North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-20

- We ara indebted 10 friend in the
52nd Pa Vols. for two copies of The Free
South, >" Q neatly printed little Sheet publish
cd at Beaufort S. c.. ItiaabOut half the
size of the Democrat. Coming from Gen
Hunters department, and published as tits,
by his permission, it is Of course abolition in
its proclivties.
10 one Of these papers of May End, we
find an article on Negro Regiments" writ
ten by Ga chaplain" who. among other things,
cites the massacre of the whites, by the tie
groes at St. Domingo and IIaytl to prove
that they will make good soldiers. "These
! facts" excaims this pretended follower Of
| Him, who preached the doctrine of Peace on
| earth. and good will to man, cough: to be
" sufficient to prove that the fighting ele.
"ment 10 in the negro character"
The writer goes on to say, that, "the
| work Of organizing these black regiments,
"has been attended with great difficulty ow-
"ing to the fact that they have not been
treated with the distinguished considera-
" ton to which they have just cl4itn, 1by the
"snlders. "Snesks, and paltroop, de-
slight" says he, in tantalizins the helpless" J"
Such" be adds, " in most instances, 10 the
" character of the representatives of the Uni.
ted States government" (soldiers) "among
Sits interested and natural friends" ne
''groes) in the insursent states. Nearly
every division of the army, and most Of ita
Officers have repulsed and maltreated the
| negro"
| " Hundreds Of thousands Of our
soldiers have in this way rendered the
I k FHo;a ~ ho rohalEnn mnj
" to their own government have been an un-
facts, is II strange" he asks, " that hinder
"ary movements are not more frequent in
the south ?"
We call upon the President to see that
the practice of the army in the field con
| :. forms to the spirit of his proclamation OF
s freedom. Let the slave be encouraged, q,
"any hazard, to resume his natural rights.
And again, To these freed men, military
" life is firm and broad stepping stone to
" civil life and 10 all its duties and prviIeg
"es. Soldiers Of all nationalties leave the
camp and the field for home and the quiet
OF civil life in about the same spirit &C."
Our space will not allow further extracts
from this UNANIMOUSLY outrageous article. W.
| have here the most cruel, inhuman, and barba
rous butcheries Of defencaless women and chill
dren that ever stained the pages Of history, CT
ed by this christian (?) minister, to prove tina
the race that perpetrated them, are fit person
| to take up arms in our cause. Hundreds 0
thousands of our brave officers and men, whc
are pouring out their blood and giving thei
lives 20 advance it, are put down by this Rev
erend negro worshipper as " sneaks and pal
troons" an unmitigated curse to the govern
ment." How it grieves his pious soul, " tina
slave insurrections are not more frequent.
President lincoln will have to see to i
that the spirit Of his proclamation ia carried
out in this part cular, for be is now called up
on by this man who claims to BE- represen
tative of the Almighty.
What fine prospect for our soldiers at thu
close Of all this trouble, is here foreshadow I
To return to civil life" and the enj ~ men
of the same d" privileges, "and to be subject tt
the same duties" as the negroes--and il
about the same spirit"
Who wouldn't be a soldier, when so muct
is promised, by one so high in authority
Who, after thus, Will have the temerity t.
excite the patriotic indignation of Billy But
ton, of the Republican by an inlination tha
| THIS is A NIGER WAR.