Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-06-23

MoEE0 Troops II LoAAAN1i
A gentleman who has charge Of the ne
gro troops at and near Corinth, and who
has studied the race snd their capacity for
soldiery, writes an interesting report to
the Corinth Chanticleer Of June 18th. He
saws that with all his faith and hopes, be
was not prepared to believe the half that
had been demonstrated to him by actual
experiment BE predicts that in ten years
the negroes will constitute the bulk Of our
II National Guard who will be employed
to garrison Southern sea-cOasts and river
forts. He says, in the first place, that
they are physically better adapted to hard
ships and fatigue than white soldiers.
Secondly, they know nothing but perfect
obedience, the first requisite Of a soldier.
Again, they are natural imitators and
learn the manual Of arms with surprising
facility and quickness. Fourth, they are
the most intensely loyal of any people
north or south. There is not Copper
head 10 be found among them. As to their
fighting qualities, they have been fully de-
monstrated to the satisfaction Of allcandid
men. The communication concludes as
follows:
HAnd now in conclusion we would just
sav that we want every one to dispel all
foolish prejudices about oOlored regiments
and think reasonably. Slavery is dead.
It has committed suicide. We are now
making the best possible disposition OF
these people. When this work is accom-
plished, the war will be done, and not be-
fore. The hand of Almighty God is work
ing with us. We want to take these men,
as soon as possible, where they can save
the bosoms of our intelligent Northern
boys and let them 90 to their homes and
friends. This is right and proper. We
intend to rescue these people from adul-
terry, ignorance and barbsrism, and elevate
them them to the extent Of the capacities
which God has given them. We wish to
redeem our land from the merited stigma
of finconsistency-o sending Missionaries
and teachers 10 foreign lands, whilst it
protects and nourishes Ignorance and bar
barism in its own midst. We propose to
make the South q home, net q prison or
mousse OF lOELuI6t auu bucA NJ AOE toSo WAAi
wish 10 20 North to tempt the Copperheads
to GmalgGmdtion, (for by the way, their fears
about amalgamation are not groundless, as
the Copperheads, in and out of the army,
are the worst amalgamstors in the world }
All, sir, this is a great missionary work.
These people, doomed by two centuries of
State Legislation to adultery and iguor-
anoe, are now TO make great stride to-
ward civilization. No man should ask for,
or be permitted to receiF Fe position in
these regiments who has not and h7s not
had, his heart and soul in the work. Away
with your new converts-those cOWardly
sneaks who have made capital out OF the
woes and tears Of the race, but now, since
/ the current has been arrested, and the
thing become popular, creepin for the com
mission sake. Away with such men.
They are the meanest and most cOntempti-
BILE creatures on God s fOOtstoOl. None-but
a moral high-minded, intelligent and tenn
perate man has any business with these
/ regiments, ami the COlonels, who are re-
commencing officers 10 the new regiments,
should look we'll to these things. The po-
sition is attended with fearful response
bilities. 1t is emphatically great mis-
sionary work, and he who enters it, takes
not only his life, but his very soul, into
his hand" IL. ).