New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-21
COLONEL REGIMENTS IN NEW
NO1sk.

4 moyemen, wa. get on foot early IN Tie sam
mer. In this city, TO raise ooloTcd regiments ID
the state Of Ncw.York for the service OF the
Government. N accordance with the excellent
example sci IA IN Ms"achusoii, and Pcrnsyl-
vsnia. An inquiry was made ai Washington as
20 whether the AUTHORIZATION OF the President
could be procured Tor such rnsasuFe. ehdl, wa
found that certain rules had been established
DUNG tho term Of Gov. Morgan with regard 10
fAls,ne regiments In this State which II was
urobablo tho President would considat A. bar
10 the granting Of any authority on his part IN
the case Of Gov. Morgan's successor. II was
recommended. therefore, 1T try The Governor.
The Governor was accordingly tEicd. On the
oh Of July. uiim6. he received Il letter, asking
% arpo.n, Colonel, for the purpose OF raising
O Brigade Of Colorcd Volunteers for the War
This letter was signed by number OF citizens,
and was followed By another IN which the Gov
.rnor va. reminded tha, Ii lacitie. were not
offered - coorcd men 10 enlist in New-iork,
they would 30 to no.ghboring States, and would
We Lost IN The quota AZ Now-iork state troops
This letter having been formally presented to
Gov. Seymour, be immediately began 10 air Bis
views freely and fully eve quote from apoihor
letter. ION tbs negro question ~ general. ~
The Covering had "a high regard foy Blacks III
general" Bat "tc deplored the necessity
which was incumbent on him, on account OF the
pfeIudloSs existing against the Blacks, OF declin-
ing 10 favor the raising ofcologed regiments.
BLACKS wore a, perfect liberty TO enlist, said
Gov. Seymour. Bat ! eanno, have any Black
regiments, kald Coy. Seymour, by way OF con
Guiding the whole matter. lie bad been re-
minded that uch a conclusion Was lmpracrCa'
bic. H. bad been told what, indeed, there was
20 pecessiiy Of telling him, that existing prejn'
dces preoinded the enlistment Of Blacks and
Whiies IN tie same regiments. But he coldly
and officially replied that he could not be re-
spoAsihlc Tor the facts H. volunteered soulo-
thing more. lie was good enough 10 inform
the person who waited upon hun tlat " be was
opposed to the whole system ot using Nego
regiments. from principle He wna good
enough also 10 promise 10 ycuch,aie state
mcnt Of hi. objections " IN writing" For the
production Of this document considerable in
.eroFi was felt. -Four times did gentlemen
iutcrcs'cd--the fourth time somcw here about
he 10Th Of August ult.-call upon the Governor
ior hi, " writing" and four times did they 40
away empty -handod. Once, indeed, they were
favored with personal interview. lie said, by
way Of excuse, that he had been very busy
and he made IA now promise. As he had done
nothing on the 3lst of August, he was subjected
to the pain OF another audience But he had
been very busy. Anin he was called upon.
He had gone to the country for his health On
the ,th OF October tho following letter wa
achieved in Albany:
- do deem aiyab. civ. such TOR
eolocd rsimenis and have 'h",.e!s declined to Do 80
The Executive was from the 9th Of July to
the 9TH OF October in making up his serene
mind, at the rate of about II line month The
applicants waited three months to learn why he
refused his authorization, and had the satisiao.
ton of being told that it was because he did not
deem il advisable.
On the 7th of October letter was written
from Albany to those interested, "in addition
to the Governors reply" of the contents Of
which we avail ourselves. II stated that the
Governor had personally remarked that Black
Soldiers, Knight be used adrantagsously at the
South" IL the Governor said this--as wo have
the very best authority for asscrthg--it follows
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