New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-23

SOUTHERN News.


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that is required, thea. 70 maize so'der II good
physique without regard 20 his iuo.iiatons; aud 1
DO assert that the empenindcd tlo more Gi, IL
81 aud obcd'ent le wiil band oNcoence Is tie
foundation. top and Fiddle OF a soldiers ccucGuon.
speak new OF heavy infantry. WAN TIE ctleF arms
Q somewhat different rale lcias-since mole indi.
.iduaity is requ'redbut the same ~ substantially true
throughout. thus the negro Is oxceDenty adapted for
soh1lcr. -oeiV As eANe.'o"''' "''"f'" ~
soldier ,no,,, baoonse No
l. f,ss Hc tss been tlicked and forced into his ser
rnd ne cannot help IL. Those who have beeh RS
osp;lred say they would rather fight on our sde NC
cause we know better how TO treat them. 49,. 90
1T is rot true tien that 10 make good 80
these people we either give promise ~, ot 70
dom. On tie contrary, il is my hrm d ,rscta
do either would BE- to impair their efficiency a %
Lility But the greatest possible advantage can ~
by skilfuy using their desire for heSHuu Of her,
dent should have power to declare LII E.r snch re.
a. may from tiue 10 time be Iecorlinenueu W. COW
ND Inv thtir oicsrs for gallant or mcTltoIivus oO
duet, This would act as On overpaSsIn hut Ne
shonld net be % TAXI eeci ~ and tbo solder should
se eiyer houorary eheyrOns TO cistlngu in
The service To say that Az sieaH ve
at the end of the var would nave niue ehev,, iss
nl va 1epess WOull altogether iall 10 lniitss
A simple,nin,ed negro beyond a week AsWth niE.'
one rroniso 10 free ones cook at some ibiehAIIe p,
viii the expectation OF thereby securing HoCu -
M Il II he held Cut as boon within Ms lihmcu"'e
xyrssp aud which he sees conferred upon ON
dav il r-rst have most excellent eject n's 80
either give or promise freedom Mn"ltSAe WIZ =. \;
a most nornioiOus influence upon the woie l"oS' ~ 10
wholly unnecessary. and should moi DC doNe' ~
IL y alleged h would desert No soldier wig
,,nae-stands Gle potency Of discipline could h0!I su1
an oniuiol Whenever officers aud non eVi9li'ssV.'
t0 srs az guard 30 ;hcir dlty the senneis do the n
ado Remembering tsat there would be man! rol-c'il'
ntlay by wtostha. they would not chiy nave ~ pt''
heir own lines of sentnes, hut through the fsKtl
ard grand guards tWhite) It Vln be seen now u ,cu
ecspe would be- Those who attempted il wodie be Sc
severely and cert ainy punished tha ie" "o"' S'
tie experiment. -, H. -.
battle This would be iar more Impossible thlh tht
other There Is altogether too much danger ~ mat Oh
ree,on They vOsld receive the IRE from BON parnes
The line Of fle.ciosers would. however Oe sAte sam
Gent 10 hold them, whatever lhey might WIS., :,
1T is said, acsn, they vonid revolt. NNmng coul'
he more impossible no scheme could he kept from h'
pon.eonmissioued officers constantly at hau1 Even
regiment were 10 succeed sufficiently 70 come - "a
outbreak Others could not act IN concert ana Would ~
brought crash the refractory ones az once BESIDES
1he cavalry and artillery &" mte1 WouI ne ever az marc
destroy any that might aitempt IT, Mntry scarce
by known where discipline ~ maintained In the grea
Sepoy attempt discipline he'd been relaxed nnd man.
OF the English officers Withdrawn. Yet, with crgaii
tuns perfect ard win great superiority Of numbers
they bad to eld. Wthont officers Of even tie loves
grade how Dancsy futile any effort OF iris sort No1'
80 Can We spare them7 by employing
psrt those that remain could be more conveniently
used We would send back whites 20 properly superln
tend tn r labor; and the result woud be positive gam
proposition thep Is to!et the slavery question re
main Just where spu into service as man! negroes a
we can provide with arms and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
them strictly heavy iuflutry, to be neld for the day
OF battle-c0uvert the white troops into cavalry AZ
t'ery and elite afautrv-tase all oicrrs ard D0ncom
nissioned officers from Tho most gall0nt and mertor
oas Of our present armies and nlrodrce the strctet
possible 81 stem of discipne-all With the gIeae: "a
pidty The time required 20 accomplish this would b.
less than al first thought. TIC greatest obstacle IN
max lg troops is teach and Give experience 20 the
officers. IN this case would have them, IN great
part, already made Tho soldier j. taught everything
SO far a the din goes when be knows the school o. the
drill hgVpud Gglnuf4
officer almost entirely that The dine required w0ul
be that necessary for experienced officers 10 dI one
eompony Thus an army would Swing into existence
il O remarkably short time"