New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-10

Tho hospital led and e,s dire surgery o. krifs
ssd saw, while the precious negro sngs aud
feeds and thrives. and multides and replen.
ishes the land with his dusty progeny. kept
out OF harms way, like women or the reigDioQ
sovereign.
Why is this dark blood cherished 80 royal,
among usl Is it from the conviction that tho
negro cannot fight? The science of war c,p
all be managed BY handful of oaicers; for
tie mass of an army it is simply to stard aud
kl The less The sOldieEs know of The tactics.
the moro complete machines they are, the better
warriors. savage can fight about as well 40
n philosopher. Socrates wss no better CON-
mon soldier for all tho philosophy be taught al
Athens, Civilization is a useless accomplish.
ment in war except as it aids in the mechan.
lem OF weapons, and in the tactics. with which
the common soldier hae nothing TO do. Let
the negre fight then. aud take his chance with
the rest Of us, Of being mutilated or killed,
since he has muscles and endurance, can at.
tack as fercly and retreat "a swiftly. he is 90
much physical force on the spot, and 10 tho
best possible condition. and man Of however
great genius in the ranks Of the army is
worth mainly his nIigat, strepgSh and agility.
Massachusetts sends 10000 Of her young
men 20 the present war. The waste OF d res-
sonaby long campaign will consume GU tho
battlefield and IN tbs hospital $500 Of tboac.
Six thousand soldiers recruited az the N..sa
or among tue cortrabsnds, sharing Che cot2moD
yers ard Losses with their white c9uDtrywen,
would save ] 900 Of these lives. Massachusetts
sacrifices 900 Of her children On tue altar of her
preudices against color. Who can teli what
of the greatness ard glory Of the noble Stste
j., 10 perish in this destruction
BA, il is said, if we admit negroes into our
armies the officers will resign and the sOidiers
refuse to march. Psrhnps 40. Then let ne
have She eontrvancs Of the negro per-, BY
which we have gos black men int the
Chnr,lss aid even to the Communion table.
] ct the negroes Ggbt in companies aud Tegi-
ments ~ themselves. Awhile nan would not
be compromised by leading them any more
than a soldier would be IN dr.yi3g an elephant
TO battle Gea. Jackson lOet no dignity by the
presence Of "eolored feliow.cicizens' behind
h. breastyyorks at Orleans. The English
did not d,s]an the Use Of co'ored troops TO
PIT dowr the great sepoy rebellion; .nor are
they Inundated when at .he head OF bl0cl
soldiers Ia She West Indies, BraTl made sol
lor- Of her emancipated slaves. No war was
ever waged before among mixed popuiatlcns,
where eve-y available portO1' Of the people, in
disregard Of race and complexion, was not
brought in,o TcQuisiticn to ln6ic, the utmost
injury upon the enemy.
Or is the exemption of r. negro from tbe
Derls of the wor due to dollar and cent es-
.imation of his value IL Z 3 sh-ewd Border
state reckoning Of the past and future price
current Of fret rate hands. thst chooses 10
waste free mite lives in tl3. war iuei as pru.
lent Southern gentlemen have hired Irlsbmen
o ditch ihCiF swamps, explaining that tae em.
'loylnen, was dangerous, ard that il they lost
negro in The service, it w,s . loss % a thou.
and dollars