New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-26

on equal terms WHO een guarantee that
some day we may not be eomrtlled TO meet themi You
know NE well enough 10 understand that am not
s TO shrink under any an iss0 ms Ss
disciplined as fighting soldiers. demand their right
be prepared for every exgelcy and then 70 pe put
forward In line Of battle side by side with the heroes OF
Petersburg and not left like rats in hole like sheep
in pen, be butchered with impunity ut future Fort
Pillows il not much better at Port Hudson, nor
any wise different ut Baton Rouge. In this Depart
mont coored troops have everywhere been treated ~
though their business was to be exclusively digging ana
not fighting 1900 .,
cpmstances il were cowardly act TO give them arms
at all II seems that they are mmed and some nghtlng
xpeoted OF them ia possible contingencies say
IN tight squeeze when their help or sRyoodys neip
gladly occeped But, under ordinary circumstances
when the SAY 10 clear and there 10 no thick smoke OF
battle around IL il thought they are only Mt to dg OF
nj least doubted whether they can be safely trusted 70
fqnt IN soldiers and therefore never sancenuy dieu
IN fight as oers Look at the palpable absurdity OF
the thing-the English Of which IS mixture OF TWO
mean things one l have named above when caied
1t eovardy and shall name the other wheh CAL ]"
1--WE have been ordered up here to re-
eye another coored brigade and to dig this FORT one
plansbe reason assigned for sending us was tns. We
might get recruits and FL the reglments-all Skeletons
now. We have been here fortnight ana noI sonsaIy
recruit has been gained. and we shall not ge, ninety
at Baton Rouge, Alexandria aud up Red River
The oolored regiments not recruited as they should
and might be. =. I.
"Gen Banks will never do anything FOR ns rely upon
that Gen. Emory don't care anything about us; Gem
US to get North If he s,sys but think be win soon
leave. Gen. Ullman would Lie 10 see US filled up and
drilled but he is poverlets.
You my reasons FOR wishing 70 get out Of this
department They are, l. Satisfied by six months trial
that shall never be TecruIed and Satisfied by sr
months trial aud SIX months moro before joned) that
they viii never dril us Tor lighting bat use us manly
lor fatigue aud guard duty, II should he re-
cruited. Do doubt this whatever preteDse you may
made "a the contrary.
Nov yod are tired Of this and so am l. II is now
the glorious fourth before have done. Send me
otter soon. and tell about all your battles. Cos
bless you. my dear brother, and keep you safe.
Your aiectonat. brother, -.
Now The above statements and revelations by all who
know the writer are accepted az unyarnished fets-
facts which are al wrong and need rightng.
Such outrageous violations Of the teachings OF th'
baresi 5aldest eommonest justice toward these blacA
men, who have now proved themselves TO be made
the sernor stuff Of which soldiers are made, simpl
desricable-as the writer declares, is "cowTdly," II
"treaclerous Moreover. II IL worse than a crime
Il Il bunder" Let the responsibility b. traced. anC
This ycloiness and fooiahnoss be instantly put away
An easy and proper solution q the case would be q
forward those troops rom that Department 70 this
There abundant proofs Of widespread disanectof
in the Rebel ranks; that whole regiments are tired o.
the war are convinced that they can never conquer
and are almost openly c4nyassing the pEopriety Of de-
scrtion a. mdssc.
II would convey information ~ the enemy, for me
70 state All that il known 10 the prevalence and de
nitveness OF this feeling in the Rebel army. 1t can b'
referred 20 only known fact, the evidence In sup
port Of which may not be given. Sufficient 10 say tina
IL f. stantin oonoordant and cumulative, aD'
viii some day have III demonstration IN accomplished
facts
BY order OF Gen. Grant. subject to the approval o
the President Maj Gen Ord las been assigned to th
command Of the lsih Army Corps, and MAJ. Con Bir
ney 10 the command Of the 10th Corps.
The publication OF lato order makes II unnecessary
to longer withhold the statement thathe 18th Corps hal
arrived here from New.0rleans. 1t is an important al
di.ion to the army and means business. Scarcely d
Leavy gun to-day. and but few small ones c. A p