The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-23
DEMOCRATIC LYING.
Will Negroes Fight

Hc SoPpeineduS sui commune tnC'r
lying with full force. They will tell a
downright brazcn falsehood Just as
firmly as ever. In fact they are con.
stan'ly doing anything and everything
to impede the labors of the administra-
ton in surpressing the rebellion They
are fearful that their "Southern Brcth
ern' will be conquered by aid of negro
soldiers, so they declare the negro wont
fight. Read the following from the
Muscatine Courier:
4 big Failure.
Perhaps the biggest failure of all the
failures of the Administration, is The
idea Of arming negroes with the expcc-
ta,ion that the. will fight. Hundreds
Of millions Of dollars have been cxpend-
ed in this way, and now it has come to
be admitted on all sides, that the pro.
iect is one s,upcndous failure. It las
been demonstrated, also at an extra
ordinary expense, that the negro twill
eat, and that is all" He may be Fl. for
ANYTHING else one can imagine, but he
is not fit for soldier. The Miscegen
party has patted him on the mead, put
soldier clothes on his back, embraced
him very lovingly, aud then biz him
fght-hut up 70 the present time he
"don't see il !" He is negro, and that
is all. Put soldier clothes on him and
a musknt in his hand and he is still
negro. Yon might as well thi, k Of
putting saddle on mans back and
call him horse, az tc put soldiers
coat on negro's back and call him a
soldicr.-lt won't win neither time.
And the most you can make out Of it is
downri sht insult to the white soldiers
who are fighting the battles of the coun.
try.
!, is humbug, this arming negroes"
And now read the following extract
from letter written the 3o,h dav of
May to Hon. H. Wilson.
Experience prove that they manage
heavy guns very well. Their fighting
qualities have also been fully tested
number of times, and am yet to lear
of the first case where they did not
fully stand up to their work. passed
over the ground where the is, Louisiana
made the gallant charge a, Por, Hul-
son by far the stronger of the rebel
works. Tie wonder is that so many
made their escape. At Mliken's Bend
where had three incomplete repi
men's, one without arms until the day
previous to the attack, greatly superior
NUM- ers Of the rebels charged furiou>ly
up TO the very breastworks. The
negroes met the enemy on the rampar,s
and both sides freely used the bavonc,
"a most rare occurrence in warfare, as
one or the other party gives way before
coming in contact with the steel. Tile
rebels were defeated with heavy loss.
The bridge at Moscow, on the line OF
railroad from Memphis to Corin,h was
defended by one small regiment Of
blacks. A cavalry attack OF three times
their number was made, the blacks de-
feating them in the tree charges made
by the rebels. They fought them
hours, till our cavalry came up, when
the defeat was made complete, man,
Of the relel dead being left on the field.
A cavalry force Of $50 attacked 800
rebel cavalry nea, Tire Big Black with
signal success, number Of prisoners
being taken and marched to Vicksburg.
Forrest attacked Paducah with 800
men. The garrison was between FIVE
and six hundred, nearly tour hundred
being colorcd troops recently arrived
What troops have done better So, too
they fought we'll at Fort Pillow till
overpowereG by greatly superior mum.
bers.
The above enumerated cases seem to
me sufficient to demonstrate the value
Of colorcd troops. | make no mention
Of cases on the Atlantic coast with
which yon are perfectly familiar.
Your obedient serant.