The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-07-23
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''Greater love hath no man than this. thae
man lay down his life for his friend" In a.
face of this greatest exhibition Of love. which
one may chow another. ought not the Anssicpa
people 70 be relieved from the imput alton of h..
ting the negro! They are wiling 70 hv So-,
their lives for him.
To enlist as . volunteer in q time Of "a, !.
then to offer ones lie tor something deemed Of
more value than life. Every soldier stands and
tights for the non.combatant old man, child. "a.
man. or other person Who cannot fight and e..
stead OF every competent person who can but
will not, or is not permitted TO fight
Nearly every class Of our fellow men, having
any interest in the present struggle for national
life, has furnished its quota Of devotees to tAs
grave dangers Of var. The native, the foreigu
born citizen, merchants, mariners. mechanics.
iaborers, professional men, orphans, only chi.
dren, brothers, fathers. lovers the ne~ly married
men around whom claster the hopes and sfiec.
tons Of many other men. poets, orators, ar,isu
the precious fruits Of their genius not vet ripe
in their souls; all have devoted they know no,
aud We know not, what wealth Of affection. In
tellect and nobleaess 10 the task Of RESTORING 4.
its pristine authority the moet benefcent Co.,.
ernment ever created.
One class has not furnished its Quota-ths varv
class that has the heaviest stake in the coutrover
az. For the North fights that the Auer;e..
Republic NAV not be ov ,rthrown for Aavisr
determined that Slavery shall not be exseudeSs
the South tights to place her desperate purpess
of maintaining and extending Slavery beyoud ths
reach of interference or control. Thus the fr,s.
dom or slavery OF q race hangs on the rreul, a
the war. Aud yet not one Of that race. vho
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them, is allowed 10 shed his blood in this oss,-
rel
How much these high bred scholars and rep.
temen, the elite Of our Northern chivalrv. mus,
love the African to be willing 10 Law down their
r lives for him. They take his place On wcsrv
marches over hot and dusty roads, CARVING r..
nominious burdens. in bivouacs in miasmatir
swamps With only bosghs and blanket besvi,,
them aud the poisonous ground, in the Trenches
with pickax and shovel, /, the imminent ana
deadly breech giving their smooth white limb
TO be torn by shot and shel on the hospital bed
aad the dire surgery Of knife and saw, while the
! precious negro SINCE and feeds aud thrves, s,i
mutiplies and replenishes the land with HE dos.
Ky progeny, kept out of harms way like women
or the reigning sovereign.
Why is this dark blood cherished 90 rovalDv
among US? ls il from the conviction that The
be managed BY a handful OF officers. for The
mass of an army il is simply to stand and In.
The less the soldiers know Of the tactics. the
more complete machines they are, the better
warriors. A savage can fight about a. vel n
/, q philosopher. Socrates was no better counoa
soldier for oil the philosophy he taught ct Atheaa
Civilization is a useless accomplishment 10 var
except IS it aids in the mechanism Of vsaeese.
, and in the tactics, with which the common sel.
! der has nothing to do. Let the segro 6shs
then, and take his chance with the rest Of 10, q
being mutlsted or killed, since he has musclss
and endurance, can attack % 6crcly aad retreat
as swiftly. He 10 90 much physical force o. he
spot, and in the best possible condition, and
man Of however great genius in the ranks Of
the army is worth mainly his might ssrsagA
and agility.
Massachusetts, sends 80, 900 Of her young m
to the present war. The waste Of Reasonably
. long campaign will consume on the battle 6si
and in the hospital 6, 900 Of these Six thousanl
negroes recruited at the North or among The
contrabands, sharing the common perils and h.
ses with their white countrymen, would savs
900 Of these lives. Massachusetts, sacsi6esa
900 OF her children on the altar Of her priced
ces against color. Who can tell what Of Tie
greatness and glory of the noble State ID 70 Der.
ish in this destruction
But, it is said il We admit negroes into our
armies, the officers will reeign and the soldisu
refuse to march. Perhaps 90. Then let u hare
the continuance Of the negro per, by which "
have got black men into the churches and eves
to the communion table. Let the negroes fight
in companies and regiments BY themselves A
white man would not be compromised BY Leading
them any more than = lfer WnnId ne On.
wing Nh elephant TO battle. Gen. Jackssa lot
no dignity BY the presence Of "colored fellow
citizens" behind his breastworks at New Orleans.
The English did not disjain the use of colored
troops to put down the great Sepoy rebellion;
nor are they Inundated when at the head OF
black soldiers in the West Indies Brazil uais
soldiers Of her emancipatcd slaves. No war ~
ever waged before among mixed populaiiess
where every available portion Of the people, b
disregard Of and complexion, was not
brought into requisition to inHct the utmoet u.
| jury upon the enemy.
| Or is the exemption Of the negro from the
perls Of the war due to . dollar and cent essi
nation Of his valueg IL il q shrewd Border
State reckoning Of the past and future price cur.
rent Of first rate hands, that chooses 70 waste
free white lives in this war just as prudent South.
ern gentlemen have hired Irishoen 70 ditch their
swsmps, explaining that the employment vss
dangerous, and that il they lost . negro in the
service, il was q loss OF thousand d0llarss