, 1862-04-21

By requiring th.m to do acts outside Of thsir
profession which they abhor, and to smother
all impulses to those deeds Of charity which
they have been taught to believe are the char
actefistics Of Christian gentlemen.
It Was known TO the country at an early day
alter the commencement Of the war, thar Ger
tain military commanders were abusing the
power entrusted to them, and we're employing
the army to assist in the capture and rendition
Of fugitive slaves, not in aid Of any juaicial
process, but in obedience to their own unbri.
died will. The effect Of this assumption of
unauthorized power was to 1ncite the soldiers
to dlEo6edIenee, and to arolse the people to
the necessity Of proper Legislative restraints.
It Was In compliance with the popular senti~
ment On this subject that Congress enacted
the additional article Of war which was appro-
we'd on the 18th Of March last, and which de-
clared that;
" All officers or peTsons In the military OF naval
eerv3ce Of the United States, prohibited from
eupoEfng any Of the forces under their respective
commands for the purpose Of returning fugitives
from service OF labor, who may hare escaped from
any persons to whom such service or labor Is
elaimed to be due, and any officer who s.all be
found guity by courtmartial OF violating this ar
tfcle shall be dismissed from the SERVICE
It was intended BY this article to prevent
the military service from becoming odious to
the people who support the war, and degrad.
ing to them who have volunteered to fight uu-
der our. banner. 1t simply declares that the
otA VI LAC Iu1tSA ELALCS SAl44t ADL uC ptI-
Ver1ed from the legitimate use for which it
was raised. While it interferes in no degree
with the claim Of any man to person alleged
to be slave, it Leaves questions Of that clar-
acter to be settled, and rights Of that descrip-
ton to be enforced by other than the military
for that article was, not to ab1idge any mans
rights, but to leave every one to his legal rem
ed1es, as though no War existed
How is this new article Of war enforced
True, it has been promulgated to the army.
Il may not be openly and ayoWedly violated.
Soldiers may not hereafter be required to at
tentively perform the humiliating office Of
fastening n.anacles upon the limbs Of persons
said to be slavts, nor to escort them to the
residences Of their masters, but the expert
ence Of the last few days has taught US that
notwithstanding the new article Of war our
ded By armed detachments Of slave hunters,
without the support of any process Of law,
who there attempt to shoot, main and Kill
with impunity those whom they claim to be
slaves, while our soldiers are required to stand
indif1erentiy by aud witness the inhuman
work. There seems to be purpose in some
quarters to do by indirection what caunot be
done directly. The object being to serve
Shareholders, whether loyal or rebel, land
they are generally rebeis,) there seems
to be : dispositions on the part
Of come officers to travel around law which
they dare not break through. Unable any
longer to compel the soldiers to engage In the
6eHrch, capture and rendition of slaves, they
now authorize slave hunters armed with pis-
tolls aud military orders to traverse their camps
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S;aye - raraain ;att ~ Gunpsl t.E spi ~
a4rao;+;t'. +Ia+ ,,ag qI1oss1ns he " l9e
~ contsern,sg sarS h5 abont ~ ~ dnglo
is overwhelming, and it is found on every
hand: Only the week before last. Gen. Jo-
eotn,aanJ ~ d;t;a;n ~ ,e asonGse,s; 80. e,, IL
- ~ ~ .9lou "a oul aiA1 lss9eu I'LL
oAuci VI "uacA tne loAo "1ns - copy
HEADQUARTERS HooKEa's D1y1s1os, CANT
BAKER, Lower Potomac, March 25. 1864. {
To Bri1ade dnl Re7i,1tnf0, CDDnanutIers of fbie
Dir5&5on:
Messrs. Nal1v, GRAY. Dunmtncton Dent. Al.
s7 Sneake b1 rfee rose1 d G9oeS citizens t Of
n the reninaents nf th;s 5Isnn MA rr;o9iae
4n res4 III 1h NJ ~ ~
ofIher a,1,,s1t,, ana fun1 fbst th h - iio4 H..
TO take poseesslon % Of the safe without any inter
fc-ence Twhateyar Shnn,d NY nhatacia ~ ~ Jh
IN their wnv hr anr oF5car ~ .o15iar ~ .hi d;9
i'm they viii be at once reno.ted hT The reo;mens
commando to these Headquarters. ''''
JOSEPH DICKINSON.
