Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-04
THE NEGRO PROBLEM.

nscs of trial Ike siobu!es Of g5ld, fused to
ge.her in precious and eternal stlidity.
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THE NEGRO PROBLEM.
The negro question has been transferred :,
the North. The great puzzle is "whIs ai!l We !,
With h;m?" ls won': woIk. Hepun't Il; 4.
lie persists in drawing raliJus ani dring rr 4,
ing. An unsorhisticat.i AtJlitionis., ,Eeiiovi. <
no dlubt, in universal equality, writes t;o.a
North Carol;nl. and coridos his .ou!lss ;y
the New York Tribune" lie ruuumln=i d.
also rsmedJ r:vr, VIII Gu twill 10 s,tn ,la
the negro is by 10 III als free or equal, sstu
under the milisnial reign Of Father Abran.
States the grievances
ton en- the s'ats OF affairs ia tho military dis
the papers that the place was immediately food
ed with recruiting agents upon thsordsfs being
issued allowing them to como here. Congress
authorised it, the War Department. hy order,
regulated it, bat some Of our generals kick
against it. Nov, as to III, merits Cf The Case:
The loyal States are called upon to furnish
half million ofmsa, with the right by Law 10
obtain 90 many C! tham 81 they GAO, Of any
color, in tho diHt,ybl Staio1. E5osp. il til.
way, thees States, whose vital interests de-
pend upon the results o{ IL. wsf, urs not even
askei u furnish a man IT pay IL Irliar fur
their v~n lteaG0Li :. ii rei"irp;IDY. Th5 do1
trine that VS. ato u fight the battles. fuInisi.
the mruey. aui dv NIL the work, nakas us
slaves Ct The South and inakea the poor whites
md s. 81. kh v1, Il,
far above the Northern ires man. We have
in this littlo department ubou. twenty thou
sand negroes, almost entirely fed n. tee public
expense. Among them are about ff.een han
dred ahle>bodi' men, every way competent to
three ~ 6re hundred doliars, Lcsides the
Government pay sni bhunties, and nire-
tentEs Of them tpa.n it with roro lid tfsr-
ence than Tho Nor,befn trsemsn docs when you
ask him to enlist. Ia the la:t two weeks some
fifty agents, With n,ias Of mousy. ;haro on-
tanned about Us maay asr---that is, oue l. an
to an agent.
PROPOSES a REMEDY.
Now, this should not he. will give y5u the
reason, aud then propose remedy. Tic nc-
groes are naturally ocniding ard full of faith
and hope. lie looks upon tnis war -Rs ono for
their deliversnoe. They LaVc full faith in lis
success; in fact, they never s0an 10 doubt its
iual issue srd their entire freedom. They
therefore feel TO responsibility about it sal Ao
not geo that they a7e eny work to do II ao-
cnIupiish it. AZ 5000 a. they COMO ~;ta % cur
lints tless opinions e c;niicn.ed by our trcat-
msnt Of them. We fal G;-ts Item with !;Cuse4
to live in, land to work. tools W wo.k ei,h,
seeds to plaut, food to lige Gn, ay.l whether
they work or p'uy, they will have tue same
caru without any seli-oare upon their part.
wUuLp ENkoL ALL THE NEGROES.
A good business man would manage tbs
whole thing with ont htlf The expense ard ten
they must and can help themselves, and SIM
ply aiding them 10 80 doing, instead of carry
ing them in the srms Of Government over q
stream which they u6uid bIid.o or fo:d fIr
themselves. But ss 10 the all !,nii I'd. every
mao Of taem ought to b. oDnsJrip ed. iu;. r.
much and upon tho same principle as wO con-
script aud turn to Government. nse every
horse, mule or other moving powers wo fad
here. care not in this matter for raca. o'lUr.
class or condition. Anything TIA: Will eoFTo
used, i'll any way known to the laS If war.
would take every man, ruy them tie salia
pay and bounty as Northern white man. and
put them ell into the ranks to fight for their
freedom and the Government which should
guart II ZEE it to them. Between them scd tho
poor whites there is but shade Of difference
in the lsster's favor, and good many consii0'
rstions against him.
MORAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL couHE*fs.
Negro emancipation is great tting, but
far greater will be the emancipation OF four
millions Of human bsings with :;lor Ike our
own from that vile and degraded coalition to
which the slavery of the bla'k race in their
locnlities has reduced them. Thia is the South
ern poor mans war more than the negroes.
would off,r tho white Mon muskets, uxsa
aad spades to get living with, the Hamo as
would compel the ne gro to take thtm. and all
un6t for the field would fu:nish with work
according to THAR several capacities, and pay
for their labor.
This correspondent is convinced that tia.
negro Is not the equal of the white man, l =
cause lie proposes to canscribe all the ncS,r Sea
whilst white man furnish quota to bs de-
tsrmined by los. He feels that tbs resso
must bc trcassl ss property, for b. would
take him Ms he would horse, mule or other
moving power" 10 sees that the peg'o car
not DO made capable Ct taking care Of HIM
self, fer he proposes that "some good tu:iEe;s
man. shall show theu, That they l.uet ara
oan help themaslyes,' .ul hid them in 80
ding. Perhaps this aisint5rsstSi FL dis
oouraged philsntLropist would tax, such stu
alton as "good business man" himself. Iio
would replace the orersser to whose goytzn-
ment the negro has been alvays accustcm cd
Here is the testimony Of witness tiut tho
negro is net ft fer freejo.a, aid Lers ia pro-
posal published in.the ccrnls cf IN uui7,r.
sal brotherhood withou..rospe to-oalor nsws
paper, tLat the "lreet man Of the republic"
shall be trelt,l az a ohattel made to fight
without exception or exemption, and that
,verseers shall be provided who shall show
hem that they must aid Themselves uader
penalty of tho stocks, tbs ball nj chs;n and
The gusrd-houss. Woll done, philanthropy.
->A-O-S--
How THEY TRsAT TIE NEGRo.-At'aEta e1-
les rerot that whis. the exodus WIS going on, a
negro driving one of the Yankee teams n ther
lRhwtrdl7 ran against a. tree, mhercupon Yam
kee officer, with an oah, drew bis pistol and shot
i'm dead. Well may Cuffy eIclam, Cd save
ne from my friends !"-Reei,ter.