The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-28

between the COmte de Paris and the daugh-
ter of the Due de Montpensir, another blow
canvassed by the ladies, and to have been
left exactly in the same state as when first
broached-that is, to have suggested the
reflection that Queen Christina, knowing
what is fitting for her children, would me-
Yer suffer any one of them to act in oppose
ton to their interests.
CoPPERHEAD HORROR OF NEGRO SOL
DIERs.-In the discussion upon q bill for
recruiting negroes, in the Connecticut leg
islature last week, several highly amusing
speeches were made by copperhead demo-
Henry A. Mitchell, as printed conspicuous
ly in the Hartford Times, were the richest
OF the lot. Mr.. Eatons horror of an arm
ed negro is tremendous. No scared child
ever talked more fearfully about ghosts
The most common and the most reason
able objection to negro soldiers is that they
are too timid and submissive to make good
soldiers; but Mr.. Eaton holds quite the
opposite opinion. He thinks the negro too
feroclous to be trusted with weapons he
Will fight too much, and the South will be
desolated by the rapine and lust of the ne
gro troops. Hence he denounces the bill
for their enlistment as Connecticut volun-
teers as vile, disgraceful, cowardly and
everything else that is bad, and declares it
would be more honorable in Connecticut
10 call to her aid the Comanche Indians,
and send them to ravage and slay through
the South. So utterly shocked and horri-
ned is ne by the contemplation Of the scene
eAcited fancy, that he prays the legislature
Ior coos sake to forbear, and at least to
postpone the negro soldier bill to another
session. If they win he will do all he can
to promote enlistments, much as he is op-
posed on principle to civil war; nay he is
IN cow
musket and 60 himself, if Connecticut
will keep back the negro.
Il this horror OF negro soldiers is cheap
stuff. There is no sincerity in it. There
is nothing in the face of the case to Justify
1T. 1t is the testimony of all our comman-
ders who have been brought into contact
with the negro troops now in the service,
that they show wonderful adaptation to
military drill and discipline, and that thew
come much nearer the European idea of a
| perfect soldier-an unreasoning and obedi-
ent human machine-than American white
men can possibly do. Nor have they
shown any disposition to commit acts of
/ cruelty or revenge. On the contrary, the
chief difficulty is to inspire them with ami
| mostly enough to make them fight in ear
nest. AS to Mr.. Eatons favorite compare
son of the negro with the Comanche WELD
ing his bloody tomahawk, and slaughter
ing innocent women and children, when
| hS SoI AiCiitiOh VI u utllN COul.
mitted by negro soldiers half as diabolical
as those daily committed by his white
friends in the South upon our own brave
volunteers who have had the misfortunetO
fall into their hands, he will have a right
to lift his hands in pious horror and protes-
tation. But Mr.. Eaton is also magnani-
nous and chivalric as well as humane, and
he declares it cowardly to employ negroes
in this white mans war. He puts too fine
a point upon it altogether. The negro has
an interest in the war, and cannot be got
out of it. Mr.. Eaton's southern brethren
| lugged him in. They made the war, as
| they say, in ordOr to maintain their right
to enslave and whip the negro, which they
falsely pretended was threatened by the
North, and Eaton is one Of the demagogues
who helped to propagate that lie, and SO to
| fire the southern heart up to revolutionary
heat. If they had got up the rebellion on
any other pretence the government would
have had perfect right to employ black
men to put it down. The only question for
the government as for any reasonable and
loyal citizen is, whether the negro will
fight-whether he will fight enough to pay
expenses. If so, there is no shadow Of
valid objection to his use, and the copper
heads know it. All their talk about the
cowardice and inhumanity of employing
negro soldiers is mere bosh, and poor at
that. 1t comes only from demagogues, and
is meant for the ears of fools.-,S2rinlfeld
Republican.