The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-04

Monday last, has created considerable discus
sion and excitement, and Mr.. Stevens, of Pean-
sylvanfs, the Mephistopheles Of Congress, seems
to be particularly worried about it. He thinks
that negro.soldiers should be employed under
any circumstances, and fears that unless mig
ger army be hurried up there wiIl-be no SOL
diers at all to fight the battles of the Union.
Now we have come to the conclusion that We
had better have niger army after all. We
wise the conservative democrats of Congress to
do so likewise. Let the negro army be enrolled
at once, but only upon one condition. This is
that there shall be q general draft Of negroes
all through the free States and of as many Of
those in the South as the federal authorities can
reach. Let them be taken everywhere. from
the ages Of fourteen to fifty, and the govern
ment may thus within q brief period put q
black army Of over four hundred thousand men
into the field This is the only plan by which
such an army can be raised, aud it would be
the easiest way to get rid Of the troublesome
negro question. That no objection might pos
sibly be raised about taking negroes Of from
fourteen to fifty, it must be borne in mind that
the black race comes to maturity much more
rapidly than the white, and if the younger ne
groes cannot be made serviceable Immediately
as active soldiers, they can be turned 10 ac-
count in the camp as cooks, scayengers, wood
splitters, officers bootblacks, and in a variety
Of other useful occupations.
Therefore, LET the black army be raised by
all means; but let il be borne in mind Chat the
African soldiers must be oficercd by white
men. This is the invariabe practice Of every
nation that employs the services OF black
troops. Their intellectual and educational ca
pacities do not tit them for command The i'm
mense armies called out by the rebellion have
carried off large number Of the rowdies of
our principal sities but there are plenty Of
the toughest kiud still on hand, who can be got
to officer these negro regiments. A rowdy,
when brought into proper military training,
will make a sharp officer. and he is just the
kind Of fellow 10 look after the welfare Of
black regiments and brigadcs. When the
Niger army is drafted there will be plenty Of
white rowdies TO take command and drill the
new soldiers; and we hope that, while they
will treat their commands with proper degree
oil consideration. these officers will not spare
their recruits, but make good soldiers OF them.
per .fas mi ngos.
This, We trust, will satisfy the most earnest
longings Of Mephistopheles Stevens. His niggcr
army win soon be marching along, and will
kick up such cloud OF dust as has not been
seen for long time. Let the democrats,
therefore, withdraw all opposition, "a We now
do. Our time is coming, and is not very far
of, and we can afford 10 wait. In The interim,
they like better, plenty of nigger.
Favorable signs of the Times--A Ne W
Slight tn the East.
Never despair Of the republic The heart
Of the country is still sound, notwithstanding
The rawlings Of abolition fanatics and the con
;enip'ibe threats or Northern seceSssonists.
President Lincoln may fail 70 bring u out Of
our troubles; but. il SO, the people will provide
The man VINO can and win do the great work
assigned him. In this view the conservative
elements OF the loyal States. with y spontaneous
accord which is very suggestive, are rallying
around the standard Of Gen. Mcclellan. Read
our reports OF his enthusiastic reception in
Boston, and Of the sensation which his presence
there has created ''Down East all The way 10
Maine. ind be satisfied.
The democratic ''copperheads" are said to he
In favor OF cutting off the New England States,
in order to reclaim the rcbclieus South. Hon.
Thaddeus Stevens, in his place in Congress, has
a. ft,,tb ,.h alioyar tb.r. II.
spiracy afoot in the North among the Knights
OF the Goden Circle TO cut the windpipe of
President Lincoln and seize the government
and the spoiis. But these Mcclellan manifesto
tons in New England show that public opinion
is all right: Tor, II among ..the Yankees
the irrepresssible Yankees, the audacious
and inHcxible Yankees, supposed to be incurs-
bly, given over 10 aboli;ionism-if among the
intrac,able, Puritanical, rcundheaded, psalm
singing, ieser-worshippiDg, nasal-twanged
Yankees, We lind general spontancou; com
bustion in favor Q. Mcclellan a. the man Tor
the succession, We may ieei assured that can
reclaim South Carolina without sacrificing. Mas
sachu,etts and save the Union without the MD
IT The mysterious cutthroatS of the Knights Of
the Golden Circle. The government OF kussia
has been described rs an absolute dcspotism.
regulated by as.assination But let mol Nh.
Thaddeus Stevens be alarmed We ara in no
danger ~ any regulation Of shat -ort. Bull Run
Russell, BY bis tape measure, has found that
President Lincoln i. considerably over six
feet high and viii be no shorter, except from
i natural slIrinksge. to the end OF hiS term.
He may laugh al the copperhesds," joke
with the Knights Of the Golden Circle and smile
Of the fears OF Mr.. 'rhaddeus stevens for these
Yankee demonstrations in isvos Of Mcclellan
clearly show that the masses OF The peopls are
resolved that the pre.,nt administration shall
have run trial. and that then ia Shortcomings
shall be- ycmeded in the regular way The con-
seryativc masses of the loyal States, including
:" the Yspkces, have bSed their attention upon