Negro Soldiers. Marion, Oct. 9th, 1864. Mr. Editor: I like your suggestion … about arming slaves to resist our hateful enemies … since our enemies are arming our slaves against us, surely we ought to arm our faithful servants to meet the runaway and deserter … Mr. Lincoln relies so much upon the two hundred thousand he has stolen that, I think he would despair when he finds a like number of our best servants armed against him … I do not think it would be well for the Government to buy the slaves. But it might pay for all killed or lost in the service, and free all who might distinguish themselves in action. (Signed) SouthWest.”
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