New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-30

and aaygh. without speaking the necessary word. III
marches we'll Iio breaks from company into platoon
beautifully. and from platoon forms company in man
ncr that would elicit praise from old campaigncr
His right wheel" anu left turn the latter benz
Thito t,oops-sTs eIe'ce,ngly woh reformed Ii
keeps bis qntcrs udn irabe condition so far az clean
iEess Is concerned and his clothing arms. and accou
terments. are cestaiply as well taken care OF as nr
those OF sants Of 10 bvave white soldiers belonging
to Western regmcHs as ever gteppe' 10 the al
| Of drum.
| 0faoers q high utsndlns also Inform me that thu
negro sklrL shes well They say he can Draw go
bead" on q foe a1d that lie knows enough when ski
nishing not to expose himself II Oh ere pre- any ios o.
stumrs In bu immediate vicinity. ion ash me " he
c;n stand Jp to tho rack n &c neral engagemont
csnno. thu. question from pc ssonh knowledge
at Mieena lshd and Port Hudson. md to that which
refers 60 the ,eds " Are 5h Nassn ,husets Infantry
(coisre) at tbs assault upon fo.s Wa6 sr I'm salts
fed - stand b. those reports.
Now lot me roapitnlsie slightly have stated that
the negro leans tbs manual quickly thai he marches
we'll; tsat he Ia oeany that he Is Sgiliat while Getting
seutinel that he keeps his sskct in proper trim
that he Is not very bad partner 20 have IN brisk sr
mish aud have refe-red you II reporlf which speak
OF him rs highs aS Wonton spoke ansi wrote OF tho
fearcs. warriors who .rod the lnas OF Torres Ycdras
and led the walls OF Badajos.
Perhaps you. or somebody olso viii ssy in rerly to
this argument, III the negro do al these things
wha, difference "a Tiers between bim and white sol
dicr {" just tbs diforsncc Of cou The white soldier
is white as mater Of course ard gcner Ally speaking
he knows more tilan TIE negro lGoNs. Tie negro is
supposed 10 be black hgt occasionally 5nd Lin to
bo vs. ight ooiorod many Frenchmen and SDsn.
iards, who always cordially welcomed ~ Miss Mo
Flusey, and by us large number OF beautiful and in.
icrcsiing maidors who follow wherever she leads. All
tina, aye 10 10 10 e put heavy coat OF white paint
on the negro or wlitswash hin two or elee tit1as.
hen no VIII DO ell hight and the Copperbeaas viii no.
object 10 him. The peiDt or the vbiewGSh viii not
make him any bC,trr than he Is new. wiz not assist
him 10 mattr pertaining to the dates az soldier;
but then YOU krow. Oks think wonderful rsEht
of color and opinion TINT government Oneht
10 mako some aoN ance for the prjndccs cfthat oiass
that the coIored people now In the army should be put
through whitening pre- 1Sss every week or two,
ard the. new relr3ts OF the African pcrstason s1oud
be skinned within tweniy-iori hours after their enlist
ment soldiers IN the army 81 the United States.
The idea that black man IS unfit for Hodir- Ia
pretty well played ont tbe line u the Mississippi
River. We see colorcd troops eyerywbsrc ana fnc
them Just attentive on duty and as orderly of duty
our willie troops. Let IRE state cai&. LcsS than
month ago saw IA squad o. co'oTcd troops standing on
certain corner oi certain street In certain city or
village tire east bank Of the Msisg pp River not
more thnn a thousand miles from Nioksburg Tie
squad numbered about thirty, say half Company and
was commanded BY cc.oIed mar who Noie upon liz
arms the mark which denoted that he was "a orderly
sergeant III stood AZ The right IL the squad aud in
t,ing Ia staid in tho position of eoldcT" he came
pretty near losing sia bolnnce. MD falling backward
But lie kept sharp ool out 20 what the squad
ND to- watched HIN and noted his actions aad orders
Tor at leasi tsenty minutes and DO rot believe that
ever spent tho same length Of time prohtaby since
studied geography and arithineiic' IN hog school
house In Niagara County more than thirty years aga
LIS orders were something Ike these:
Dress NCfs on Ge lei Keep back deEf. now.
" Make de loo straight" mo smokin' in de ranks
Pcnty time o. sr!oke IN dc fort "Ko tallin down
dorc" Every murtc tvo ~ world leave hls poe, II
the right Of tho squad and march TO the extreme lef
and If he dseo5eTed. "a be occasionally did WIS
was 20 far forgeid " the duts ~ soldier not 10
have the little finger Of HIS ief hand Immediately hehrd
the Of the cf leg Of bis psntaOous be would Say
In = very stern and diguihcd manner Keep de finger
behind dc seam Whenever de muskets dc shoulder"
For nesTy half hour the squad KEEP, ut "shou1or
arms" md fnny. the white lieutenant. Tor whom iI
was waiting made bis app,aranc The sergeant gave
the order q present arrn." and The heuion.nt after
acknowledge the salute .?oke Ia him in low tone of
yooa Then the lieutenant passed around the corner.
end the sergeant stepping to the front % the squad
called out "OrdoT arms. Parade rest" The but
OF every uuakct struck the ground NJ apparently the
same moInenl and The position OF "parnde rcTt was
as well taken Il could have been b! any company OF
| yeteren (whits) troops IN tbs service.
i / crossed over. and said in free and easy WY
i What are you doing here SeIgeantF Now white
serreant raih have replied us none OF your bust
ness" But Tic coored man. slnvv fr nearly 20 ycnrs
of his life put himself In the ettiisde Of attention.,
gave mo one Of tie shaTpest Looks that have for a
score OF years and replid "Waun' for ordahs. sah y
had nothing further 20 Eay The sergeant walt
ing for orders and he d wait until BIS white heuen-
ant returned ard tod him 70 march his squad 70 their
, quarters Bo is something OF "chHraoieT." and i
propose 10 refer 10 lin on some feirre occaSun
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