Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-29
TUBpRoposED NEGRO AMY

CcnEr.ss devoted last nigh: ~ EE4nxIinS
over the proposition to raise an AMY Of three
hundred thousand negroes. Cn bo7o 8 To
NJ ne whatever, II strikes US; insOmuch q. 20
rais1 any such force will prove utterly I'M
possible. The radicals who have been busy
inducing the negroes 10 believe ths:if they
will volunteer they will secure social, indus
LiA and political rights in the United States
equal to those OF whites, have thoroughly pre-
pared them TO refuse 70 enlist in any consider
abb numbers until assured by Congressional
action tina, these promises or theirs will
Be duly carried out. Beside, they are well
aware that the rebels will grant them no quar-
Ter II falling into their hands. CREATED that
such q course on the part Of the rebels will
lead TO retaliation on our part Tha. will not
n end the matter for the negro; being calcu-
lated simply TO render Ii more certain that he
Will be iEeIorably ssacred if made a pris-
onrr.
Congress will not vote the negro soldier 90.
cial, industrial and political equality with The
wbitrr, as four-afths Of the dominant party in
the body are we'll aware that to favor such a
proposition would b. the political daarh war
rant OF those of them who give such votes
What We write above has reference 10 tia
idea of getting volunteers from among the
negroes now IL the loyal States and within our
military lines.
Ihe PresIuents emancipation pro ,lama.ion
has already rendered it certain that pr-ci1us
few can now be obtained from the territory rs
yet held hy the oIigarchy. Trusting 10 tia
fidelity OF their negroes, tie rebels up 10 tlI,.
brief campaign OF Pope, took no measures 20
remove them frC.n the possibility Of contact
with our armies. Since, however, they have
adopted the policy Of driving them away into
ths interior wherever they are threatened nv
our presence IN military array. The con,e-
queGcc Is that, go where our armies NAV, now
not one flies TO them for protection where ten
did In the beginning OF the contest. The eInan-
cipatioE proclamation has so stimulated tn.
vigilance OF the rebel authorities in this respect,
mat instead OF increasing the proportion Of
negroes who get away under the shadow of our
aImi 6, if is being rapidly lessened Granted,
again. that when We shall have reached and
subdued the last rebel fastress we shall ~, able
to free all their negroes, if our Government
then remains so disposed. But until then il is
very certain that they will be removed far
before the football Of our armies
Three hundred thousand additional troons
are absolutely necessary long before the 1st OF
May, as some time must be allowed to organize
and drill them before putting them in the field,
Lees any sane man belle We that that numb ror
any considerable number Of negro volunteers
can De procured in the required time under the
circumstances stated above, which are literally
~ue' We think not II procured, however
Is tnere not imminent danger that their employ
nent In the field on an equality with the white
troops will lead TO dissensions in our armies
producing results fearful to contemplate-jis
sNhs-ons amounting 70 the elimination OF the
pro-negro mania, amid which that bubble will
ou o. and suc"uInh TO the inevitable determine
IL OF the white race OF this continent not TO
share their privileges of citizenship, one and
all. equally with the millions of negroes within
- limits.
II Is sincerely to be hoped that Csn gress will
NOT ADJOURN under the impression that, h wing
authorized the raising Of a volunteer force OF
three hundred thousand negroes, they have
done all that may be necessary to counteract
the erect Of the discharge Of about that numb-r
Of whites by the Isl Of May, from our service,
and, also, To counteractthe plan Of the oligarchy
(surely TO be carried QUIT to conscript before
that time an addition OF one hundred and fifty
thousand more whites.