, 1862-08-07
The Negroes and The War.
The Late eecision Of the
President
The Incidents Of the Interview.

Washington Dispatch to the n. Z. Harald.7
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. 1862. :
The efforts Of those Who lors the negro
more than the Union 10 induce the president to
swerre from his established policy are un-
ayalhng. he viii neither be Persuaded bY
promises roE intimIdated By threats. To-day
he WAS called upon BY TWO United States Szu-
ators, ard rather psremptorilY requested :o
acctpt the services Of two negro regiments.
They were fatty and IreqalvucallF rejected.
Tse president did not appreciate the necessity
fer employing the negroes to fight tho bas1les
of tie country, and take the positions which
The white men of the EATON, the voters aad
sons OF patriotic sires, shonld be proud to oc-
yrpy; there weFe e1np1oynents il which the
negtues OF rebel masters might we'll he eu5Ag-
ed, but he was not willing to place taen
upon an equality with cur volunteers, who
had left home and family and lucrative oceu=
patious to defend the Union and the c9nsti-
Iusion, while there were volunteers or NIL
it's eDough in the loyal States to IN ,intala
the government without resort to This eX-
pedient. II the loyal people were not sAtis-
fed with the policy he has adopted, be was
willing to leave the administration to other
hands. One Of the Senators who had pre-
terred this request was impudaut enough to
tell the president he wished to God he would
resign.
The interview between these apostles OF
negro elevation and the president his pre-
EEnt&0 N1fEEL 3S6nE. 41E " HQD1t CpAAaf5
will rejoice that III. Lincoln has expressed
his determination not to degrade th3 gall mt
volunteers, who are now bleeding aud dying
for the Union and the constitution, By &C.
| eedipg to the demands Of the ten 1erce tau-
| atlcs who would pervsrt the Ear for th.
| Trion into simple abolition raid
| The decision. OF the president in this case
settles the question as to the admission oi
| Eegro brisades. One Of the SenatoEs alluded
| to was from Kansas, sud thus the 7'Ii5xae'.
| stcry about jim Lane's negro regiments i
at once proved bursted bubble;. ditto
| GreeIey's red breeehed negro Brigade, anG
! The negro regiments that have bean reported
! to be organfzlng in this district.
| ITne Dispatch to the n. Z. Wor1d-J
WASHINGTON, August d. 1882
a deputation Of western gentlemen Waites
upon the president this n3rning to olfer n,
| co1nred regiments from the Slate OF Jn1l1ua
Two Gsembers Of Congress were OF the party
The president received them courteons1y, hu
stated to them that he Was not prepared t
70 the length Of eulisring negroes as soldier:
He wonld employ al coloTed men offered q
lahosers, but would not promise to max
soldiers of them.
Tae dcputation came away satisfied that
Is the determination Of the government NJ
to arm negroes unless some new and MOI
pressing emergency arises. The presldea
argued that the nation could not afford t
| lose Kentucky at this crisis, and GaTe it !
his opinion that to arm the negroes woul
turn SC, 600 bayonets from the loyal bords
; States against us that were for ns.
: Upon the policy Of using negroes as 1abo
ers, the conti:cation OF rehel property, 81
the feeding the national troops upon tt
grana1ies Of the eneny, the president So
there uas no division OF sentiuent. He d
, not cxplain, however, why it is that the arn
, of the Potomac and the army OF Flrg:n
, carry out this policy 60 differently. T.
prts1dens promised that tle var should
, prosecuted with all the rigor be could col
i.,and, but he could not promise to arm siaT
or to attempt slave in6ursections in the reb
States. The recent snactulenta Of Cougre
on emancipation and contisCAtlon he cxpec
to carry out.