Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-08

Brrgadc-The Feeling I'm Regard 10
negro Suffrage I'm the Army
CHALLorTE, NORTH CARoLrSAl
fbI. Nav 29th. 1865
GESTLEHKS-Coucluding that some Of YOUR
nu lsroGs readers would like to hear from s.Our
Brigade" which IS the FIrs. Brigade First Divi
sion. Twenty third Army Corps, j thought
would drop YOU line for their edihcation some
thing l seldom DO. by the way. But now the
war IL over. j End myself getting reckless 70 an
alarming extent
We came here two weeks ago yesterday. aud
found Charlotte quite pretty little town. one
that reminds me some Of Paris, Illinois. only
much better supplied with shade trees, beng in
fact. right 10 the midst of fine grove Of young
oaks.
! The citizens are. as a general thing Of the
better class of Carolinians, being more inteli-
gent than many, and all well to do 10 the world
but are the most incorporating rebels have
ever met, denying most Indignantly the idea
that they are subjugsted or even whipped-they
are only overpowered BY numbers,-and some
say that il is only for short time. they expect
20 strike again for their Independence Just IS
soon as an opportunity offers; and they look for
ward 10 with France or EngIand as their
opportunity, aud think that the Federal Govern
ment would have enough to attend 10, to eight
the foreign foe, and would necessarily have 10
let them 90 10 quiet; and unless there are some
/ terrible ex ar1ples made of Davis Co should
not be at all surprised IL they made the attempt
in case OF war with either OF those Nations
! They say "ogr fessts of peace we're too early
for the times As 10 their OATH that does not
trouble them a, all for they have very conye
nient way OF disposng of such difficulties, and
say the oath was taken under compulsion, and
therefore, not binding npon anyone
A -. Do he T..
| it, viz: the l20Ih, l24Ih aud l2Sth. sll excellent
regiments and in good condition, though the sur.
| geons tell me that just now there is an unusua
amount OF sickness among the men, caused, in
| part, by the rapid and IN usuzl hard marchiuc
coming from Raleigh to Greensboro, but mainly
no doubt, by the long and constant use of pilot
bread and salt pork.
Why Is it that We can get no sanitary store:
| in this brigadel A few barrels of potatoes
onions. pickles, &c, would save many nobl,
fellow who is too heroic to complain. Their.
must be some one to blame in this matter, fol
We know that the good people at home have
contributed largely enough to supply sufficient
quantity for all, and we feel that We should hav,
our proportion: but have had none at al
since We came into North Carolina
This brigade has seen commanded by Breve
Brigadier General Stiles, who, for the want o
some other place TO put him, was unceremoni
ously saddled upon u.s. he was opposed :,
going out OF the service when his regiment did
as he is making much more money in the arm,
than he ever made out of it, $50 be saysO Be
sides he thinks himself peculiarly fitted to com
mand. as he says il does him so much good e
take men down" and teach them that the,
were made to be governed" He ia now HON,
| on leave OF absence. and "msy the gods pro
long his stay, Is the prayer of nine tenths of th,
brigade.
Col Orr. of the l24th. is temporary in com
mand. He is the pet of the brigade and is on,
OF the best commanders there is 10 the corps
He should never have been relieved to max,
room for such man as Stiles.
We have one Ohio regiment in the brigade
the One Hundred and Alphabetically a fin,
regiment as there Is the very best of material il
it. had it been properly developed: but no set o
men could ever improve any under such tyran
as their Colonel, who is the most arbitrary mar
| ever saw. His name is Warner, and he comes
from the South east part of the State am tplC
ne is IN command OF this post. but why, no on,
can tell for the only merit Ia has is that of hav
ing served on General Shermans stan for ,
month or go, aud it is still query in the mind
| of some why be should resign a position on Sher
mans staff, With the rank of Lieutenant Colonel
TO accept the Colonelcy of "yearling" regi
ment. He acquired some little reputation, il i.
true, while in Decherd. Tenn last winter. b,
mounting couple of wooden guns in dirt fort
not half finished. and never intended for artillery
TO protect the place from harm, while Hood wa.
threatening Nash yile some eighty ise mile.
west of Decherd These "Guskers," toge he
with the Colonel, became the laughing stock o
all about there. darkeys and all, who knew, be
fore they had been there six hours. the "mettle'
OF not only the guns, but the Colonel also
How about the question OF negro suffrage
Some Northern journals, of whom We might ex
pect better things, are coming out in favor of it
but suppose they think that because the part,
that advocated the abolition of slavery ten year.
ago, "a doctrine that at that time was looked
upon as fanatical.) has become successful. thai
any position in favor of negro equality" viii
win; but il you desire to be popular with ths
men who have put down this rebellion ""touct
not the unclean thing" Not one soldier or off
Ger in hundred will vote for any man they
knotc to be tn favor of negro suffrage. WORD
TO the wise is sufficient. "PHELIcKs"