"There were such soldiers at Manassas, and they are probably there still. There is a Negro in the army as well as in the fence, and our Government is likely to find it out before the war comes to an end. That the Negroes are numerous in the rebel army, and do for that army its heaviest work, is beyond question."

The opening and closing phrases of this paragraph jndicate Douglass was convinced what he was saying was true. I'll give you the opening qualifier, and call a truce. LOL Stan