Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-17

the State. had, ia the meantime, persuaded
him to assure to the negroes who would en-
list the same protection from the Federal
Government which the latter extended to
their white soldiers. In other words, they
persuaded the Administrator TO authorize
them to make the official declaration, and il
has been made and officially promulgated,
that negro soldiers and their officers are on
footing Of perfect equality in all things;
with white men and their officers, aud shall
receive the same protection from the Gov
ernmant.
The blame lies upon the Ad-
ministraton and the Republican party
first, for causing the tOdr at all; second, for
Investing it with Its, present features of fe-
rocity; third, for preventing medicines be-
ing sent to tho South; and fourth, for con-
Quoting the war in such inaiiiier as to pro-
long it, f.r. ftI rf4gyaf ftN criff
'In the meantime. fifteen thousand Of
our brave u,cD, who left comfortable homes
and happy families in order tn fight. as they
supposed, for the Union, are now lnngush-
/ ing IN Southern prisons, aud there they viii
, continue tohnguish. Why? Simply be.
cause the Administration is determined to
adhere to ts pet measure of mdktRgn negro
: as goJdu ,chife man. In order toindulge
Q the whinls OF Greeley and Sumner on this
/, point. those brave men will be left to Ian
, guish aud die by inches; frcttiny their lives
away day by day, in hopeless agony at the
= thought that the sight of home and kindred
/. aud their best loved ones will never again be
Y theirs. ..
|, This, you sec, is the language of Cop.
perhesd only; but he is doubtless one in in
innate relations with and drawing his inspi
y ration from wel-informed traitors at Wash
j. ngton who do not even pretend to be loya
except to jeff. Dxuis. They know that thu
:, Rebel chisfs mean to kill or enslavc all thu
Q officers or prvstes OF black regiments they
capture; and he thinks he can afford to g
g to the country on the issue which he char
d acterizos as an attempt at ''makinga q negr'
,, 40 good as white man." Weuttsrly repe
the SANDER. We hold every negro VIII
ls loyalty euists under aud bravely fights 70
the Stars and Stripes not merely ''as goo'
as" but great deal better than any trato
on the continent, whether he openly wear
the livery OF JEFF. Davis or sneakingly serve
y him rs a writer on the Chicago Times. An
;. the white man who would let a negro 60 |
y fight for the Union instead of going him. ell
Is and then seek to have that negro soldie
p abandoned by our Government TO Rebel en-
ID slavement or murder, is baser, NOR
F shameless villain than any out-spokcn Reb'
well can be. A soldier in the field hasl
show OF right to object toy negro regiment.
but he who stayS at home has none
is to he deplorcd that negroes are calied int
the National service, the Whites who don
enlist are wholly in fault. ~
l., 10 show what sprt efhHman beings "
40 are fighting, we quote from one ot our ol
~ aud valued correspondents, B. Frank Ia
i lor, who writes from Chattauoora NOV
n. to the Chicago Journal as follows.
d. ''That nearly all our gallant, nobl. dsa
nj remain unburicd on the field of Chickama'
-c- ga must send n thrill of horror through II
NJ land; that they lie where they fell, sppal
he ing aud gbastly objects, denied the poor no
lr pitality of the grare-dgger, and offendir
ri the sunshine The words man and HI
i, manity should be blotted out OF Rebel Lex
nd cons How shall say it?-the birds
or nrey settle upon that field, and swine fatt,
h; their way through the fallen ranks of gor
ire | have this,from sources too many and diret
the horrible assertion is not shaded by
is- doubt. And yet, the Rebels passed days
In picking up fragments OF iron, broken arm
srs anything that could be made Of use, wi
we which the ield was strewn, and were on
,bt driven off whsn all the heavy air was poi,c
ore ed by tho unburicd dead. Look on Il
ley picture anu On tH1j uay DeIOre yesteiui
wn the gallant Hooker's Federal soldiers Ct
On. sumed the hours in giving burial to the Re
I'd els who fell in the recent battle. Are t
lev feet of the avenping gods shod with wo
cir that We cannot hear their steps upon t
or threshhold, hasteninglto punish the incre
ry- ble barbarity of those traitors whose gu
ia, are playing as write-traitors TO Govel
- ment. God, and mankind. B +. T."
on Consider that every Rebel lett dead
nd the thick strewn fields Of Shiloh, Anticta
up Gettysburg, &C., &c, was decently buri
ers by our soldiers, and judge whether these
Elm dignities TO the patriots who fell at t
us Chick kamauga ought not to excite univer