Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-10-24

rebel m2 SterS to the u. -. OoV-
ernment the Government owning
them. According to these theo-
rists, the people of the North
have become Shareholders by the
act of Congress, and it rests with
them, through Congress, to decree
the fact of the confScated slaves,
whe ther they shall be sold at
auction or freed.
This is not the view the men
who made the law took, nor
anti slavery court make any such
decision; but under those mista-
ken views, shameful injustice
is done a number of colored men
now lying in the u. S. Jail, and
kept there by authority of a Re-
publican Administration. Slaves
are also continually returned to
claimants from camp, and files
OF soldiers often are seen eScortlng
fugitive back to his master, or
to the District Jail. These out
RACES must and will have an end.
The army of the Potomac does
not materially change It's position.
The Government troops and reb-
els face each other day and night,
each SIDE waiting a favorable op-
portunity to attack the other.
The slight earthworks of the enc
my on Munson's Hill and other
hills--their outer line of delenses,
have seen fully occupied by our
troups, and instead of the ridicu.
lous works of the rebels, respect
able forts now exist, we'll noun
ted with cannon of large caliber.
The fact stated by Gen. McClel-
Ian in a recent order that there
are thirty two forts around Wash
ingfon, astoniShed many people.
These have all been thrown up
since last May, and twenty five
of them since the battle of Bull
Run. 1t will be seen, therefore,
that our troops have not been idle.
They have been making the na
tions's capital impregnable
The warm weather, during which
a campaign in an enemies coun
try is out of the question, IA:
been improved in so surrounding
Washington with deienses tina
thirty thousand can hold i
against hundred thousand; anC
when the hour comes to strike al
offensive blow, two thirds of th'
troops now here can be sent away
if necessary.
This is the meaning Of the ap
parent inaction in this vicinity
October is here, however, and bu
two months remain for activ'
campaigning. We may therefor
expect stirring movements soon
, Such are the intimations of ou
!, military leaders. They do no
hesitate to say that in few weeks
: and perhaps in few days, grea
battles wall be fought.
1t is well known here that Gen
, Wool and Gen. Butler sympa
: thize warmly with Gen. Fremont
/ They agree with him that Slaverl
. is the cause of this war, and mus
be destroyed if it is in the way o
the Government, or is In tn,
way Of the commander OF a mill
tary department. So that if Woo
) proceeds to St. Louis on tour o
) observation, he is not likely t
, interfere with Fremont's policy
As for Gen. Butler, he is tempo
rarily laid upon the shelf, and, /
is intimated, for the reason tha
5 he is unsound on the question o
Slavery. He has the promise o
: a command ON one of the coast
wise expeditions soon to set on
/ from New York or Fortres
Monroe.
/ Everybody now awaits the nev
: coast expedition. When tha
strikes a blow somewhere upoI
, the slave coast, Mcclellan vii
: doubtless advance from Wash
, ington-and probably not I'll
5 then.
, Ex-Gov. Anthony, Of Provi
dence, X l., recently made a
/ address, from which we quote a
: follows:
Gov. Anthony returned hi
! thanks for the sentiment aud tn
: complimentary remarks of tn
4 President. He believed tha
4 since it had been disembarrasSe
+ by the withdrawal of men VIII
t had never wished any thing bu
+ evil to the Republic, and who ha
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