The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-02
BLACK TROOPS IN DIXIE.
NOT LIKED BY THE WHITE SOUTH.
WHICH MADE THINGSHOTFOR THEM.

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State Governments set their faces firmly
against furnishing any Afro-American regi-
ments as a part OF their quotas. They were
opposed to the principle OF the matter on gem
cral grounds. and in tina main were successful
In their antagonism. The only full regiments
Of Afro-Amcricans that got into the service
through the States were tho Twenty-third
Kansas. the Eighth Illinois. the Third North
Carolina. the Third Virginia and the Eighth,
Ninth and Tenth "Immunes." There was also
an Alabama battalion. The Ninth Ohio Battal-
ion and Company l. ot the Sixth Massachu-
sets also got into tho service. The first
three regiments we're oflrered throughout by
ro-Amcrican officers. with the exception Of
the Kansas regiment. which has a white Col.
ouel and Lieutenant-Colonel The two Col-
onels who got in are James II. Young OF the
Third North Carolina and James Fl. Marshall
Of tho Eighth Illinois. The latter went to
Cuba with his regiment and was APPOINTED
Governor Of San Luis. The. Kansas Regiments
in Cuba:. Ths Sixth Massachnsatts company
as has been the Ninth ohio Battalion. under
Lieut. Young OF the army. the only Afro
un,c"rs. and spent most Of his time at Fort
Alger. near Falls Church. in Virginia.
ofrngiments -tationed IN camps Of the SOUTH
ern states have had n rocky road to travel from
ssn.ei their presence and done, what they
could to make It hot Tor the bows in blue. In
Tnr ss7r cot 9' al the GOOD f%ir o ,"f iRay eny sim msa6 tb tse
ware stationed at Ch~irkamauc Park, at Tam,
Tex. since. The Afro-Ameri"qn volunteers
10 no, arrfnr. to have he'll their own
they got the worst Of tn" encounters from one
no time factor I I 10 ndt heitevee that It is
possible t, tnd a black coward in an army
m mnj I Q bI SS' ' or wb are 'i nmIs T .hnt & mHn IN
ia the ..ctter part of valor.' He stands from
Judgment or inclination approves it. AS ,taras
the AfrO-Amrri"a1 soldier IS concerned. this
c"pti'n in tn" war Of tn" reb"llion as we'll as in
The The FIJI K aSh rnoa anH T"Tth -o "IIm mn, II, reg!-
vice. md tho press DISPATCHES made 1t apnear
TINT they ]raint.I III" POINTS red from which
they rnesed: hut The country will learn after
Q whi'ethat every newspaper despatch emanat-
ing from southern points which bears upon
the relations Of tn" races is a violent and ma
liciouS n"ryarsion Of fact.
crui'ed In June last. with Col. Edward Higgins
il command. He er"nt thirty-two years in the
mon. With companies as ioi'ows:: Three from
Kentucky. one from New Jcrs"y. two from West
m'rStnStn as and &o four ]. trGT o Trp9 ss canp Th Tso resi.
y Va so TS% nSIS s5 SSsoS %a- fIe %t,n / , &c, Gs% Il ,si
regiment ,when t was mustered out. In con-
THE feeling OF the white people Of Chatta.
tense. The Colonel and must"ring officers Of
not stop in 'G+ha'tta9oo.sta" at ali ali. and Il twas was
aerenh TINT it should not, but we We're never
was done obviously 70 give our men a chance
to spend their money, They srent It freely.
eE!9T1ih1SS'iGE r ra' a m,tD %n q ope the hS'9 trsin se len echatta-
nooCg in, an, orderly way. ard the men were
tEd sry, all slc sIong 2, ts t5a line rain The ncsd first -rsd trouble 70 S.sh IN
VILE. where we arrived at !. O'Clock, in the
morning. The officers were asleep in the PULL
mob Of nv or snventv.fve policemen and two
hundred citizens came I'M the cars with pistols
r-ivates anil non-commissioned officers. and
when they found no pistols or other arms upon
which they had saved. some ~ the men had
that t was NJ? t. 'i! %1"Tg dooMSI Many r%s' m eTrt also
lost their discharge papers, scrans Of which
"on ,pT men. "t bafn En nn Ga : ni.' wer 1aF beaten over
the head with clubs. and pistols w~ereIpnt, under
the moss Of many ny With thTeatS. 40 or ~ o one
tak"n, from ~" train with the threat that he
until the tram LEFT Chattanooga. when the
por'ers,ot Nh" train a.d some Of the privates
Il undArstani that RI" officers ~ the regi-
meCt and Of the louisville and Nashville Rail.
Sashvile,' TIE second section Of The t-ain' re-.
ce,,yen the same Treatment as the first"
could 'hov have Grated the disturbances at
tri. nt:,ii 20 then ny m" press DISPATCHES?
at 'MacoH. March !. before they ieft Macon
some bad blood was created by the first sec
t teri IF Il the a42i, trim W TS bG1, . Cofsss t through T The
authorities 81 Grinln asked the Governor for
E E1s r" t3 cal siys out wi Wbo mtl tia but .nto his . SoTss
reached Griffin the militia and citizens fred on
tn" train after a shot had been fired from the
Ehii,s man. man. cent he 8" tolIG%,i'si s"am%%%'nnicssitoSs
PPiionchboy Of Pigeon R"Sst.a Of Georgia:
DER srR, have the honor 10 request that
Vent a ropetition Il the cowariIv. dssstsrSdly.
and ~enti~Alv unnccnssarv attack made by your
RT an,h 1 "mnn q 'T at Gr In al nh" msT 8 e'cic CT t ihs
az, sbncr ntr ~ :; as t, fGe men TSps ras.'ns through n
ii ne ~ Sisyen fn ont % y, WAGON WASHINGTON after be-
When orr train re'ched Grimm We found
s sndI lined WIZ Hp on ~ h9 iro si 1.S . o. the track
were told that another train. had proceeded us
several hours before AMI had, fred ,~pistols and
s s"?' % %sS w WEss T r;ries # T &or9sr y 'i Hf,sr e.; e.:
was about 300 Yards from whore the SOL
d 66Ts were %nar sta hi Fo, : P p; t tba was fred b,
m"dtat"iv. the ~sor,ii"ys opSned, Are .npon
the shaping. car. which contained my officers
man. was stsndinr in pain sieht ortbe soldiers
ar RI" rear door Of IT," rear car. and he Is dan
S@,%n. .as # e" at '1 'ha w, TGaRae q, tho F9n car lI f4es
Hnop I'D were il p'Hin sight ofthe men a min
the boundary 81 your stare. We we're sent hers
hr The ord"r NJ the President. and. although we
saf" CONDUCT 70 our homes. We ARE an orderly
h"1y 20 Of men, ni;a".ah,y m2kLnG onT wav home,
c0wardS who disgrace the uniform Of your