The weekly Butte record., 1863-04-25
OUR EASTERN LETTER.
EDITORIAL coRREsPoSDEscE.
THREE RIvERs, (Nieh-) March q.


The news of the week is not of much impor-
tance. The principal feature IS the fact that
the advocates of negro soldiers have been in
strumeotaI in furnishing the Florida rebels
with a thousand good niggers, and 10000
stand of arms. An expedition composed of
I 900 negroes, carrying with them arms for
10000 more, was sent into Florida to rouse
the slave population to fight for the suppression
Of the rebellion, were captured with all their
equipments. The negroes, will of course, be
sold into slavery. and the 10000 stand Of arms
will come very handy to the rebels just COW.
What is the use of bloekading the rebel ports.
il the Republican authorities are going to fur
nish the rebels with slaves, arms, aud NUM-
tions of war.
Since authority was granted to enlist negroes
but little has been done at it, except in places
where they could be seized and forced into the
service. Senator Chandler. of this State, pro-
cured authority to raise regiment of blessed
colored Unionists here, who were to do the
fighting, while Republicans stayed at home to
do the voting, aud to become rich by supply
ing them with grub at Government expense
The only response we have seen from them
since the announcement that authority had
been granted 10 enlist them, was meeting Of
colored citizens" at Ypslanti, when they
ungratefully resolved not to enlist until the
"a L Al
Constitution, so that they could exercise the
right Of suffrage-that the word white made
a discrimination between citizens that was
unjust. Such impudence on the part Of our
coIored fellow citizens, aud patriots, aud Union
lists, is pretty tight on the Republicans, who
have done so much for them. But the darkies
knew they had the Republicans where their
wool was short, and they boldly took posi-
ton discouraging enlistments. What will the
Republicans do now? They dare not submit
such an amendment Of the Constitution to the
people. VIII they compromise with these col
ored rebels in our midst? They must do some
thing to get out of the tight place into which
the superior craftsmanship of the darkes has
forced them, or cease to sing
From Africa the negro came,
And. o Congress- bless his name;
Stand up, good Greeley, bless the day
The negro came from Africa.
tie is the object Of our love
In him we live, in him we move:
For him we preach, for him We pray
For him we meet from day to day,
That colored cuss from Africa.
Colonel Elicit, who commanded the Queen
of the West when she was taken, and the first
to leave her by embarking on bale of cotton,
has asked permission to go below with two
more rams to recapture her. The rebels are
getting up formidable feet, and if Elicit
could furnish them with two more gunboats,
they might be enabled to come out of their
hiding places and offer battle. 1t is understood
that Porter has refused bis request If he ap
peals to Wade and Chambers war committee
he will probably be able to furnish them to
the rebels. After all the negroes and arms the
Republicans have furnished the rebels, they
certainly ought to be permitted to send them
few more gunboats. 1t is said the Indianoa
has been blown up by the rebels Probably,
long before this reaches you, the telegraph
will have announced that she has rendered the
rebels good service against our feet at Vicks-
burg. Her biggest and best gun was not fired
during the action that resulted in her surrender
TO the rebels. She was manned by negroes,
and they dare not fire it,
The President has issued another proclama
ton, under the couscription act. The first
paragraph relates to soldiers absent without
leave, who are given until the lst of April to
return or they will be dealt with as deserters
The second paragraph is directed against those
who cannot indorse the radical programme of
the Administration. 1t is a source of regret
that the radical partisan malignanis who sur
round the President, should have made him
believe that any necessity existed in the loyal
States, for the second paragraph of the proca-
nation. The people of the loyal States will
do their duty as good citizens will abide BY
and aid in enforcing the laws. II there are in.
divldual exceptions TO this we would assure
the Chief Magistrate that they are too insig-
niticant and contemplate in numbers to merit
attention. The result of the spring elections
in New York and New Hampshire. should
convince the President that, as the spirit of
radical lanaticism loses its grasp upon the
throat of the loyal States, it is succeeded by a
sentiment of high and holy patriotism, unalter-
able in its devotion to the Union, no matter
what fantastic tricks those now clothed with
brief authority may perform. Let the Presi-
dent keep the toes of bis socks towards the
rebels" and all will be well. The evil.dis.
posed persons of the loyal States are those
who surrounded him with their pressure. and
forced him TO the adoption of an extreme par
tisan course that his better Judgment long re
jected. The loyal Union people can attend to
all rebels who entice soldiers to desert, as well