The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-08-14
NEGRO TROOPS.
THE DECISION OF THE PREsiDEHT.


WAsHINGroS, Aug. 4.
Certain prominent western gentlemen
waited on the President to-day to tender
him two negro regiments from the West,
the organization of which could be COM
pleted and they ready to take the field
within ten days. The interview was pro-
tracted and the discussion covered She
whole ground Of arming the negroes with
all it's possibilities for good and evil. The
President finally closed by saying that lie
had made up his mind not to accept at
present the service of armed negroes. He
would use them as tesmsters, cooks, and
iaborers on intrenchments and in every
capacity save fighting. He declared that
to accept regiments of armed negroes would
be to lose forty thousand white soldiers
now in the army, and would drive some
of the border States out Of he Union. He
had deliberately made up his mind to this
policy, and would adhere to it. unless to.
tally new circumstances require the
change. This announcement causes the
utmost astonishmeut among western men
who had supposed Jim Lanes project full
| ly authorized by the President himself
His determination upsets that whole
scheme, and will also work decided revo-
lutions in plans elswhere. 1t is believed
that the President cannot now consistently
allow Hunter to go on with his colored
regiments in South Carolina, and will put
an end also to the organization of negro
troops in numerous other quarters.
Special Dispatch to the Herald
The efforts Of those who love the negro
more than the Union to induce the Presi
dent to swerve from his established policy
are uuavailing. He will neither be per-
suaded bv promises or inlimidated by
threats. To day he was called upon BY
two United States Senators, aud rather
peremptoriIy requested to accept the ser
vices OF two negro regiments. They were
fatty and unequovically rejected. The
President did not appreciate the necessity
for employing the negroes to fight the bat
lies of The country, and take the positions
| that tho ,-l.;s. -r ~ ----.i~., thV y"
ters and sons of patriotic sires, should be
proud TO occupy, there we're employmente
in which the negroes of rebel masters
might well be engaged, but he was not
willing to place them upon an equality
with our volunteers, who had left home
and family and lucrative occ upation,
| 10 defend the Union and the Constitution,
while there were volunteers and militia
enough in the loyal States to maintain the
government without resort to this expedi-
ent If the loyal people were not satisfied
with the policy he had adopted. he was
willing to leave the administration to other
hands. One of the Senators who had
preferred this reque st WAS impudent
enough to tell the President he wished to
God he would resign.
This interview between these apostles
Of negro elevation and the President has
presented direct issue. The whole
country will rejoice that Mr. Lincoln has
expressed his determination not TO degrade
the gallant volunteers, who are now bleed
ing AID dying for the Union and the Con-
sti;ution. by acceding to the demands of
the few fierce fanatics who would pervert
the war for the Union into simple aboli-
ton raid.
The decision of the President in this
ease settles the question as TO the admis
sion of negro brigades. One of the Seua-
tors alluded TO was from Kansas. and thus
tbs Tlibune's story about Jim Lanes ne
gro regiments is at once proved bursted
bubble; ditto Greely's red breeched negro
brigade, and the negro regiments that have
been reported TO be organizing In this
district.
WHAT HE DID sAY:-The Louisville
Democrat censures Mr.. Voorhees, for an
expression put into his mouth by aepub-
lican papers. 1t will appear from correct
report of what he did say that his po
siuon will meet the appoval of every hon
eat man in the country. We copy the
following from the Terre Haute Journal,
which satisfactorily explains the position
Of Mr.. Voohees.
The editor Of the Indianapolis Journal
saws that Dau Voorhees, stated in speech
at the Court house. in this city. on Sat
urday that he intended to "stand between
the farmers aud the tax gatherers." Voor-
hees said no such thing. He said that in
Congress he had stood between the farmor
and the tax getherer. in exposing the
fraGds and oorruptions Of Government off.
cials He did not intimate that the peo-
pie should not cheerfully pay the taxes
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