The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-25
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Tu7 Mississippi. state Convention has o. .sr dors
iErss rSs TIA. &C " nterci: % i's courtr, At
!srge. FRS, 1t has psssel an ordu declaring
ne Official abolition OF slavery in that state
SECOND. !; has recommended the pardon Of JIM.
DAVIS. sud u'rd, it bias requested the Government
TO Withdraw TIE negro soldiers from the State.
III uusninity Of tho Convention in voting assnt
slavery, and TIL apparent wiliip yness q .be mem
bers 10 le.ths Institution 90, arc worthy Vi notice.
OF course the Cony uIicn could not have saved
slavery IN any event but tie ~ RI rlauies.e!by
the delegates IN accepting abolition Is highly COM
nlonds e. The request concerning tue pardon Of
Jar DAVIS Is nothing more than msht have been
expected, and we do not alprehend that It vii
have very great weight In deciding tie Prcs.dears
action Ia respect ~ the distinguished rebel
DAVIS Is sEsi pni-n. be r,,r ssn;sl
that State in the urtcl States Senate
81 the inception & ito rebellion he las for
quarter u century been prom ueuuy ldcnlGe
with It's Interests, aud ii ia but natural that this
Congeuton--tnaic up manly oi lis personal and
political admirers sb juld niorceje tor bis pardon.
Eut tho rcqu 1t FOR the withdrawal Of The negro
troops from -,isspp 10 r..h,r on. 81 place. I.
Geclre that CHI lac rebels OF ia. state DO not Ike
blue uniform, and they want the President 10
relieve them of ibis offensive SIGH! Boy aA.uy tie
negro troops away. We older With the C.ny,n.
ton a out the desrsbiHty o. this change ITO
Government ncela certain 'oi.c OF so'lie., in
thc southern States, and vii continue - nee !
hem until The people get s-,.! down 10 their
normal condi'ion. The negro sol lers are =. home
,here, accustomed TO tic cluse, aud We i.llo,l
troy are satisfied WITH ,hs service. Wife troops.
On 'hc contrary, ava snN.cus & be mustered oli 90
the army, in order t. re uine other rIuitl. $ IN
being tue cage Il Is bs,tf', 10 IA a. the Govern
mont and tho soldiers are couceyuei that the negro
troops should D. continued tho ice WITH
ressr1 to .ue preferences OF the ifAipl ans, sc
thin tasy ~. survVe thc contact witt nsclo
sJldiers, provided they are not 10, mach addicted
to rebel su;ios. SO long AS they conduc, them
selves rs good c!uzeus, they nesi have no arprc-
heutIoa oi utiu. utcrered with either by white or
eolored troops. bot we caa suggest = way by
which H.sis IN AMI all tho other reclaimed
States may son be relieved from this srpsreni
nj htmsrc Of negro soldiers. Let them show tho
Government shAt there IL no necessity Tor keeping
troops OF any kind In the South, and they will not
long Ne troubled with tho sght Of negroes in uni
form. lhe Government would he glad to With.
draw Ne soldiers aud DIS and uen for their
maintenance Is very expensive bu' SO long az tho
ate rebels continue 10 show evidence OF latent re
billion, as many Of them are row doing, so Ions
will troops be qusrserel among ,hsm. We com
, mend 'hs suggestion to the serious considerable
I o the 'sissppi Convention; aud in connection
with II We venture TO say that sIch course wi
d be faF more potent in reaching the desired erd
Q that the mem,rI. N,ion hey have just sdIresss'
t. Prcsideng JoHSFo,.