The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-17
A Rebel Reporter Killed.
rFrnrn tha Richmnnd Examiner Ian 1A1

heroes % those who may be addicted visions Of STATE
Rebel Reporter Killed.
Prom the Richmond Examiner, Jan al
N. George Steadman, Of Sseadmsnsvile, Kcnsucky,
and attached 70 Captain Adam Johnsons oomnand wes
killed TIE 18th Of December a korgannsid IN his
He shot through the breast and lived only two or
three h0urs Mr. Seadman for some une before the
romsrrsSs talent Is photographic repoIsr In 1893
he accompanied Lieut. Beal ON his expedition 70 tho
Chesapeake, and was captured with others, suffering
Richmond and renewed his connection with the press;
but hrsd with discrimination 70 aid In the redemption
the sword, anobIy lighting fello His remains were
buried a his fathers residence, stsadnansville.
vhe Riohnoad Air FILLED with Startling
From she Richmond ExamBer Jan. IA
Tho air fullof rumors and false ones mainly North
ern papers laely informed us example, Of proposal
made BY the Georgia State authorities 70 General sher
covered 70 have been untrue from the nrst-"has no
foundation whatever In fact says the Philadelphia
Of mor vheb encee h% round about
% look aer private letters and papers lost n ne ssck
b. % e.. the ssm On s
Sss Other a' anS higher snas % ssns
knowledge ths. England and France are about 70 qua
ranee Confederate independence and Blair 10 sent 20 an
can get better terms from the Yankees than from any
EuropeanA" Some gurmse that he only came to make
capital for noons and stimulate the war; by
demonstrating that the South will mot hear Of any peace
enemy; while others conjecture that the ancient editor
graphs TO b able 70 persuade himself that ne 10 Of
some importance. Probably none Of all these cxpana
true one is matter Of NO consequence in lie.
Next come rumors Of war between the United States
ss y Of e
Mexico and cruising under his letters cf marque after
French commerce In the Atlantic and in tho Gulf
Gasetts Of Liverpool and London capable tssems Of
getting up electric sensations and startling develop
And 20 the Gpp;so Gassse very naturally seized upon
letter said 70 have been addressed by the French port
West India islands, stating that the administration
70 believe that American pivateers have been
armed a New Orleans and = Key West" 40
the least intmation that Of those priva.een has
81 censorous or but the suspicion win occur
that the English Skipping Gasss has created this whole
botoms'' in the eyes Of insurance occs, and cause
their premiums rise which would naturally benent the
English shipping interest
Wilmington, founded upon Fata Morsana vision seen
far TO seaward by some distinguished officer who secs
based on the soppages Of hydrants OF these start
ling developments s needless TO speak, because these
with many more will be rife the streets morrow
shout the hour when Christians out of church.
In short this seems 70 be peculiarly time for believ
ds de- ,.s from rom .seassosis. '''S' -
Governor Andrews Massachusetts, Quo
ta-One 0outheDner ~ Good - Ten
Trom the Richmond Examiner, Jan. IA
Governor andrew, OF Massachusetts, in his last
sage announced with natural pride, that his State had
sent into the neld since The beginning Of the one
sSou.sDa more than her Blu. Would ssss Se
geat 70 suppose that ths great multitude sfneA
people 10 precious 70 be exposed the hazards and
horres war Accordingly the prudent government Of
buying human stock Tor the shsblss Of the war fos
Ms Union while the genuine 4ssssY6bhs;s-1may and
navy, make shoes -, = Lynn and msch,n:.y and am
%Ssoa at and from Corn anS nom
crammed with Irtshmen all account Of Massachusetts,
and be credited ION her 'quosa" The activity and
s e When Yankee
Congress authorized recrtng in the limits Of The Con-
In the neld and tho lines Of the Northern army nom
the Rappahannock % tho Mississippi picking negroes
medsssy on The All Of Savannah Governor Andrew do
spatched agents 70 that city 20 recruit black oyas TO
be credited 70 the quota Of his State" In such .
he even anticipated the permission Of the Sec
rotary Of War for that purpose The per.
mission indeed given without delay and we are In
formed that the documents would arrive tho
time that the first squad IL it's way Massachusett
Certainly the white oyass Of Massachusetts, act wisely
In taking great care Of themselves, being that COED
people VIGOROUSLY scarce; and there is not black
ioyalst who comes from Savannah that will mot
white one from tho perils Of the field
There is nothing, however which moro clearly proves
that the war waged by the North is cospsng than the
appearing in their armies Even che foreign white ele
ment has visibly declined within the past year;
and they mean to subugate these Confederate States
consistent enough with their speculative thcoryhat all
men are created equal-and nothing ought TO be
agreeable to than that they should show their
cety in that belief by testing It in this very way II
they do really subdue the confsderacy with negro SOL
diers they will have demonstrated their grand dogma
that the negro is as good a. the white man. and little
they will deserve 70 hold possess and govern
We wish Che enemy full army Of negro substitutes
There could be no better than this that the enemy
recruiting his army with Georgia negroes Yankees will
Dutchmen but negroes never No race is more oa able
Of discipline; men can b brought 10 march in
sss.sssT line ?. dig Ssspsr hes .. police in
bean any country, 70 any time IN the faintest,
tles-they WILL Discipline and training give ire
mendous odds the side Of those who have the lighting
highest degree they win do absolutely nothing for men
who have not that element Negroes have nothing OF
the soldier In their moral nature They be put in
state OF Frantic but completely blind and senselcss
element; they make brutal and frenxed rush-not
q charge-but they then dangerous isolated
individually and will be cut down themselves In vast num-
bers by troops Of another In whom the intelligence
always suhecrves II II does not direct the passions We
repeat H. Ns ne,cs that TIE Yankee army surety color
sing into black mass good for One Thousand
native Uhite americans acting in rdnk and @ U rifles
in teer hands c aiseays be eqSivalent for ten os
sand Yanee neoes II not recruited from slavery
TO those very whites With all disadvantages teven that
Of foolish government) VIC can carry on the war for
with the United States while their white population
remains at bome and fills their mock armies with negro
slaves President Davis, we know, thinks that must
needs initiate the enemy In this matter and In abolition
too only put negroes 10 confront negroes but set
them free a reward for service-and surrender while
doing 80 the essential and distinctive principle Of South
en civilization. But certain are that reflection will
always withhold land from that absurd and suicidal
act Negro labor will be employed without doubt here
after In our camp; Ia already employed In producing
the food on which the army subsists lot General Lee
nave as many negroes under his orders he please let
the regulation number be that Of the uths prototype,