Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-03-01

CoLoRED SoLDIERs.-THE EFFECT OF Cor
PBRHEAD LRorsLAnoN.-We see il stated in
Philadelphia paper, that large numbers OF
colored men from Delaware are enlisting in
that city, because no bounty is given them
in this State. Also, that some of the slave
owners have recently called at the Office of
the Supervisory Committee, to endeavor to
get portion of the bounty, but their appli-
tions have been refused. This is the effect
of the beautiful legislation of the Copper
head Legislature at its last session. Had
they acted more in spirit of iberality and
justice and voted bounty for any man who
enlists, these colored people would not have
gone 10 Pennsylvania, aud il draft takes
place, they are responsible for it. A sufh-
cient number has entered the United States
service in other places, TO have supplied the
few hundreds necessary to ill our quota. -
But, our Copperhead Legislators were not
willing that the colored man should go and
light, but are perfectly content that white
men shall be taken from their families and
homes. They appear TO have very tender
regard for the colored man, and one would
suppose that they were extremely anxious
to shield and protect him even OF the ex.
pense of the white race. These arc the
gentlemen who are constantly prating about
putting the negro on an equality with the
white man, and yet they pass an act the
operation of which makes him his superior.
Let the voters of our State remember these
facts, that the Copperheads of Delaware,
have voted for measures which have q len.
dency to render the colored man his supe-
rior; that they have done everything pos.
sible to cause draft, by driving hundred.
of patriotic colored men from our borders to
Pennsylvania to enlist, and have thereby
rendered themselves responsible for whatev.
er of discredit may attach to our not having
Tiled our quota, without resort to the
compulsory process.
The most despicable part of this whole
transaction, however, is, that some Of these
same COpperheads have assumed the guise
OF Union men, and waited On the Supervi-
sorry Committee at Philadelphia, asking
them for part of the bounty money due
their slaves. We rejoice that the Commit
tee have seen proper to reject their claims
in every instance. These men have bent all
their energies to keep the colored men from
enlisting at all, and only succumbed when it
became matter of necessity, and now they
sneakingly go to Philadelphia, and ask for a
share of the profits. This money belongs
rightfully to the volunteer, who will have to
endure all the tolls, cares and hardships OF
the war, and it gross injustice on the part
of the master, to seek to rob him of it,
There was time when the government of.
tered them compensation for their slaves
who enlisted, but they refused to accept the
prefer, and now they have no right TO COM
plain, because they get nothing. The Gov.
ernment requires the services of these men
patriotism and u love of liberty prompts
them to engage in the military service, and
no mercenary motives should be permitted
to have any influence in preventing them
from doing their full share towards crushing
this unhallowed rebellion and restoring our
country to the prosperous condition it en-
joyed before Copperheadism aud treason
reared their polluted hands and struck a
blow at civil liberty.