mr. Frazier about General Sherman.) " This is the substance of the long report read by Mr. Beecher in support of the right of the black man to universal suffrage. He stated that the document was a verbatim phonographic report of the questions that