The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-04-22
adjutant General . hOmRs Announces tn
Policy OF tne Administratiou.


Adjutant General Thomas who is making tn,
tour of the Southwest, recently made the fol
lowing address TO the troop Of Helena:
Il think you. fellow soldiers. tor tn warm
and hear reception whch yOn have given
NE. / receive % not a. an ovation 10 myself
cut to the goverument ~h en- | Tepr sens.
&c 1 am here today TO announce TO yon The
policy which has been accepted by The admiuis.
tratlOl in the ia ther pro eeution Oi This war
came With authority 10 carry u out fully. and
;. tn yOuI favor aud c. operation successfully
." IL ~ We knOwn that tie rebels have had
great advantage over u n the Tact that Jhr,
have all taken the n Id against Us having tn
blacks OehiDd at home 10 Work Tor them 81
support tn IN. We now propose 10 take taesl
blacks. TO feed. Cloth. orga ltze AID am IN ~
Ne can thus s,arve the rebels auto ~uhm - or
Or force large proportion OF the.raTmy 10 las
doAn the musk rt aud TAKE up TIE shovel ana
tie hoe. The u, gro.s have led 10 u Tor pro
t-ct On and have oecn treat badly. The con
-equeuce> have been that many have been
driven hack ~ Their masters. wh ie many more
h We b-eu deferred from ventura Z with OH
lines. 1h> NUT cease. our p'tkcis must h
iIst4 uCt 10 receive these unfortunate lug
tives kindly aAd To welcome Oh, m jhin ou
lines gladly. have fan authoiit, 60 organic
a regiment Of blacss al Helena AID iu commits
sion white men officers Of The right charaot T
aud stamp. We propose. aeO. 10 establ 2
COLONIES OF blacks along the river upon the d.
srrted plantations. Twas born in slave 5 axe
wa nur- ed hy negroes. aud th-uk know
The nrgro's character AID capacity. | believr
that The black will make cOHd sold ers ",
have already two regiments that have don,
good rvlce aud proved themselves capable
aud brave.
." / have just organized at Memphis eight
companies a. artllersts, and | propose TO d,
be same here. The policy OF the admin, tr4
ticn NUT he carried out. aud no opposition cp
ia. part OF officers aid soldiers will be allowed
Even the stars Will he no protection To the OH
Ger who, 10y act or word, opposes the policy of
the government. which l have just enumerated
in your hearing
A correspondent of the Missouri De,aocra,
present on the occasion. SAYS:
"On the announcement Of this policy III,
peaker was or ettd with long, loud. deafenin.
cheers, aud cries Of Good That's tn
policy Alter b. closed Gen. Prentss. com
handing the District Of East Arkau sas. wa
called for and made one of the mot TELLING
speeches | ever had the pleasure Of hearing
He referred 10 his experience IN the Soutl
while prisoner in their pr sous. and conclude
negroes were not too low a race of beings Z,
fght ira tors. His remarks were received VIII
the widest enthus a>m 10y the whole meeting.
q" Gen. A. P. hOvey. OF Indiana. was mex
loudly called for aud took the stand He saie
De bad always been a Democrit and that b.
heartily lndOsed the policy announced hv Gen
Thomas OF organizing and arming negroes. Ii,
VAS in favor OF using all the power OF the Gov
rrnment for suppre s>ing The rebellion: that b,
wanted to see commerce stopped that we haC
been feeding and clothing The REBELLION arC
giving them supplies in great abundance tina
be would not trade with them but would bur
the last bale of cotton IN the Southern Con
f-deracy and destroy the seed cottoa no Longer
was kng. he paid ine compl ment to h,
troops; said with such an army Of veterans "A.
TODD before him be would not he afraid "a
storm hell. His oh was well received.
Major General Wa>hburn was next called
for. who spoke for Wisconsin. His speech wa.
short and to the point aud received with shout.
OF applause. he heartily iudor.ei the polcs
II employ ing negroes as soldiers and looked foI
dnal success al no distant dav.
" Colonel Cyrus Bgs>ey was loudly called
for. who took the stand while the meeting
cAeered a mea never d before. By thi, time
that vast multitude CT ten thousand men were
deeply int e-ted u the proceedings. Colonel
Bus-ey IS a young man OF much ability. 49,
-peech was one OF the most eloquent. able and
logical ever lad the pleasure OF hearing. and
vas received by The audience wiki such esp-es
ions Of applause as I never saw manifested
before.
Col. Cameron. Of Indiana. Co. GIL. ri
Wisconsin, aid Capt Cameron, Of Il iaoi,. al
ireS>ed the NEE tug. Their speeches y ere
l-tenrd to With graf interest Ny space WI
arr l~~.fr Of
Ju-t before the m-,tny closed General
Prent = requisite III who heartily indcrsed
n policy announced by General TtomaS.
IKE of their hats. Every bat N that vas
's~emblage was instantly removed H. iaea
aid ali IN favor # the pol cy. give three GERS
believe ! Can say in ruth. 4 re- cheers yer
-iv-n suen a. were never given before. Tee
army az Helena are sound TOR the suppression
u the Rebellion