The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-13

arc constantly employed Ia cutting lors In
the woods TO build cabins. In tn, % vslry
regiments the soldiers are detailed dajy TO
cut logs and haul them, and in IN ,king st,bie,
The Orange aud AleNAnddA railroad ihu run,
through the rayine sepsratiug the hills on which
are encampsd Gems. llentzelmsus AMI Flank.
lin $ divisions, u cons antiy usci for lam Dor
trains. llundie1s Of thousands VI feet uf lam q.
ber have been already transport Il ,hith " tor
the uae Of these dvi,ionA and tbs | /, are fat
being covered with a crop Of hu's ant c,hia.,
spruns up like mushrooms The sol iicr, have
alnoSt cca-od TO hcps 70; An irmeiiitc sA,o
ment, and seem 10 have resigned themselves 10
comparative inaction TIL spring.
The TIAEs, concluding from the nature Of tho
late news from Hilton Head, that a grand plaa
is Icing carried out for the sczuSo dc,it ct on
Of the Charleston and Savannah RAILROAD, thinks
that spring will find W in Charleston. /. strong
ly advocates the construction,by government, Of
a direct National Road between New York aud
Washington, and repeats the sta, ,enient hereto
fore published that bill Is to bo brought boforo
Congress providing for one.
lt's Hilton Head correspondent ini1ls,s in
some spcculatons upon the subject of emanc-
patton, ard gives some interesting facts aa tj
the fidelity Of slavos towards their masters;
A. for emancipation, there /, not tbs slight
os' need to declare that the rsbcl, 4, il th 'n
lives more el.ciually than ton thousand Fro
mont proclImalions they make k1own thsjr
own weakoess a1d at the ans time IN sir owa
spite they burn their cOttou-hnusai thay 70,
iu-o TO say beucath this protec lou It power
whose nigh they yot conf, ~ by their flight !;
they iire on their slaves, aud O,herwiss on.
deaN or, but in vain to enforce them TO ac,Jm.
pauy them they establish pl'ros, which this
tl.tL "a md At af NV nm m Naa
leaving the negroes as well as their orn prop
erty .uljcct 70 tho ordinary rules Of var, or to
be ihtll cohhscatcd, as the punishment OF un-
success ful treu on.
lust 20 rapidly a. Federal armies advance on
The soil Of South Carolna Just 10 rapidly do
thr planters emancipa,o thor slaves. they
cannot blame US for using what they thrOs
away. We have thus far scrupulou,y rolr Gn1i
Tom turning on them, except negatively, tho
tremendous weapon; but to neglect to avail
ours Ives of such a chance a. now exists would
he supreme folly. Is il, then, not po'sbc to
devise a Ian whereby all this negro population,
as last "A II falls into our hands during tho war
shall be- set to some work with which IL is ia
milisr-wofk which can be- made lucrative II
the Government, and 70; afford siit lent ro-
turns 10 pay tho blacks. So the ffi,httul 10 Isl.
bities OF slave insurrection mi ;ht bo ayoil lei,
and yet the rebels terribly shorn Of grca. Gle.
mcnt Of thoir strength.
vndictivCness but in two instances thev have
assisted in the capture Of their former matters.
a Mr.. Cuthberl, the owner Of several Largo
plantations ON st. Helena Island and the m lin
was caught by Captain falconer, OF the Seventy
ninth New York, with the assistance &C his own
"cgiocs A small rccoLuOi ciins patty on tho
Cuslw tiNer met n boat containing halfa dozen
h!a,ks and one white man, n German; his boa,
was seized, the blacks int rogued: they 10.
lu.ud TO Cuthl err, and were going to m set him
a ur'. .htoring ppiut Cap, ftlconor took the
place o the c turrd VII 4 man, whom he lett in
CIR OF his tronps) and o idcttd the negroes 10 row
nm back TO their mas ei. Auother boat contain
ing squad oi Union men folio we'd at n short
II lance l. was nearly dusk, AMI "a, flcOn,e
approached the place whore Cuth5trt STOOL
waitin, his hoat tho latter cried out "wh,
comes there2' The negroes answered., an were
recognized. falconer at oncs jun pod ashoro
with the blacks, and seized tho rebel A scuiils
ensued, for the southerncr was armed and a
large, powerful man, and Fhaoner small. tho
negroes took no part, (they had not yet gotten
over thoir awe Of a mastery aud not till this
second boat arrived was Cuthbert secured.
While he was rowei of prsoner in his own
boat aud by his own slaves, the'c burst out
into singing, to the tune of ono OF their rude
hymns, max ng tho versiclos AS they woat
along;
80 Alassa a rebel, we row him to prison.
llalleluj III.
hSssa no whip US any more.
IIAlloluj,h.
Wo have no msssh, now wo free.
H,lloluj,h.
We have the Yankees, who no run sway.
liAllelulah.
o all our old massas Iun away.
Hallslujah.
o massa going to prison now.
IIalleujah."
Cuthbort who had come to the island for the
SSko Of preventing the escape of his slaves, was
Lieutenant Of tie beat--a patrol established
for the ~ake OF protecting the coast at once
against the Nationalist and the negroes. he
had, in converse ion with Capt. Falconer, scru.
pulously maintained that the negroes Lowell their
msstors, and wanted no freedom; but when
thCso exulting chants were sung in his hearing,
he acknowledged that so long a. the Union
forces remained tho South CarOlinians were in
danger from their slaves. lie has been sent
North, prisoner.
Its Washington correspondent, who bears a
semi official character, in matters that pertain ~
tho Government, gives these statements:
All thought of overruling the policy of Presi-
dent Lincoln in regard TO the war is now vir-
tnally abandoned. After full consideration OF
all the reasons that have been presented TO in
duco him TO modify his plans to please tho radi-
Gals the President has firmly resolved TO stand
by his original purpose, 10 regard the Union as
unbrOken, to restore the National laws over tho
seeded states as rapidly possible, and to pro-
tect the lives and property OF all citizens in the
seccdcd states who have not, with knowledge
and consent, engaged in the rebellion, OF given
all and comfort to the rebels.
There Is no truth whatever in the statement
that Gen. Mcclellan threatened TO resign un-
less the President overruled a portion of Mr.
Cameron's Report. Gen. Mcclellan never ex-
pressed any opinion on the subject Of General
Cameron's policy OF using slaves in tho war
until the President had declined TO receive or
adopt Mr.. Camerons views and even then,
his opinion merely amounted to the expression
Of belief that the adoption of Mt CImerons
views would have had an unfvorable effect
on the army in the field. This statement came
from the President himself.
The HERALD contains nothing OF especial
interest, edtorially. 1t aludes to a report that
Wendell Philips is to deliver an abolition lecture
in this city next week, and apparently endeav-
orr to organize mob for his reception.
It's Key West correspondent in relation to
the Fort Pickens engagement, writes!
On the 26th Of November, while at Pensacola
We learned that some sharp fighting hal been
done there. II appears that two or three rebel
steamers had been constantly running from the
tow 10 the Navy Yard with ammunition and
for the purpose Of erecting batteries,
&c. General Brown, of Fort Piekens, notified
General Bragg Of The rebel forces that it either
Of those steamers made their appearance again,
he would fire upon them. Fire away" was
the response.
On the morning of the 22d ult,, two steamers
made their appearance as before. General
a laI H.,