Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-04-02

the President. Why say encourage and promot
| all fighting Generals" without telling the Pres
dent who are "the fighting Generals ?" And 50.
throughout the whole category of the reviewers
sonorous nomenclature Of the military elements
there is more that meets the eye than enters ths
mind. The President is furnished with nebuls.
as seen through the astronomers telescope, and Il
told to construct out OF them q system Of war
which shall " demonstrate to the world tina we 70
terribly 10 earnest" He would, we are sure, be
much more obliged to any body who shall show
HIM how certainly to do one thing than he ID
likely to be to all the reviewers, who are skilled 70
prescribs generalities for the Goveroment Of tie
Universe, but very chary of the specific
illumination and oc,ipe help which would guide
him to siogle sound and useful conclusion Il
is observed that the who make military orn.
niscence their forte, and military science their
foiJle, generally the men who are most am.
ious to "arm, equip, and disciplin some other
class of people than themselves. This, we SUP.
pose, explains why some of them have great faith
in "nsgro soldiers J" and if these are not to be
had in numbers sufficient to prevent fresh draft
at the North, they likely to be the first to
revive the Tribunes desPairing call for the best
attainable peace"
In this matter of "negro soldiers" the Atlantic
reviewer, for instance true t. his GLASS; argues OF
rather allegorzes, as follows
The opposition TO the employment of negro reRimsnta
II made by traitors North South can be easily c,mpro.
hended 4 made by loyal men, is wholly inexplicsbe
Your neighbours house takes ERE at night The asmes
long smoudsrng mike rapid progress and threaten tho
comfort certainly not the lives of his household aud the
total destruction OF his property The alarm is given
An engine promptly to the rescue 1t is lust in
season 10 save his dwelling. The fremen spripe with
ready alacr'ty to their places But stop He suddenly
discovers the appalling fact that they negroes True
there not 10 be lost No other eng ne Il or
can De within helping distance The least delay mean NJ
poverty and hou-.l family. Aud yet he rud ly dis
misses the dusky femen f Ids hi. arms with Spa tan
stocism and, To- king complacently burning build
rg says Better this than to rely The assistance of mig.
gers Spart,n stocsmf Is it not rather stark ID
macy? Aud would you not take immediate measures To
provide such man with permsnent quarters in a mad
house1"
This is very good illustration to prove the
lunacy" which it illustrates, but it does not at
all meet the case to which the lineratur applies
it. If he did not wear binders, as the mastiff in
his fable wore muzzle he would be able to see t.
But since he likes to see things through figure
darkly let try to set the real state of the case
peiore ui alteT the III amer OF the alleggry he has
selected. We would state it somewhat as follows:
"Your neighbours house fred at night BY an nceo.
diary The flames long noulderng, Ike rapid progress
and threaten the cnmtort certainly YES If L.
household and the total destruction of his properly The
alarm Is given Fire engines IN ,nned by white fromea,
rush TO the of tn conhagratinn, and busiy
gagged in subdupg the frnirs phlooph observer
Who stands at comfortable distance from he smoke a.
heat If the burning building insist, that the willie 6remou
are not equal 10 the task before them aud that they must
be aided by or two engines manned by blacks The
white femen protest Nevertheless the philosopher il
urgent and finally prevails But observed that VIII r.
ever the few black fremen 60 he many fr-men re
lax their hearty al TO extngu sd The flames and some
times suspehd their LIB engage IN kick M and
cutting the ack comrades who have been cent t. aid
them against their wishes. he eghbor declares that
bis house will burn down while the fremen are thus elck
eng but the philosopher him that his house ouqAt
10 burn doDn II he is not willing have black men b. 10
in exoguisbng the fire. And theIeupon the specuat 70
leman proceeds to del lecture the admira 10
talents and wonderful capacity of Tousssat LOuver g.
and dilaes, at length and with JUNCTION, the nhuman
and uDrrasonableness Of the social prejudice whch O.
vents the white fremeu from working tremendously with
their black brethren"
How many property holders would listen patient
ly to such disquiston under such circumstances ?
We leave the reviewer to make his own application
of the apologize.