, 1862-11-08

W. are permitted TO pas1tsh M the following 1T.
f1Ulu this city. now III Mcmphia.-EDs
MEArufs, Nov, !, 1861.
DEAR FRIEND: = There was quite an
inter. s1i, Z llt:le incident tha, nappcnra near
our camp this morning. I call It little, be-
en.l5s similar t;;s Sases are q IT,, frequent
ing, the first thing we discovered after
lo1l-cail, was family vi slaves crouclled do IN
in ole corner Of our camp. Taere was Of
them i'll ill. ta:lier, 1notntr, and five small
chi1arcp, aud Whist few worldly etfact5 thsy
had were ecntteFed around them, and l caa
assure you that tney presented the most pitt
tul Eight thai ever witnessed. / went up to
1Ecln and inquired Ehat tbey were doiag in
our camp. and they told me that their ut&ster
had 1osI most I'LL of bis siayes, and that he
was shout moving into M1srf.sippi to. save
thciu-ail that he Ind left. TIE old slave told
NE that he had been to Gen. Smith, aud that
he told him TO take his family and leave bis
master, If he desired to do 80.
uesa1d that he had been slave eloDg enough.
sud he wanted To he y free nan. Il. had been
down town aid secured q place to nave his
family into. aud ~us Wal!iUg f,r dray, tint
be rad engaged to move his things, WHEN his
master appeared III camp. The master wAs
very polite and pleasing in his manner to Yards
the members Of uur battery, and tried TO en-
list the sympathy of them, By saFing thosE
PllT EL1fEe 01A uOL huoW HAat Lur9 HEEE
doing, and he presumed That esery one OF the
ch!ld,en would say they would like to 60 b1c!1,
hut an happy to saF that he did not m4ke
much Roadway viii the m.n. H. taen
wslked up 20 lie 6lavea and said "J.n what
| made you run awaJ"' Jim answered, "I I
| then ask, Jimfs vile how she was golag 10
support all those little children. The ans yer
/ VAS, "OA, msssa, I can work Tor them" The
! nlaztcr then patted thc little ones oa the head
| and finally succeeded ia Inaking one Of tue
] little slaves say that he wanted to 20 back.
He then tried 70 induce jim t. 50 bl:k: Ha
| esid to him 1T have 81 says treated y3u like i
| brother, ard always treated -Four children
| well.'' Here Jin stopped him and said
"whet did you burn that cAi!d'e fAce on the
| stove for! what did you say you would cat
all our th1oats for sad namerods otaer
| that the master had ali he could do 10 control
! tisaneer. Hethan s1id to J.n ttyoa don't cl Lin
| that girl, that girl don'E balong to you ?t
| jim said: "l I don t kao7r, msssa; that woman
is Ely wife, and that g:rl Is mY w.te's da1s Il
ter" The matter, speasiag III anger: =" Yut
ieVer was married to that wouiln." Th
slaEe: II kDoE, nlassa, but you gave her tt
me, aud she is MY wife, aud these are m!
children, ana they must 20 with tile, m1ssa.
| The master could uOS ctn!rJl his fteIug5 an
leEger, aud in the most bister language d
said, slim, if / lire ua'il this wlr is nTer,
/ VIII HlfE fG1 u tIEuolt.u tS15lES IL 1t gusts Ill
$50 UU0. and you know have got the money
Jlr,." This IVES too much for our boys I
statd, AID the mast1r was cbiysd to leav
our camp. l made mp MY n.ind would i
eyer. 1hilg iu nlY pover~ 10 help ;n3se pou
slaves gam their freedom. The master live
hut a short 1iatauce from cur cAup, aud
cvu1d SEE that be was p.tpar1ng to folloT tt
Elaye5. I 1]lre1 the satd;e upon mT hoss.
6eter:Einld that would protect them nui
they reached the prnvost msr5hsrs otlic
then 10 would be Obliged to protect then
The master AID tic s!uv- reached the Oil.
s.b: ut the same time. T.ls slave Went iut
the office 10 receive the papers that wou]
make him free man--the master for 1he pu
: ose OF Gpgaial1g Als slave. I thought
would wait and sc:: what the result sgouli bs
!, and, at the sane tine, never donhting bi
what the E]aye and his family wou
l | be ssnt Oil their way re1oclng, KNOWN
:. that the President I:sd i>su.d aa order forol
jrE s:fy officer in tie aroly to raturn slaFt,
lc csme into our lines ard asked fo7 prof.:
! 1ion. But Imagine my Enrarise and asa
pois tsneut to see the 1na*fer come out ut Il
I Office a:.d take two # tI1e 1it'l. nnts-a 1i'y
!. girl a1sd hnr-aud drive off wi:n them.
neetr Shall f:,sg=7, tie iatacr's looss and t.;
l irEs, As :ise 11aErtr dr6Fe off with taos2 ca
:. Grrs. ARD I stafi Ill rays relngnb :r the crt
i of 1tcEe 1ll.lc slaves as they were separAs
: jrGn: I'll hist mas D. 81 to Iaedu- L. fas E1lE'n
!: to lake the strongest E1an w.ap. surd
| LILY NDiEs: ADssAI> Ia'nt stiA 'ESH1s. WI -
. 1t,te hat K and dsligated the sud he rs 10 t11
9 that knew rcnl1 syalpa1hIze with ae. n
+ We haze made uu onf minds, It possible,
!, | Erccnre the ia"rG Of the case, aud lind q
> whether the ct1icers have righa to g:.tu
# th.se sI:yrs to their rebs! nlastTr:. I ha
II fauue uut tina: iha nl.ss:er Sf these slaves
u been sub. coEtr2c.or IN the rebel sergl
. aEG that be waE slave merchant before
I, War broke out.
r Thus We have archer glance at this 4
e o.re;,a erit and if Ese can remor,. this fr
our country s7nus sacridee will be TOO Stea:
ut 4
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