, 1863-02-12

fcrred, from the tenor of Mr.. Diven's remarks.
that he desires negroes to be mainly employed
us servants and laborers, fearing to put them
on an equality, or seeming equality, with
white soldiers. Hc also has, apparently, IN
idea that negroes who have never been trained
to the use Of arms, who have made war with
the knapsack or the spade alone, can be made
to ayail US reinforcements to the white COM
mand with which they hare been serving, In
case Of sudden emergency. But, imagine the cf-
feet Of an order directing tcamsters, suffers,
and other camp followers, to arm for the pur-
pose Of rcpe1ling a sudden attack! ;
This is but a faint hearted, foolish, useless,
haIf.and-half mode Of dealing with great
question. It is, In u word, that Sewardism,
which has been, in so many ways, our
bane since the commencement OF the war;
which has rendered us the laughing stock
Of our foreign relations !" which
Is to be credited with all the half.measurcs
and no policy Of the Administration-for
slight Indulgence in which Gen. Banks Is now
are those here who recalled Gen. Butler and
nre now desirous Of sending him back again.
HOW TIE AFRICAN WILL HELP, IF AT ALL.
No, il we expect the slave population Of
the South or tho free black population Of tho
North to help us toward the accomplishment
of the great ends Of the war, We must mako
up onr minds to treat them as freelnen and to
ayail ourselves Of their services in tho capa-
city Of freemcn. They cannot reasonably
tinctions. II they find themselves, when they
have escaped into our lines, used precisely rs
they were by the rebels, to dig and to cook
md to cauy-menial services all-they will
| be very likely 10 think that they have In no
| wise improved their condition, present or ul-
f<~& %m1-n 1r1%+ nHn, -
| masters for another set. What SO likely to
render them credu1ous Of their rebel masters
| stories about the cruelty Of the Yankees -
stories unfortunately not unsupported by
facts, some Of them Of recent occurrence.
But they will be paid wagcs?" Do they
fourteen months for their pay. They knew
| that it would come, sooner or later; hut how
| is the slave, who never received anything for
his labor, to know?
*Agnin the kind of service in which negroes
may be employed mattersnot, as regards the
By the rebels. Death or slavery attended by
torture worse than death is the portion Of all
| found in the service OF the United States.
None of those, to whom this fate has already
| been metcd out, including those murdered at
Mu1heesboro, were bearing arms. Is it not,
! risks should be allowed the poor privilege Of
rendering the best service to the country Of
which they are capablc-the privilege Of
sighting for it.: There are grounds for
| belieying that this is their way Of looking at
the question: The free negro in the North
ont for him by Mr.. Diycn on better pay; the
same is the case With many Of the slaves prac-
tically freed by the advance Of our armies,
whose masters offer them wages to remain and
help work the plantation What will tempt
those SO situated to run tho terrible risks OF q
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sharing in the terrible excitement Of warfare,
! the satisfaction Of striking blows where they
| will tell? happen to know Of several able
bodied men Of colorin Washington and should
doubtless find plenty more, we're to take the
| trouble to look for them, who are anxious to
otherwise than rs soldiers. Every one must
be aware Of other cases Of this description.
surgeon, who has Just returned from Muir
1reesboro, tells me that he drew from negro
waiter, q slave In the house where he lodged
the confession that he would gladly leave wifi
other purpose. The African has some PRIDE
and he desires to serve where his services
count most for the cause.
We shall need his aid as soldier. In few
months our armies will be greatly reduced b,
the expiration Of terms Of enlistment, as vel
as by the causes that are always operating Il
cut down their numbers. But admitting tha
it be possible, and be considered by the Gov
ernment possible to raise i've hundred thous
and more white men this spring, why shoult
It be done If their places can be supplied b!
hardy acclimated negroes, who need only dis
cipline to make them serTiceab1c.
TIE OLD cERBKRUs or corr8RuEAD ARou
MESTs.
