The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-11-25
GEN. HALLEcK's POLICY.


is more unjust to them and more snbser-
Went to the interests of shareholders than
the course pursued by Gen Hunter. The
latter permitted Union shareholders to
enter the camp aud hunt upa and seize their
chattels, but the former issues a sweeping
order requiring that the fugitive slaves of
rebel as well as loyal masters shall be ex-
PEELED from the camps Of our army and
forced back into the clutches of their own
ers.
The General Order to the army also re-
quires that hereafter no fugitives shall be
admitted into the camps or within the
lines. This order is justified BY the Gen
eral, on the fimsy pretence that these flu
gitiyes are spies, and convey information
to the enemy Had sach been the Cen
erals true reason for the order, he GER
tainly would not have sent the hundreds
of tugitives now within the lines of the
army, back to their rebel masters, with all
their Information.
This fact alone indicates that the order
is made in the interests of Shareholders.
II is cruel and shocking to every feeling
of humanity, that men, who have come to
our camps as refuge, and enjoyed our
protection for days OF weeks past, should
now be thus relentlcssly betrayed and de-
livered over to the tender mercies of their
enraged rebel masters.
On the Potomac more humane and
polite course has been adopted; it is only
the West that is to be outraged BY rem.
dering its armies an impossible barrier
against the escape of g loyal fugitive from
his febe nnster And the common sense
of the country must be insulted by til,
bald pretence that This course is pursue,
to prevent the fleeing slave fron acting a
a spy Tor his traitor owner
Either Secretary Cameron should b.
removed from the councils of the Govern
ment. or General Halleck be modified
And whatever delcacy we may have Eel
IN endorsing the policy Of John Cochran
50 alphabetically approved BY the Seeretar,
Of War, We take pleasure in publishin,
this hearty endorsement Of il BY tn,
Frankfort, Ky, Tn monpeahh:
The policy indicated by Mr.. Cochran
Is exactly right and in accordance viii
the usagts Of civilized warfare. We hop
10 see ii adopted by the Government |
should have been at first Had ii been
many lives Of loyal citizens would hav
been saved that were lost through tn
wlshy -washy and anomalous conduct c
the Government. Since the commenc,
ment OF this most unnatural war, ii hu
been safer TO be rebel than TO be 10y,
10 the Government
Lest our readers should be incrcd,
lous, we clip the following from Gen Ha
leck's General Order.
Headquarters, Opt ~ fhe Missouri,
ST. Louis, Nov 10th, 1861.
ttHtfhi s'Iuers, No. ..
! 1t has been represented that impo
tant information respecting the humble
and condition of our forces is conveyed
the enemy by means of fugitive sav
who are admitted within our lines.
order To remedy this evil ii il direct
that no such persons be hereafter PERM
ted to enter the lines OF any camp, or
any forces on the march, and that any n,
within such lines be immediately exclud
therefrom.
r. Secretary Smith thinks we oul
not, in any event, 10 adopt the policy
relation 10 the negroes recommended
John Cochrane and approved by Cam
on. Let the Union and the Governme
"-o under" rather thin interfere with i
very is his idea
He thinks too that il would be disgrat
full not to tight this war through on /
square with white men Why. til,
does Indiana, his own State, send so ma
boys to the war; Is it better for
mothers Of the North to give up tn
boys of fifteen to die of measles in
camp. or be shot under the articles Of '
for falling asleep on the night watch til
70 interfere viii. Il. rights e ar;s.ocra
traitors 10 their human chattels
human hearts and human sympalbies 7
to meet this issue before God and IN.
ID spite Of doughface politicians aud p
slavery army officers.
How long shall slavery continue to
the Moloch 10 whom our children are
crheed
nea- llnpcs arc Indulged that the Bal