Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-03


ing emancipation 70 The slaves rebel mas ifrs.
The law Of Congress does nos expressly auaiorizs
that course. L Simply c0ufscztes al slaves who
are employed BY permission Of theiF owners N scr
viao against the linked States. L does not q elars
that they shall be emzucipsted. nCr does ]. max \
any provision ss 10 hat is be done With then. j
treFnonts proclamation sppiies 10 al The saves
whose masters are dis.0ysi, and emancipsit them i
Herein lies tina tiscrepsncy. The act conteulists
the hostile emP0ymSa- OF slaves: the procl oiaton
tle olsioyalty Of the MISTER. Apart from his. H. \
PRESIDENT srssslns AM relies on Fr. mcnt.
. The second phsz- OF the dilijaity - al a'laQa-
hoo coming from the Biaiss against General Ere
mont that he has surrounded himself with s7ysrfaI
OF spectators from California. ard hiss thought tool
much 81 nsk1g contracts for their enrictn and
too little Of "a ktHg sctiye Ingasures for me ien
OF Missouri.
20 tie FIRST branch Of that charge the rezpasa "a
general denial No c1n5rEet has been ensersi fnto
b. General Fremont for the benefit Of anv uartieS
/ bat for the advantage Of the Government slcne
AMI only one Californian hal been PLACED ca hi |
sysii-snd thst at tiIs instance of member az The
CsolneS-and he Esd been renewed by GenerT Fre
mont some fortnight ago on account o. Lis sem
! ml1e1 up n some contract. As b his u1i h4vi1t
taken more decisive gps 10 Cx9Cl the rra Is frOn
Missouri, the reason aueged is th. VIII e, sidin
from himo Of the forces neeesssTy for MS PR -cte
movements, they being. for probably g .ot re tsons
| semitic OTTER pol155 This explanation enli~slV ez
! onerates General Frcnolt 20 he has had 70 fore
Toe third phsss OF ths difficulty IL the iaterfe
ence in il Of the Bisr fiully-fhe p, unaat
Gensral aud Col. Frank J. Blair, Jr.. m nicer
Congress frCm St LOUir. Il is from thsTu Z Il q
charges have emaaassd, and the last nan1sd h
been placed uudsr arrest for speaking ds-t spec
fully Of hiS supsrIor Oficer- I understand bat Il
real secret OF the ksstitty Of Ia BARS is that FL
Fort would not persHr ElsEn 70 diciate 20 linn,
would act LEM biussE 90 a combination OF c1l ira
ors from New Yo-l Philadelphia, Cineinust Il an
sise where, who Esl Lse patronage ot the 10, tins
Ter Gsrera'. I en- sssrf~ed that zCme tsn ds-s
FraskP dersa7 sd that three millioHsi WOT
Of contracts sLou,L zivs1 20 tiIt comb IiiO
aRd tia. Gen. kreE response was that hls du
was to opPOse az -ss Of TIE government, y he
er Southern trai.,,ss Gr Northern scAenlors.
connection with IL trouble, j m also tul4 th
during AOntgOmer airH recent wit to 81 L9
he had an interest. conversation with Hrs. J
mont in witch Re CD 3 neF TaeEsCisgly that b cod
| make and u1mske r -. The lady made F4its
saseTiog observa:,-1 that hrs specimens did
! eVince much skill ll tIe maker. and added that
fight was not polf,ic;i. but nstional oas. and q
If ths government were 70 be Eviadied. sOas
else besides General Frsncn, should be IkcCd
the head OF Il 1--WE stsrn Department
Speaking on the sd jsct Of LinCcln's proci lmat
about F renl0nt, the LsTaL says, etisoTiaiy
General Fremont Gagkt TO have aided lie Pr
dent in Missouri f1s,ead Of that, he beeani
source Of weakness a-i embarrassment q
| When be entered upon bis duties n thai state
/ rebels had been svgrs ca. as ehsfT before jhe "
But now mere than Talf the State has bCen RED
Quered BY the Confederate arms. Disaster
, disaster has befallsl 1ur arms there. The deaf
Ly on and the retreat from Springfield, causs Il
want of those reinf5-l mems which Gen Freu
sught 90 have sent, sEe nav followed up BY the
more disastrous capture Of Lexrzton In N
same sagse, ircludicr Inc less Of , 500 of de
: troops WhO were stcrifed By neglect, the "a
I sill Ikeir EmEu arms. RrIiheFy, ammuni a
eGuipage, tcgslheF 18th three Thousand horses
the cause Of the rsaels, to say nothing Of Re n
effect Of such q misf'T ,uEe.
Itls very evident that there MIST Save been
rihle' nismansg emuas AZ St. Louis otherwise.
brave MuIHgan and Lls devoted histe bard v
not have been left to their fate.
KESTucET AMY ArPONTNENTS
H1sHIyGroy, Sept Is The PresIdsRt this
ing made the following appointments for \
Kentucky brigade, which is now ready 70 ts q
field AZ portion Of Gen AudarsOn's command
First Rsgmgut.-Asj W. Z Ward, OF X D-u
, colonel; John H. Ward, Of Bowling Green, X!
4 tenant colonel; James = Carlisle, maJ1r.
Seesad Rsghaest-ki ard II HobsoR, CT
: John Carlisle, lieutenant coioueii William d
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