New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-12
snnirs In Cincinnnti-An Actor, Poet
md n Painter OH Gunrd-Outrngcsu upon
Negroes-Thcir faithfuIncss-Defen
Of the City.

mud N Fainter OH Gunrd-Outragcs III ON
Negroes-Thcir FaithfuIncss-De feuscs
Of the city.
From Our Special Correspondent
CfSciSS.ri o Sunday night. Sept 7, 1872.
Cincinnati depors hersclf ccditably in tue hour OF
peril. There il intense feeling; but none OF the
Wild, blind, disgracefal panic We have witnessed in
Other threatened cities. Hes people, indeed those oil
his whole regiment, both ia Ohio and Indiana, dis-
play the same touching heroic devotion which Oil tie
oval Stales have shown from the beginning OF The
war. God grant that il may not be equandered by
the came folly and iDtecilIy
The ciizons came forward ell masse 10 take the
shovel and tie gun. old and young, the millionaire,
and the po)r-ft VI poor devils carry the musket or
Dig in the trench ride By silc OF collse, tAeFe gre
few rue AXE dragged Olt Of back kitchens, gafre'-
and cellars where they were hiding. One fellow 81
the bsser sort was actually found, IN his VIE =
clio bee scnbliog away u the wash-tub. lie Wac
eudleuy stripped f his crinonc, and put Ia ono oil
tie German working parties, which received MIN
with shouts OF laughter
Mr.. james h.. Muldock. tire wo!lsnown TRACE.
dian, came In from the clnutry with his rifle aud
ioined IA company. Il raw IN TIE C0umcreiei, ,
said he, "thai you would take all the ablc'bodiei
men, with their guns and here 1 am buchanan
Reid Abe poet-arilst aud Beard, INC painter arc
While all have done well the ncgroe., ae O clasf,
must bear away the palm. When martial law was
declared n few prominent coOred men rendered
their tervlces IN any capacity desired. As soon ~
10 became knosn that they would lie aeeep ed,
Mayor lIatch's police commenced arres,ing them
everywhere, dragging them away from their houses
and places Of business without "A moments notice,
shutting them up IN negro penr, and supJeeing them
to the grosse,t abuse aud indignity. Mr. Hatch ID
charged with Secession pro0liyiIies. During the re-
cent riots against the negroes. the dhfmps Of his
police was entirely hostile 10 them, and many out
RACES were committed upon that helpless and I'M
offending cllss.
On this occasion tho ssme course was pursued.
No opportunity was afforded the negroes TO volun-
teer but they are treated as public enemies. They
were taken the river, ostenslbly 10 work upon
the fortiica,ions; but were scattered, detailed as
cooks for white regiments, some II thea halt.
sHrved, and all much abused that IL finally caused
great cutlery.
When Gen. Wsllaces attention was called To the
ma't,r lie requested Jldge William NJ. Dickson, q
prominent citizen, who Is related by marriage 10
President Lincoln, 10 take the whole matter in
charge Judge Dickson undertook the tbankess
tatk: organized the negroes into two regiments Of
800 each, made the proper provision FOX their COM
fort, and set them NJ work upon the trefthes.
They have accomplished more than any other six
hundred Of the whole Elk [ Thousand men upon the
Qualifications Their work has been eniirely yOlun-
tary. Judge DIcgson informed them at the outset
that all could 20 home who choss; that il must be
entirely labor Of love with them. Oaig one man
OF the whole number has avail cd himself ol the Irv
ilese; the rest have all worked, cheerfllly ana Ell
CT ntly. One OF the regiments il oilccrei by white
captains, the other by negroes. Tue latter prove
Geoi iedly superior tnat both regiments will here
after he commanded by officers OF heir own race.
They sro not only working, but drilling; ana they
already 30 through sOmc OF the simpler military
movements very ciediiably. Wherever they appear
they chcered by our troops Last night one Of
the cOlored rrgimenis, coming of duty for "a hours
was halted in front Of headquarters, 1T tic Bunot
House, front faced, and gave three rousng cheers
Tor Gen. Wallace, aud three more Tor Judge Dick
, son. Iney are not armed.
Last evening dispatch was received from piqus
o, rendering he services Of an entire negro
pany, fully armed and equipped, fcf the defence OF
the city. Shocking as the Proposition seems 10
nerves which can only tolerate a White Man's
War, it was not absolutely refused, but Is held IN
allegiance. The probabilities are that those ncgroe.
will be wanted before tho week ends.
Heavy guns are mounted On Mount Adams and
Moaut Jackson, immediateiy back OF tile city.
seven oAtempor4ed glDboats are plying ON the
river They cary held-picces, aid con run any
w ers between Wheeling aud Caro-, ~ several of
them draw only fifteen inches ol wafer.
temporary bridge has been built across the
Ohio, TO give better facilities Tor tho passage Of
troops than Tie ie ries afford.
o. course II viii not be proper 10 describe in de-
t.i' The preparations which have been mad. for the
reception Of the enemy. The cities If Covington
aud Newport, Immediately opposite Cincf natl, arc
separated by the Licking River, which is spanued
by suspension bridge Their are nearly level;
but Two ,hroe mites back from the river we come
to the blnia--a rauge OF high his, nearly parallel
win IL, ANA commanding tho entrances from the in
tcriJr. Upon thcIr SUBMITS batteries Of heavy guns
are crested; an1 NJ the proper relation, howtzers
miles of rife pits have boen dug, only tqunied il
ox cnt By these which the Rebels cons ruclea at
Columbus and Fort DonelsoD, or those with which
Gen. iiallock cropt up 10 tire breast-works of
Counth.
Tao SUBMITS look down on beautiful yalL,ys.
walled in by wooded hills, revealing quiet farm.
houses half hidden by shatc-trecs, bodies OF our
noops, mostly without ieDts, and white, dusty
rondr, which wind through tue myines ana elnb up
the activities.
ihe lodlich,ions have been pushed forward with |
great vsor The working parties, relieved every
twenty-iOir tours, AFRO fed mostly from their own
hOncs or by voluntary contributions. AZ MONDAY, /
you meet scores ei poor women with their baskets,
.TdHGg through tho beat npd duct, with provisions
.r their hnstsnds and s0ns A. night, yon see
inireds Il theid on the Cincinnati Shore VINO nave
onia cut 10 meet tho workmen their way home.
Ihas fag AL The work has been done ssatai,oualy;
,ut now i ir Gen. Wbgbtr intention % haye Il