, 1863-09-02
THE TInfES, OMISSIONS.

We hare carefully examined the columns
Of the Chicago organ Of JEFF. Davis, for
the two past mornings, with the e1pccta-
lion Of finding therein some vigorous de-
nunciation Of the bogus government at
Richmond, for its newly developed policy.
Of employing and arming slaves, IN the
war against the Constitution and the laws,
which the Times friends in the South are
Tagine. But, though the announcement
comes from rebel sources, that half mil
linn of these "savages," these "lnlEhu-
man and half brute creatures y these "go-
1illas," these "ficnds" are to be let loose
on the Union army as soon Us they can be
mustered into the rebel service, the Ran
dolph street concern has not yet seen f1tto
enter its protest against the atrocious |
barbarity" Of such proceeding. As they
are tie only Union men who are to be |
made to suffer BY this appeal to the
.'ferocity Of the negro" the Times is as
mute Us the grave. Welmow how furious
its deuunciations Of our Government have
been for the acknowledgment Of the black
mans right to fight and die in defence Of
the good cause and we had good ground
for the supposition that, for consistency's
sake, it might have word Of reprobation
for the rebel imitation, on q larger scale,
Of what Mr.. Lincoln and Adjntant General
Thomas have done. Butin this we were, as
We have said, disappointed. Either it cares
nothing for consistency, or it is Of the
opinion that negroes may properly be en-
ploycd to destroy the Union, while to ac-
cept their sid in preserving it is an unpar-
donable offence.
Failing to find denunciation, we looked
for friendly warning that these slaves,
"spiitless," "lazy," "careless" and
"cowardly," would not fight These
charges against the manliness Of the ne
gro have been so constantly alternated
with the assertions that he was too savage
and barbarous to be permitted 10 fight,
that, considering the Times relation to s1r.
Davis, TIC had right to suppose that it
would warn him Of the needless waste Of
Confederate money implied in putting q
large army Of these sscmiidiots" into the
field. Even the warning is wanting. The
Times is mute, and the negroes who are
expecting to take service under the rebel
banner, 80 off without feeling the fire in
the rear that is reserved expressly for our
Union troops. We conclude that the
Times was 1alsiHing, wantonly and OF
course wickedly, all the while it was as
persing the cofored race, or that it is get
ting ready to prove just as false to Mr..
Davis, in his day Of misfortune, as 1t
always has to the country, since the VIM
commenced. 80
We looked, too. for an assault upon the
rebel government for Its contemplated
crime in letting half q million Of "g1easy
nicgers" run at large as owners Of them
selves; nay, the crime Of endowing them
with freehold Of fifty acres each, and
arming them with 1nuskets and bal]-cart-
ridge to match. Under this head we e1-
pected an accumulation Of all the adject
ives in the language, that are capable Of
intcnsifying horror or deepening disgust.
Here, said We, is a chance for rounding
up the old periods in which hate Of s'nig-
ger-equality" is conveyed; here We shall
see diatribes against threatened amalsama-
ton OF the races, and the certain deteriora-
tion Of the white blood, that will make
the lair Of each particular 11ishman stand
on end. But Of all these, there has not