Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-15
From the Memphis Appeal

Federal Outrages In Missouri.
4 Fec Facs Connected Uilh the Occupation of
Of Springfield By the Northern Arny under
Fremont and Hunter, fran, The 26thh Of October
until the 18Th Of November, a. D. 1861.
SPRISGFrELD, Mo-, Nov. 81, 1861.
Editors Appeal The conduct of the
Northern amy, during the period above
mentioned. was marked by acts of such
character az to excite the Indignation of right
thinking people who have become acquainr-
ed with them, and Is is but right that the
facts should be mad public.
The following are presented as few Of the
hundreds Of violations OF the laws of war
governing civilized people A body of them
went to the house of the Hon J. H. Phelps
who was th. n absent 10 command of regi-
ment of Federal troops, and who is also
membtr of Congress. They robbed bis house,
'aking his wifs's teaspoons, silver forks,
bracelets, sweatmeais. and everyt thing else
about the house which they desired. They
also took b rse aud twenty Eve bushels of
wheat. They we're So doing IL by several,
and could have been identified, but the Off
GERS did not interfere. although Informed of
he outrrg &c Immediately after its occurrence
Mrs. p. applied for pay for the wheat and
horse, but could rot yet it, Mrs. P. 10 Or
der to project a Union mans property, told
some & "a ,ers that she would procure the
gusra tee of her husband and Col Boyd,
(snother officer in the Fed al army to the
mans loyalty. She wa answered that their
guarantee was not sufficient, as they were
slav5 holders Bands of soldiers frequently
went 10 Mrs. Phelps. house, and cursed her i,
calling her damned Secesh, etc In order
to save their negroes. sh. was compelled to
an them to her husband al Rolia.
Mr.. Henry Shepard. who was quartermas-
ter of Phelps regiment. left Springfield af.
ter the battle Of August 10, and returned
with the army in October. he was a strong.
undoubted Union man. he went to head
quarters to get possession of a negro named
Martin, belonging to Mr.. Boxley. Boxley
had taken an oath to be true to the United
States, and, so far as Is known, has been
faithful to bis oath. Mr.. Shepard went to
headquarters and found Coils. Lovejoy,
Schenck and Hunter-he asked for permits
sion to 60 through the camp and look for
the negro. Lovejoy said: "Can you tell me,
sir, what right you have to your liberty that
Marin has not to hisS" Shepard replied
that he bad not "come to discuss the right of
slavery, that was settled by the State, but to
obtain possession of and return to his owner
the boy. Can have himf' Lovejoy said
'If you can find him, Mr.. Shepard, and he
wants to go with you, he can CO." Shepard
asked, "If he did not want to 60, could he
bring bis neighbors and take him?" Love
answed, "We are not negro catchers; we
will say that there Is not, probably, a man in
this Union army who would aid in catching
Martin. We will not undertake to say that
there are not many who would prevent his
being taken away" Shepard said, 81 have
negroes and am Union man-should my
negroes come to the camp, aud should de-
mand them, would they be given up?" Love-
Joy replied ia substance as be did to the last
question. Shepard then asked them to .'tell
him for his own Information and for the In.
formation of The Union men in Missouri, is
this war to sustain the Federal Union or to
overthrow slavery?" The answer was eva
sive. when Col. Schenck fiercely told him to
stop that kind of talk; that they had heard
enough of it. Shepard LETT the tent, and
man came out with him and pointed him out
% an armed negro standing near nigger
hunter. Shepard visited the camp that even
ing and was again pointed out as a nigqer
huner. He met Lovejoy, who told him that
If disloyaltY was the result of the conversa-
ton not only so me mans negroes, but his
If. would pay the forfeit. Mr.. Shepards me-
groes were sent for but refused to go. They
took from Mr.. Boxley other negroes, in all
amounting TO thirty, seventeen horses and
mules. three wagons and one fine carriage,
for which they made no compensation, but
Threatened his lite when be asked for it.
Capt. Holl and. 10 the Federal army, absent
with bis command since the battle OF Spring
field. owned nine egrot which were taken
OF by the r dersl army.
Vim, b. Farmer, receiver of pubic money
at Springd li-ia appointee ef Lincoln's
and = strong Union man-hsd twenty-five
negroes taken Cd BY the Federal army.