Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1865-03-14
For the Nows.
For the Nows.
Employment Of Negroes in
the Army.

Employment Of Negroes in
the Army.
This subjcc. is engaging much at
'entlon IN every part Of the Confrd
eracy--men of the first position have
given in their adhesion 20 it's necessi-
ty and feasibility. R-c-ntly-soon
after the return of our Commissioners
from their unsuccessful negotiations
with Seward aud Linc"In-n great |!
and enthusiastic public meeting was
held in the African Church. Rich
.nond, Va. mt which. this measure
was warmly and ably suppor,ed.-l
Mr.. Benjamin was the leading speaker
on this subject. and his remarks com
binrd all Of the necessity OF the
mcasu7'. lie stated that h. had "A
fact to communicate that world doubt
less b. unpleasant to some. viz: the
necessity @pu/fing u portion Of our
hlack popuiafion in tie .felI. The
war having been wased on scale so
gigantic by our ruthless foes, as TO
nrccssitatc the use of most Of our
white population of the military age.
in the field. and having no foreign
recruits, We We're under the necessity
of calling out the blacks. Mr.. g.
called upon Virginia 20 lead. aud
stated that if the General Assembly
OF that nobl. old State would rscom-
mend the measure. Gen. Lees army
would be recruited to til. extent OF
10000 men in twenty DAYS. Mr.
B-namin's remarks are entitled TO
the more credit. AS he spok. from n
full knowledge OF the necessity. and
government.
But "a much higher authority than
Air. benjamin has spoken upon the
subject. Gen. Lee himself, til" great
rs, Captain IF tins ar any "th-. age,
has said that "if We don, employ the
negro in the field. III" enemy would"
/ Mr.. S.ddon. too. the able Secretary
of War. has expressed himc>lf favor
abl y TO thu employment of the negro
! III the military service Of the country
| He says moreover. that tn. expert
enc. of the pas, four years of war,
! has demonstrated the great fact.
doubted by many. that TIA. negr"
will hsh, more enthusiastically tor
/ he South. than for the North. And
! | NAV ask why not! This i- III. ne.
:ro'- home. his country; here lis
| ninIr"d. and al the associai IONS and
traditions of his life. and herr, lie bu-
/ riri the bon /, Of his ancestors. and
/ mere i the climate. bcs, adapted 10
, his condition Ih. North he knows
but li,tlc about, aWd that li,tlr is not
much in his favor. Northern mas
irr- H.. knows full we'll are r,icu.
: lurl V -"f'r" upon their servants. and
7 he l. well nwarr' Of the iuhu.nal.ity
practicrd upon III" WOMEN aud chil
Irrn. and the h.lpl->-. "n account -:
age since tn, COMMENCEMENT of thu
present war. pntl.r Plea OF Lt.maui-
! ". thousand. and tens of thousands
! Of these helpless creatures. !ia." BEEN
,nticvr! away from their comfortable
/ homes in til" Suuil, and left to perish
Of cold and hunger, il Il l;,uL at strail-
gers. without pity ar r"mors'. The
negro know AL Mi, and ~ill rush
| Wl'h Ia! and n!acr!ir IL tht' stand
ard at our country. whenever thr rp.
pnrtunity il afforded. Ills h.":,, t.,
viii be fred with Vengeance when
the VT" X done his r'"pt" by TIN
Yankees since The. commencement oi
he present war, are fully mad" know
+" him
Then 1T Us NOV" in III. ina';rr.-
Mr.. B"uiarnin promised III his speech
tina, Louisiana would follow in III,
footsteps Of Virginia. and let u al
once taxi III. measure in hand and
-ru, j, through The pc pie should
discuss the matter among themselves
and IA, an Early day Their" should be ,
great public meeting held at Shr"ru
port. in order 10 put lie ba'l fairly i,
motion Then let rs ~ once, tpi
there il no time 10 lose. VI. T..