New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-16

at Baton Rouge has been overpowerod aht
| CRUSHED after desperate fighting, by bfeeKh
ridge aud Vac Dorns army, while surrounded
on all sides 10y slaves who would glory In
cb,ucs 20 strike for Liberty and Union. VII
mn, " An Observer" regret that those Save
had not beso seasonaby armed and drilled io
fighting Rel.is, ard that "the justice or mus
tice Of the tbirg' had not been duly CO."
sidered
r. F,uary-ror tho p" esent-what does " Az
Observer"-what does lie Tmfs--wbat d"e
TIE H,aH-wha. does The albany hFgns-
say to tho following DOCUMENT VII '"''
print it, and let us know
GIN. JAcKsos's PRocLAEs. 'o -
HE4neuARrrns SEyxNrH MuI:ss' p' iT,.
hppiLK. seIe "a ''''
70 N, Eve. Celo,ed inhoBi,ar II Loui,iqnq| ,,,. 4,
Th,oaeh a ni.idksn pr co. you have been To- ugt,onu
Ib,s IN which our country l. engaged. 1hi- no .ohs,
4, ,,,,a on
~ i,e.timsbe blessing AsAu"ricau, your county "
with ro TO Ter adope chlireI iora val'ron' supp"
faithful rctun for the edvansgs. "iy yea unoe ~
sd aL able government. as fthe's hustand- anh prom
ere, you are summoned to rally siou the stabdufd OF the
eagle 1, dti.nd all viii /, dear in e1is erce.
:
wish ,ou rngsg- /, cf ithog r'nr r's'tg y"" o'
the services f'ur i.-i - Mt minds are oot 20 De
aus on l. de pse the hn should att TT - deceive
YOU sincerity of soldier and the Language OF truth
n" ryefy noblehea'ted eem,n of color volunteering to
,rye Dung he p.-eit contest with bTes, tiitin. ana no
o'srr ih"rr VII t- aid IN. ZANE ponny !" s ,nd
.t.es viz: - H. uoneJ aud 40 fe' land iIr ION
COZ .s,ota ,ce. aid pSats will aso BE- enii'd to the
ontn, pay. dolly raoh' ard ootr- nrh'hed 70 aS
Ah.ficsn solcirf.
On enrolling yourselves in compnnie' the Msjor.Ger.ril
commanding win select teers for your gove'hn en' ron
ar white fellow citi1cus foIr D n COMM s"rrd 'Hcc'
VII ~ app oin,'d from among yonr-rltr-
Dur f-g.rd VII be Pj o the feelings ci Hreheh HIu
soldiers. on will no., ny being spoc,ted With wui'e nen
H. corps be rip'-d to IMPROPER comparison 81
unjust "a sn. A. dnrt independent ba' a"n CT fsi'
SIT .uug the rarh # glory w UNDIVIDED receive
ti- -lplsu.- gnzti'ude 81 your coun'fSh'n.
IL assure you sincerity 81 ny Ut'niions. aud my
iet, 10 .ter- yon Invaluable services country
have si-d wishes TO the novrrn9' - l.oui.isa
who fuzzy infosni tpthe manner OF ear mrnt' asI
,. y every n-ces.ary fornsiop the sut@ct Of til.
sddres. ANDHtW JAChsON, Maj Gen. Coz di
D-c.nber e 1914 GEN Jac.on Issued in the French Ian
snsce the following 4dde' to tie coioTcd IN teF1 VI h'
army:
"Solpirrs Whcn on the banks q the mobile Icaed yon
b. i,ir up n.ng you - I@isA- tue hri' au s2 u
,onr white f. rcd much nom you ioi
gnors"t That No. ''e,.' GO. W, o yn
=, dnr- huugr aud ihrt "a ~ the iais-' 81 nv as
Ika'w rdh Ltsd y'ny sae fo1I, ana =
p,i,rt. wife. fidrn mo pr"i''ty Ion A1,, a"r ,
len
Lmw y u TO pose T. found among s.u peO''
/. licl'l aIs 10 lie ,ciio iislcc Il .f.si 'ul9s
sooi-r. TIE President Of the United sue. s,a h,s'
how pabeworhy was your coduci IA 10" h.ur % ~ 80 80
and tie frpn .si,e. q tie American people "ih CAV. 90
TIE pr,,, yeuf raPlo,' ettilr you to Your Oe"'iA
eDruy pfoar".' ~. 'r'.'l' cover our ill.' on,
4rn. 40 un-d aud ~ cont, n,iei na' 49,
cu Ta-if only dispute l. ~ho 'hAi 30 the IiHr OF ''i
~, d. iHos,, BrtLEa. Aid-de.Csup"
Here was Gen. jackson, lifelong Slave
huld,r. arminc the Blacks of Slaveholdlng
region 10 defend that same, side by side with
Whites. some If them shareholders, against a
White army III says their previous exclusion
fr,m tee ranks of our army was through n
mistaken policy" which "sta no longer ex-
i,t." He assures them tba, their feelings as
fre.n.n and soldiers shall be- rcsprcted-'hat
their pay bonui,, lands, &C., shall be the
snlne rs iLo,e of the White soldiers fighting by
their sidr-and after having tested them. be
tell. them that. though he expected much oi
them. .'Y"u have don. more than ] expected,
and promises To inform the President Of their
good behavior. Aud tLrir conduct afterward
IN the NIGHT attack on tho British camp was,
warmly commented.
Now, We dlsclaim all bn0"ledge oil tbe ART
or trade ol War. We have very little personal
acquaintance with neerors. Bat Gen. jackson
was natural soIdIrr-such a. God makes
and West Point Is apt to iail In--and had
been intimate with negroes from h.. infancy.
lie said they would 6ght well aud proved It
he organized aud drilled them as an important
,Isurnt of National drf-usr--hc SAID II vas
e" a mistaken potcy' 10 conhne them to Dag
eing ard exclude them ir'm lighting, nnd
proved his faith by bis works. Say, M"ssrs.
Editors aud writer, do you think YOU uoder-
stand thus matter better than Gen. Jackson
did, Were the White defenders of New
Orleans - degraled" because there were
Black ones also! Aud II hry we're not, ho"
aud shy should the Union soldiers of ouT day be :