, 1861-08-13
HEADQUARTERS CAMP PIckEEs, |
MANAssAb JUNCTION, July -, 1851. {
By order Of Gen. Beanregard.
CoRNELdus BOYLE,
Major vs.. forces, and Provost Marshal.
OATH no, 2,

OATH no, 2. -
I do solemn1y swear that will support and |
be obedient to the authority Of the Confede-
rate States Of America, and will faithful aud t
true allegiance bear to the State Of Virginia;
and that will in no manner, directly or indi-
by information or otherwise. sohelp me God
And if found in arms against the Confederate
States, or any Of them, Or # guilty of . vlola-
ton Of any Of the particulars Aforesaid, the
penalty shall be death.
BLACK PRorERTf.-We take from Al article
in PazEon Brownlow's paper, the Knoxville
Whig, the following extracts, which show IN
what light elaTes in time Of war have hitherto
been treated By Southern politicians and Gea-
erals. The Pa1son cites these instances in
order to show hoF7 much better Southerners
sre treated by the present Government and
By the present commanders than By the Jack
sonian policy, Which nay T. soon become a ne ne,
ceeEity and practice in the present war. Ihe
ssIn 1883, Gen. Jessup had captured many
tlaYes sud Indians in FloEda, and had ordered
than west Of the Mississippi. At New Or
leans the slaves were claimed by the owners
nnder legal process; but Gen. Gslnes COM
manding7 that military district, and man
who was never tainted with abo1itionism, re-
fused to deliver them to the Sheriff, mud ap-
peared in court making his own defense,
IS He asserted that in the time Of war all
slaves were belligerents, as much as their
masters- The slave men, said he, cultivate the
cook the food, nurse the wounded and sick,
contribute to the maintenance Of the var,
often more than the same number Of males.
The slave children equally contribute what
ever they are able to the support Of the War"
tarnsd OUT 70 asYes
Citizens of Florida, who declared themselves
to be the lawful owners OF the slaves, rsllied
10 the generals camp, and made their te-
manes. Gen. Taylor replied that he had no
prisoners but "pTisoners Of war." The alleged
owners desired to examine them, but the
examine his prisoners for any such purpose;
and he ordered them to leave his camp. Com
| p1a.nt Was made to President Van Bureu aud
| bis Cabinet, and Taylor Vas sustained, while
| the Blares were sent ont West
SIN December, 1914, Gen. Andrew Jackson
near to New Orleans, actually in the posses
| sion Of their honest: owners, and KEPT them
| at hard labor, erecting defsnseB, behind which
his troope won the victory OF the Sth Of Janh'
ary, 1875. The owners femonstrated--de
nounced jackson for usnrper and tyrant
jackson disrega1ded their remonsrances-
paid No sort Of attention to thei5 abuse-kep,
the negroes at work, until many of them we1s
killed By the enemy's shots. The case went
before Madison andhis able Cabinet, WAS ap
| ptbFeu O3 tuSlAs anu W NUuSItSs1 d14 HuG1
the ewnera applied for pay for their Slaves
Congress refused to pay, and that too b
Southern yotes.n
FL1GHT OF UNION MEN FROM VIRGINIA.
The HsgeretoWn Herald Of Wednesday, says
The Unlcn men Of the border counties in Vir
ginia continue TO seek refuge In Maryland
from the hightfM tyranny which the rebel
are practlclnE In that State. Within the Las
weak upwards Of fifty have crossed the rive
from Berkeley and Morgan counties, leaving
behind them their families and homes, to a7oii
number brought with him: the following no
tice, which be took from blacksmith ahop i,
ny kosiee@1ii a Ali the militia belonging to. tn
; s9th Regiment Y. II. are ordered to meet a
Oakland, On Monday next, as early as they cal
: In order to march to headquarters, .Winchez
tere, torthWith-andl would make hieudt
request Of those men that filled to 20 before
for them to turn cut now kefrue-h hearted Vii
girians, and what they have: sdone Mill b
locked over, but If they do not regard the cal
!; ttey will work their OWE ruin. They csn neYe
be dtz.ns efVirginia, and their property vii
be ccnflac@ssd. The General viii send q too
all those znen that fail to do their duty viii b
hunted up, and what the consequence Will b
= 80. .N'' =: "eAMuz11 Joussron,
: aJuly q, 1861 Col. 89th Regiment Y. M.
This is the condition Of affairs Is Which ia
citizens Of Mat3land are invited by their 1egil
, lato,s aud the s. sympaskizers with Becession.
r: d FIX: DEr1CE-EauAL.; !. TO, s'NoBoD
, / HUars.'--it ls~ suggested that the. usual ca
:b'cms of f1tttna1 mourning be dkpeaae3. NJ
/ hY shose y no hx7s lost reata7e57 KhA -wes
braeelY trsts,nlgg tncif,, county = 1nshk g
II this qRasuith : gtoaeq3 10. asssh. 1as s5a10s