New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-23

where il established TIE Con'cucrate leu,te'.i3 =.
sorty miles north Of Charlotte Across mo county,
due east, Raleigh Is lCo miles from Salisbury
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Armin. the Negroes.
From T,hc RScsn,oxd vtisSg, FEB. 20
The proposition to put negroes in the army
b.s cain,d fror ropidly Of late and promises in sos
form or Other 10 be adopted 81 far from e1etns zee Ts
vvpnnncs on The part ofths army at rst aRTeieheea. 70
bas been casd for by The res0lres Of many Regiments "a
bTigade. and Is kaopn 10 be Jarored BY neary on '
prineipai e5cers. We do not profess to be yeIy san
yur of Cfod results from the neasare. out we 40 not
2cl that ms civilians we would be justified, In tho
present emergency in opposing tue use OF a"i e~s
which our leading military men assure US can uc uiauo
eecient To them this cause is trusted, and escli4f
TO tie General .Clicf Is knora M0s he n1g1-rs
ay,L he has not perhaps. eriit;ted IL regard 10 ey
other matter of gisdtioH, the passage V G sy'e'"
the NEGRO element military use. HIS opnlon, ~ a.,
times entitled to great weight, becomes imPerai,fe ~
to such matter, when we reject tlat the WHO'S &c
sponsbilty OF defense has been deyoyed npob n.
n the canse should be lost when any means Of est'
that he had called for remained ungrnted TIE re-
sponsbiity for its lose would rest ucon those VINO i'
held the ala lie called for not upon him. We prefer 20
have share In such responsibility and ths."'fe'
urge upon Congress to adopt at once some l!0mgt,
compulsive and certain measure for raisng scch n'-
Der OF negro troops as the Generain Shiei may tuA
he can usc TO advantage, leaving TO hh tue oranH-
ton discipline and employment to which they sha %
subjected. ,.. l..
high of very valuable service from tis dsct Pioa o.
troops but the military opinion is oteTwse AMI u IS
The military opinion that must rule 10 military matters.
while the war lasts Gen Lee himself iree ~ It -
obedience and the physical haTd,hood OF our nsgroes
furnish all the pre- requisites for the creation Of effective
soldiers Discipline and drill will 90 the rest = pepper
on this subject written by Brig Gen. Shoup presents
the military view Of the subject very eHary and iofci
by and it is matter IN regard to "hich cur eopo
desire al the light that can DO thrown upon IT, We az
sure ourselves that we will their wishes In extract
inc largely from what he has written. Alter stating
that the subject has engaged his earnest atten'On nom
of.a.. ION
"Nano!eon declares maxim that tho first quality
OF n soldier is the power TO endure hirdshIps and
fatigue 1t will not be denied take IT, that the negro
possesses this clement in the highest degree The COM
mon opinion is that courage is the highest quality ard
as II to meet that opinion Napoleon gees on 10 say IN
the same maxim. courage is atogether secondary "
Is 10 be understood OF course that he here speaks OF
the private soldier That courage Is necessary In an
aruv MI that 81 the higtesi cfder Is entirely 10 an
iiest but understand this ria,n u is necessfy 10
consider lhe nature ard oreansyatfon of an army
There ere as everybody knows three separate ana as
tuct grades or estates The private soldier tc noeon'
missioned officer and the officer keii soidieIs
come 10 have no will Of their OWL but obey simply
because they are ordered by proper authority. 1vu
will hear 1t said that this is West Point notion PM IN
truth it is the notion underlying tho whole mi'nry
world On this continent we ere new hands at wer.
We Just beginning 10 learn what soldiers are.
Wien dcplin Is properly ntorced tae soldier Is so
entirely in the hands of his oc that the tone char
acter and courage of command is entirely detcrnin
BY these properties In the ulcers and nconuis,
officers. Whenever there Is misconduct on or OF & o
l.
part of officers. All soldiers know this thus viii
courage may be dispensed with in tae private, IL
most important in the two higher classes
There is no necessity to make
ANYTHING bnt private soldier OF the negro.
The officers and non.commissioned officers shoud to
taken from the most gallant and meritorious officers
and soldiers of the army. THUS, to pat hundred
thousand troops In the field would require gay ten
thousand whites. In these ten thousand would reside
the intelligence and courage the whole. They would
be in sort the head or brains. willie the negroes
would constitute corporea parts Since these could no
selected Of the superior character should Ire
able to produce In maryelousy Snort space the most
since the distinction between the several orders would
be entirely marked.
So much for the theory. What has experience shownt
II is by certain that the negro is deficient
In courage as e generally believed. Ii credit
he statements OF travellers In Africa tie native negro
Is the sangunary warrior in the world. In their
battles hand TO hand they fight I'LL either party is al
annihated and our very slaves are in great part
he descendants of prisoners captured In war. We see
he negro altogether In his servle condition. He natI.
ally shrinks without regard to appearances. lie.
oweyer makes fearless sailor and fireman Ths
English have long used him as soldier. and
o has done good service But the experiences
this war are abrndantly sufficient to show his
Japtabity os a soldier. re enemy has tasg rs les
10 rhteh nc onskt not 10 shut our eyes lie s caused
hs same Lagth If serric.. Oar rris0nsrs from Skp
,ianG and eserAre deelars &at they the best sat
els and thoroughly drilled Of the UniOs troops
myself them, IA The hdf Is Of sirgLs engineer
Serr entirely phom organize to,k ssdsr ' phrs
rtnialy he could not hare hsd Ste .sn. Now, il the
ncmy has succeeded in making any kind Of troops II
lese people, with all their non-comnliss stoned o.cers
nd great part Of their officers black how muck bet.
n could We make with oil these white
" But II is alleged by those who oppose
&c measure and here 10 lie the greatest diff
llty that they will not fight in cause Here again
so TO the highest Of all authorities-Napolcon.
SAYS in one Of his maxirns Of war, good general
rod officers, commissioned and Eoncommissioned
nod Instruction aud strict discipline make good troops
ithout regard 10 the cause IN which they light by
ause We To understand the particular sentiments
preferences Of the troops. This is the broadest aud
ost positive enunciaton OF principle which
es to tho very foundation Of the Whole
Btter. II is strictly true and proceeds from
G Ee livery nature of army organi@tton and
scpine 1t will be observed that he assumes the two
CHER orders officers and noneomiaissoned officers.
Be good Such would be tho case in the plan pro-
sed The truth IL, troops always hold the senti.
,nts and opinions their Ot whatever they may b.
zen the negroes that have served with our armies
use as their masters and in many have been
own fight CALAMITY they. 1t is sliogethera
taken notion TO suppose that 1t pay or bountes that
luce men TO tight. These considerations may cause
IN to enlist but once made soldiers they find them.
yes in the hands Of giant that leaves them no power
escapo--dlscipinc. One who Is not q soldier can
IDLY understand this bat it Is not the less true Nor
patriotism, nor any other sentiment, that hodsa
der at his pest. Give our troOps-bIsye sndpstri-
Us they are-liberty TO so home 10 cay-rcmovlnk
influence Of oficers--and how much Of an army
ud you have to morrowi The negroes' however, I
The best troops in the French service are noe
and Turcos. Whist patriotism
the Hessians and other merccnarles who foughe
inst the Cooniesi They did not nsht Voluntarily.
chile example is TO be found IN India. There we see
extraordinary spectacle OF people held IN supngs-
a BIZ troops composed Of natives Indeed. yolnntsty
yce Ia tie exception in tie military world wars
not conducted on that principle a. We have our
yes found in this. The armies OF Europe are to.