The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-04-04

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the Enrolling Officer at this place.
! Southern Editors appear to be particularly OBJ
noxous to the yankees. We informed by a
soldier who was in Fayetteville when Sherman oc-
cuped that town. that the yankees offered reward
of $4,000 for the body of E. J. Hale. senior editor
of the Observer And in Columbia we learn, they
made strict search and inquiry for the Editors. If
Editors do not about visiting Northern prisons,
they must keep out Of the way of Mr. Sherman.
| The Editor of the Wadesboro Argus captur-
ed by Kpatrck's cavalry when they passed through
Arson county, and pretty roughly treated. But
fortunately he escaped near Fayetteville.
RECRUITING COLoRED TRooPs--Saveholder
who have negroes Of suitable age, and who in
earnest about achieving independence, now have an
opportunity of reinforcing the army by rendering
negro men to the Government soldiers. 1t is not
probable that the Confederate armies will ever be
| reinforced with sufficient number Of white men
the army of ofcehoders throug hout the country is
being constantly increased, but the army in the field
get but few white recruitstherefore, unless large
number of negroes are forthcoming the armies will
finally become too weak to offer efectua resistance
to the enemy. 1t remains to be seen whether mas
ters will assist in strengthening the armies with their
negroes. If they do not, the cannot continue
much longer with prospect of success. We might
well look facts in the face and it is notorious
fac: that white who out of the army do
want to go in, and will not if they avoid it.
Putting negro men in the army is to be voluntary
on the part of the negro we'll the master 1t is
understood that the negroes who soldiers
are to be free
70 nthOrtieS bay cd latin
relative to the mode in which coored troops are to
be recruited in the Confederacy. These regula-
tions are as follows:
THE recruiting service, under this act, will be
conducted under the supervision of the Adiutant and
Inspector General, according to the regulations for
the recruiting service of the regular army in far
as they are applicable, and except when special
directions may be given by the War Department.
There will be assigned or appointed for each State,
officer who will be charged with the collection
enrolment and disposition Of all the recruits that
may be obtained under the first section of this act.
One general depots will be established in
each State. and announced in orders. and suitable
number of officers will be detailed for duty in the
staff departments of the depots There will be as
signed at each general depot quarternaster, COM
missary and surgeon, and the headquarters of the
Superintendent will be at the principal depot in the
State. The proper officers to sid the Superinten-
dent in enlisting, mastering and organizing the re-
cruits will be assigned by orders from this office,
by the General-in- Chief.
The enlistment of colored persons under this act
will be made upon printed forms. to be furnished for
the purpose, similar to those established for the reg
ular service They will be executed i'm duplicate.
one copy to be returned to this office for file. No
slave will be accepted u recruit unless with his
owners consent, and with the appreciation of his
master, by written instrument, comforting, as far
as he may the rights of freed and which shall
be filed with the Superintendent. The enlistments
will be made for the war, and the effect of the en-
listment viii be to place the slave in the military
service conformably to this act. The recruits
will be organized at the camps in squads and COM
panes and will be sub ject to the order of the Gen
eral-in-Ch under the second section of this act
The Superintendent in each State will cause a
report to be made the first Monday of every
month"; showing the expenses Of the previous month;
the number of recruits at the various depots in the
State; the number that have been sent away, and
the destination of each. His report will show the
of all slaves recruited. with their age, des-
cription, and the names of their masters One copy
will be sent to the GenerainC Chief and one to the
Adjutant and Inspector General
The appointment of officers to the companies to
be formed of the recruits aforesaid will be made by
the President i
To facilitate the raising of volunteer companies,
officers recruiting therefor authorized to muster
their men into service enrolled. AS en-
rolled and mustered. the will be sent with des
criptive lists to the depos of rendezvous at which
they will be instructed until assigned for service in
the field. When the organization of any company
aims incomplete at the expiration of the time
specified for its organization, the companies de-
taohments already mustered into service will be
signed to other organizations, at the discretion of
the General in Chief /
1t is not the intention of the President to grant |
any authority for raising regiments or brigades.-
The only organizations to be perfected al the de-
pots camps of instructions those of companies
and, in exceptional when the slaves of one
estate. of battalions consisting of four companies
and the only authorities be issued will be for the
raising of companies or the aforesaid special bat
alions of four companies. All larger organizations
will be left for future action, experience may de-
termine.
All officers who may be employed in the recruit
ing service under the provisions of this act who
may be appointed to the command of the troops
raised under it, who may hold any staff appoint
ment in connection with them, enioiped to a
provident, consderate aud humane attentonto what
ever concerns the health. comfort, instruction and
discipline of these troops. and to the uniform OBJ
servance of kindness, forbearance ard indulgence t
in their treatment of them, and especially that they
will protect them from injustice and oppression"
John NJ. Daniels, Editor of the Richmond Ex-
aminer, died in Richmond on the 30th inst, after