The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-05-18
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have psrussi yosr sdnivseis proelanAsios OF
sAs morning, | rstsra you he skanls OF
ein30 81 Missouri. fbr IL pauistio sous sd
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There % nothing in this paper vhish. h ~
opinion. needs sIpls u non: vet vish 70 be
able ~ aasvsr, With The authority ~ yeur
nAns, . question which | have already rspli.
q 10 on nv own Judgment. Last evening.
gentleman Of che highest responsibility and
intelligence. iron Green county. No. ssksd
me whether / supposed IL vss the Intention
OF che United Gsai0 Government 70 inter-
fers with the institution Of negro slavery in
Missouri or any slave State, es impair The -.
carity OF that description Of property. or
coeSs. nv answer VAS mes, snquAiihsd'y.
and alnoss Indignantly IN the negative.
told hin that had 40 nsans 81 forming a.
splnien which were net open 70 every osAss
The force Of the Uaitsd State vesld. IL ne
essary, Be srsrtsd fer The profession Of this.
80 veil a. any other kind OF property Win
Won be good enough ~ 4ars from yosr
snfrossirf military duties 80 much time -
may hs required 70 say vh~@hg I answered
eorrec,iyf
| have the hssoF = be. With the Icfhs~s ne-
J spess. yoor nus epcdisnt esrvant.
| THOMAS 7 Grant
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\ YRs~ss r. ersst. Esq.. 81 Lssss. Ma
l SIN: have just received your note OF this
date inquirisg whether, in nv opinion. yoa
we're correct in replying ~ . eisrsn OF Sossh-
| western Missouri - 70 The parposs OF the
| Unites States Govennsnt rssyscerg the
| prs,scfoa of negro properly.
\ must premise by saving that f-ksvs ne
| Special instructions or this had from he
War Department, But should a. sson en-.
4 pecs - hear that the orders Of the Govern
l nent we're directed pwsrcs she overthrow OF
any other kind 81 property - Of this in negro
slaves. entertain no double whatever tina,
| yoa answered the qnestioa you mention cor
rectly | shonld certainly have answered II
in the same manner. and think With the
very feelings you describe. lam ret listls
| atonirhei that such q qeesnoh could be ssri
I ously pus. Already sisce the commence
\ ulcAt - tuocr atihapPt ~ 0'@' -
have escaped from tkeir eruers. and sough
I refuge In the csnpr ofths Unised State
troopsfrom Northern States. and csn1sndsC
By Northern General They we're careful
" sent back 70 their owners. An insurree
ton of slaves was reported ~ have me
place In MARYLAND. A Northern Genera
! offered 70 the Excessive Of that State the si'
; of Northern treepe under his own command
. 10 suppress IL. lnopadisrie have ssksd ofti'
President permission - invade the Souther
States, and have been warned thai AIRY 81
) ! temp, 20 De this vii be psnlshsd - crime
reress IL, ] have no special means Of knovl
! edsson this subject. but vha, have stsc
! and my general sequ,intanos With the gate
I nanlike NAV. Of the freidnt. mskes N
| | eonsdcn, in expressing the opinion sbov
z \ given. VERY respectfully, yoor obedient -
want NM s. HARVEY,
Bnrsdier General. Commanding Nlis~,
r Department ofthe West
Il Msvi Is. 1861.