North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-08-26
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olna niggers. In the letter referred to, he
gives u his reasons for thus leaving his old
cpmpaanns, that ne "prejeFs them, (the
nlgsers) TO white Troops ~ In his enthusi
astic praises Of them he exclaims: Yes;
take them all around, as the D-i did the
skunk, they TAR Outstrip anything in the
shape Of soldiers, hare seen for military
discipline or gOol beharior." In order to
prove that hi, estimate of niger prowess is
not too high, the writer n.rrates what he
calls an incident" wlica ,c;urrei IN an ex -.
petition up the % Ponppn River" where aft
er the white men through fear had deserted
their guns, "a ngger rushed on deck, with
drawn sabre and proceeded to load a gun
and by his taunts at ths cowardly whites,
>haned them into resumius their places
I" they ~. wishing 10 b. "a. l1as by mig .
g"r." The rebel blttery was SOON silenced.
Thc regiment to wllcI @. VI. Sergt. Furman
has the honor Of belonging, then landed and
proceeded to throw out skirmishers'
ghile the rest Of the (ouI) regiment aOas
engdged in burning immense stores of rice.
coiion, corn, and other vdiua6te property
betoRging 10 the enemy.
"Ths spoils taken pere 800 contrdb bands,
one Lieutenant, and one prirate. Enemys
10 not kn0arn
Frun the da a furnished by this reliable
c1rresponien'," We think we can very accu
a.eIy calculate the enerny's loss t. have
been, immense stores Of rice, cotton, corn
and other valuable property" with "one
Lieutenant, one private and 300 niggers, mig
ger wenches, and pickaninnies, taken from
scme plantation, where they were earning a
living to be clothed fed and cared for at the
expense ol the sweat and toll of tax ridden
whites Of the north.
That niggers can steal, burn, sack, and de-
stroy property, We never had doubt. That
they can and do, add to these traits Of char
a cier, when unrestraincd, crimes upon de-
fenc,less white women, which for brutality
and fiend!sh, none ont incarnate Devils could
devise, or accomplish all their past history,
aud the criminal records of our country,
abnndantly prove.
1t will doubtless prove very gratifying to
the personal digiity Of this @ NJ. Sergt to
have those colored heroes, who have been
taught respect for superiors, by far better
masters than he would make, to approach
hun with hat under arm and profpund bow,
and In:urm Mdssa Furman dat de Iro,s-
otoons am gettin slightly diIapidated in de
rear, or da' pray'n for Massa LInkun, de
knees am completely obsquatuated. Of
course under such touching cirsumstances
with the dark patches Of niger hide visible,
Q. NJ. Sergt. Furnan would forthwith fur
n'sh his brave pious and obsequlous cowpan,
ion new pair. Though he says that he
holds the " same rank" with them az in tn e
52nd, who can doubt that he has been ele-
va'ed by :he change?
Mr.. Sergt. Furman has en- unquestionable
right to leave the heroes of a score of hard
fought battles, his fellow townsmen and
schoulmates-for the companinnship of q reg
irnent Of SOnth Carolina nlgsers, because he
"prefers them to white men," But, it would
have been far more III pdeSt IN him, to have
withheld the ground of his preference from
The fathers, IN jtherS, brothers. sisters and
friends of his late companions in the 52ld,
who point to their record with some aegPee
ot pride. IT, say as he does that regiment
uFrIW niygurS are - superior in discipline
and g1ud BEHAVIOR" to the vetrans of the
52nd, is certainly not very complimentary
tn them or gratifying to their friends. Be.
sides quite respect able number of the read
FRS Of the Republican and indeed the only
respectable purtIon of them-still have q
vague notion that white man Is as good as
niger aud thar regiment of white men
--especIaIlv the 50 I'd is as good as an equal
| number Of cap ured cotton pIckers in South
Carolina; Cod. H'sginson's or Q. NJ. Sergt.
Fnrman', not excepted.
Is i. unfair u presume, that a man who
has such exalted notions negro superiority;
who has expressed and put lnio practical op-
eratIOn, his preference to black men, over
| 1chite oneS--hls late associates will long be
ahle to withstand the charms of some " "ebI
ny angel" oae # those "spoits' of war
(''to the viciors belong the spols'') some
daughter, or sister of one Of the companions
| of his choice Will he nut taxing her all
sround," as the "D-l did the skunk, .
| (perlume and alp in aer good behevior,' u
thickness aud sweetness Of lips or cnngenal-
ity, find something in her to prefer to a
! white woman and, as in this case, carry
! ont his preference, by making her Mrs @
! ~ Sergt. Furman?
/ We rhalI not be surprised at anything
/ from hat quarter. We ,'nly wonder tha,
Billy Button, who, being delinquent draft
I'd man, and who owes the government nine
months service, at least, does not, under the
stimulus OF these glowing accounts Of nigsef
! fighting from m accredited correspondent,
rush immediately into Col. Fl 'gglnson's Reg
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