The New York herald., 1864-11-11

lot % then rsseiotey united and
lives and liberties This is the true path peace.
Lot n tread win confidence In the assured result.
JEFFERSON DAVIS
RICHMOND, Nov. 7. 1854.
The Rfohmond Press On the Message.
[From the Richmond Enquirer, Nov 81
road 70 the Congress, and win bs found In days
paper IT. review Of the military situation preseos The
encouraging conclusion that ne oamp.ss Of this year
the enemy any OF nnsi Our foreign
relations are reviewed with great power, and the neu
idea or waiting for the enemy to recognize
Independence. or that recognition without inter-
posed by the President With hh usual force and ceay
ness. The finances OF the esnfedsrscy are
ton spproVsd sV he presidsnt The susieos os
toas s referred TO oy the President, and he recon-
msnds the repeal Of sl e.smp.cus Of certain specaed
tho extent of forty thousand poussr and engineer
laborert far tho President recommends Congress
TO ~ 10 the matter OF employing slaves tho
army bat Whenever tho alternative o subjugation
employment of slaves soldiers 10 presented the Pres
dent has no TO doubt what should then be
cisoun The disposhion OF the government peace
bat the FOLLY Of attempting further
tiatous until invited sy the enemy clearly and fully
by the President day space for,ds
thor review criticism the Message but hereafter
length.
An IHDIsoRET1 DocUxENr-rHB POLICY OF AIMING
THE SLAVES.
From sne Richmond Examiner, November 81
TAs wry OF Ne ksaaos intended % b. cautious tut has
IN points vria ssdtscsea paper. that part
which will attract most attention Ia tho passage relating
10 q suggested consumption Of negro soldiers This pro-
ect originated with those had not fully reflected on
its cnAs actor and has made matter OF pub
l'ciy by others who delight n sn things which make
sensation both Nor hevn and ne SouAey~ States II
has not hitherto been mentioned In these columns
because there posstbtlNy that il icosi,d become
q practical measure Of pocg, and BECAUSE a
matter 70 proro+e uiol- Of feeling and sprecA
Both frsn deicacy from the fact that nepsr
ben subject Of Qcta dsiitation, surprised
ton has bsen 30 introduced its consideration
longer be avoided
ground thsG good soldiers be made OF negroes Now
What the real value Of the sodier The eDemys
actual experiment. h mot the only test which has been ap
piled to The since the conquest OF Agers the French
army has contained considerable force Of negroes They
constitute nearly the whole Of the troops pop~~y called
"Turcos" = generally supposed that these Turcos
Msors. There are some Noors among them but mosS
OF these tho mixed blood. The these
They were employed in the Italian Of 1882 ..
oast they constituted . part OF that army which Ma.
and which gained tho famous victories Of Magenta and
Soerno. Crest expectations were entertained of tho
negro soldiers by tAs uniformed. Their appearaDce
The European troops wes novelty n0d tAs pesPe
amused themselves with apocgrypha tales OF their fsro
cious Africa about be newly illustrated
lowed wore the negroes proainso<; and they only
heard Of oocasispay tho guards of Lombard regi.
dersd soon they GOT an oppor.usty These negro
egiops Of 0ovras commanded By white officers. end
inquiries o many among ss ocsrs !: 70 their military
worth When eny q them would g,vs definite reply Il
wss aw.y % sS ; scssnss & sSs' wsss GOOD so%esmss
sitroilss.
subject The Yankees hsve taken great palms. and perse
vered IN the effort te make soldiers out Of nes,oes
They have given th6m the begt q thing Nothing
has been beft Hnd0ne - create martial spirit Thek
courage has been carefully nsrssd. Thsy have been
The are % that thsy might become accustomed 70 the
sights aaA sounds of war wthous being unservsd BY
BY 'I .os. .sr ssc years r. ra.s ~ got shs %
make 90 rosh" = Psrs Hudson and gasss!y enna /;
sro % nsser @ I expected less, and Wi WI never ever look cox for
moro. mat race 10 cspahls sf blind. brute, coata-
sous sxc..sneo, ana while n that state Z. oss make,
telligenos OF . trained white soldier wosld show
70 hin oov death wtthoo, the possibility o success BY
nor victssies won; for their mob like rush so 6Rhog,
e eIc.ssssou which destroys the Of danger
by frenzied bewilderment The courage which directs
the aim Of the ride and the point or the sword.
