New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-12
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Raymens Of CelsreA Trssps.


No ono can possibly be 80 weary Of reading q
the wrongs dune BY Government toward The oe,srsl
soldiers - In I Of vriuas about them This b n
only sxoass for intrudIsg on yOur columns again.
BY an srdss Of The War Department. dated Ass. 1
1884 il Ia as length ruled thst ooIored soldiers shall -
paid the full psy a soldier. nou date Of enlstnss&
provided they we're free sa april ia ieei-nos ssase
wse, sad this distinction b 10 b noted o. the ~
rolls In stacr verbs. one half Of company ssesps(
from Slavery On April "a, lsai they to BE- psA ~
per month ana allowed - ~ Des noatA lbs saetAiAA
II the other half were delayed two dsy& Trey rseslvs
per month and Are allowed q per month Tor pfUcsso
the same articles Of clothing Of tue former sASe
IL made first ssrgsASt his pay pat up 70 "a ~
month; but DO escaped two da!s later. bis pay b "a
estimated at n.
II had not occurred 70 ne that anything oosld nss
the rolls Of these regiments more compncsted ~
q present or the msn mere rstionsiy disconsenssd
hal not the ingenuity " imagine suoo an ordes X~
Il DO dosbs In accordance with the spirit, not VIA
the letter Of the 6aA blu which wss sdsptsd By Co
gross under the esd o< Mr.. TAsddecs Stevens.
The ground taken By Mr.. Sssvess apparently was -
the country might hoaoraby savs sw doil<ss By dosS
lag the Promised pay Of thoss eoaorsd SOLDIERS whom NJ
war bad made free. Bus ms Gocsrnmsss sAss11 AsN
koxsAs ths kors ssis ~ esasrses stta tAsss ~
and received aAsS s~stsa When tie War Dsysrsmsat
instructed Brig. -GsA SsItoa Aug. - le62 - rts(
I've regiments Of negroes In SoutA CsraiinA Il ~
known very well that ths salsts1 he'd only 70
Gently gaiued their freedom Bot the Instructions ssid
"Tns psrsous 20 reesirsd ate ssrvioe and their -
GERS to b entitled 70 and rsssvs The same pay sn4 ~
toas a. allowed By Law " volansssss In The ssrvos
Of this passage Nr. 5oiastss Waiting wrote to ma ."
have Hesitation In saying that the fA Of tbs Gov
ernment wa. thereby pledged 70 every ooes and ~
der enlisted under that osn' Whsrs u thss faisA q
tie Government nowi
Tie men Who enlisted under the pledge wore ve'xD
teers every Que, they dad not get Their freedom oy -
usting; they had already They enlisted 10 serve ~
Governments trusting In ts honor. Now the n,sasa
turns upon them and ssy Your part Of tie contracts
fsfllod we have had yvur services. IL yoa CA snss
thas you had previously been free fos certain IsngA
time. We vnl fulhl the oths1 side VI the coutrsee
not ve repc4isss IT, Heip yourseves yoa can
In other voSds, o FREEDMAN lsince April ". le6D ~
no rights which hits msu 10 bound " respeca 10
incsp.b ie VI making contract No man Is bouns ~
Contract made With him. Any employer. following ths
exam Do VI the U. s. Government may make with 40
written agreement. receive bis scr,ces. ard sass
withhold the wages. He hss 10 motive - honess b
dustry or 10 hoacsty Of any kind he vntaay
slave, and nothing else. 10 tSe end Of tine.
Under this order the grelses part VI tho Masssohs
sets coored regiments vin set their py At a1 ssS
be sbis to take their xives and children out VI ~
lighthouses 10 which, a. Gov Andrea informs m ~
gracious charity u the nation has oonssned 90 man
For ~ much am grase!al But toward NY regiment
which had bean In scrvloe and under FIRE month bsrt
Northern osiured soldier was recruited the policy
Reputation has ct Inst been otci.liy udDped. Thes
IL no alternative for the ohosn VI South Carolina su5
mena but u wait for another session OF Coassa ,a4
mean while, II nsccs,sry ~ ~ cxscuaooers hf suss
ers who. Ike SCI sosnt alAes refuse to f'atu sbs
STARE Of Contract where che Gvvetaineas has o'so3
rrrudisted the other shaIe II years diserssscss
no. ever has at ongth secured the arrears OF pay ~
the Northern coorp possibly $40 years ma
.eourv IL fur the Svutners. r. w. HIcGceoG,
Coou-l lat & c. VIOLA (nou SD U. -