Show NEGRO OFFICERS FOR volunteers there is formin forming in louisiana a regiment of if n degro i agro soldiers immune to yellow vellow fever under ander a ruling at washington no negro in the regiment can occupy a higher office than that of second lieutenant edward barnes an inte intelligent negro writes from new orleans to the world protesting against the injustice his protest seems to be well taken if negroes are fit to be commissioned officers at all as is admitted by opening 1 I the grade of second lieutenant to them why are they not fit when competent to be captains of negro degro companies in a negro regiment governor tyler of virginia is an old time conservative dyed in the wool vir virginian 15 anian Demor cat yet he has taken the ground that it if we are to accept the services of negro 0 citizens as soldiers we should open to those of them who are fit the reward of promotion within their own corps we should let the negro volunteers select their own officers Rs as we let white troops do subject of course to examination for fi fitness tyress what incentive to gallantry and n good service is there to a second lieutenant who is denied all possibility of promotion however con good his service may may be As for tire the social question the rule tends to precipitate rather than allay difficulty on that score for if there are negro second lieutenants their white fellow officers must ot of necessity recognize them as men bearing commissions would it not be wiser to opec open all ail offices in negro regiments to negroes or else to open none the ne new york world |