v sometimes said that Deeroes would maze Setser
Aghs under the eyes Of their masters and frienda
Such S~tissndl ssgposnens shoU great 0norance Of
some truth o1aeA1t TO his n.ast 1oxd b no bonncs
70 Ais ndtis ss&a AND tas svcsO snoentiues 10 desr
the negro soldier far than he Is worth 10
Frsnchman and Yankeo- and 10 rs he would Be moro
ubl losOme thar either Of the others.
Our eneny has raised its negro army not military
but political measureto have the cent Of tho world on
It's sds-to procure The full and consistent support OF the
Abolit party. Whh his views and purposes, the
creation Of the negro soldier consistent and natural
Bat the sDience of negro sodfer Is osalsy in-onsissn
sC1h POLITICAL Gsd u-t. social uea
,scG svfcaA We suTe'sder pos,tios ,cheneoey
Introduce Ae 10 negro Is AZ 70 ts sodicr
raoe III Tor free Labor- 70 nv. and % D. useful under
ne sompetitfpe system OF 1boy-thea the totoe
nh uykto M rlfrr
snsdncp0iOn Uo,d be Tie t~S SEP, but aT
Nhich would involue al the rest, 70 nniprsn abolition
would be underotood aud regarded by oil the world
Our would perceive that he bad succeeded In his
design TO the point Of moral ssbjuea,on and would not
10 our hearts would be con- fessiop, only OF
weakness Of absolute inability 10 the object
for which Undertook the II would bo fet by all
a. q compromise TO the abotonsm OF the world ucop-
patoe with that adependenoe OF action for which the
But the objections to this project manifest
unnecessary ~ present even 20 sugges, them The
President opposes the introduction o. .sgross into the
army soldiers but desires corps of forty thousand 10
be used in labor on orhcatops a. engineers a. tsansters
o.. :nd 1 :. .anpss; s ~ sns . miasr. aS not :. &
sr , ~... s . fa sa at ~
he rs.ard ,r thsir Hes aha. ,etng g
y =. sS.s ssa :; .r": r. t S ao, a a. aaS Sq d g,T&sg &
sisa ~l,ch admaisd jy he So"aern peor iruh, re
We We bold that The negro Is IN bis proper si,ua,cD
tina. s to cay, in the condition which Is the
best for him. where bo reaches bis highest moral
intellectual and physical development and enjoy the
full OF his natural happiness In word, that while
living with the white the relation OF slave he is
state superior and better for him than that OF
dom. But the negro's freedom s TO DO given him as
reward for his service 10 the country his freedom
fore, N q boon-n s better stae-a natural good Of
which our laws deprive him and keep him from.
No,c hat me whois Heory o, ne dtoiifonis and
have me 70 hink AIt IL portion o. ths PTes
Dental message dVpthtng II nUdns tant
But while the treatment Of this topic over the sigma
te OF Mr.. Davis will attract most attention. thors u
much else the paper equally deserving OF attention
here did the space admit Of further remark y IS n.
deed full OF similar wisdom We caupot however, sond
the message to readers without observing the
fact ths suppression Of all irdeperden cpats f0r
ree years. attempted by snfg son and bg on RAJ proo
sons Chich included Il. direc'y md bodig d.
manded Newspapers should exist, but editors Their
printers employees should not be cxempts. but do
tails "A says tho message, "a discretion
should be vested In the military authorities 20 that
number OF those essential ~ the public service
might be detailed continue the exercise OF tnor
suits professions but the exemption from service OF
tho entire ciasses should be sb0lly abandored