The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-11

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
The Tariff Bill and tie Duty On
Bonded Merchandise.
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Return Of the President from
the Peninsula.
His Views Of the Condition or Affairs
in MCCIellan's Army.
interesting Debate in the Senate on The
Conduct Of the Hur.
Correspondence on the Subject Of Freeing
the Slaves Of Rebels,
10, &c, he.
WAsuixuTox. July 10. 1891.

WAsnixdIoS. July 10. 1901
TuE INSTRUCTIONS TO TIE COMMANDING GENERALS
RELATIVE TO FREEING TIE SLAVES or REBELS.
On the 18th inst. resolution adopted By the
Senate, calling upon the President communicate tAs
instructions to commanding officers pursuance the
acts of ast July, setting free the slaves who
employed with tho consent o! their masters against
government and laws OF the Unl,od States
what steps have been taken make the statutes ssc
tive The following IL 9 synopsis OF the voumnosa
dceua-uls transmitted in response to the call
The Secretary Of War writes Brsadier General n
Saxton unisr dats Of 18th directing him
charge in the Department OF South OF MI piznla
items deserted BY their owners, with tho uhabtsnts
| thereof, with authority to mako such rules fov
the cultivation OF tho lard ard tho control ard
employment or the people circumstances may
require. lie Is authorized 20 assume police duties
over taem; 10 guaranteed ample protection from
the Major General dirg Ia al wcd such raiions
rs may be suitable, for those Furnished with
medical and ordnance stores, and independent Of any
authority except that OF the ecnmsadnc general Ths
secretary says; is expected that, b. encouragirgs
dusiry and skill in Tho cultivation OF tho Of
lie and general self Improvement, YOU Will FAR pos
sbic promote the cell being OF all people uudsr your
Jurisdiction
General Bntler, writing from tie Department OF vr.
sinia May 2, 1861 said be Was pc.plcxed with q new
dil!cal.y. lie had negro preperty 70 she amannt q
$50 eco; portion Of tham and children,
able bodied iabores He passed 70 ccd all labor PR
formed and charged all goods and Nations furnished
them. lie says:-"As military question it would
seem 20 DO OF necessity to deprive their
tiers OF ihor services; political question and quss-
tion or humanity can receive n. services oil fathss
and mother and take the children. OF the huma-
narsn aspect Il have no doubt OF The political ous)
have no right to Judge"
Secretary Cameron, May 30. 1901 writes 70 General
Butler that his action IL approved. August he wrisss
again. saying that II was The dsfre Of tho President tss
all existing rights In loyal ssases should be prsssrvsd
bus that in states wholly paris y under rsus sc;ion-
airy control these rights necessarily under
military authority that all slaves sLoa DO Iace:vsd
and claim be aiowsa TO disicyai FOR the
vices OF slaves.
Under date OF September 20, 1851, tie Secretary "
War dscts General al 10 send ccnsraesns 20 Geas~
ra Mcclellan ard on the 22d orders them returned
FOR ,eryies on the Southern coast tober he directs
1000 Of tasm 70 30 prepared 10 accompany Gsassai
herman.
Assistant Secretary Scott writes r. Cen sherman %.
tobsr H. to employ sus.iivrs in services W. they
NAV 10 n.t.d for, e.tser 40 ordinssy sInplyy~s or q
special circlrns ances sem 70 rsqnfs In squads.
companies or o.h.rS,se, 0you nay deem bon, ien "
tho ssr,lo tis, hevsrer not teing geLsssi srng
Of ZEN f,s D lta'y ferrest.
vernlsr IS, hcuriag strut tls pay Of con - aada
a, rsys secs II Lhe soes pail o. IN. rov.
efnnsnt twenty dollars FOR la orers Lo allowed ten
dollars ana eGd wish % &c rocasa oil othss
price. The sscresafy oonnnncAtsi 10 arp val.
osaerNI Phelps writes from Cunp ptrrr,t, Car
rotOn Lsu!ss8a, sviaG particulars Of TIE Sending o.
slaves, has AID 1sas.so.t TO his haze b. Mr.. ard
IL Brrr ,h, VII tells them thai The ys1sss ara KING
bore por aud thas they rust 80 their king for foea
ssa shersr. a onlarkss upep thsr psCaaf condition,
csmmonts upe, the utter failure ~ the governments 70
recognise tie n rlghs Scu,sss the e,nenn Of insur-
rsctor existing Lossians refers 10 tho sact Of the
slave labor systsn sscisty there considers ns auss
lion Of easncp.,ios, intmatss that sonprornsa VIII
hereafter be mace i,h labor and not With politicians,
favcrs tbs policy Of immediate abolition, sss
closes WITH . staisnsn, OF hs wants %
he fsgltives before bis lines, axkng instrus-
nsus he s.ys the article Of war Is he srss cup.
peri he has yet had from the sovsrnneoi Nv thinks
-xr. Branch, whs ersf,u v " Isya. sss'xrisss Va