The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-02-20
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There ere no reasons why tn
sislwsrt negroes oftho Sonihshoul
not be employed as soldiers, al,
there lie IN abundance OF reason
why they shoull. One by one tn
lnlj ctions Get up by the secession
sympathiz rs have exploded; on
by ono their theories have rnelteC
,way before tho facts developed by
tho war. and now that tho possibli-
'ty Of their employment as fighting
men is made perfectly clear, t
longer delay putting them into the
field Is little short of madness.
The first objection urged agaius
tue Plan was that ''they would no
volunteer." Experience hes proved
this assertion to be entirely falso. =
Able.boded negroes have from the
very beginning Of the war il1cked
to our lines, and begged the privi,
lege OF contributing something &c
tho cause as laborcrs, teamsters
sold;crs-in any capacity In which
they could be useful. For o time
under the strong pressure brought
to bear By the Copperheads they
were rejected, and in thousands o.
instances sent back to their rebel
owners. Finally permission was
granted Col. Hisginson, Of MassA-
chusetts, to raiso . regiment oi
blscks in Sosih Carolina. IIis sue.
cess - we'll a. the aptitude displsy-
cd by negroes 10 the art OF war, ia
set forth in the following letter to
the New York Times:
THE lst regiment Son,h Carroll,
ma Volunteer, nnder Ccl 7. W.
Higxinson. is now nearly full, and
yesterday Col. Montgomery, form
erly OF the 3 Kansas regiment, ar.
rived by the Star OF the South, from
New York, with a commission 10
rsisc tho 2 regiment. There will
be little impcdiment in the way Of
qn ok'y doing THE, if--as | am in
'rmed will DO the case-tho work
Of cotton planting is rot carried or
next Spring, and tho able negroes
now on tho plantations within our
lines sro encouraged 10 enlist. Last
Wednesday Gen. Hunter dropped in
accidentally at the review OF the let
regiment, just previous 10 its depart,
ure on transports ppon On expedition
down tho coast, the object OF which
| have not hesri. The regiment
male Q fine appearance, wandering
about eight hundred men, ard pa
rad,ng six hundred muskete. All
Of the men who bad received milits-
~ instruction during tue past t~o
months, and moro especially the
veteran c,npanics first formed by
General Hunter did admirably -
Whatever mistakes were made were
those sf the whito officers, and these
mistakes were of distances required
in the viriors tv)lutions, for which
the Csptsins can alone bo hold re
sponsiblo. II is impossible 10 con.
ccivo any higher aptitude for recciv.
ing militory instruction than those
negroes exhibit. Their changes in
front, formation in sqnare, and pre-
parntion to ohsrgc dosble column,
were execn.ed with q harmonion.
and precision scercely to he
by any r gimont in the
command, although more than one.
half The men have not been under a
months instruction When they
were formed in square Gen Hnn,c,
entered, on tho invitation OF Colonel
II CRIMSON, ard was received with
enthusiastic cheers. The General
uncovered, aud speaking with thai
torse force always 10 bo noticed in ri
'ent men who sellom throw away
words, said: ... Il -
MrS:--T MN glad TO be in the midst OF
you--elad 10 have seen 50 fine an eNhlbl
ilnn Of proficiency rs you have shown this
Gay. | only wish there were one bundled
thousand Of you 10 hsht for the freedom of
the Union see no reason why you
should not make as good solaiers as any IN
the world aud trust that on all OCCASIONS
you will lie found willing to do your whole
duty, ! nm sure that you are all willing to
fsht for the liberty of your wives and yonr
children. Men who will not fight for their
liberty are not worthy TO have II, and will
always continue enSiavea. Shall do my
utmost TO look after your comfort, and 10
STE that yon are prOperl, paid, fed and
clothed. | wish you gooa day. | hope
hereafter, 10 meet you when you have earn.
ed distinction TO yourselves"
Bnt "thcy will not nyht," say tie
pr slavery opponents Of the war --
Col. Higgiuson hNs taken his roei,
ment under fire, and the following
Is part OF his ofii,i,l ri o"t:
The Exp dition has carried the
regimental h,g and The Presidents
far into the interior
o Georgia and Florida. The men
h sve Teen repeatedly under fire;
have had Infantry, cavalry and tv n
artillery arrayed against them, and
have, in every instance, come of,
not only with nnhlemisho | | nnnr.