New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-29

with the other troops, if is clearly not par'lcl'
pated in by the white troops or their officers
Indeed. The cordial understanding between THESE
REGIMENTS, and the evident appreciation OF The
merits Of the coorcd by the other soldiers, and
the amenity with which they treat each other
on such OCCASIONS were among The most pleas
ant and instructive phases Of the reviews.
This IL an impartial exposition of the
real state of the colorcd troops III that de-
parlment, and it may serve TO correct the very
erroneous statement on this subject made re-
Gently by one of our contemporaries. II Is not
true that the colorcd troops are treated, OK nave
been treated, unlike soldiers. They are ana
have heen required TO do The work which sol
dicrs should do, and which the white troops
have also to perform. They receive the same
treatment exactly. Gen. Gilmore is too just
and too sagacous a man TO treat the coIofcu
worse than the white troops for that Would uc-
grade and discourage their ofliccrs nor better
for that would spoil both, and discourage ana
disgust the white troops serving al Their slde'
The orders Of the General are and have been
from the first that both should be treated IN The
same manner; that is, "a soldiers; and tins i
well known to all the officers OF the colored
regiments. Those officers now feel THAI
they are commanding men and soldiers.
/ The cOlored troops have The same amour, OF
instruction and drill, have regular guard
mountngs and parades, and take their regular
place with the other troops IN all reviews. III
7 the colored regiments haze been drawn upon
more heavily than others, it was because the
engineers and quartermasters preferred them.
We can see no reason why they should not be,
used in such way as TO make their labor most
efficient. II was proper that the expert
ment should be one Of utility, and not a nee
parade and idle pet show. Any other courc
would be doing the coored man injustice. Our
impression is (and it is shared by the officers OF
those colored rcgimen's) that the least inielli-
gent Of the coored troops should never be put
in the ranks, for they seriously rctard the prog
rcss of the grea, mass, and that those rejected
as soldiers should BE employed in the Quarter
masters Department.
/ We have every reason 20 be proud Of the sue
been one of great decacy 10 those who had
immediate charge of it, II has been fairly and
manirlly tried under the direction of an accom-
pli.hed soldier and prudent and just man. This
gratifying result and the manner ~ which II
was accomplished, if not as popular or brilliant
an achievement a. the preaching Of Sumter and
| the reduction of Wagner is one FOR which We
feel assured posterity will preserve in grateful
remembrance and o liberated people cherish for
ever. the name Of GILMORE.
/ We -uhjoin the following report OF Major /.
y Bgooks. under whose immediate direction
all The trencbe-, parallels and aqproachcs 20
Wnrror during il siege, were constructed He
is an officer Of ability aud long experience. hay
ing, also. assisted az tie reduction Of Pulaski.
The forthcoming report will doubtless make
/ known TO the public the very efficient service
rendered by this officer ~ the .icg,i referred to.
Hr,per.HTrss DEr,AT-Esr o. Tng SorrH.
Fsefsras, OFyIcE. feay i..af. 3 &, Dec. lo lfii
Grs1a.I Ia Accofasnrc wish yorr r'iru'an' have de
honor ,lba ihs follow ins saisa.,u rAi the snouri
,nl oi no iu,y p'fncd by tho eo.Ofcd troops
q this command compared With tho white In those p'
uons u ourfcc,ui cy-f,on. aan e dfsn-e, Of Charlie.
Son Ilabof wbih under ny direction, sl Tho Do
rrs.e ns. aos, Morn, l,nd ,le approaches Igi' tor
Wssasr AL pa, VI ,t, b,asllns bakeries ssaius so
sgiaief.
D. fhs engineering op~-tHar, slso y work q seven
Dot. ?, each wefe rrpentei Of sh,k 5o by engineer
,foap and g 90 BY .liiy. 800 day. brnr ino.e
han llf o ai performed by ile iutry u4 iwo orb o
iis whole By b,a-ls. ill being VOLUNTEER troop
IT., whole OF ti done under tic of arisfy o
.l.Ip,hoot,ri " boL ali tho srcacf At in hc nsi
Aly own obsoryaUon c.nhred by fle fesu D. a 'he
orsrcr oece. who hsI tie nmeii'c ,aperu'cnd'u-s o
,hs woh prove. h,i tie hlaei., fulr dd greater
snioun, of woh than the same of vh,l. BIT ihc
Whit, were more slll4 and had b. employed o fi~
dhcu pan q lie wof. eomprsrr about hiii ~
tho whole.
We found tho bsct solder lrofoo, than 'i- white
bot spending degree dociie ad ohelcn doing
10, what be- va. told TO the best = h. sbty bi seldom
with snihl.lasu,
Very respeeifuly. yo'' ob-'Irr' s,f7snt
T. B BEo. K, MAJOR. A. u. 9. aui Act. tu.f
najor Gen. q. A. CnlsoRE Comd DEPT Of South
Perhaps the enthusiasm which Major Brooke
thinks is wantiug--but of which certainly there
was no lack when the Massachusetts jith
storncd Fort Wagncr.-will no longer bc missed
when the coored soldier is assured tha, the
Government which accepts his services no
longer a. ks him to fight with a halter round his
neck, and j. just enough to pay him for r'sking
his LIFE for hii country precisely what it rays to
other men Tor performing the same duties
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4 PREssDEATiAL NsHWoE.
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/ M1g2 - 63.--1le idea is. that greater strength
can b. concentrated uou .ucrin h.n nuy Other cod