The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-12
AIPanlc in the white Hon.e.

Inc President is making great hue and
cry over the organization Of colored military
companies in the South as we'll as lin. this
District, and it has been stated in the public
prints, at his request, that he has ordered
deneral Grant to take measures to suppress
all such organizations Letters have been
sent to him from hundreds of Southern reb
els complaining of the existence of such as
sociatlons, and expressing fears that evil re-
suits may follow, if they are allowed to pro-
coed with their drilling but as yet no COM
plant OF that character has been received
from any one of loyal antecedents. The reb-
| ell friends of the President assert that the
freedmen are lazy and improvident, and I'M
willing to work even when properly recon-
pensed tor their labor, yet it seems they have
managed without aid from the Government
to arm and equip themselves as volunteer
soldiers In such formidable array as to excite
the hvellest apprehension of their late mas
tiers.
instead OF complaining now of the indo-
lence OF the freedmen, the rebels grumble
because they have saved enough from the
haryests recently gathered to protect them
selves from such Johnsonian freaks of loy-
atty as the New Orleans, Memphis, and
Charleston riots of the last year. The most
important result of this " big scare' is that
the scared A. J. has called upon Gen. Grant
for a report of the number of troops now on
duty IN the department of Washington, with
complete roster of the commanding Off
GERS; from which it is inferred that he in
tends taking the field in person at the head
OF his formidable army, not three Thousand
muskets strong, against tile colored militia
OF Washington and Georgetown which, all
told, does not muster five hundred muskets
He has. however, very discreetly ordered
General Emory, commanding the depart
ment, to disarm or disband the freedmen be-
fore he commences his campaign against
| them, which order will be duly executed to-
morrow. Meanwhile, the existence of SINH
lar white organizations is not interfered with,
for the reason that, as they are mainly COM
posed of rebels Johnson's friends are not
| afraid of them, and have not preferred any
| complaints. In this connection it is proper
| to add that the first intimation of this big
| scare was published in the special kilograms
| from this city to the Northern press in such
manner as to convey the impression that
these complaints have been received at the
headquarters of the army from the Southern
military commanders, as the kilograms sta
ted that reports to that effect had been re
ceivcd by General Grant. The fact is that
the letters containing the complaints receiv-
eel by his Accidency were referred to the
Secretary of War, with the request that they
should be Immediately attended to. In no
other way has General Grant received any
official information of the existence of these
terrible organizations, and he will doubtless
report that fact to the frightened Comman-
der-in-Chief of the Army and Navy, in an
swer to his inquiry on the subject.
General Emory last evening notified the
! commanding officers of the organizations
not to hold any more parades Or public ex-
hibitions until they hear from him again.
In the meantime he will consult with Gen
erai Grant regarding the manner of execu-
ting his delicate duty by carrying out the
order of disbandment.- Wash. Chronicle.