Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-11-16
LATE NEWS FROM THE SOUTH
THE ARMING 0r THE SLAVES.
advice from the Rebel Army in Favor of
COnsCriptin% Negroes.

Conscripting Negroes.
Cor. Of the Richmond Enquirer Nov. (.
GENTLPuEN-Allow mo q brief space to
bring again to pubic notice the subject Of
negro conscripIion and the pfobabIe nc-
tIon Of the next Congress on this subject.
That the owners OF fifteen negroes and
upwards would prefer the. Congress should
conscript TEN or even atreater per cent
um Of ;aeir negroes for tho army rather
tnan The present law cNempting them
should be reysked there can be not the
least question that tho negroes then re
naming mt home on large plantations
would produce. with the attention Of their
masters, more than the whole number
would if the master were couscripted, and
they left intact, cannot be denied. Then
what are the objections to bringing this
power which has SO !oug been overlooked, +,
10 bear upon our enemy, who are using
men Of every faith, cline and color 10
suhdue us? Some pretend that the army
has great aversion TO seeing the negro
couscripted that they will not allow
themselves thus TO he put on an equality
with the negro Others that there is a
great principle of morality involved in thus
forcing the negro TO risk his lita for the
freedom Of his master, II the tilst class
would cultivate the society Of our inte.II-
gent soldiers more they would discover
the real sentiments Of tho nrmy 10 be
greatly in favor ef negro conscripLiOn 70.
recruiting the army for the ensuing spring
As to those who Gatcrtain the latter view
of" moral objection, " W., thoir opinions,
conscientious ard moral suasions smack
too much Of the fanatical and Purltanicll
love for the negro which the NortAman
processes when we SEQ them unwilling to
allow him to strike a blow against those
who would enslaye to Il worse than Hin
lostan scrvitude both the master and ser
want.
That the negro viii fight moro faithful
y for bis mas ter than for the Yankees no
one can doubt who has seen the attach
menL Of slaves to their masters in camp,
and the reliance and faithtulness with
which they sometimes discharge the most
difficult and dangerous duties. Then, too.
the wonderful change which would be
brought upon them by giving such as were
enlisted their Immediate freedom, with
the promise Of 4 grant of land after the
war, would cause them to acknowledge
and look upon the Yankee rs their infer
or whom they now consider Is their equal,
Let this freedom le given them IN due
form by their masters, and sOlcmnly con
iirmed by the seal of the court t. ourt upon
their being conscriptel, and we would
hear no more of negroes running 60 the
enemy to be free. Conten,cd ard happy
around the camp fires, they, with proper
discipline and drill, would make lis SOL
diers superior TO any the enemy have yet
brought against US.
Then Congress will have another veXed
question that this negro CONSUMPTION will
dispose Of viz: Consolidation OF regiments
whose numbers have been reduced 10
mere skeletons and we take ii for grant
cd Congress must consolidate mary resi-
ments. battalious, and companies. Let
the officers thus thrown out, and others
already Out, and now doing nothing but
troubling the authorities half the timo to
find something for them to do be assigned
to the commend Of these negro regiments
and companies. Let them be placed in
our seacoast garrisors, on our lihts oi
communication and supply, aud in camps
of instruction TO be there drilled and pre-
pared for the field, if we should need
them. and who doubts but We will by the
coming sprinr, II might be said these
officers would object TO commanding ne
gro regiments and companies But no,
they will not If they have the proper
qualities and qualifications for officers. 1t
will take Just such gallant men as those
who have already lost their commands by
leading them to the front OF the battle, TO
command that respect from the negro
which the Southern gentlemen knows so
well how to command, at tho same time
that he shows, without constraint, the
uttermosl kindness and 70 officer should
consider it any disparagement TO BIN to
command these troops, but rather look
upon it in the light of difficult task,
which the Government has assigned TO
lin for his signal success in fhe past, and
his ability 10 reduce TO proper discipline,
aud make good soldiers Of the riw and
rough material. Rather let him regard
such assignment, or appointment as q
compliment TO his fitness for command
IN other words, only the best oflcer'
should be selected to command ,heso
troops, and our word FOR It, We "lll nav '.' !,
in lhe fourth year Of the war new On, end
powerful reinforcement, ioIce capao'e "
anything less than the greatest emeT,
gsncy and an Offset TO tue hirsIiDg' anu
PiacLs which tho enemy ero Oiingng
against as which they never deemed Of
Do This nov and We will ONLY do whst
is evidently becoming more apparent we