The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-10-19
Correspondence Of the N. Y. Independent.
SLAVERY AT THE CAPITAL.

among the politicians of this latitude is against
Fremonts proclamation. majority Of the Cab
met agree with the President, but Secretary
Cameron is reported to side very decidedly with
the Western General in his policy toward slavery.
The time. servers, the tmid and unprincipled, all
combine against the proclamation. There are
also many truthful, honest, loyal men who be.
leve it impolitic to interfere with slavery al his
time by proclamation or otherwise. The sen,i-
ment Of the people of the loyal States is far in
advance of that OF Washington Oh such subjects,
and this is the principal reason why the Admin,
istration lags behind the people. Society here
is more or less pro-slavery-it is certainly not
anti-savery. But improvement is the word OF
the hour. Things grow better every day. The
logic of events ia inexorable, and presidents, as
well as proslayery clergyMen give way before it.
just as soon as our army gets fairly in among
the slaves and the fight grows intense, will the
Government grow anti slavery, 1t must be re-
menbercd that in Virginia and Missouri M,a far,
a dozen proclamatiOns of freedom to all the
slaves would have emancipated but few slaves.
We have first to show that we have the power
to touch slavery-to convince the slave that We
can step in between him and his master. Till
then, as matter Of course, the slaves will cling
to their masters for self protection.
There are some facts connected with the s!a-
very question, in this city, which need ventia
tion. Our city Jail is crowded with fugitive
slaves. They are without claimants, and many
of them doubtless once belonged to men now in
the rebel ranks. One Of them certainly did, for
his last master was John A. Washington, Of the
slaves are kept in the U. S. Jail, no one seems to
know. They are put and kept there by Repub-
lican marshal, and it is well known fact that
prominent Office holders here hold that the late
Confscation Act does not free the negroes who
come under its operation, but simply turns them
over from Rebel masters to the United States
Government-the Government owning them
According to these theorists, the people of the
North have become Shareholders by the act Of
Congress, and it rests with them, through Con-
SIS to decree the fate of the coniscated slaves
whether they shall be sold at auction or freed.
This is not The view the men who made the law
took, nor will any anti slavery court make any
such decision but under these mistaken views,
shameful injustice is done number of colored
men now lying in the O. S. jail, and kept there
by authority of a Republican Administration
Slaves are also continually returned to claimants
from camp, and files of soldiers often are seen
escertiDg fugitive back to his master, or to the
District Jail. These outrages must aud will have
An end.
1t is we'll known here that Gen. Wool and Gen.
Butler sympathize warmly with Gen. Fremont.
They agree with him that slavery is the cause OF
this war, and must be destroyed if it is in the
way of the Government, or is in the way of the
commander of military department. So that
If Wool proceeds to St. Louis on tour of OBJ.
servation he is not likely to interfere with Tre.
mont's policy. As for Gen. Butter, he is tempo.
rariy laid upon the shelf, and. it is intimated
for the reason that he is unsound on the question
of slavery. He has the promise of command
on one of the coastwise expeditions soon to SCI
out from New York or Fortress Monroe.
A CASE OF lHaUNANIrY.-We have been in
formed of case of heartlsssness that trans
pired in this Christian city Of Chicago, q few
days since, that, we're it not well authenticated
we could not believe. A little girl. about twelve
years OF age, was sent by railroad from Cincin
natl by her widowed mother to her brother in
law in this city. The poor little stranger arrived
here in the early part of the evening, and Al
once proceeded to the residence Of her brother in
law, who keeps q store of ssme sort on STATE
street. 1--WE should like to give his name ane
business, but We are merciful, even to the mer
ciless.) Supper was on the table, and the crea
ture in the form of man coming in, was in
formed Of the arrival of the little visitor, WHIT
naturally expected to receive cordial welcome
instead Of that, however, the heartless wre,c'
got into fit Of passion, and turned the littl
girl into the street supperless, declaring that sh
could not stay in his house even over night.
At about o'clock in the evening, Mr.. Fred
Hedrick, generous and humane gentleman
| who keeps boot and shoe store on State street
| in Shows block near Jackson street, Will
| standing in his door, observed the little wander
| er, walking up and down on the sidewalk, AM
| toll wrn Ia
her, and on inquiry ascertained from her th
facts above stated, which, On further investiga
/ uon, he has found 20 be true. Mr.. Hedrici
being an unmarried man, found Temporary lods
ings for the little stranger IN. the family of
| friend, and subsequently, being unable to pre-
| cure for her permanent place to stay, gave be
| ever to the charitable ladies of the Protestar
Orphan Asylum, where she now is.
1t is hard to believe that there ia In the cit
of Chicago being who calls himself maj
who can be guilty Of such degree Of heartles
ness as is exhibited in the outrageous conduct
/ this person, who has thus turned from his hous
and home into the dark night and in strane
city, helpless little girl, and she the sister
his own wife, Chicago journal.
AaLrGED OCCUPATION OF NEW ORLKAss pY rH
NATIONAL TRoors.-The Louisville journal
the 9th inst, says:
We have heard vague rumors for sever
days that New Orleans had been occupied /
the Federal troops. Intelligence was receive
in this city last evening, by way Of NashvilI
which leads US to believe that the rumor has i
foundation in fact One report, in which '
place confidence, says that the Federal fore
took possession Of the city ON the bth inst
without firing a gun.
!, 1t is said that the feet, after the desertion
Ship Island by the rebels, passed Hississip
City, Biloxi and Pass Christian, which were ey
cuatsd, and made an easy conquest Of that cit
1t was found that the incomplete fortincatio
at Bay St. Louis had becn abandoned by Il
rebels, and the city surrendered on the 9Th
stant, 10 compliance with the formal demand
4 the commander Of the Federal forces.
/. The above statement 10 the substance Of
dispatch said to have. been published in q
, Nashville papers Of the 9th inst n
i Apyrcs 10 JsrF. DAvn (sY JonH B. FLoYl
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