Richmond planet., 1898-11-19
YIRTUALDEMAND FOR THEIR RESIGNATION.
Outrageous Proceeding West Point Standard.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL CROXTON AND HIS
WHITE OFFICERS-A ROUGH TIME AT
CAMP POLAND-A STRONG CASE
MADE OUT.

added any more honor to, or attessed
to our qualification any more so than
the names Of these two officers aboys
referred TO. The Commonwealth OF
Virginia felt satisfied ut their action.
hence our entry into the service
NO RRoInKNTAL DRILLS HELD.
We can say without fea OF sueeess-
ful contradiction that from the Hth Of
August, possibly from the establish
ment OF the camp beyond Richmond
not one regimental drill had been had
by the Sixth Virginia Volunteers up
until the 22nd of October, saving few
NAV Guvres executed preparatory to s.
review by General Breckenridge on the
next, neither had there been one off,
GERS school OF instruction other than
those held in which the two Majors
were instructors up TO the 18th Of Jc-
tober.
PERFORMED THEIR PULL DBrY.
We did our duty. the regiment was
compllmented time and again upon its
efficiency, yet after any drill. or at any
time any shOrtcoming was noticed ON
part of enlisted men on the field or
sentinels on post, the officers were lia-
bic to be summoned to listen to til
rAde OF execretions and oaths. Oaths
and curses were always on hand. They
were often and very loud.
FRIRNDs wKRR FAITHFUL.
Our friends have stood up boldly for
us. and if oar pretended friends could
have witnessed the work done By tha
officers. and the assistance given as.
and then seen what we had to contend
against. instead of criticizing and con-
demning our action they would have
] com mmended US. Charity would have
dictated that that they say nothing un-
| til they heard more. but unfortunately
for some of our people. the less they
know about q subject the mere they
, discuss it. and the discussion is zidicu-
Ious, without sense or reason. We
were there aud knew.
WORD To THR oRrrIos.
These critics were at home and tried
to know more than we and what they
do not know about military reguIa-
tions and usages would fill forty eney-
clopedias. We did Just whas the,
white officers OF Massachusetts Reei-
ment did under the same circuustan-
ces barring color. We do not wish
money at the expense of right treat-
ment. One thing has been demon
strsted, yea two, first. that the com
manding sofficsr of the 6th Virginia
Regiment has nc respect for man oe
color, rehned or vicious.
coLoRED ovFIoERs PRRDIsAxK~.
| All look alike to him. Second, thae
In the eyes of = certain class OF army
officers. an enlisted man. or sn oRlcer.
either il he be q colored officer is ne
moro than yellow dog.
We do not wish it understood that
we were utterly friendless. We were
certain that we had one and probably
two officers on the Board who would
have given us justice, but one of the
other officers was from a regiment
very closely allied to the Georgia Regi-
Tuent which gave US more trouble than
all Camp Poland combined, while the
other two, one OF whom was the Presi-
dent, was Gfrom regiment, the 4th
Tennessee, who hated us intensely, as
evincec By their action on learning
that We were to be temporarily assign
ed to the same brigade with them. We
had nothing to hope for. Only swigt
| judgment.
Signed:
WIN. H. JOHNSON.
j. A G. STEVENS.
DAVID WORRELL,
JAMES + HILL.
EDWARD W. GOUK.DA
@. B. NICHOLAS,
s. B. RANDOLPH.
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