The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-03
THE COLORED TROOPS At PETERS.
BURG
From Ne Tribune.

Prom Ne Tribune.
1t Is natural that the Copperhead allies of
Jefferson Davis should cherish an enycnomed
hostility to the brave Union soldiers who arc
lighting against the Rebellion. Naural. also.
that as they scarcely dare exhibit it in full they
|should publicly express II ag tnsi the only class
|of those soldiers whom the public permits 10 be
ESlandered at home and the Government 10 be
uRhtered when wounded and prisoners on the
ule-held. Natural, therefore, that the repuse
Saturday should be seized upon as occasion
decrying colored sold ers and for imputing
them defeat which they and their while com
Iades alike shared In, but the responsibility for
Hhtch probably re,ts on neither.
The facts are mainly as stated yesterday. The
poiort d troops did not cumpr c the first assault
4 4ng, but the supporting, column, and they we're
pot ordered forward until While troops Ia greater
Plumbers had made desperate effIrt to carry
he Rebel works, and had failed. Then the
olored troops were sent in; moved over the
proken ground, and up the slope, and within
hort distance Of the parapt, in order, and with
4bady courage; but finally broke aud retrcated
pder the same fire which just before hat sent
whole division of white regiments to the right
Ibout.
II there be any disgrace in that, II does not
3eloDg exclusively, nor mainly, to the negroes.
81 coud attack T. far more peri Gus aud unlikely
h succeed than first the en- my having been
Encouraged by the failure of tho first, aud had
Hime TO concentrate bis iurce,. And ia this case
"here seems TO have been fa al delav in order
e both the frst and the second assault.
Now, contrast with The above ststement of
s acts the following edit rial invention from the
EAding COpperhead paper of this city -
The FIRST line was captured with hurrah then tho
foId but we all.e at the tnlrd lnr WHY simply aud
Ing the key Of the Rebel POSITION
4 Every word false, and pr we'd to he false by
le account which the same prper publishes in
nothtr column from its special correspondent.
a quote -
n pursuace of the order Of the attack the ls 3D. and
Divisions no, Of he 9h CHrps wee m.Ssei opposite the
ulnR column supported by the "a while the III brousb
Ieomposed entirely of coorei rcgim rts"
And tie attack is then correctly described as
#AEiDg been made by the Il Division, and
ter their repulse, taken uD by toe 4th, with
Q result. What excuse, then, for II falseh Jod
%nlch is contr' dcted br the testimony of the
me paper which utters It
The Associated Press correspondent, In his
6tuSed and inaccurate account, shows, not for
first time, the sa ne diSpO,it on 70 Inisrepre-
not the conduct of the co prrd troops Il I, not
ng since the repulSe Of the C Why division of
Ntzhugh, Lee tt Wilson's Wharf by the colored
Hgade Of General Wilde was teegr iphed all
Ter the counirI by the Associated Pres4-the
e that the troops who gained the vi tory we're
lored being carefully Impressed In this in
WDce, the correspondent even of q G. Jpperhetd
EpCr gives what seems 10 nc a tOerably fair
ount of the assault, and is confirmed by that
the IimeS-a paper by no means specially
eDdly 10 negro T. oops.
we know OF no habit among dislOyIl papers
'ich deserves seTner cens0re than this of
Aarging cowardice upon troops who have re-
htedly proved their CIR, and tn ,r ability to
nd side hy side with the rrnvest of white regi-
pts' Inc negroes are hJbddg FIR Union
ch we hope viii SOM day recognize their
hts, but which b thertO has neen to them the
rce OF nothing but Oppression, cruz ty, injus-
They are fgh5iOg 10 uphold a g vernm. mt
cb negecrs to give them the protection due
&very soldier under thu flag. The magn tn
Mty, the beriSm, the unmt .clrd fidelity 10 the
Mse of tbe Union, which they show In such
Mumstances. tntitle them TO the profoundest
pect and admiration cntitle them at least TO
Xnunity from the SANDER of those who adyo-
III their enlistment for the sake of keeping whito
IA az home.