The New York herald., 1865-04-01
THE SOUTH.
The Enlistment OF the Negroes.
A NEGRO SUBSTITUTE LAW DEMANDED.

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The recruiting Of colored troops has been provided i
by general orders and real start has been made in Rich
early and very full The work Of drilling and dis
cpline goes In barracks and the privates exhibit
troops From personal observation enabled say
that better satisfied set OF mon we have not seen than
o as
their Freedom and they have enlisted.
We mention this instance to suggest TO others to fol-
low his patriotic example. How many In Richmond
who, If compelled to do military service, and permitted
to purchase negro substitutes would be exerng every
energy to persuade the negro and expendng large sums
in their purchase who doing nothing; but leav
ing this important service to take Of tselfs The
negro substitute the Yankee service has given Mr.
Lincoln his two hundred thousand VIII not patriotism
urge people to do at least much for the country
they would keep themselves out Of the servces
There are free negroes who would enlist II they were
paid the sum that would purchase slave; and II the
example Of the gentleman from Fauqule above sa voans
"a 70 free negroes as we as 70
chase slaves the work Of recruiting would 80 rapidly
forward. The rewards Of commissions should also be
offered to those who recruit companies
This important OF the service bids fair TO be most
successful only energy and industry exertsd and
the War Department will bring TO its management good
tngent upon the enlistng Of sixty men, offer in
duccments TO young men now In the ranks whose
friends would like to see them in the line Of promotion
Regiments may be made Of companies raised through
the active aid and exeron Of the friends Of the company
olces but II Il Is expected that recruiting Office
will enlist by Its own oxerton squad there
will be nothing but disappointment Let this important
matter start fairly, and i will not fail Everything de-
put In or kept out just a. the whites shall decide
Rebel Consrcssional Tricks-How Jen.
Davis Succeeded In Getting the Habeas
Corpus Act Suspended.
(From the Richmond Sentinel March 20
The Wing OF yesterday comments review OF the
previous day Of the senatcs late manifesto Its article
cannot be termed reply, for It leaves the facts pro-
sonted unassailed and unimpeachcd some OF tho pro-
minent and damaging unmolested II simply evinces
zeal TO something In where nothing could be
advantageousy said though the necessity was felt to DO
great.
The whg does geinsay that the Senate report
adopted by less than quorum but says the fact II
document True But il proves something against the
prestige with which IL was sought to send out to the
It were worth the While Of those who sought 70 add i'm.
porance TO the report 10 publish that II adopted
would hsve probably revealed the want Of a quorum
The Wing argues that II wrong for the Senate
to adopt report at time when barely quorum was
time 10 ask The nsp.nsion # the writ II hateas corpus"
This is sstaement Of the case We did no. s~-@r--
particular report which adopted and the undue pres
tige sought to be given to it, But the Why's idea would
sa the oe did dns not a.
posts He was not TO be kept back from his duty be-
cause they failed OF theirs
The attompt OF the Wing 10 sustain the preposterous
claim Of the report that the Senate was in tho advance
Of the Executive TO the employment Of negroes rests
upon very narrow quibbe The case As presented by
In the OF its article the wAig under
the Senate has made to tho President Our only side
is the side Of country and its The Whig It.
self takes side with the Senate, and champions ts re-
port, even under such difficulties have In
this IL is obviously inspired far less by admiration Of the
course Of the Senate than by opposition to the admins
traton The Senate could scarcely be persuaded TO
main In session tyeas eight nays sixj for even q few
days more TO adopt several measures which the Wig
declared 70 bs 'au important to which could hardly
conceiveh an OBJECTION. and the Importance Of
which u affirmed "could not be ganssid or de.
med" The whio invoked the Immediate atten
Senate very refusing 10 consider at ALL Con
ress has w1ssd much time 1T said, knowing that the
Senate was various important questions greatly be
hind the House. But when the Senate put out mani
fcso against the President common sentiment OF op.
position made the Who the partisan OF the Senate aud
def ndor Of Its proceedings.
The people win not IA to understand these assaults
or to perceive where the fault lies They will remember
that whether the Senate 'wastcs much time or not
whether u s able 10 maj ntain quorum not the Pre-
sdcn at least always at his post and always diligently
attending TO his duty and they will Judge that the
Of the country will be much better subservcd by giving
him cordial support than by refusing delaying the
measures for which he asks and showing energy only in
elaborate manlestoes
The English Citizens at CharIeston.
From the Richmond Dispatch, March 20
Recent advices from Charleston state that tho British
subjects in Charleston have had the following order
issued 70 them -
cnAnrs.ros, : c. Feb S' 1895
dS 70 aSsr Al he eons o EsS names rense.
and At The earliest Those Who have
All others must be prepared W exhibit, papers not only Of
their nationality but Of their neutrality. ..
Her British Msjes,ys Acting Consni, Charleston
very active trade Is progressing In Charleston Therc
arc large stocks and sales
Ex-Governor AIKEN is claimed by the Courier 10 have
been consistent Union man. unable TO oppose the
federacy He used measures against the Yankee
government.
Lcgare Yates has been dismissed from the position Of
chief Of the Fire Department
Ladder, Of the Courier Office, is employed BY the
Yankee proprietor.
Negro bals under the auspices OF the military author
ties and with guards furnished by thom are nightly
nounced
The Late Battle I'm Florida.
REBEL REPORT OF THE CLOSURE oF THE PORT or
ST. MARKS
MARIANA, March 0, 1895.
The enemy, about twelve hundred strong, landed on
East river near st. Marks, the evening OF the 4h
Lieutenant Colonel Scott with two hundred mon, en-
gagged the enemy Newport After short but sharp
hgbtng Colonel Scott fell back and bcngl reinforced,
confronted the enemy again. fighting Till late hour last
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