The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-02-27
Negro soldiers--The Degradation
of our Race and Country.
From the Boston conrier.l

bill for the enlistment or negro so'u'e's
is obvious. An emancipation war WIZ
never be fought by the truly patriotic ana
Christian population Of the North the
time is fast approaching when no induce
ment will keep in the army that !Hrge
majority of its rank and hle which W'Ii
not fight for the negro; the radicals nave
no idea of exposing themselves to the
perils of warfare. Greeley 100000 ana
Andrews "swarms," which they alleged
to be only waiting for the EMANCIPATION
policy, have not manifested the least sign
of stirring; and there really seems nom,
ing lett Tor the Abolitionisls eut 20 eau
] upon the negro to put on arms Tor the
/ cause of his people
We ueed not say that this teri ply dee
/ grading resort vo1ld be entirely 7 He24ess
II Greeley and Andrew wousH1nS SlaNo
thflr eoasts gooo' "si'neF y y''"'-' ''"' -
&et lssned SN'k'H' ~ ,.;,.,.f
Governor AnhfeW, " y 'rue,-. W.. ,-,.
au'uor'ly HS'I .'io 1.'.., ., tbis
raise troops OF Air1'sh uesoo',' 49, m.,,''.l.
state ana u he Is aUte " en''s' ..a, Ia
regiment mere OF nan ol ~ - Ct. ,,,o
question Is one ol .pe uo"l.'ei ~, 80.
VIII agree 10 give MN creui. ~ 'iS 49,,
eXertiohS whlch WIZ oe luu's tSr a 80
nm 70 use 10 insure sucoess ho La. -,
ley' SO iat a. We nave seSi' az A.
made a solitary al,uslo'i 70 - I'' ,bo
times three huhufeo 'noVs"HU 7''S0
proc oclamation came out J.....,;.,,
W may say Tue ploJect II ''t "N'"e
one-which VIII make OUT ia'eS' ,os
blush Tor us-that we hao SO "t',V 4'I"
hood IN us as 10 can 10 os' "i,' w '"q
Held OF mortal STRIFE Tor .ne ueIe"1e a'e o'
the land OF the Tree ana ~ nome C' 'ne
/ brave, race OF ihieToI, 10 Nv ~ 's
what we, coniesseoly' oy au'P'lns oU." !
measure have not the sPir'I eneis ~"
wisdom to effect torour selves '"ec!1
the men who concoctee anU 'o'eu 'o1
such bill can only oe' taken ~ ""'o
reached the lowest state OF humah ueg'at
dauon and dlshonor.f Sucn an argullel'U
need mol be pursued INTO uet'liS' .oI 'io
whole force OF 1t occurs III once 10 any
/ man with spark OF ranly teei'ns III MS
bosom.
/ The reasons OF practical nature "g"tIIs'
body doubts that black men may be brave,
and often are 50; but one thing IS certain
that neither oiach mgr "hNe so'u'e'' e,", ~
oo ~ u,,,esn ,,si;, 10y ,d,h;. na,, ravsr he in
any army composed of both races, except
when the dependent is fighting with ana
Tor ms master:--'I tle o'ne' na"'' ~ v"o
iuea Ia auy433, ,h;,,r ~ ofarning nun.
dred and fifty thousand negroes to serve
in single body, or in any number OF con
siderable bodies' or that the eNPec.a.'oi'
gou'u g,,, ~ enSt asoors n,abIe 70 restrain n
few white soldiers from crime, could
holG black ones in from the most horr'
bic oarberitles -argues d degree oil truly
inconceivab lie intatuotion.
Indeed, the whole thing IS preposteronss
from the start and we shall only oe sS'eu
rom the terooities which m1ght ensue
from attempting to carry such an sct IN
to operation, by Its utter lmpractlcaoiI,ty,'
1t is as idlea scheme as Mr' Lihco'h ;
proclamation, which he SAID oeioi ehahu
would not Tree q negro, anu whieh has
not freed negro,
- .I-- va,,I-oo h,,,,,u
Dlsalleo'ion AZ .ne "liNUo "a '
Inc dlsaHectioh IN 'he aool''on "r'hy
is increasing in extent and seriousness
I've entertain nota doubt-lhe proof comes
c.o,, oil ouor,ers and is mora or less con-
'ro"i al d''''' .r ''s rn :, w." " 49, ..,Iaaa,i,o -
'i"'i''' "S
what we have heretofore published in re-
ference TO deserters from the abolition
-. go o,,,, c.o,, a haitian in tho Mohile
""!' We ,o.,
Ad'T''Ser ana Hf9eSer OF 'he lV'h ins'''
and bears date at Deer Creek, Miss, Jan.
o5,b The writer is member of Burt
Aoa'"s 'es'''e'' "
We have the most fehno'e ihIoiiiHtio''
OF the state OF ieeIlng ob ooaru 'he an
kee transports passing every hour 10 tne
attack on VicKsours' kpo" tna' 'n'
utmost demorai'|al'o'l eNIsts9 ri iie'l ii.ei
are aeserting ny 'nousa"u "io NV, :"
! ing Coi. ADAMS paroieo ope iuilu'oI 'no
thlrty-three' WHO esc"peu rom ,"e ooI'' %''
within the last 'our uays, "'io "I'n.n '"'
space OF twenty-five mics on 'he IIVer.- tl.--
AS lar oeio" anu "op.e 90 we Wv, ,s'a, ,o"'
the country e'ons we ~ - r;Ia - 81 T.
: with them Oh .ne hrNa''Iss . S,u1 a2, tno ~ 20
/ much worse "s 'hey mo" my "n' "%,' .aa'
= less dlthcuity IN eeVuhg hoine oi 'n%
: side. On escaping they peg tpe nrsS sol
dier, citizen or negro tney inee', W Gsrec.
' them to the nearest oonleufraIo 1 oIhceI u s,1,
so that tney may oe p"r0''ss anu 'o''
These are the best troops in the North
ern army They say 5 thelr m men a,,ohin, ARE Ter
IGr VicI l.,iv%S sbursn,bst the Western smen are
bitterly opposed to prosecuting the wal
II
any longer-that their omcers are all
senulng god III ."eIr onJ rvI'g ,hat tbo oeoors NO,
-, 10 ,re,,o,+ dese,tiona