The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-03-21
The Rebel Aiming Of Slov--.

The question oi aiming a.avrs has a, las, hecn
Ls.u.to, settlcl lie hclS and tie Il diamond
kASttsit- lie government organ, contains ne
gthcal announcement that certain parties arc 'au-
thor lc ~ rsI' companies Of negro soldiers under
the provisions q the act 90. Congress TIE lslor
u the mountain has therefore brought rlh i,s
Io ~ Tie subject which hss caused ~ much
limitation anon the relslhappy family .sthere-
FIRE arc,i' 4, and the negroes IRE nov politely in
.si To- fight for the maintenance Of the precious
Institution Of slavery. Wat hum.ua. ns spec
l.cle this action would resent, re- Il rot e. tho
i.ct that sho rca'll hsd sres'- passed the point
'f humility. Tie proud, naughty, arrogant and
imperious chyalry, vho, four ears sgo made no
class latinct'l between tlcir n roes and 4 cir
horses, now begging 10 slaves 1. save '.on iron
thr retrIhutlon hev have incurred n.t Il u
needlass at t.Is time to point out the extent to
~h h tho retell en- has obltcrt.ed rrbo prnc.plc
rud dignity. when they h"grn the war o cir pride
snono forth lsc lie p'uiuaFe u pcacol
tnt Die terrhe fire Of battle has snPed lhctpr .ul-
T. Displayed feathers, and the old spi-t Of t.e
shivalr h.' been compelled 10 bow b. necessity.
But even IN tho rain OF thcr pride, the rclols new
rr wou' nave struck ths dna blow At Their favor
Ne Institution, and - H." same time Tl,ccd Them
selves on al tqINAty th IA fnyct with ut
uAvng teen forced 10 il hy shc necessities Of thor
situation. They rcyar Is very much - the patient
does nausoous rrsscrpt uu-'t isLoriblc To- take,
hut death 10 alternative. The evidently lhc
lght il which they view y, 10. ,proved by the WY
faces they uade IL dutlly g'pug tie dose NV
iug At l,s s-,'cl TIE quoqti o., and formally au-
ihor,Ael TIE cml lya.eat OF negro soldiers, tie
3 s..HHr t..If
what viii e NO ,rec. o. the uessures W"sery
much doubt that Jar. DAVIS aud hs sdy ser,
really expect any material lIyantag' - the re Vel
cause, IRON the empluymen. of slaves a tlc capNc
5ty OF soldiers. pAvI. IS no fool q be - luav,
sud he certainly has scLte tnoHsA to Ln'W thai
men, whether white or black, will not Sht b. .yc
Inorc FIRMLY Their own sh,,klcs of serytuac. T.,
only hope that the reb IL Cen have, IN t.ls respc..
1i.s Ia III ignorance ofthe negroes. They may im
Yyius ths, tic slaves can DO dupri in,o Gshtul
directly against their most vial interests Tut the.
aave no reason for such q presumption The pro
gress Of Gcaera, sEESAN's ARM through Gcor
ia and the Car l.nas shows dat the slaves have
much better understanding Of tho i.suea IN
VOWEL ia tho war, than has been credited 10 theu
JOY either k1rth OF south. They Go,hei 81 ou
army by thousands, knowing that il leI onwar
towards Freedom, aud that ,hor owl interests wrr
Identical siLh those u the Mon. The ne.r. 90 ,
tlt Sluu4 are comparatively very ignorant PCS
sc; but they arc nevertheless human, Hua SLAYER
Las uvt utterly ground o4t their reasoning flru
teL r.eir minds ave fertile enough TO upde
sand tha, slavery % tie cause Of contention b,
ISeeu tue North and South, and thoy ctrtainl
KNOW which SIDE IL for A. which Sgain9t tho il
si.guLou. M'th tcso facts before them, and wit
sue further knowledge that In the MON ranS
40 thou"nds 81 their own Kindred,
alauy cases Aer own flesh aud lloo,
-,ro are saua4ty lighting IN the eau
~ freedom, can It reasonably be expevtc
that they will render any sgo..altA service to q
7ebel causeY Tie r,hcl leaders cauno. c blind
1h.s ncoul s,eucy. Thos must SEE that tLeir pr,
lycted enforcement Of the arm. VII be ou,y nom
l,sl, not real. TIC trlsh oi .hc matter ~ uni1ut
.aly, that Jrrt. DAVIS ard ID coal. ituis la,
4dJpt,d this policy, partly With NO Ue!.ef .ba,
zcInin.l reinforcement Of .he!r ARMY, to tie cNtrl
of two hundred thousand men, might have ste
ceucy 10 revive the droopug spirits OF tho rcb'
aud cause them ~ put forth d 'ns effort TOT
.ayse; srl partly ho,slsc there ~ss No a'DsT ".
~ which ~ keep up even an cstens.ble army.
shlr,, tie adoption Of tho siAye-arming policy W
. me.hing ,Sea dro" nng man catching at a Ell.
II could ulorl no safety, ~ be suss, 6u1 Ne
sas n,talng elso 90 cath ut.
The Spring Floods.
I'm. surinq ireshsts, which are now 0.b''ir
nave hardly parallel in ,Hten, or destructvere
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