The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-04-22

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We take the following article from the GRAND
Rapids Eagle. The prejudice against employing
negroes a. soldiers il blind aud stupid Que, auC
should be discarded by sensible men They vii
6ght-that IS settled; and every argument, MOI
only Of saving the lives of our own people, bu
OF uAicting the greatest injury upon our enemies
is in favor Of their employment. The Edg'.
says: The State Of Massachusetts, is organ
izing a negro brigade for the war. 1t has it.
agents in this State, obtaining recruits. The
Battle Creek Journal, OF this week, SAYS:
Three or four OF our colOred townsmen left
on Saturday night last. en- route tor b, adqaar
tiers, having enlisted 10 the Uuited States ser
vice under the auspices OF the State of Msssa
chusetIs, whose recruiting officers are nov in
our midst TO secure men to be credited, we sup
pose, 10 that State SIX or eight more are 10
leave on Friday or Saturday. Tue bravery and
soldiery qualities of the black man having been
demonstrated Massachusetts,, WIKI genuine Y ain
kee enterprise aud sIrewduess, Is Availing Der
self OF his services, and thus sparing. to some
extent, the call upon her white ctizeus."
We call attention TO this matter for more than
one reason. Massachusetts, It is veil known, ha:
very largely exceeded her quota OF troops under
all calls Beside filing out her quota Of soldiers
she bias sent out no less than eighteen thousand
sailors AID marines. She has lately procured
the services OF cavalry companies from Gator
uia- She geis every man she can procure, not
only in her own territory, but elsewhere, Ano
has him credited on her quotas. She sends her
racrnffirr nE 5n.r
lists negroes.
She arms and clothes her troops admirably
She looks after them when wounded and sick. 49,
She even pays them every month herself, and
~aiis on Uucls Sam Tor the return OF her money.
She does all that she can to carry on the war
10 enterprise IN earnestness, in care for her sol
ders, in Wide-reaching influence, in thorough
var measures, Abolition Massachusetts is 4
pattern for all the States.
Bus there is one othsr idea which viii. per
maps, at length bore its way through the thick
skulls OF the pro slavery Democracy, who 50 de
right to SANDER aud abuse Massachusetts. snd
~ho are 50 disgusted about negro troops. TIA,
ces is this-thst AbOltiouism" pays. "Ao
OitOnisn" Is smarter than pro slavery Democra-
cy. A6OiiuOuism," ia every way, gets the
START OF p, O-siavery Democracy.
Ii was proposed to raise negro troops in Mich
gan. The Free Press OH -c,ed Every Demo
crAt We kno~ of S~s Indignantly angry at III,
deA. Every Democratic per in tue Spate Dc
nOunced the project; and Gov. Blair and GU,
congressman dropped the suLject-dropped II
-olely because the Democracy opposed il, auo
~onld divide the PeoP If { we're done.
Now Massachusetts, comes here and enlsls
these men that We might nave had; ard, neat
Nay or June, ~hen the conscription u eufofc, &.
massachusetts, (EhO vas not ABOVE existing ne
groes) Eill have credit for thou-and Michigan
men-men that we might have snd should nav.
credit for-and. With what she gets elsewhere.
all escape the conscfiption entirely. So much
all she gain BY Abolition"
Michigan would hot enlist black troops, be
cause Michigan Democrats OBJ .cted- When be
e0nscFiPsoo taxes place, next Nay or Jurs,