The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-09-10
General Sherman on Negro Soldier.

John A. Spooner. Esp. Asen, tor the 4 d
mum wealth of Massa chusetts. Nssn-
vile, Tenn:
NJ SiR:-tcurs from CLattsnooea. July 2S,
, y received. notifying me d your appoi,
ment BY your State as Lieut.. Colonel a,
Provost Marshal OF Georgia. Alabama sl
M'rsissippi, under the act Of Congress a
proved july .. 1851. TO recruit voIuntee
70 be credited to the States respectively
On applying TO General Webster
Nashville, he will grant you pass throur
our lines 70 those States, and ss "a have La
considesabie experience in those States.
would suggest recruiting depcis 10 be est =
iished ot Macon and Columbia, Miss., Selm
and Mobile, A!absma, aud Columbus, hi
iedsesilie and Sa-annah, Georgia.
! DO not see thar The law restricts yoa 4
black recruits, but 700 are at libesv d { III
'ect white recruits also. Il il waste j
time and money te open rendezvous N
Northwest Georgia, tor assure You hay.
not seen an abe boshed nau there. Jlack q
white, ii for solder, who was not ia III /.
army or the one opposed to H.
You speak 81 the Impression going abroad
that am opposed 70 the orsanizaliOn ol
VI colccd rcsiments.
My oPipious are usually very posiliy = !.
md there u NJ reason why you should moi
know them.
Though entertaining profound rcycrenc.
or our Congress. % doub, their ~isdosn
q the passage of this law:
4. Because civilian agents about an army
re nuisance.
2 The duty Of ciiizrns 70 ilhr Tor their
onntry i Too sacred vae u b Peddled Oh
y buying ~ the refuse Of other States.
y, Its unjust q thy brave soldiers and
0lunteers who ere hght.ng, as those who
omPpse this army DO, y plrce then o. a
~ ~ith The class of recruits you are alter
4 The negro y q . Transition slate. and
moi 'ile sqnal " the white man.
s. lie Is liberated from has bondage b, |
. act u war; and ihr armies ii tire dclsi /
re entitled % IL, his assistance il TAI bof any: \
CHUNG, n addition 70 tie proper quotas y
Ic S;ares.
9. Ths bidding and buricrins ior recruits
bite and black. has delayed the rrinlorce-
ent of afn.ies 81 the Iac- 4hen such Il
lforcement wvult have enabled Is 10 make
i succcss permanent.
\. The las u 20 experiment which, pcnd III
2 war. y un~isc snd unraic. aud has de- I
yed The unisersai draft which | believe n
~ become necessary 10 overcome the Il
idespresd resistance offered o.; aud also (,
llsvc The uDivtfral draft Nil be u lse aud I 1
Dsiicial; fcr under the Providence VI Gud r
Mil sepernlc the slIcep from the goats, /
ID demonstrate what itxens Will tight Il
: their country, and what viii only talk. .b
No one ~iil in.er from this that ain not Il
friend VI the negro a. well a. the White /.
&C. contend that the treason aud rebellion Il
the master freed the slave. aud the armies [
rave commanded have conducted 10 safe,
ints more negroes than those Of any Gen b
al officer IA the army; but prefer negroes D
pioneers, teaInstcrs, cooks and servants, b
hers gradually 20 experiment in the AT Of ii
0 s'soldier, beginning With the duties OF 10
| garrisons, such as we had Al Mrmphis. &
cksburg, Natchcz, Nashville and Challa- a
oga; but l would not draw % the poor Il
&c for too large PROPORTION u ils active, i
llciic young men. for some must remain q
seek new homes and provide for the old
4 young, the feeble aud helpless. ~
These are some q my peculiar motions. III
! assure you they are shared by.a large q
,por,ion q our lighting men. am. ETC., o.
Signed v, r. suERsAs ll
Major General. ~
Ia addition 10 The very dsloy 81 sentiments ~
prcssed by General Sherman, as to negro d,
dicrs, We are Informed by liis letter ,ln, ol
ycsnor Andrcw, Of Massachusetts, has w ~
&c means, acquired power % appoint N
,vost Marsha ior tho States of Georgia, N
Dbari.a ahd Mississippi. al
Ias Lincoln abdicatc,l 10 his favor. or has NJ
Andrew his general dcpu,ys ~
,ould not Andrew be induced 10 appoint iii
rion Provost MarShaiIor this Statcf q