New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-19

them. Chlet among them 10 . certain
Brigadier General, who, although he hates
the negro. yet took good caro- to got his
nephew . commission in . colored regiment
Another newspaper correspondent says thai
certain officers of high rank say that thu
experiment Of having negro troops, VA
hardly . success. Who arc the officers O.
high rankf General Sherman said in hi
| examination before . committee of Con
grees last summer, 'These mel have Ger.
tainly come up to the expectation of their
best friends 40 soldiers. Some persons
think l an opposed to colored troops, bu, il
il not 90. They make excellent sentinels,
are faithful to their trust, and are - brave
a. the occasion calls for, and I bear this my
testimony, my willing testimony ~ to theiz
excellence"
General Thomas said to . gentleman q
few months before his death, IF the colored
man was - smart ut everything ~ he 10 at
soldering his friends would need have NO
fear for his future"
General Hancock, when in command Of
the Department OF the Missouri, in his e1-
animation before . Congressional commit
tee in 1868, spoke very highly Of the celored
troops in his command.
Generals Sheridan and Argur have a.
ways spoken well Of them. The officers OF
the negro regiments are perfectly willing
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officers fall of whom are of high rank, but
not by rebel Congressman or Democratic
editors.
If they want to find ont whether the col.
cred troops are effective or not le. them
hunt mp the records in the War Depart
ment. 1t is easily done; every muster roll
has ON the back On inspection report, with
the words, "Discipline," "Inetructiop,"
military Appearance" ".Arms," "Aocoutre-
ments, ""Clothing, ," and the inspecting off.
GERS have to set forth the true state Of the
company opposite the above heads. Let
the record of deeertions from the oOlored
regiments for the five years ending Decem-
Der 81, 1875, be overhauled, with the num-
beI of guns, pistols, horses, etc., stolen by
such deserters, and overhaul in the same
manner the other regiments in service. If
such IN investigation il made the negro
hater will find that figures do not lie, and
that b false assertions made by the
enemies Of the colsred soldiers can not be
s~ubstsntisted. Lot them examine Generals
Mackenzie, Grierson, Hatch, Wade, Potter,
Davidson, Doubleday, Shafter and others,
and they will find that there are officers Of
highest rank why think the negro makes .
good soldier. The territory between Eagle
Pass and Brazos ~ held some time ago By
five small companies of oolored cavalry Of
about fifty men each. Now, the Texas dele
cation demand two full regiments of cav
airy (white) for the same 500 miles of Rio
Grande frontier. l see nothing strange that
$50 men are unable to do that which every
body says will take 1900 men to perform.
They complain because five small COM
panies Of colored troops could not do Ger
tain things. and with the same breath say
that to enable it to be done it will take be-
tween two and ten regiments Of white SOL
diers.
1t is . we'll known fact that the colored
soldier rarely deserts and very seldom gets
drunk; that he 10 longsuffering and we'll
/ have heard Of Q oOl0red in.
company marching forty-two miles
in n day, the same distance made BY .
command Of cavalry, and it lie . common
thing for the colored companies ON the
march to make thirty miles per day. I
know . colored company in which there
has been only ono gun lost by desertion
during Eve years. There are a. fine colored |
companies - are in the regular service, for |
Cox's and Bantz0ni's companies. |
IF the Thirty third Infantry, and Hsgen'e
md Hoor's companies, Ninth Cavalry. 1
1ave heard An inspector general say that
Company, Of the Ninth Cavalry, |
the finest company he had inspected !
the war.
The present talk about the colored troops
D NOTED by certain 0t1OoF0 in Wa0hlnRt0n, |
Who are vel known, and who arc preiu-
Iced, and not having any opportunity to |
,erve with them are unable to form Q lust !
Admitting they muster ont the celored
regiments, how are they going to keep the
legro ont of the army under the constitu.
siOnf They can nc moro hinder them from
,eing soldiers than they Bar hinder them
votlng, holding Office, or from being
members Of Congress.
In conclusion, l hope that some gentle
nan who knows tho falsehood of the charges
against the colored troops, will take MP their
'ause. For it i'll becomes u~nrepentant
,ebels, who have perhaps been defeated on
many . hard fought battlefield, now to
'neer st the men who helped to conquer
hem. It i'll becomes officers Of the army
o make false statements, which they know
,an not be substantiated, and the people of
his country will not take Lessons in mill.
ary matters from men whe, II things had
,oae differently, would have had those
nj groes Ia the army in that bondage
rom which the only deliverance il the