The New York herald., 1864-04-09
Volunteering for the Navy.
SCENES AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RoRs AND WHITE

woMEN-BLAcK SAILORS IN EMBRYO.
Acase OF practical miscegenatIon before Chairman
Blunt, Of the Superv'sors' Volunteering Committee,
yesterday, which a pretty clear illustration Of
the morality of the doctrine OF the Tribune
big six foot black fellow, blacker than the ace or
spades-as a bystander expressed 1t, black you
couldn't him-came yesterday into the office or
the committee for his bounty money he having enlisted
in the navy. He closely followed by sharp visaged
white woman, who, his receiving his money. asked
him IL he going to leave her. without giving her
anything to support herself.
The appeal evidently expected by the darkey, for
he suddenly and roughly exclaimed What hab dis chile
to do with your" The woman, with Yankee proclivities
for she was evidently from ''deown East" replied
"Neow Robert, yeou know ye0u have been living with
me for more than year. Ycou know my stua-
tion. Haven't I been kend to yeou2 And meow
yeou're gon' away and leave nothing. Heow
can support myself, and" and the flowing tears
showed that she had apprehension Of the future
Mr. Blunt said to tho negro "Is this your wre9" eOh,
ga, sa, not by means whatsomdever sa. she
not 'zactly my wife, "Ah ~ exclaims
the Supervisor. "And he has got my watch
too, he has," says the woman 10 Mr.. Blunt
"Have you got her watch, Robert ?" sWall. yes,
theng' al s perfectly win' to do dat but ye SEQ Bill
Jonsin has it," "Well, give her an order to get It."
on Bill Jonsn for the watch, which sambo signed with
"his mark" Susannah, for that her name left
with the document, but returned In the course OF
hour and said she had Bill but ne wouldn't give
up until the money Robert owed him paid 'rheu
you owe him money" says the chairman. 81 does,'
says Jupiter. "Y0u see, fnanciums exhaust
and wanted some Of do currency to investigate,
and I got Bill to advance three dollars
on de clicker.p "Tnree dollars" exclaimed Susan
nah. passionately; stwhy, you black heathen twas
worth more'n three times that had it when lived TO
hum" "You know berry we'll - says Bob (" that when
took her sho hadn't dan half the time for
month You see, sa went mornin' into Miss Robin.
aud drop her the stove. After
give the the value OF IL and settle" "wel Su.
saunah here's ten dollar for the old thing, which aint
better dan white turnp.n " that all you're goin to
give mesn .Well, you come ober to dc ship, and
we'll SETTLE" eyes, yeau want TO git away,
and then I'll any OF yeau.'
Susannah you are full OF suspcous. Dare dare is ten
more dat IS ten for de watch and ten for ubn "On
yeou brute look, sir, (to Mr.. Bunt) he's got my
watch, got my character got my, my-and all he has
given TO show for II is twenty dollars Is that Justice
sirf" But the negro had put his heel down, and
would not bulge. His constapcy had oozed out and
he ready 20 cast of his whte trash, like his
betters "Oh, you beathen brute she exclaimed, ssI
hundred-pounder would hit yer-not yer head, for
there it wouldn't hurts but somewhere where il d
smash yer. hope (sobbing loudy) thar-that they'll
take yeou prisoner and put yeou plantation to pick
sweet potatoes and dig cotton. aint opposed to
slavery any more. I ant" III hope with an ener-
getic stamp Of the foo) they'll get you and all the
OF your black, greasy, nasty trbe-I dol say do -
The Supervisor thinking the coloouy had gone on long
enough sent Susannah off, and turned Robert who looked
black and savage ebony Richard tho Third. into
select quarters for the volunteers Such practical
miscegenation.