, 1861-07-29

/ we ind the following passage in the
proceedings Of tile House Of Representa-.
tiyes On Tuesday last: -
resolution calirg On the Secretary Of War tn in.
! fofm the nee whether there be neetoes in the
army OF the United States who have been armed,
Of the re!oted States, Wfo hare been Used b1 @ 4
army IN throwing up breartworks or impediments;
ana So at What places and the number Of sarc
n: BURNETT Intellectually again sought 10 in.
ttoaacs his resolution to which at az carly period
know whether negroes were employed In he armT' "
Me Setired to Be informed from an official source.
s9e afs1 shsm r. nnor Tth
not, then request tho Secretary Of War to tail n
hgT Mr mahH ei1k1s a5s IN s.tss The FeSeral afmys
seen anr ~ asaea wnetner the gentleman had
asS3.1 4T: BlGRNETT = replied that one Of the best
WHO went to the Valley Of Mexico armed bV Vic fhe
Federal Government. He did not beiont 70 any
company: Mr. Burnett further said in reDfy fo
mat ne had not seen negroes In armed
Mr.: CURTIS. Do yon believe they ACCOMPANIED
N r 4iY M E aRy capacity except as seErantsf
S hReS s otisa e. aassa sna hsa
.os NJ !, I95yE5oY DID not negsees aid Gen jack
MI Mr' BURNETT 4HURSE1T- am aware Of that.
a. ~, LovEJOY. am for employing any muscle |
'''at can nehss llaushter.1 Adjourned.
Next to the sublime impudencc Of this
kentucky secessionist, tile consideration
which is forced upon the reader is the fit-
ness Of doing the very thing which he evi-
dcntly Intended 10 deprecate and denounce,
For SIX weeks past, negro slaves have been
employed 10 the number Of twelve to fifteen
thousand in throwing up Notifications and
digging pitfalls for the Federal army at
Manassas Junction. A large number have
been Similarly employed at Yorktown.
Norfolk, Winchester, Pensacola, Memphis
and other strategic points. It it is boast
Cd that there are two well drilled regi-
ments Of negroes in Beauregard's army,
and 1t is known that Ben McCulloch has a
greater or less number Of Indians in h;s
motley Crew in Arkansas. Wherever ne
groes OF savages can be employed in car
1Ylng tn the rebellion, they are employed,
and yet this brazen traitor from Kentucky
has the assurance to inquire whether there
are any blacks in the the army Of the Union,
MI. Curtis's mild depreciation of Burnet1's
Empadence does not seem to have been the
most proper answer that could have been
made.
What is the case before us? A nr,.
slavery rebellion Of vast proportions-a
'ehellion instituted ior the double purpose
the Constitution and max
ng slavery perpetual. For this purpose
oyal Slaves are employed in vast
numbers and in various ways under the
ash. Our OWN army, through sense Of
lonor or courtesy loo nice to be apprecia-
I'd by us, is sent forth under strict in
unction not 10 allow single negro to
enc within the lines, on any pretense |
Even while this order is being /
enned, negro is bringing into q 1oyal
OFT schooner which the vigor Of his E
"n arm has wrcsted from pirates whom
le Government could not catch, and Gen. | !
[cDoWelrs ink is hardly dry before he
IDS 1t necessary to get the information
om negroes necessary to conduct his own :
my with tolerab1e safety: Finally he G
reads his way through roads and detiles e
by negroes, plunges into a hon. =,
comb Of batteries erected by negroes, r.
tiers stunning defeat and loses his COM
md. Those who are accustomed to
= E PfoVidential causes in all great events, o o
IL pronounce tile whole logical, and in ~ =.
cordance with the divine economy. ~