The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-12-30
TIE ENLISTMENT OF NEGROES.

With tho exception oi such persons as
wish to see the rebellion succeed, thero is
scarcely a man in the North who now op.
poses the policy al giving the negro II
chance TO Gght-anI certainly no more
righteous retribution was ever visited upon
traitors or tyrants. than is this act OF
turning against the rebels the curse which
they rebellod to perretUatc, But at present
negro troops receive only ten dollars per
month, and no houaty whatever. 70 rcm-
edy this injustice, aud 10 permit Northern
States to recruit negroes in the South, and
receive credit for them on their respective
quotas, our Representatives. in Congress,
Hon. J. NJ. Ashley on the l4th inst, intro
duced the following
A JOINT RESOLUTION, To authorize ,he en-.
stment Of oolorcd ctirens in tho r1bo)lious
districts.
WHEREAS, The President of the United
States, by his proclamation of tho sev.
snteeush day of October, eighteen hun
dred and s,xty-three, has called upon
the several States 10 furnish their quota
Of three hundred thousand additional
troops, on or before the fifth day OF
January, eighteen hundred and sixty-four
notifying them that unless their quotas are
then tull, the remainder will be supplied by
draft.
ANO WHEREAS, there are probably som,
6ve hundred thousand Colorod citizenS with
in our military lines, subject to military du
~ blythe laws OF the United States, and
residing within the districts of country de,
Clared 10 DO in rebellion against the nation
al government therefore:
Be IL reS0irei byhe Senate and House ei
Representatives,. Qf The JHited States oJ
-ImsyieI ia Congress assembled, That It.,
officers duly empowered by the Presldcn
in the several States, called upon to lUrnisl
their quotas Of troops, be, and they ar,
hereby authorized, to enlist such able hoi
led eolsred citizens, between the ayes O
eightesn, and tOrty-hve, suitable for m litar,
duty, R8 they can induce by State boauty
or otherwise, 10 volunteer IN the mllitar
service of the United States, which Colorc,
troops shall be accepted, IN acGordunc
with the rules and regulations Of the Wa
Department and the persons SO outeriu
the service OF the United states from tn
districts of the country in rehellion sha
10 credited 10 the respective quotas a
States procuring their enlisto,sut suti troo}
whohaYe been or hereafter may he Na,,stog G
lntOsthe sci vice ~ The hitad states shall 1,
ceive the same monthly pay, rations. houut,
and pensions, as white soldiers of hk, ar
%, the service in tho army Of lha Unite
states.
Ind he il .fUrther r,Solred, That o)l Uc
aud parts of acts Inconsistent with the pr
risions Of this act, be, and the same q a,
5yrepealcG,
Eve permit 'colored soldiers 10 take Il
places which wJ,l otherwise have to /
hled by white men, and fight our battle
it is but simple justice that thcy should I
ceive the same pay bounty and pens
as the white soldiers whose harAships AT
perls they endure, Aud ths policy of pc
paitting tho Northern States to orgsAi
aud Feoei ye credit for these soldiers, seen
TO US to practicable and good for viii
it will relieve many white men lrommilita
duty, it will in a great measure relieve Il
Government Of the care of thousands of al
bodied black men, who are now within ol
lines, without useful employment or oeo
patton.