Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1865-03-07
For the NeWs.
For the NeWS.
Employment Of Negroes in
the ARMY,
This subject is engaginc mucl. n

Employment Of Negroes in
the Army.
This subject is engaging mucl, at
'ention IN every part Of the Confrd
eracy-men of the first position have
given in their adhesion 20 its necessi-
ty and feasibility. R-c-ntly-sooa
after the ,eturn OF our Commissioners
from their unsuccessful negotiations
with Seward and Lincrln-n grra,
and enthusiastic public meeting Mas
held in til. African Church, Rich
.n"nd, Va, at which. this measure
was warmly and ably supported
Mr.. Benjamin was the leading speaker
on this subject, and his remarks com
bin.d all Of the necessity OF the
measu!1'. He stated that h. had u
fact to communicate that would doubt
less he unpleasant, to some, viz: the
necessity @pufrins PARTON ot' our
Aock i'ofaia<ion in tie field. The
war having been waged on a scale SO
gigantic by our ruthless foes, as to
nccessitatc the use of most Of our
white population of the military age.
in the field. and having no foreign
recruits. we were under III. necessity
of calling on, the blacks Mr.. Is.
called upon Virginia TO lend. and
stated that if til. General Assembly
of that noble old State would recom-
mend tn. measure. Gen. Lees army
would be recruited to til. extent OF
10000 men in twenty days Mr.
njamin's remarks are entitled 20
I'll. more credit. AS he spok. from a
full knowledge of the necessity. and
CAV. uttcrance to the views Of the
government.
But "a much higher authority than
Mr. Rcrialnin has spoken upon the
subject. Gen. L.. himself, the great
rs, Captain of this or any u,h-. age,
has said that III ". don't employ the
negro in the field. TIL. enemy would"
Mr.. Srddon. too, thu able Secretary
of War. has expressed hime>lf favor,
abl y TO the employment "f the negro
! He says moreover. that the expert
enc. of the past four Years Of war,
has demonstrated the great fact.
doubted by many. tina, tn. negro
will tiSh; more enthusiastically tor
I The South. than Tor the North. And
| may ask why not! This II til" ne
/ -ro'- home. his country; here lis
/ \ inbred. and all the associations and
traditions Of his lii.. and herr. lie bu.
ri"d III" bon of his ancestors. amt
] mere j. the climate best adapted 10
! his condition The North he know
| hu, li,ti- about, and thu, It'll" is not
! much in li- favor. Northern mas
/ irr- H.. knows full vel! are r,icu
: tntlv -; ere upon their servants. and
/ lac j. well aWar'. Of lh. iuhuulnIIity
/ practicrd upon III" w"u,rn aud ch!l
irrn. and Tia. irlpl---. ON account -!
! ..-- since IA" COMMENCEMENT of TIA"
! pr.-cn, VAR. p.;l!r Plea of k..tnani
~. thousands and tens OF thousands
Of th"-. hr!p!"-- creatures. hat-,. been
ntir,.! away from their cr;pi"r:ahl,
/ homes in tia" ~uutl, and left 10 perish
! of cold and hnu.~r II u land at stran'
! gers. without pity ~ r"m"r~''. In,
/ negro knows AL Mi. and Will ru-l
! wiki z"al and alncri:y t. the stand
: ard Of our country. w!.nurvrr thr np,
/ pprtunitv i afforded. IL l,.!l. t.,
, will b" fired with Vengeance when
, the wro - dome his nropl" by ih'
! Yankees since the cuul,n"uc"ru,.nt OF
! he present WAY, arr fully made knSwI
t" him
/ Then l., Us mov" in the matter