Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-11-09
Capt. Commsndg 47th N. G. Regt.

At public meeting held in the infantry camps
Baldwin, East Florida, the 18th Of October,
1864,
On motion of COL Mccormick, Colonel P Turn
ey called to the Chair and, motion Of Serg't
Rouse, Col Mccormick was appointed Secretary;
when on motion of Serg't Rouse, q committee of
fye-consistng of Capt. s. +. Row, of the I'd Flor
ida cavalry Capt j. B Spencer, Capt. j. FL. Bry-
an, and Sert Rouse, of the infantry, land Lieutenant
Allen of Abers light artllery-was appointed TO
draft resolutions tor the consideration Of the meet
ing; and On motion of the Secretary, the Chairman
Was added to the committee.
The committee, after having retired for short
tirae, returned, and, through their Chairman, sub
mitted the following preamble and resolutions which
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, the policy and propriety of enlisting
negroes as soldiers in the Confederate armies is now
being discussed ard advocated by some Of the news
papers in the land, We as soldiers feel impressed
to an expression ofopnion upon the subject; aid,
therefore,
l. Resolred, That in opinion such plan is
impoltc, unnecessary, aud rulnOus to our cause;
that while we willing see negroes employed
as teamsters, cooks aborers i'll the quarternasiers
and commissary departments and other mental po-
stions We are now, and always opposed TO having
arms placed in their hands.
9. Aiming OF negroes would only add to the num-
Der to be led and clothed by the government, with
ness Of the armies
g. The position q the Confederate soldier is hon.
orable responsible and dignified and should not be
degraded by placing the negroe by his side.
T. We believe the policy proposed, if carried out,
willresult in causing hundIed iod more assertions
than ever has been in our armies
g. We have no confidence whatever in the pride
or courage of negro, keeping him in the discharge
of his duties as soldier We are of the opinion
that largo maturity nf tbnm xronld doyart rI no
ask the advocates of the measure if they willing
TO trust them vi it'll the out post duty, requiring
large proportion Of our army on every line.
6. The measure is the imitation of abolitionsln :;
is the beginning of the overthrow of every principle
upon which We are defending ourselves against the
usurpatlcus of the United States government If
once introduced, it will result in the obliteration Of
every difference in princ pie between the two con-
tendng governments, and reduce the TO the SIM
gle issue of men without respect to measures.
I. The prospects Of the Confederate cause are
hr ,hten;ng; and we have full confidence in tic
steady arm and BRAVE spirit of the Confederate SOL
dicry-it can and will whip the fight if allowed to
continue principle.
8. That our armies greatly depleted; but this
can be vastly remedied by purging the Commissary
ard Quartermaster departments Of the able-bodied
| men; returning detailed men to their commands,
and revoking thousands of unnecessary exemptions
There are entirely too many able bodied white men
soft places for the argument of exhaustion of men
| to hold good.
| g. That copies of these resolutions be furnished
| the Floridian ard Journal, Qlincey Dispatch, West
Florida News, Family Friend Lake City Columbian,
, Cotton States, Savannah Republican, Savannah
News Richmond Enquirer Examiner and Sentinel
and Charlotte Carolina Times, with request to pub.
| lish.
! The meeting then adjourned
P. TURNEY, Chairman.
c. H. MCCoMM1CK, Secv ..