Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-27
ntoRo rhooPs IN NokKoKE.

NEdHO TROOPS ~ hOAkokbs
The Lynchburg Tirsi says that the people Of
Roanoke are nobly responding to the action Of Con
gress and the call of General Lee for negro troops
On Saturday last, at Salem, some thirty Of the
largest slave holders, headed by Nathaniel Burwsl
Esq, who has fifty negfOes of the military age,
joined in paper endinger their coored men to the
Government, pledgng freedom to them as u condl-
ton OF their service, and employment at fair wages
TO all who NAV return after tfie war. s'We under
stand that the paper is being numerously signed,
and that there is a prospect of getting iarge'ac-
QUESTION to our army in that quarter. We trust
that the people of the counties will go to work
energetically in this behalf. Let MS have the
troops Immediately; and Virginia in this, AS in
other OF her great acts, will show to her sister
States high example of devotion and patriotism.
The opposition to this measure will soon die out,
amer Virgins demonstrates its practicablty and
efficiency"
The following is the pledge referred to- with the
signatures thus far obtained:
awe, whose names are hereunto subscribed, mu-
tuaiIy pledge ourselves to emancipate such of our
negro men, between the ages OF Is and 10, as will
volunteer as soldiers in the Confederate service
promising them that they will be permitted to re-
turn to their homes, aud that proper provision viii
be- made for them and their families, when the war
is over
"B.Pitzer, Jno IL Smith, Geo W Shanks, b
Evans, } W Johnston, J Deyerle, Z W Burwcll,
q Pitzer, F Chapman. X Pitzer, David 5
Read, b Board, J VI Trout, A Deyerle, Hiram
Hansbrough, A Edmundson, Jas Wade,
Norman, q Wood, VIM W Uttz, Giles Barnette,
A HUI, \ X McCorkle."
VISIT TO GENERAL LEES ARMY-SPlRIT OF THE
TROOPS.
The editor of the Milton Chronicle gives an la
tetestng report OF recent visit to the 18th Regi
ment North Carolina Troops, stationed the front
lines at .P etersburg. lie says that he found the
..boys' in comfortable quarters, good spirits and
ready for the fight whenever the enemy chooses to
attack. They feel confident OF victory. There had
been some desertons from the Brig ade few only
from the 18th, less, indeed, than from any other
regiment in the army. These assertions at
tributed TO home inAuences-principally 10 croak-
ing letters. We heard no croakng IN the army
no complaints--nO dependency. 1t was ahealthy
atmosphere; We breathed easy while in it, and felt
all over like new man. For several days before
We left We heard OF no new desertions, and it was
uulCu tlat AHC oiAil hou bN'u u'bNN Va oi' WV
ards Desertion is bad business, aud about the
meanest thing man can be guilty OF. Yankees who
desert aud come to our lines express much as
constituent at Southern men deserving their cOlors
they say that We have everything worth living tor To
night for while they (the Iankees) have no such ill.,
ducement. They say our men that so over are well
treated for the first lew days, To get them tn
write home and tell about their good treatment;
but after that they deSpised and treated worse
than dogs. The liberty OF enlisting in the army
ON the frontier is allowed them go into the rriS
ouoSr' lock up il they refuse. The Yankees have
the greatest contempt for rebel deSerter, aud put
no confidence ia him whatever. Roger a. Pryor,
who was recently exchanged, says that at Fortress
Monroe, while he stood talking to some Yankee
Objects OF high rank, rebel lieutenant Ia deSer-
ten came up to the party and Joined in CONVERSE
ton, when one OF the officers quickly shut his
mouth with look OF great contempt and the re-
mark, You Id deserving scountrel have
Won the Impotence to open your mouth where gen
neu are talking" The FELLOW sneaked OF, looking
worse than a sheep thief.
spirit OF rivalry in the tactics has been gotten
up in Hills Corps among the regiments aud com
panies The Colonel OF the 44th NC. Regiment
opened the bail 10y challenging any regiment in the
Corps cope with itn dnll aud parade, aud before
the challenge got down To the ears OF the old 18th,
Col. Ashford, OF the 3Sth y. e., accepted 1.-THE
parade 60 come I'll on the Model Farm, last Friday,
and Gen. Lee, a. z. Hill aud Division Generals T."
be the judges. Captain T. O.. Evans, OF company
c, 18th Regt. e. t. catching the spirit OF rivalry,
next THREW down the gauntlet by challenging any
company in Hip Corps 10 the manual exercise
and company drill. Gen. Lee expressed himself
highly pleased with this challenge aud hoped that
it.would not only be taken up but initiated by other
companies The challenge had not been accepted
when we left"