The southern argus., 1891-06-18
RACE MOVES.

/ L ue DOHS III Dlu6 came last 1ueSdaV
and they are being made much of by
erybOdy here, both colored and
white. The company is troop X ninth
calvary, United States army, and its
being stationed here is great mark of
/ honor. Fort Myer is only few miles
from the capital and it is there troop K
is quartered with a white troop which
came in here from the west the same
time troop l. came. Every soldier in
| the army looks hopefully to the time
when he shall be sent for to come 10
Washington as guard of honor at the
nations capital, but he is never sent
for unless he greatly distinguishes
| himself III some line of his duty, and
sometimes, even, not then. There has
never been colored soldier stationed
here since the war until now not that
cOlOred boys had not made good SOL
diers and done brave deeds, but on ac.
count of a mean narrow prejudice they
have always been kept away-out of
sight Of the "kunnels, by CAD, sab, ;"
and others of their kind, who could
not bear TO have a cOlOred trooper near
them. Troop X would not be here to-
day but for a little incident which
happened last winter. Ii was during
the time of the Indian troubles out
west. A white regiment had attack
ed the Indians, but the willy savages
were too quick. They surrounded the
white troops whom they were exter-
minating at very lively rate. The
last man of them would have been
slaughtered in a few short hours.
Word reached the ninth cavalry which
was many miles away. A fearful
blizzard was sweeping across the
plains at the time, freezing cattle to
death and hundreds Of human beings.
But this did not keep the ninth cavalry
in their tents. They mounted horses
and away they rode-through such
wind and sleet and drifting snow as
it used TO be said cOlored men could
not face and live. But they lived. and
after a terrible ride of many miles
they reached the point of conflict.
Then they stopped. STEADY" called
the colonel. "Chargew and the In
dians were routed. while the white
regiment was saved from total des-
tructon. 1t was a great deed and the
secretary of war said the regiment
should be honOred. The whole regi- |
ment could not be brought on, and as
troop X had led the charge it was Sc
lected. The white snObs here objected |
to having the colored boys here and |
they protested 10 Secretary Proctor.
but without avail. They are here.
The war department is now giving
its attention to the conduct of Capt. |
A. G.. Marley, company |, twenty
fourth infantry, now at San Carlos.
Ariz. From time to time reports have
been coming in to the effect that this
officer was having trouble with his
command and court martial after
has been ordered upon
bis instance to try enlisted men. Fin
ally it was openly charged by the men
that their officer was prosecuting them
and IN proof Of this it is shown that he
lad caused half of his company to be
placed under arrest at one time. This
company is composed of colored sol
Tiers and as class they are peculiar
Y tractable and docile, but it was rec
'gnized at the department that they
night have some cause for resentment
{, as they allege, they were stood in
inc, lectured, cursed and called black
monkeys.
1t was suspected that the captain
night have an unreasonable and un-
military prejudice against colored
roops, and finally Assistant Adiutant
Ieneral Macarthur was sent from
Washington to San Carlos to investi-
'ate the matter. lie fell i'll with the
rip en- route, and meanwhile news
anne that the captain had thirty of !
us men under arrest. Secretary ]
'roctor himself took cognizance of
his extraordinary state of affairs and
rdered the release of the soldiers
Without court-martials Now il is
robable that court of inquiry will
e ordered and if they so recommend
conrt-martial will follow. a
Corcoran art gallery in this city has G
etused admission TO colored artist =
tho held a ticket of admission 10 the |