New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-30
OFFICERS FOR COLORED REGI
mENTA

We stated recently that twenty-five hundred
men had offered themselves to the Board Of
Examination, in Washington, as candidates for
appointment as officers of cOlored regiments
The statement, We believe, instead Of being
exaggerated, falls short of the truth. Unior'
tunately, however. o large majority Of tho ap.
plicants are found, upon examination, not to
combine the requisite moral and military quail
ifcations, some being deficient in the one par
ticular and some in the other, and not few
in both. 1t happens in this case as in many
others that men OF real merit are too modest
to urge, or even present, their claims, while
those who are lacking in all the essential quail
ifcations for the service do not scruple to ask
for the highest places. The consequence IS,
that in spite Of the great number of applicants,
there is real deficiency of competent men to
officer the regiments now forming in Wash
ington aud Philadelphia. We have seen let
tor from member Of tho Examining Board
to friend in the latter city, from which we
are permitted to make this extract:
The intelligent and well educated young Aboonss are
not doing their duty tho Black Brigade" Instead OF
offering Themselves officers by they ought th'y
leave uesy ali the positions In fold. staff and line to b'
filed by chsuc. som.rs Why Is thi.i trust you vii
urge them to perform their plain duty Some Of them ma,
plead ant Of information how proceed. For their bsnch
will give you the necessary directions
Any educated young mau sound in health and active
Of body desrous OF becoming off er. should forward bis
app icaton in term. something lks the following:
e IT, he Adjutqnf General Of he United State Army
"sm: have the honor TO apply for authority - sppesr
before tho Board appointed to eIsnue a. pcanu Tor com
Missions in the United States Colored Trooos
NY testimonial, to character arc lncesed.
" Your obedient servant. - -
Tho applicant shoud .end tho best tes onss with this
visit for his permit aud when this IL received sPpssr .,
Washington before the Board which holds is sessions
No. as9 Fourteenth street.
TIL. examination 10 full enough to enable the Board TO
form an opinion regard to the candidates knowledge OF
military matters sad general intelligence IL is no. con-
.dated Indispensable that he should be thorough In
,setc. bu, only he should pose.s the capabilities OF
becoming good officer Il Ia abou. the hind Of eIimi'
nation eu,,otnary for cansdas. for tho army and navy
There are, we doubt not, scores. and even
hundreds of young men in different parts of
the country, of high intellectual and moral
qualifications who would be glad to serve
their country by leading the black soldiers,
but who have been deferred from offering
themseye. on account Of their lack Of military
knowledge aud experience. They should
understand that the country needs their help,
and that they may. by careful and conscien-
tous study, under competent instructors, soon
fit themselves for service in tho camp and in
the field.
Some may, perhaps, prefer to mako their
proposals in the fret instance TO some member
Of the Committee in Philadelphia which has
charge Of the business Of enlisting colored
troops. Applications addressed to either OF
the following persons, at the office OF the
Supervisory Committee, No. l.2l0 Chestnut
street, will receive prompt attention, viz;
n. u. Browne (Chairman). George II. Boxer,
Cadwalladcr Biddle. j. NJ. Mckim. George
i. Thorn.