M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-02-18
Gov. Bramlc.te TO massachusetts

The Immaculate patriots Of MaSsa
who object to volunteering
because they havo made money en-
ough out Of the war to hire other peo |
pic to do their part Of the fighting
those "model menn Of the "nodel
civilization" lIavo seat out their
agents in all directions to gather mp
negroes and ',poof white trash" to i'll
up their long deficient quota o. troopa,
In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and prob
ably al. tho Northern States where
there was DO danger o. getting hurt,
these Massachusetts recruiting missl
onaries have made their appearance.
Recently one OF them veMured ovar
into Kentucky, but, feeling that i
might not he entirely safe to run OF
negroes from that State, wrots o let
tor to Governo: Bramlette, asking
permission. Governor Bramlette rs.
piled, and his reply ought to mantle
with shame the cliock Of every Mas
sachujetts man who 10 not already
lost to any sense Of that feeling We
append the letter Of Governor Bran.
lvtte entiro
FsAEKFOEr, December Il, 1868.
GaptAin Elwlrd CaAslI, recruiting
coEorcd troops: " fs' ..E.
SrR - Yours Of the 10Th inst, in
forming IN! that yoa hal baeu order
ed to Kentucky to recrui! ''ires color
oh msn' for the army Of the United
States, and asking my consent for &c
doing is before me. YOU do not in
orm me by what authority you come
to kentucky to recruit Stree colored
men." | know Of no act Of Congress
requiring such service, nor have
seen any order from the War Depart
melk directing is.-On the contrary
am well assur cd that in deIorenct
to our peculia, position, and 10 avoic
unnecessarily a ggravating the irolb'
les Of the loyal mon Of Kentucky, th,
authorities at Wasn,nyton do not con.
Template rec:uitins 'colors1 mea"
Keutucky. We are ready to Gil our
quota from tho 'res" white cltig eua
Of Kentucky, We will unhesitating
ly comply with the requisitlon tor
mon to defend our government W.
claim TIE right to furnish from citi
zms whose duty it is to make tina
defence, and who are ready to compl.
with the requirements Of duty. Th'
duty OF deleace devolves upon thos
who enjoy tie benefits of our govern
meut. From such We will fill lh
call upon as. 2J e.. E.. H..Irtt.i
! We presume that WHITE MEN VII
owe the 'dutics Of allegiance TO til
: government will be accepted for il
defence" We will furnish them. Il
, therefore, you come to recruit "color
led men" for the benefit Of Kentucky
we decline your SCI ryices. IL 20
colEe to recruit for another State, W
: dsuy your right to do so, and torbi
a IL. No state has tie right under an
r law or order to enter Kentucky 10 rt
8 crnit either white or "colored" men
We do MT intermeddls with an
State that chooses to recruit "colcreC
0 men within it's own limits. But n
Y State that is not willing to meet th
measnrc of duty BY contributing il
b qnota from its own population cha
1 10 permitted ID shelter from duty b
I, hind The iroe negro population (
! Kentucky, a.'.l. 2. - ~ =. :.
8 We shall meet the call upou d
'jwishouf enlisting colored men, an
-lyour own State must meet ito ca
Iron its own white or "colored" mer
|, as may best suit It's people, and nc
assume TO recruit either white Or blac
,, lin Kentucky. -, go, ,iea. i,''''
II iii Yours, etc, ,l!ssban az ,4v
Il THOMAS E .sBRAMLETTE,
n ssa' .. ,sGoymnor Of keotuoky