The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-22

thirds OF the senate have desired Ha
waiian annexation, and yet one-thirs
Of the senator's have prevented the ma
| jority from voting on the subject by
their interminable talk.
Blacks to Fight spaniards.
How many OF you who have read
Of the summoning of colored regu-
lar troops 10 give battle TO the
Spaniards, and Of the enlistment
or men Of African descent as
volunteers in Uncle Sans army
without single protest from our re-
united brethren OF the south, have Civ
en- one thought To the public agitation
aroused during the civil war. when
those who had formerly been slaves
were given arms TO suppress secession?
That was one OF the most critical pc
RODS in the nations history, and yet
| the act OF those days is repeated at
this time without ripple of excitement
| or word OF adverse comment
| The policy OF arming the blacks was
| first officially announced in the final
emancipation proclamation OF Jan. i,
1875, and steps were Immediately taken
TO put the project into force. John G.
Nioolay and John Hay, in chapter of
their history Of ADRIAN Lincoln, as
published in The Century of April, 1889
state that President Lincoln mot only
watched these efforts with great inter-
est, but from time 10 time personally
wrote letters to several Of his COM
manders urging them to active efforts
In organizing negro regiments. If a sin
gle argument was needed to point out |
MS great practical wisdom in the man. |
agement Of this difficult question this |
argument is found in the mere sum-
ming up Of its tangible military re-
suits"
Many Colored Regiments.
At the beginning of December. 1862.
less than year after the president first
proclaimed the policy, he was able 10
announce in his annual message that
about $4,000 men, formerly slaves were
then actually bearing arms in the ranks
OF the Union forces. A report made by
the secretary of war on April 2. 1864
shows that the number of negro troops
then mustered into the service of the
United States as soldiers had increased |
10 l,9i6. and we learn further, from
he report of the provost marshal gem
,ral, that at the close of the war there
we're In the service of the United States
u colored troops 120 regiments of in
antry, twelve regiments of heavy ar
llIery, ten companies of light artillery.
Lnu seven regiments of cavalry, max
ng grand aggregate of 1885 men.
mis- was the largest number in service | &
/ any time, but IL does not represent | I
ii or them. The entire number COM d
nissioned and enlisted in this branch Il
the service during the war, or more v
roperly speaking, during the last two a
ears OF the war, was 1861 men. e
Watched the Experiment. =
For official information concerning
ne subsequent development of Presi. v
ent Lincoln's plans we are Indebted to y
he labors of Messrs Nicolay and Hav e.
n succinct presentment Of the facts =
hey inform us that the rebel authori a,
es watched the experiment of armins y,
lie blacks with the keenest apnreben. u
on and hostility. In Mr.. Lincoln's -
der Of July 22, 1862, directing military %
'mmanders to seize and use property. .,
al or personal. for military purposes ~,
I'd to employ persons Of African de- :.
ent as laborers." Jefferson Davis pro- W
ssed already to discover wicked VIC. /,
ton Of the laws of war. apparently ",
rgetting that his own generals were =.
erywhere using such powers in mill g.,
ry labor When il was learned that ID
inter and Phelps were endeavoring 10
organize negro regiments. the south vo
ahectation Of surprise and protest no
rdered CT the ludicrous THE hest br
thenticated newspapers received from 90
United States" wrote General Lee Tn
nnounce as fact that Major General re;
inter has armed slaves for the mur-
OF their masters, and has thus done mr.
In his power to inaugurate a ssrvila 90
IT. which is worse than that of the TT
wages, inasmuch as It superadds 9th err,
horrors to the indiscriminate slaueb- fol
OF the ages sexes and conditions" lie
ISSUED "A Formal Order. his
\ little later the Confederate war do bu
rtment issued a formal order. as fcI- he
VS.; That Major General Hunter the
d Brigadier General Phelps be M fol
ger held and treated as public era
es of the Confederate state. but &C CHI
flaws; and that in the event of tie bea
)ture of either Of them. or that ~ 60, Sh
Ter commissioned officer emnloved ~ ant
ling, organizing or instructing her
yes, with view Of their armed eer,, mo
in the war, he shall not be regarded he
prisoner Of war, but held in closa pis
lhnement for execution as q felor - wit
n time and place as the president Jun
III order" roll
resident Davis, in his sensational lat'
elamation Of outlawry against c. wit
j Butler and all commissioned ON doV
s in his commend, declared: "Afri- anc
slaves have not only been melted hea
nsurrection by every license ana en- 10
but numl ers Of them bav. VIII
ually been armed for servile war
var in its nature far exceeding the UNI III,
rors ana most mcrciiess atrocities 20 lh'
ages. In this It was ordered tbot aga
gro slaves captured in arms he ot WA
e delivered over 90 the executive ar. pms
rifles Of the respective states 60 'hSI
ich they belong to be dealt with oc. -
ding TO the laws Of said state" ara . nea
I Butler and his commissioned Sm- eho
;, robbers and criminals dessrvi,e . .a
tn, be, whenever captured. reserv cd Wv. .ho'
execution" 'hc
Policy of Retaliation. n
view or the great success which Of nh,
1ef the enlistment of b1o..t '>