The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-09-10
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HEADQUARTERS l1TH ARMY CoRPs
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Messrs. Edttors:-l AN ing to toucl
upon subject that at present Is creatin!
some considerable stir in this little De
partmept of the Tennessee, and the Val
ley of the Mississippi; l alude to tn,
organization and arn,lng of colored troops
My sentiments as Democrat, and nects
sarily an opposer of the theory of aboli-
ton, have been SO often declared that i
certainly will not surprise YOU when
say thatI watched with jealous eye the
inltlatory NOV meut, and the gradua
progress Of the negro arming scheme
making DO comments (tor a wonder) un-
til | could speak with certainty of its
success or failure. | have had since
April last, to jud ge Of its merits. at
first took the proposed plan, viewed it 10
! all its improbable lights, and declared it
(of course the vugary of some visionary
theorist; the fermented idea of some dem
agogue with "Digger on the brain" We
all argued that even if We armed the ne
gro it would take months and millions
to make him success; that if We armed
the blacks we destroyed the loyal senti.
ment in the South; in other words, it
would make the South mad. aud that
would not do, We must conciIiate; again,
it made the negro our equal, which would
never do, no, never. The idea of a ue-
gro being equal to private, | don't
think (now) it would make him dizzy to
get so high. With these three profound
Arguments arrayed against the attempt.
W prophesicd-fzzIe The plan has
been tried thoroughly. 10 answer to
the first argument We point to PIT. Hud.
to the im%e'-s Sc amount @ihtl 81 work RRa done By
the negro regiments in and around Vicks.
burg. Let those parents who are now
embracing their loved soldier boys re-
member that the thousands of hearts
gladdened 10 the North, the thousands
OF soldiers enjoying their first fulloughs
at home, are '"9ebted solely. and entirely
to the oo~"rigM prac'''~ai eHciencv and
'corM Of The BIoch Soldiers, rho hare
not been 1" the service three months. Let
the folks at home review the past two
years aud show the time when Is. 900
soldiers could haze been spared thirty
days, or thirty hours, from this Depart.
ment, on pleasure trip, and then an
'wer why can they be spared now?
Will tell you: We have about Is, 900 black
soldiers here, who are working that we
may rest. We may dodge, squirm or
eqnivocate, but the pill must be taken,
and We admit argument No. | is not worth
a denial. Experience proves it, aud We
will let silence Indicate our consent. As
to argument No. =, it is now hardly worth
ar,view. The Ioyal sentimcn. in the
South is great deal like the darkey's
flea, the nearer he got to him the farther
he was off. and at last when he got his
finger on him he wasn't "dar." As to
Cancellation, we let them, with 90, 900
men, take Fit. Sumter and 70 men: called
it a sugar plum, patted them on the
back. called them brave little men, and
asked them to make up They shook
their head, uh. uh. We run at Bu.l Run;
then we got mad, licked them for some
time, and then gave them 60 days for
reflection, which they interpreted active
preparation and strong fortiiicat, ~. a. d
hit us back handed lick befarr Rich
m"nd; we wiped away the blood, ching
ed our base and give them another "a
gar Ium In the removal of Butler, but j,
would not do. We have coaxcd, we have
begged, and now we are determined ,e
whip them into Cancellation, and we are
doing it right up to the handle. If We
cant whip them any other way We will
drill jackasses to kick sense into them
while our mules whip them to death with
their ears. The universal sentimen, is
"Glve them thunder, any way. so We
can end the war and get home They
are as easily conciia,ed as Billy Barlow
who was very easy to satisfy give him ali
he wanted. Argument No. 3. Before
lower grade can place itself on prac-
tlcal equality with a higher grade j, is
necessary for the former to show a dis
position and make claim for that rosi-
ton; this has not been done, and I dc
not think will be done. At any rate, as
long as they are willing and can stop bull.
lets as well as a white soldier, am fo,
letting them do it. Abolition has beer
thrust upon US, and now in the name ot
all that is sensible, let US reap the fruits
OF II; n the fruits are sour, pickles make
US relish our swcetmeats, when we oct
them. Then | say, brother Democrats
We will call them pickles and help ca,
them; they may call them sweetme..s an ]