The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-17

Gen. WALLACE was scrcnaded hv a
large crowd on Wednesday night In
Washington, on his arrival from Mem
'phis. He declared in favor of seizipp
the slaves Of the rebels for cooks and
servants for our army, and for feeding our
troops of their farms and store houses
DuNN, WHuE and poRrEB, three of the
most conservative Congressman, followed
in the same strain. Gen. WALLACE said:
was at the Senate CHAMBER TODAY.
They were discussing the policy Of the
war. The question in agitation was. or
what at least seemed TO be the paramount
question, "Should the negro be used or
notY Cries of eyes, yes" and "No.
no" Well find my audience precise
ly NJ | found the Senate. Laughter and
applause. Some safd yes" and some
said "ho'-iust as you are saying.
Laughter. a Voice--["Will you give
us soldiers opiniony'l Yes, let me
speak about that as soldier l"Good'l
not as a politician. / "Dont want any
politicians lie would be a poor sol
der in my opinion, who would fail TO use
every element Of war which God Almighty
gave him, If he could use it 10 his adj
vantage. Prolonged and enthusiastic
cheering. | think you concur with me
in that at least Cries of Certainly we
do" EVERY sensible man will."l Nov.
then, If we find the negro before IA. or
around us, as we advance, planted there
by some accident-Providence may have
had great deal TO do with it-and we
can find his services available would
not that General be a crazy man who
would refuse to use them +" Most
assuredly," and applause SO il seems
to me, and my position may be plainly
stated upon that
IL by the services Of negro / can
make my soldiers comfortable; if by the
services of band of negroes can re-
lievo them of Onerous duties and hard
work; if | can make them available TO
dig my trenches ["Thats right shall
not do it? Cries of ayes, yesn Loud
applause. Yes, aud / will do t. TVo-
ciierous cheering. A voico-"Soldiers
will follow you TO the death for that"
Another voice-"Put no arms in their
hands" Several voices "Oh yes, as
many as they want."] Now, then, let me
speak about that. Cries Of "All right
now" "You are a mighty good boy If
| accept of the services of negro, and
he works well and faithfully, fed by us,
! clothed by us, and he stands by my GAL
liant regiment, relieving them Of the hard
duties have mentioned, would it not be
cruel to put Rim into the army, in the
way of shot and yet give him nothing
with which TO defend himself? Cries
| Of "Thats So" and loud and continued
cheering My fellow citizens, l speak
as a soldier all the time, recollect ] am
not viewing this matter in its political
aspect, for ] have as much prejudice
against the negro politically, and am as
much opposed to slavery agitation as any
| of you can be, Yet where he can be made
! available, let us make him so. Theh
what shall we do with him? A voice
''Place him in the rear" ono, put him
to the front" (Applause) A yoice--sln
the ditch" Stop one moment, there is
policy in war as well as in politics. One
thing is very certain; nothing is 70 be
so carefully guarded against as the pre-
| judice of the soldiers, and unless it was
sumo htsIltldkt NtNAHlOlt NOlllt AAaL re-
sort, when even soldiers would be crate
full for their assistance, / would not pro-
pose TO put him in the line Of battle to
the front That's the true doctrine"
and applause.
But to every brigade | would have a
regiment of working negrocs-to every
company | would have fair complement
of cooks Applause. ! would feed them,
/ would organize thcm,-a and TO each one
who did good service, would at the end
of the war give him ber freedom. Hun
| mense cheering. Let me make one re-
mark further, Ms cOmmOn impre sion
has been that this was war in which
we had all the advantages. Now, then.
listen to my practical experience. / tell
! you it has not been such a war of in
equality in our favor as many suppose
| have visited plantations in the course
Of marches have asked, Where is the
man of the house Heis in the army
l have looked around. | have seen his
harvest field full of stalwart negroes
They reap his harvest and they put it
away as well and as carefully as If the
man had been at home and not in the ar
my; and what was the result? He had
! plenty to eat-a experimenting
Of which he was sure would come TO the
sustenance Of that Southern army. There
are supposed to be 100000 of negroes
! DO you suppose that jefferson Davis, if
we went humbly TO him, beseeching such
a thing, proposing TO him: You have
| 100000 of operatives belonging 10 your
! people in the South, under our policy we
may not touch them--not modest them
| We will leave them upon your farms TO
work, will you agree 10 leave us 4 100000
! Of operatives home ON our farms, in our
shops, unufolested DO you suppose
that Jefferson Davis would agree to that?
| lNoll Yet he would have 10 agree TO il
before equality of advantage was es-
tablished between us. Applause JEFF
! iers0n Davis is q better manager because
hc is a desperate man. Applause.
Our army upon the JAMES river is said
TO be in danger. How truo that's do
not know. J hope /, Is false. Wen. if
that is true, and they come back, what
becomes Of the good government that
those of us who have been in the field have
been fighting for TO say the least, ii
becomes imperied. Now then what do
you think Of the Legislators who will sit
in the halls Of our Congress and be afraid
20 use the power of the Government 10
sustain the Government I" That's IT,"
"HI' EN- jeff Davis carly in this
We. impressed men. lie was not afraid.
He saw the necessity Of il, and he be-
ing bold man rosOrtcd TO impressment.
We want soldiers, and want them quick
ly. There is away TO get them In time
they will come by volunteering, bat the
exigenc.cs Of the moment are SO great IL
is dangerous to wait VIII this Congress
before 1t adjourns-and the time ofits