The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-04
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Object OF stephens 'nIissiOn--Threat
of the COnrederacy 60 Arm the
slaves.
The New York Tribune publishes
letter from a Secession source which
says:
The primary objects of Vice -Presi-
dent Stephens mission was TO protest in
the name of his Government and people
against the mastering and arming of
blacks, which now constitutes almost
the only clear feature Of your policy. He
came TO implore you in the name Of a
people whose resources must have sur
prised you, of Government whose abil-
ity you have frankly acknowledged of
soldiers whose courage and devotion and
endurance you have felt; he came 10 as
sure you on the good faith of his Gov
ernment, on the simple truth of his fell
; low countrymeD, that one single regiment
or corps of negroes has never been
brought into the Confederate service TO
be turned armed against you; he came
to remind you that such negroes as have
from time 70 time been found on breast
works and in trenches have been caught
with spades only or picks in their
hands; that such as have been found
in regiments in insignificant numbers
have been in all cases body servants,
sometimes of officers, sometimes privates,
who, of their own will, out of the love
which you know they bear us, have cho
sen to follow their masters TO the death !;
he came TO talk to you of self preserva-
ton, snd retaliation, and all that is shock
ing (; be came to ask you il the native
devil that has slept so long, is TO be
walked at last in the bOsoms of q simple
dependent, affectioaate race he came TO
implore you in she name of God not 20
do this abominable thing, else he would
have fallen back on statistics and the
grim phraseology of war, and remind y you
that the a, 100000 of pegroes that appear
in the tablets of your census for 1850 are
the working hands ef both sexes only,
that number does not include the super
anuated or infants. Out of these 600, :
600 at least 100000 are able bodied fell
lows, loving and trusting their masters,
and ready 10 follow them up TO the
mouths of your cannon. Should you con-
tinue TO befool yourself on that question,
these men can be enrolled, armed and
drilled in three months; they can
be differed in every grade by their
own members-thOse who have sesn
most service and wear most honors; hey
can be segregated regiment by regiment
with white troops in all the departments
DR.. Martin, COmmissariat aud medical
white officers, eau administer for them
The superior commands in the black
regiments can be made the need of gal
liant service in the white. In fine, The
entire system as il operates in the SepoJ
! service in India, aud as il has been mod
fed by distinguished British officers a
! the request Of our Government 10 mee
the peculiariiies of our peOple-pro
cliviues which constitute inoalculabl
advantages, PresentiDg as they do o
love and confidence, and of hate ant
jealousy and suspicion, can be put Il
working order a. once.
In its editorial comments the 1ribin
begins by saying: ave must premis
that though dated Richmond, July l6tl
We have received it through BAllimor
, secession channel, aud have no doubt
received form and shape in the mOnumen
$ tai city. That its statements and re
4 presentations, however, all smanate frol
: high secession circles in Richmond, an
: that this embody and elueidate the view
], that impelled the recent attempt Of Vic
:. President Stephens to proceed on a Cor
!. federste Embassy to Washington, "
d have ample reason TO believe.