The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-31

The word Creole signifies, we believe, no
tive. In Louisiana and Mississippi every
person born In the Stat e is called Louisi
ana or Missi asippi Creole. Nothing is more
common in the former Of these States than
to hear of 'Creole Frenchmen," as distin
guished from Frenchmen from France. In
the same way they speak OF Creole horses,
Creole cattle, Creole sheep, &c. Out of
Louisiana and Mississippi, however. the term
seems to have q more limited significance,
and Creole is understood to be q person
that has mixed African and European blood
in his veins-precisely the same description
OF person, indeed, with what is called q
quadroon In New Orleans. In this sense it
seems to be taken by Mr.. Dargan, OF Ala
bama, In the very important bill which he
has introduced into the House of Repre-.
sentatives, and which Is now before the
Committee on Military Affairs. The object
Of the bill Is to receive into the Confederate
service all that portion OF the population Of
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Flori'
da, known as Creoles.
We have no means Of estimating the num-
Der Of men that the passage of this bill
would place in the service of the Confede.
rate States. We should suppose, however,
that it would not fall short Of 10000.
large proportion of these persons are as
white a. anybody, having but a very small
portion of African blood III their VEINS
Many Of them have large estates and own
large numbers Of slaves. Formerly-so far
~ regards louisiana, at least-they were
forbidden by law to intermarry with whites;
but that law, We believe, has been repealed,
and an enabling act passed In its stead. The
better portion Of them are highly respecta-
BILE class Of people, and all Of them, almost
without exception, are warm Southern men,
and eagerly DESTROYS to bear arms in defence
Of the south. We learn from Gen. bargains
speech that on former occasion they ap-
piled through him to Gen. Randolph, at that
time Secretary of War, for leave to- enter
the service. The application was rejected
on the ground that 1t would afford pretext
TO the enemy for arming our negroes. This
objection, substantial enough at the time,
has been 0bviated by the course of the enc
my, who has already armed fifty thousand
southern slaves, and will arm all of them If
he can. Application has sinca been made
to the present Secretary, who rejects 1t be-
cause, says he, 'the position we occupy be-
fore the world would be damaged thereby. -
Before rejecting bill which tends so ma
terially to strengthen our muster list, we
think It would be Just as we'll to understan
what is our " position before the world,'
aud a. the Secretary seems to understand it
better than anybody else, we hope he will
enlighten us. To our simple apprehension
It appears that "the world" assigns rs no
position at all We are ignored by every
power on tine face Of the earth, from England,
France, and Russia, down to the dirtiest lit
tie tyrant whose fve-acre patch of king
dom u watered by the Elbe, the Oder, or the
Weer. Our ships are scarcely allowed to
touch 1t their ports, our representatives at
their courts are insulted in every conceiva-
BILE manner, We are universally styled the
'sso-called" Confederate States whenever it
b necessary TO speak Of N ct all in public
document, md 10 the Queen of England's
speech this war h designated - athe civil
war now raging In the United States.',-
Really, We should be obliged Tor any infor-
nation - to that position whose require.
ments are 30 exacting % to deprive % of
the services Of twenty thousand brave col.
dten It such . time - this