New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-26
PROTECTION OF NEGRO TROOPS.

A Washington dispatch informed Us yesterday
that Massachusetts agents were in tho District
Of Columbia, rapidly enlistng negroes into the
military service of the United States. 1t Ii
known that under the recent act of Congress,
authorizing recruiting in oil but three of the
rebellious States, negroes are to bc generally
sought for o. soldiors, the different States being
quito certain ~ undertake the plan with more
or less. alscrity. Even from Now-York agents
OF counties and towns will receive sanction
from Gov. Seymour. There is 10 be undoubt-
eddy large increase II the number Of colored
troops within the next three months. and
the question therefore presses upon u.s.:
Whether these soldiers are TO be protected BY the
Government. Hitherto tho thing has been
fought oil, and kept under. aud pushed
ont Of sight but IL cannot be sm0thcred
much longer. We suppose the 10000 colorcd
troops now under arms were enlisted mainly
before tho Fort Pillow massacre. II il has
been deemed Just 10 them 10 continue them in
the service with the kuoslcdgc that they wcr.
exposed 20 death or slavery IT captured, Il can
hardly bo urged that now troops should be
swept into the ranks by thousand 20 undergo
The ,ame chances.
We copy in i'lll what is, 20 ia: ~ we know.
The only order Of tbe Government touching the
question of retaliation for Tho murder a colorcd
troops.
wAE BULLEIIS-OffiCiAL.
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WARRINGTON, ID. g., Jolly y, l1iL
Gsg;uL OHpiR No. 2,3.-thr following order Of ne
President published 70, tgc Information AMI sa1,rancr; vi
al eonoer@J.
IIncvnsE &.SsioS wssHnGiov, jniy -. 1859
stho duty Il evrTy Goseunt 70 give po.'csion 20 as
citizens OF whatever a.s color condition. md especially
hge who duiy seJ soldiers ia the public ser
yc-. Tho a- Of ION. sui ussges and cao'os OF war e.
carried ~ ~ ci.iu.i Power. permit di'iseoa to
color IN the ,essioni II prionsr. OF public slene'
To sell cns!eyo ny cpgse pron account q hi coof
snd or of-e against tie l.sS Of war, relapse nS
bsfb,Ilsni ard crime gains. the civilization ofth~
1te Go,ernmea, Of tbs United States viii Civ 'hr SAINT
Profession 10 =, i,s solder aAd The cnerny ss so OF Gu
slave ,y seau'e Of h, eelor tho ose1.o ,hs DO prn
Shed ~ retaliation upon Tie eBoy's prisoners In our Pos
.es,ion l. therefore ordered ,hs, for ever soldier Of tn;
United Siica ked sios'iaa OF s~s Of war Rebe'
s,dies shall be 'oi aad every ono en'aS,d By the
enemy sodinio sisrry Rebel so4icr hal b. PLACED ~
hard 4os tie puo1 work. sad unei At such labor
Until the other sl rc,sisd aud receive tho re.nen,
Ise 10 prlon.s Or Ana,aAs LncoLy.
Il, orrles Of the Secretary u War.
j.. D. T1wss.ND, Asst Adi,-Gru.
We rcirain from going into the history Of
This business eutecedently to that order. We
pa7s over the outTagcs and murders which
clo'ely followed it, aad were left unnoticed by
the Government. We pass o.er everything bnt
The Font Pillow ease; that case We hold up To-
view By tbs side ii The foregoing order, dnd We
entrcat public end official attention TO It. Not
from q sentiment Of vongeODce; we might suffer
it to DO forgotten. were it only question OF,
atoning for the slaughter OF three hundred brave
soldiers who fought under our flag. Eut wc ask
official notice Of The new circumstances IN which
the matter presents itself; and, since il cannot
be postponed forever, but hos got TO DO mot and
settled At some lime. sc see no reason shy the
present limo is not tho best.
The prominent fact is ihia--thst TIC
Government has officially promised protection
to tho negro troops. and has failed " keep it,
promise. SO long ago as July 20, 1908. Mr..
Lincoln said, over his own signature, "Ih'
Government of the United States will give the
same protection TO all it, soldiers.' IL 81
notorious that il has not. He said " for every
soldier Of The Unitsd States Killed IN
violation of this laws Of war, Rebel
soldier shail bo executed Ths promise
has been broken. H. is five months since tie
Fort Pillow massacre. Congress sent tom-
mttee to investigate the facts; tho Committee
reported; The massacre was officially brought
to tho notice of the Government. Has a Rebel
soldier been executed Has tho Government
done anything to redeem its promise Mr.. Lin
coin made speech ut Baltimore shortly alter
the Fort Pillow surrender, aud promised that