The arguments made against the pending
bill are the sock arguments which haye beci
pressed by the Coppcrleads and their timor
Gus milk-und-wate allies against every pro
jected movement in the interest Of freedom
| since the WIT commenced, viz: The bordtl
States will be alieuated, !" "the army will bt
demoralized and disaffectcd," and "the Nortl
berus lay on the threshold Of the White uonse
and warned the President from It's threo snarl
ing heads not to issue his proclamation o.
freedom. It came forth on the appointed day
nevertheless, and how much worse off are vi
now In either respect: The pending bill pro
and at the same timo to strengthen our armies
Cerberus growls again. II the thing be done
which he dares us to do lie will be quiet
| As for the alienation OF the Border Statet
and the division Of the North, Wc have seer
| the worst of both. As for the di6adcction II
| the least complaint comes from quarter:
where the experiment OF organizing eolores
regiments has been successfully tried, viz al
| Now New Orleans and Port Royal. Soon il
| will be the sanc in Arkansas md North Caro-
lima. There Is prejudice OF race, undoubtedly
but 1t will be overcome by contact, unde1
favorable. circumstances. Let the white
soldier sec black regiment fighting oreditabl,
and he will respect It, rs the white sailor, VIII
secs the black crew TINT man thegun next K
his fire rapidly and with a true aim, accepts
eYcry man Of them as a messmate-as Is th,
case on almost every vessel that has been I
few weeks In the service on the Atlantic o.
Gulf Coast OF on the Mississippi
REBEL sTUARTfs TESTIMONY IN FITz JOIN pon
| TEH'a CASE.
learn, through person, in the correctness
Of whose information have rcason 10 trust
that the rebel General Stunrt recently remark
ed to IN officer whom 1c met under flag 0
truce, that If he could tavc been summoned
US witness for the Government, he woult
have testified that for seycral hours on th
Goth Tor S0th) of July, hc amused Gen. Fit
John Portcr's corps, nearly twenty thousans
strong, with theee regiments Of cavalry, Will
Pope, who relied, in vain, upon the assistance
Of Porter, and failed Of victory only becaus
TINT assistance WAS denied him. The shame
full lacts Of the case, rs set forth in Judg
uolt's summing up, are fresh in your memo
II, and only allude to the testimony, whicl
Stuart il said to be ready to give, as conflrrna
tory Of that of other witnesses. hope not t,
be obliged to alludc to Porter again. If I'll
disgrace be not revived By Common Councl
receptions OF primary school speeches, lie vii
soon sink out Of public thought, md obscure
" wear the work Of InE,ny set upon him b,
the Court, to his grave.
JAPANESE SHIPS AND THURLow WEED.
The answer to Senator Wilkinson's rcso1u
ton Of inquiry, adopted last week, will b
looked for with interest. The facts have bccl
limited ut in published telegraphic dispatche
| but never stated fully. It seems that ou
Minister in Japan, Robert Il. Pruyn, WIS re
| quested BY the Japanese Government, which
I esteem our vessels Of war superior to thos
| Of any other nation, to make arrangement
for; the construction of Two for tho Navy o
tho tycoon. Mr.. Pruyn lnhesitatingly &C
cepted the commission and the seven or efgh
hundred thousand dollars in gold to be pait
over to the contractor. He sent tho none,
to a trusted friend, Thurlow Weed Of Albany
in whose hands It has rested for some mouth
"a valuable deposit, now that gold command
60 heavy a premium.
Mr. Fruyn the Munster, Mr.. Weed, the 30
between, and Mr.. Seward, the Secretary O
State, seemed, al Of them, to snrpose, tha
our Government was ready and willing to gt
into the business Of constructing war VesselI
for tile Tycoon in its own ship yards, and Mr
Sewafd actually went to the Secretary Of the
Navy, to aBk lin what arrangements could
be made for the expenditure Of the trust fund
Mr. Welles, In Difference to suggestions from
such a high source, consulted the heads o.
lis bureaus, and soon returned for answer, thai
1t Was, in Ills Judgment, unwisc and incxpe
dient for the Government Of the United StateE
togo into the shipbuilding business, on BE-
half Of my third party: The Tycoon'e gold
remains in tue hands Of the. F" old man." no
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