The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-15
EmplOyment q Negroes b. the RebeIs.


Employment OF Negroes By the Rebels.
From tfe Richmond Enquirer. Oct G.
7 The general order for the revocation
of details will be found in this issue of
The Eng1Grer This step has been
taken by the Government to I'll up the
army. It is necessary and proper, and
If this order is promptly enforced the
increase of the army will be speedy and
rapid We should like to see steps
taken to promptly enforce the law Of
Congress for the employment of negroes
in the army as teamsters, &c. The law
Of Congress on this subject is plain,
though it does not go far enough, yet,
by promptly enforcing It's provisions,
many soldiers will be returned 70 their
command and the army very greatly
strengthened. The details should come
forward promptly; their services are
greatly needed, and if they are speedily
collected and sent to the front there
will be nodanger at Richmond, and the
condition Of the country present the
most encouraging aspect
1t is useless to seek to conceal that
more men are greatly wanted The
President has smphatically announced
the startling fact that two thirds Of the
army are absent from the ranks. There
would be no need Of re. endorsements
but for this most disgraeeful Struggling
and deserving. Bat as the fact exists,
and this svil.must be repaired, the de.
tails are called upon TO do service. How
long their services will be required can
not now be said, bat sixty or ninety
days will terminate the active operas
tons of the campaign, and then details
may be resumed But at present all
are needed, and all must come forward
Those that delay or shirk will be hunt
ed down and permanently sent to the
army.
The law of Congress, authorizing the
employment of negroes, If fully carried
out, would give ten thousand men to
the Army OF Northern Virginia The
slaves and free negroes can be impress
ed just as any other property, and the
law provides for their support and cloth
ing, and pays the owner soldier wages.
The question of making soldiers Of
negroes, of regularly existing them
aud fighting them for their safety g.
veil as our own, hust have presented
itself to every rejecting mind b.
cause the Yankees have not been able
70 make soldiers out Of their drafted
negroes, II does not follog that We
cannot train our slaves 70 make very
efficient soldiers. We believe that hey
can be, by drill and discipline, mould q
into steady and trustRorthy sold rs.
The propriety Of employing uegrO-s az
soldiers, We shall not at pr-sent discuss,
but whenever the subjugation Of VIr-
GINA or the employment of her slaves
as soldiers are alternative petitions,
then certainly we are for making them
soldiers and giving freedom 10 those
negroes that escape the casualties Of
battle
We should be glad 10 see the Con-
federate Congress provide for the pur-
chase of two hundred aud fifty thousand
negroes, present them with their free
dom aud the privilege Of remaining ia
the States, and arm, equip, drill and
fight them We believe that the ne
groes, identified with Us By. interests,
aud fighting for their freedom here,
lNOAA4 70 AaANnAAA anu - A9bF1i kAv ull-
diers and, under officers who would
drill them could be depended on for
much Of the ordinary service, and even
TOR the hardest fighting IL is not neces-
sary now to discuss this matter. and
may never become 20; bat neither ne
groes nor slavery Will be permitted 10
stand ia the way Of the success Of our
cause This war Is for national indie
pendence ca our side, aud Tor the sub
jugaJi0n of whites and the eman.i pa-
ton Of negroes on the side Of the enrBly,
Ii We fall the negroes are nOminahy
free and their masters really slaves
We must, therefore, succeed Other
States may decd tor themselves, bus
Virginia, after ezhausling her whites,
will tight her blacks through 70 he last
man. She will be free A. al costs.