The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-07-07
10. THE POOR NEGRO!-

A letter from Soldier who was at the Port
Hudson fight gives the following about the fate of
the negroes in the yankee army
The Negroes were put in the foremost ranks,
and they fired away at the grim but deserted breast
works with unsurpassed valor, and in word filled
the breasts of the Yankee officers with hope aud
exultation. But when they close enough for
our Confederates to distinguish their compilations,
and the bullets began to whiz about their woolly
heads, they hastily flung themselves flat upon the
ground, from which position neither force nor
entreatics could raise them.
At this moment Louisiana, and an Arkansas
Regiment, excited to an ungOvernable pitch by
the spectacle of their slaves in arms for their
subiugation, burst from their entertainments, and
with savage cries of "no quarter for the negroes
The black flag is raised ~ run forward the attack.
In vain the black rascals fell upon their knees
and begged for mercy; they were slain where they
knelt, and out of full regiment of nine hundred
most valuable field hands, but two hundred sur
vived to tell the tale.
The deserters say that next day. Banks's "native
Louisiana" regiments did not come forward at.
reveie, but the hills and plains from Port Hudson
down for miles and miles below Baton Rouge
were throngcd with flying darkies, speechless with
fright and evincing an unconquerabe unwingpess
to return to the scene Of their first trial arms.
Another Confederate Soldier, who participated
in the assault on Millikens Bend, where the llth
Louisiana (negro) regiment was stationed writes
In the fight here after we had completely routed
the Yankees and they in full retreat to their
boats our men in pursuit of them they encountered
a negro regiment who, seeing the defeat Of the
Yankees and afraid to fight themselves, Immediately
threw down their arms and towards men
for protection; and many were shot; others fled
towards the river, pursued by our men, who got
behind the levee and out of reach of the gun boats
and continued the slaughter with an unsparing
hand. AS troops had the advantage and the
nagroes were entirely cut off from retreat by the
river, the slaughter among the negroes terrible.
The ground was literally covered with them. We
have captured great many ofthem. Unfortunately,
their officers (Yankees) all managed to escape.
SUPREME CoURT.-Opinions have been delivered
as follows:
BY PEARSON, G. I'm Newsom McKinha-
mon from Forsythe, affirming the judgment. In
Summary VS. Johnston, affirming the judgment. In
Leatherwood Boyd from Haywood, awarding
venire de In Whitson Patton, from Bun
combe, diminishing the bill.
By BATTLE, J.-In State Murphy, from
Rowan, error. In Daniel Davidson. in
equity, from Meckenburg, reversing the order.
In Falls vs.. Dickey, in equity, from Cleaveland,
dismssing the bill In Shefilin Stevens from
Buncombe, judgment reversed and vcnire de novo.
In Clark VS. w. n. G. Railroad from Irede, affirm
ing the Judgment. In Sumre VS. w ilson from Neck
lenburg, petition for ceftior ari refused.
The Court has decided that a man who put in a
substitute over 35, is himself exempt from subse
quent calls. Judge Manly has been sick for some
time and all the decisions have been made by Judges
Pearson and Battle