The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-12

made again The immune contingent 1t
had been presumed by those who voted for
the bill in all good faith. was to he com
posed of these whose experience had
brought them into perious contact with the
disease peculiar to the tropics; they were
to penetrate and garris on posts of the in
vaded islands where yellow fever We
known to prevail. to venture where not even
the regulars would be expected to go. The
rank and file of these immunes the South
erh States are generously and magnani-
monsly expected to supply. Not the OF
ficers. oh. no; the war department will at
tend to that
In short. Texas and the ether Southern
States are expected to supply food for
powder, hearts for bullets and stomachs for
black vcmit and ripe manhood for the yell
low Jack in the persons of her best. strong
est and bruvest young men. to be led, 1t
may he. into sudden or certain lingering
death by leaders whom they DO not know
and in whose ability to take care Of their
troops, as competent officers are expected
TO do In the presence of deadly dangers.
seen and unseen, they can OF course place
no reliance.
officers should tie willing te risk the con-
sequences Of campaign with men sup
posed to he immune, The Southerneis who
enlist in these immune regiments must be
actuatcd by the most heroic patriotism.
They are, at least, entitled to n share of the
leadership. The spirit of selt sacrifice that
inspires the immune volunteers Is too no.
bic product ~ the country not 10 be- re-
spected to the utuost degree compatible
| with the effectiveness of the service they
| may be ordered to perform If there be
men among them capable OF Ne 'orming the
dGlics Of cegimcntal officers all such suf-
! iicicnt to command under the rank of colo.
ne! ought to be recognized by the iepart-
mert and appointed b. the president II
that be done, there will not he the slightest
difficulty in setting all tho men necessary
| to complete the immune contingent Other
visa 1t will be lamenahle flasso, ons that
| Will put the war department into most un-
fortunate disrepute throughout the country.
| The war began aud found The whole
united country burning With patriotism ana
ahlaze with martial ardor, "hese glorious
| fires that are lighted at the hearthstonss OF
the peoples homes have somewhat palod.
Dsappointment. humiliation and disgust
have almost entirely taken the places of ex
| rectation, pride and eeultatinn at the very
thought that swellcd tho hosom VI the
| you're men OF this great republic, that they
! liko their fathers and forefathers, were To
have an opportunity 20 prove an undving
| love OF country.
| What Is 1t has chilled the noble servor
OF tho young manhood of the country hut
the petty methods of the war department
its little medical inauisitlous, bureau red
tape cntanglements aad an exhibition Of
nopo'ism that would SHOCK the qensihillties
| OF tho car Of Rrssia9 And this rotten i'm
mune business! What is the situation 70
date! With the possible exception of the
regiment at Galveston and the one at New
Orleans. there are not enough ln,munes so
TAR organized into companies TO IN IN,
! quota OF a single immune regiment ont o,
the thousands asked for, One of these I'M
mune regiments, By the way Is 10 he
io.,nsa from enlistments in the notorious
yeiow FEVER country composed of the Dis.
uiet o. Columbia and the States OF Mary
land, Virginia and West Virginia.
10 Illustrate the manifest puerillty O,
,ne KIND OF effort to get the immunes into
shape, one example viii suffice One of ths
rsgiments Is to be raised In Alabama and
Mississippi The colonel OF the regiment
s n a. sargent OF Illinois. promoted from
Iiis' lieutenant Of the Sccand Cavalry and
takon, as another immune colonel was
i!om the offi2c OF Adju,ant General CorbIn
.oionel sargent has never been South and
/ ! as much yellow fever immune a. ia
Possibly can not be. II need only hs sta,as
tnat he at first conceived the Idea ~ hay.
| ING his regiment composed OF five wh,ts
ana I'VE negro companies. to show how
Mite ne knows OF the peonle OF Alsb,mc
| ana mississippi, whom he fondly homes vii,
,sassn MIN With further opportunities for