Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-06-06
washington- oorrespondenoe.

tt Written for the Fremont Journal. I'D
secs % bsb WAsufNoroN, May 20, 1862
Ma. EDrToRs--The retreat of Gen. Banks to
wards Maryland, and his rapid fight before III,
rebel General jackson, was caused indirectly b,
the order Of the President who had ordere,
the division of Gen. Shields to the support o
Mcdowell at Fredericksburgh. The enemy, VIII,
seems TO know all about the movements of on
army, made grand attempt to pounce upor
Banks and his handful Of men to either captur,
them or cut them to pieces. In this he signally
failed and is now, according to last nights re
port, in fair way to be captured himself
large force being now in his rear making effortl
TO cut him of ~, 4..i
During the panic which reigned here on Sun
day last in consequence of the retreat OF Bank
and his force, and the supposed danger of THU
city, many traitors, both in office and out, show.
ed precisely where they. stood and of cours,
have been spotted.
The President yesterday took the House dowr
a little by the message which he sent in to ex.
culpate the late Secretary of War, Mr.. Cameron
The House had passed vote of censure or
Mr.. Cameron for supposed recklessness in the
disbursing of some Government funds which
without security, were entrusted to leading gen.
tlemen of New York to assist the War Depart.
ment in the speedy fitting out of men for the
field. The President in his message SAYS thai
he, and all the heads of Departments are to blame
equally for any wrong done in that matter
that Mr. Cameron only acquiesed in the step
but did not suggest or propose it,
The members of the House who were so fierc,
in their denunciation of Mr.. Cameron felt, afte
the message was read, as if their position befor,
the country was rather a chilling one.
The message will be extensively circulated, Al
a vote to print fifty thousand copies was mad
aud referred to the Committee on printing.
The Con6scation bill passed the House Oh
Monday, only one Democrat and he the frame
of the BILL Mr.. NOEL, Of Missouri, voting for ii
The country can see where the Democrats, rs
party, stand on the subject of confscation.
do not know that ought to say party. 1t i.
only those who are the self-appoined leaderswh
are not in favor of furnishing rebellion. Tht
people at home and the Democrats in the army
will not soon forgive this sin.
have taken good deal of pains to find out
the feelings of the soldiers on the subject of sla.
very, confscation and hanging the rebels From
what l could find out by talking with them
they would, if permitted to vote ON the subject
vote almost unanimously to let slavery take its
chances-to confscate the property of all the
rebels, and to hang every man above the rank of
Lieutenant They give it 20 be distinctly un-
derstood that they do not want this made a war
for the abolition of slavery. But while this is
so, they are equally desirous that it should not
be made war to defend slavery. If one of the
two courses had to be taken. they almost all say
abolish slavery, or make it war for that pur-
pose sooner than make it a war to protect the
institution. But as general thing they do not
think it will be necessary to go to either Of
these extremes. aeI 3f
The manner in which our soldiers would treat
loyal slaves and their disloyal owners, may bC
seen from the following incident, which occur.
red in the Excelsior Brigade while living on tb,
Maryland side Of the Potomac previous to tn,
march on Manassas by Gen. Mcclellan. A slave
owned by secesher near TO where the BriQad,
was lying, came to some of the men of thai
Brigade and reported to them the burial plac,
of lot of rebel arms, Offering at the same time
to conduct them to the place. A party of SOL
( diers went with him and found them Just az de-
scribed. Tho arms were Of course taken to the
camp and the slave with them. He was set to
work and was much esteemed by the soldiers.
! After some time his master found out where he
was, and obtaining leave from Gen Hooker
came and captured his slave. This he did not
do without some trouble, as the men seereted
him all they could. He was however found and
taken from the camp, amid the ieers and taunts
!
now for the frsf lime IN their lives sar, -,
slavery. guided Inv secosh n,oeter ce,,Id LA
wond do on loysI ,bonoh hIaot III, ,I,' '''iu
They had learned from the slave the political
character of his master and on tbat accannt fai,
40 much the more kindly for the neero ''-'
After his master had yot hin, fs,S roJs ho.
vond tbe camn nickets iS full sigbt of ,ha soI
ders he tied tbe slave and hogan 60 W., -,
| ina barberous manner The soldiers conId nnt
stand this bnt broke g,,ard and rnn N ,,e roiiot
of the slave ntcbing into the msst,r in ,1,ost
furious manner with both fat and hoot apJ
wonld have soon finished Rim INT f tba
arrival ~ tho ofIicnr of tbe dav WIN h., t,,ocJ.
effort so ved bs life bnt tbe man 'oS 49,
sIa ve and nave him vet So s,rsat v,as f, .,u
of the reeiment when The trsnsact;oD beoa,',JI
| known TO them all. that Il was more than an
Of tI,at siays ''n' 'li0 W
Tho b;Il ~ on,one;,o,o. ,has sl.vos. .s -.
who after tbo rassaoa of ,Lo LII u,o,,lS -
s,,,,d adm, o- aLo,t;n,r tIa rabIio c:I.l - ::
the Honse On MonJaS YssterJa,, = ,,o1 ,,.o,;dn -.
was n,sde 10 roconsiJsr ,ho Yots " III, tI
oest;on will be nm AGAIN far d;sc,,ss;o, ma .e
| 5;iI ,aost I;i,olv ,,ass ''''o'' "'''' 'i''
Fifteen Republicans voted against the pas
sage of this emancipation bill. Such men are
not Republicans. They have stolen the Repub-
lcan livery to get seat in Congress, lust as
some other characters "steal the livery OF Heay-
en- to serve the Devil in" Some of our Ohio
30 callea SeRuoheans y1'ea against me oiII.-
r;sa', dnu hiJa he "", t Iai ~