, 1863-07-31
PROGRESS OF NEGRO ENllsTMEMTs,
Statements Of Regiments Raised
and Raising.
O1FF1CULTfES, QUESTIONS OF
FAX, SU1sTITUTES, &c.

DIFFICULTIES, QUESTIONS OF
| PAF, SUBSTITUTES, &c.
lspec1al correspondence Of Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, July ~, 1853.
The Ga=sttt Was doubtless right. some
months ago, In declaring that It could find I'D
mo,iSes tor calling on negroes to enlist as
soldiers, while We refused them the protec.
ton and pay of soldiers, and no Justice IN
ora1ilng them, while We refused them the
the Responsibilities Of citizenship. ' ~ 49,
slnee mat time, however, the question oi
recruiting negroes has been placed on some.
what different kasis. The President is uafor.
tnnately ta1dy in authoritatirely proclaluine
ns htentlons; but the most earnest friends
Of the negro soldiers have ASSURANCES from
him, amply satisfying them Us to his intention
to protect all his troops alike, whatever Their
But, whether this may be relied upon or
not, whateyer may be thought Of the Justice
spised Eace we are calling to our aid, there
can be no doubt Of the greatness Of the ne
gro's present opportunity. For the first time
It Is possiblg-under nnfavorab1e circum-
stances, it may be, but still 1t is possib1e-for
them to vtndicate their manhood on the field,
have the spirit to euni 1t, and to win Just such
consideration as their deeds shall deserve,
Perceir1ng this, Mr.. Fred. Douglas and others
q me negro leaders hare gone heartily into
the VOTE OF recruiting, and are using all their
negro population into the field at the earliest
| moment. -.- --..
They are not blind, nor are their people, to
certain manifest wrongs in the system Of
| negro recruiting; The efficiency and Valor OF
negro soldiers hare been established; rl,Y
should they rot receive as much pay as
other soldiersf They do not object to serving
under white officers, but when negro proves
himself fully qualified for d LIeutenaut's, or
| Captains or Co1onel's duties, why should not
| IN spite Of these aud other inequalities, the
| negro leaders have made up their minds that
| this Is their opportunity to vindicate their
rights By their deeds; that, as to protection,
they Will protect themselYes-as to pay and
promotion, they will demonstrate that they
| have earned them In the faith that inevitable
| Justice will then secure them.
negro recruiting In earnest has been going
| on but q short time; 1t was In the summer
Gov. Andrew made the beginning; since then
| tbe progress has been beyond any reasonable
regiments. completely recruited, organized,
and either in the field or in camps OF 1nstruc.
tion and ready at any time to be ordered into
active service, Us follows:
Two Massachusetts regiments, in the field.
Two Soath Carolina regiments. In the field.
One North Carolina regiment, In the field.
One Philadelphia regiment, ready for service,
Vne washington u. CO regiment, ready for ser
One Kansas regiment, in the field.
Two New Orleans regiments, in the field.
Four M1sEissippl and Tennessee regiments, in
One Rhode Island artillery company, in the
In all fourteen regiments and one battery
full and either In Or ready for active service.
Then We have negro regiments raising and
partially organized, as follows:
One Philadelphia regiment, nearly half full.
One Washington u. Co. regiment, nearly half
One Baltimore regiment.
One One Hn.;h Hvitstnts T. !foFt1ess Mon1oe) regiment.
Two South Carolina regiments.
One Ohio Camp DelaWarc) regiment.
One New Orleans Regiment.
Sixteen Mississippi and Tennessee regiments,
In all, organizing and many Of them vel ad-
vanced, Is regiments.
1t Is possible that there may be some 9th
ers, now being recruited, not embraced In this
table; but It 10 certain that the above are Ill
vltat organizations, aud will speedily be full.
It may not be generally known that the
navy has all along been enliating negroes just
as freely % whites. The Jolly fars never OBJ.
tected to the color Of mans skin, II he would
fight; aud the Navy Department never recog-
1ized any distinctions save those Of merit.
A'N%AA~@ Ia
they haye at least one pilot in the person Of |
Robert Small, Of whom the service Is Justly |
proud.
The question Of paying negro soldiers how
ever, 1s an unfortunate muddle; aud depen- |
dent on this Is the question Of accepting me- |
g1oes as substitutes for white drafted men-a |
course which It is believed In many localities, |
particularly along the border, wonld do more i
than 4ny one thing to make the CONSUMPTION |
ne ast Of 18th July, 1862, under which ne.
they should be paid only SO per month, and |
should ha.e no bounty. {That was before
negroes had fought at Port Hndson,}
The ConscEiption Act, passed at the last
session, provides tor the enrolment of all Cit
'-ens, irrespective OF color; aud Judge Bates
recent decision makes the negro-f5r all the
purposes Of this act, at least-a citizen. If
negro is drafted, inasmrch as the Law mikes
no distinctions In the pay Of drafted men, he
gets bis thirteen dollars month.
Here comes the anomaly; We beg. negroes
mouth. After the more earnest and patriotic
of them hara thue gnne into the setsice, we
draft the laggards and unwilling, and paY
them thrce dollars month more than ne do
tne q volunteers! Of course, this dagsant in
Justice demands correction, and for the pres
e. EFT nas disconraging effect on enltstments, |
lint, In the face Of It, their regiments should
nll up rs rapidly as they have done. Is high
.esamohT 70 the anxiety Of the negroes to en-
Ter the service, in spite Of every discourage
ment, md rebnd, and danger.
i, hea1tl1ne taefe come5 another compiler |
lion. It seems that negroes hare already
been accepted as substitutes. in several places
where the draft Is in progrees, have been mi.
|ormcd aud mustered into he serrtce. what ia |
hat? e>'''S ANA"
There is every promise that the negro rerf-
nents shall be well differed. The officers are
III men who hare seen active service, and iii !
re required to pass very rigid examination |
far more rigid indeed than one goes through |
n any case In gettinga commission in white
eglment. No matter what the standing or
erViees Of the applicant, the rule that he
must undergo this examination is inexorable.
nd hy It's result he must stand or I'LL. 1
InoW numerous cases where men have an
lied for colonelc1es md. been offered second
lentenancies; aud at least one case, where |
nc, already colonel, was told he conld oniv |
&c first lieutenant In negro regiment
Tho Surgeon General has received frnm New |
'rlcans hospital statistica, which s1,eaE lnTd.
lot the rapid enlistment OF negroes for ser,
Ice In that latitIde, where the hosnftai hid
0and $40 per cent. for their white patlents :
offering from maMrious diseases, the nerro i
oldiers contributed but eight tenths Of one
er cent. from their number. Is not some
erTous gentleman, who fears to render the |
ienation of our Southern brethren perpetu- | 4
ted by our nrming their slaves, desirous that ! 8
h1te men should thus continue to sicken aud |
[e Of malaria In the extreme South, that the .
ear negroes may be spared? d