4ss'f 1d;ntont GeneTa,.
twill be observed tbatthis order authoriz.
es nine persons, citizens maryland, to visit
the camps Of Hooker's DIision without apy
judicial or other passes tlan this military Or
der and there s,..rch fnr slavea & p;thnEt anr
interfcronoa scl,otoror II a,l u.ho,,15 n,r ~
e+oo1a ba .1,ro,-n :; +ho3 49, ~. o.- NJ ~
4ss seG.e pe lnlo"9 N lheT Hay oy Ahy oncer or
stfuASf III LIE Qlf1Sip3l. lucy Ae threatened
with an 1nftant report to headquarters, and 3
consequent court marital and punishment.
| The appearance and contuct Of this baud Of
| marauders produced precisely the result that
! might hayp been anticinttei, IN descrihinor
| it use the language Of tie officer in command
| Of one of the regimentai camps which thcy
| visited and attempted to scarch:
HEADqUAErERs sEcosD REGIMENT
ExcE1s1oR BEloApE,
| lamp Hail. MArch n, 1862. J
Lieutenant: In compliance with verbal dircc.
tiona from Brigadier General D. E. Sickles to re-
POT as 10 ne occurrences at this c1mp on the at
.EIn11h u sne @osn 1as6ane 'eg leaTe TO submit
| st abont sa1 o,c,ock n March o. 100, al
! Of borsemcn, {civiliars), num,cr,ng PERHAPS IL
teen, They presented the Licut. com nanaing the
guard. with an order OF entrar:e from nrigadier
Genefa1 fne Joseph hookt5; eomHand,ng Division
ap1,5 X a9e 91uei s.a11s tnas na3e men
tie psrty Should remain wi,hons tht iinas Whieh y
| was done. 1pon The appcaralce Of The other
there was visible dissatisfacti aud con :idesabie
murmurirg among the soldiers. % SO great An ex-
tent that almost feared for the safety
| q ne aaEe-oWnefs. IL this time
$1,000 $1,000 S1ta'es - p, at1tfea M auo N
ala amid the IEd rre9 Of oir ",Ga
pnper to add ihat h1e ente5n nE n, ~ sn
| within about sereD:s.dye or ono hnndred Yards Of
| our campo, one OF their numbe discharged two
| pistol shofs at negro, who WAS running past
them with an evident intention Of taking his life
| ms ]es,ly enfaseo our men
az o. "nsa i; lr sespee,,4ns snm1S.eG1 nnW To,rx
Ma:ot Ga,a,na5 sso,n5 Raa;,nsst
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~ p.so.1"~ :. 1.~ a. O. a a. s'ae'~
esad i; tesiueht, H are suca scenes as were Wit
HssTu Sfsofni;n ~ tnts camp calcuta*u e promote
nass r. s sun 70 hspi1c reelect 1or the oft1-
o1'1an,t ~ ,nh;a ana a1iecton tor tue Gov
s+nh 80 utn IN I1te5ases 1u lhnn Donotless
aas4ae n Ms 5irant;a,, .!t gfatlly tne;f
n1t 1onn - n.rn;,,ad - ~, ttose lae{ Mln
"+, nos ivg .hs Is pelsa W sn eolnent oeeter
;nS.rinrs aI ~ anI WV usEpen ~ ee tne1r
+1o a. 81 rnn ~ 81 ~ ~ ep sue spli1s ol
;ns,1atia ~ ~ ~ tun$Iss snaa not eVaoed oy
Ja,oa o,d nI 1,1saaa eas S1 passlon aao
violence ana I'm muraer shaa not heezhiblted in
4hi.1 WI s,Mgs - Ttsn ene eonnleance OF under the
@d1IoiiSs ~ ast VI oat c nllta.y omeeIs!
| lne senAtol t1om onio hade . Us, 3 lew
tn5 ua5s ;a,n ago; most eA1raofdlnaTy statement Of
~ s4t s9mui''eH VI a1a9Is at tne capital OF MS
~ ~ ~ St1 * ~ pne OF 1ae mlntaty lamps N
Ieoei prisoners OF war Some Of then are at
~ Ehusu ~ co,oreo servants claimed a slaves.
~ anese setFanls have been tIanspoFtedat Gov
tinmene n ~ eapense, ted, eiothea ana aoctored
~ Ae uoselnmen!, ana "Mle the rebel oft1-
eefs are showed the freedom ct the cltF upon
Pare!e, me servants are strictly guarded and
| eobnnea IN eamp by our oKn soldiers The
tn tIee e.a3e % OF ohIo is virtually converted, BY
The order OF by the assent Of mill
| tary commander and against the wishes
o1 lne people into elaVe Ssate,
ana tnaI order ia cn(oTcH by men in onr EN-