, 1864-11-09

o1e11luulous tuAL WE nave an ample supply
!, OF provisions for the whole couutry, If ii vas
properly dlst1ihuted. Negroes now do'noi
aid IL the transportation Of supoltes, but,
FEcn In tue army. trey may be used 70 fur
tier that great military cad Is veil as to fight
TIE objection that the negroes will give
frcuDle aLd b(come dangerous. Is raf1ted by
their coci1e and subordinate behavior during
this var, when 60 many OF the whites are
, from home, and when the enemy has been
pressing our armies at all poiats Never
have the ntgroes been more easily managed
or exhibited more snnordlnation, or less
Sympathy Tor the Yankees than doriu. the
years Of this war. The many tnousand who
have gone off, and ure now with the YANKEES.
VT Mt bt cause they we're 1emor. .lIzed OF ths
flight OF 30 maoY whites from rha YankeeB:
and because they, were deceived BY the
promises, and driven of By the military DOW
er Of the enemy. Thus war has not failed to
teach the negro that his interests and those
OF his master are Identical; that lis oniY
friend Is the master, and that he eau find no
resting p1Rce with the Yankees The suffer
ing Of those who are with the enemy has
been told over and talked over by those who
have remained: and the 1ozs, though heavy
upon the master, has not been altogether
thrown away upon the negroes
II Is objected BY some, that to give free
dom to the negro soldier ia to acknowledge
that freedom iB boon, and hence that sia.
very 1s WEong--that the strong argument
which the war IS teaching the world, that
slavery is the God appointed institution for
the reero, will be weakened and retuted. if
freedom Is gwen as the reward and price Of
military serVice-thst II negroes ire required
for the army they should. be drafted as slaves
treated as property, When lost In service
paid tor, and after the war returned as slaves
70 their masters. But 1t should be rameR-
bered that whether freedom to the negro bo
| really blessing or curse, that many ne
| gsoes desire It, and are willing to take it
| even nom the Yankee. Freedom is given to
| the negro soldier, not because We believe
tlat elaVesy Is wrong. but becauss we must
offer to the negroes Inducements to fidelity
| which he regards as equal 1t not greater than
those offered by the enemy. The Yankee
makes the negro free at the North We otfsr
him freedom at home. Our correspondent
"a. b" belieyes the negro would desert
from us to the Yankees, and calls Intention
to the fact that the negro dues not desert
from the Yankte to us. The reasons given
for this BY our correspondent are correct and
proper. Ihe Yankee negro at present fears
Us more than he does the dangers Of the
Yankee service; but, when once be sees ne.
gfoes IN QUE army, and understands that
freedom and q home in the Contedsracy ia
the reward Of service In our army-that here
the aeld OF labor Is open to hin, while It is
cloeed In the United SATISFY believe that
me iae OF desertlon would set strongly In
But "a B." ssgs the negroes. will not
nght; we confess that ut one time we en-.
tetta1ned the same opinion. a dlstipeufsh-
ed general officer, writing to us privately
np6n1, th1a rs subject I've Wi4h ne could give the
punllc the weight and influence Of bis name) |
answers this objection. He says :-HFort
9limer, the other day, showed they would |
hgnt; They raised each other over The para
pet, to be shot as they appeared aboye.''
but lighting y not the only duty demanded !
OF soldiers. In the Crlmean war over one
Ganoiea a,ao a. thousand r. men were employed out
OF the BFittsh army, employed on roads. Tas
oSer ten thousand. The negroes are wanted.
nor on4y as soldiers, but as laborers and
wolk1ngmen: to relieve the soldiers. Or
ganizad and drilled. taught and instructed.
Iheg VIII make good and efficient soldiers.
Proud OF the respect that will be dQe them
after the war. they will be found useful and
orderly in time OF peace. A home SECURED
them offers Inducements to fidelity which
WILL greatly add discipline IN governing and
controlling them. Their Organization should
give TO tue resident an unliulited power Of
We are not prepared to say that The
n n mensuIe is demanted by our present eShaus-
lion. We 10 not believe 1t Is. But the fa
lure must be provided for-a1G 1t mu5t he
apparent TO every sensible man that the drain
nnpon 3 t1e population, OF the Confederate
osates s11,s waicn thls NeE has made must event.
4
ls done to supply this drain from otheT
sources than the white population. The
law cannot be extended to anv
5reater ege, and its execution, however much
I, improved. cernot find the man to supply
bem 1osfss XIII II ,as1 as t5e campaigns create
ne negroes agatnet ua, or shall ne make u5e
ot them for our defenseI
A New and Remarkable R1ae.
Col. Bertan. Of eharp shooting fame. has
LVented rifle OF a most Remarkable d.
cilpt1on. It vas lately tested at Utica nth
(anef (a fmgs OF TIC most approved kind. Nj.
umes, himself an unsurpassed shot was
elescepic sight. Col. B=rian's rife ~ was az ex.
einally IN ordinary United States Spriny-
lelu Ellie, With simple breecn. LOADING NJ
achnen[. Inc target was pIaced at the ex-
rene distance Of twelve hundred yards. ,
no, p after nrapg t"o CT three preliminary
1fs rth the 10 g. tn9 fange, Co. Be1daa sighting
slnck the bulls eye five tlmes ouf Of si1 i
Ebfs. and then gaRe place to Nj :Jomas
no h1ed at the taygtt for several honr4 ! !
'itho1t being able to reach this ghots In.
hart hs1lao'y 1al4ng two q three hundred yards
osa. u no,t AZ the eng of this time he gave up
OF comRtte with Col Berdan's at such lono 3
1Dge. When 1t is remembered that hreanS g
'ncets have hitherto been wholly ineffective 3
lonf ranges. It VIII be seen how great y
r. revolution IN firearms this fact fossshad. =
~, ~ &c
dhe penetrating power Of the enn. paa
ien !a tested sgafDst tarest conststing ~ ~ ss
my one-tnch boards, fixed In frame. onr 8:
solho ne other, with inch spaces betgeen r
I'm. Mr: Jamea' rifle penetrated eleven of !
81 .n' ~, bsldan'a twenty-nlas, and stuck ,e
rated eleven, sharp's file thirtesn. IN ths IN
'encer repeater thirteen. nav i c.
Col Berdan's invention comprises: First F
new, simple and ingenious bfeech.ioaifnc J
pafasns; second, new form of rifinr The NJ
f1ei re and cartridge chamber; third, al en- en-. u
X TX new iorm ammunition Or cartridge,
11ch eIables 1t to Pass through the bareei 81
theut any charge Of form Or loss Of poser Fl
'f!ctioR, and which enables the soldier Ia
81 discretion single ball for long ranrs n
tnfee q more round balls for close yoiiey
1g, with equal effect" '0e1 "a