The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-05-28
The Way the Yankees Intend to Gov.
ern the South.

/ S""' '"e Nor'n mas vel made IN this war. It
- true that we know, if beaten in this war, |
That our States Were TO be reduced to the |
condition of"territories," bnt we never be- |
tore knew that we We're 10 be governed by |
ofigades OF negroes, and that our slaves
were 10 be armed aud enrolled into 4 mill. |
tary police for our Government If there
Is man in the South who thinks there il ,
/ retreat from the present struggle but in
cli"ins and slavery, let him read the follow. ,
ing, and be convinced
. a NEGRO MILITARY PoIIcr ro, or,,
CITIES.
The Confederate leaders coupl lnry.Iv
upon the aid they are presently TO rcceiv,
from The climate in repeIlins the Union ar
mics. The occupation of New Orleans
e"nLot, they believe, continue iougcr than
June, because OF the summer heat malaria,
and fever 10 which Northern iIoups will be
exposed and as last fail they argued that,
it they could only hold out until winter,
Europe would come to their assistance, SO
they nDw persuade themselves that sum-
mer will bring TO their redemption that ire.
mcndous destroyer-,he yellow fever
1t is not To be d"ub;ed that with the
coming summer, sickness will very serious.
ly affect the usefulness Of our unucc Iina,rd
soldiery in the South. On the Atlantic, as
On the Gulf shores, bilious diSeas.s will
make sad havoc amoUg rank and iie aud
II The yellow fever appears, ns it is likely
! -, -. n ~ I Nt
will be wholly untenablc. II will be for
the Secretary Of War 10 meet this ditli
Guilty.
The only means seem at this moment to
be The "e"roIIment and armng Of the ne.
groes IN The various cities ae may hold on
The coast, furnishing them with hit. oil.
GERS OF skill and accustomed To the climate,
who shall drill and discipline them, aud ex.
erl over Them proper mIl.ary coCt.ol.-
We Know no reason why the preservation
al order may not be safely intruslrd TO this
class OF persons. They haze been EN-.
ployed III The ranks by The Confederales
themselves; they make good and tractab!.
sol iiers the English have no better troops
in the W est ludirs; and We can safely reck.
on not only or their fidelity but on their
immunity from cIIma,ir Diseases.
The subject We are happy TO sec, is en-
gAging the attention Of the governmcmt-
a communication in aho her column, from
our Port Royal correspondent, shows that
the temper OF the blacks has been tested,
by the direction of the War Department,
and they have saowu rn unexpected alncri
~ III volunteering to bear arms, and do their
dcruir in field or garrison. or this chival.
rous mood-for chiva!ry in South Carolina
Is net, it seems, II thing of color-lhr gov.
ernmcnt cannot too promptly avail iisclf-
AL the time between this aud the dog days
will be needed 10 organize aud di,cipln.
these arniic police brigades-New York
| Times, Alny !.
The Por. Royal (Soulh Caroinu) CORE
spondent Of the New York Times, editorial
y endorsed, says that, in view of this plan,
Geh Hunter had summoned II meeting of
the blacks nj Port Royal. "by the direction
of the War Department." and had tested
their temper, and that they had shown IAN
unexpected ulacrity in bearing arms" This !
lnnkee correspondent is qnire in love with
the project, and after long description of
the meeting, in which Gen. Hunter said the |
governmen. had "pro,ided arms and equip.
menls for thcm,' he grows quite happy over
the picture of "reiribulive Justice" that is |
soon TO be visited on SouIh Carolina by |
this sublime and benifceal experiment Of
brotherly love and union. He says:
Al al: events, il Tie announcement is true !
concerning .he arms aud equipments to be |
sent 10 Gen. Hunter for the use of the ne.
| groes, We shall soon see another principle |
dem fact tested by TINT
sagacious nnd fearless soldier. And then,
ii the experiment proves n success, the ques-
| tIol how to make South Carolina again F,
loyal will have been answered. We shall |
at once lind her soil occupied by n friendly
people, outnumhering the rebels, aud pre-
pared TO hold it for the government by the |
strong hand we have armed Truly, 10 see !
South Carolina, the very seat Of di,loyalty, |
garrisoned, and guarded, and defended by |
those who 80 lately were slaves there TO ]
tic lash aud The chain-lo see u black Do. !
lice maintaining order where so lately it !
was crime for negro to move bnt bv n
white mans command; and to Sec all :his
doDe by authority OF fgovernmcnt-unatten.
ded by disorder, unaecompauied by outrage
would be mn example Of retribuiise jas
tice unnixed with vengeance, such as his.
tory has never yet recorded. Aud what
region 50 appropriate Tor The sublime and
benehcent experimen. as tbs Safe OF South .
Caroliua 3--and what so liz for The grave Of !
slavery as that where treason was born,
nursed and feared TO its dreadful maturity ! I
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TIE REBELS BURNING IHEra COTTON
The New York Herald has the following
dispatch from Louisville, Kentucky. This