Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-07-23
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tSi& FL haTe the henog 70 acknoN1eogl
the rsoalp& Of conmuaiessisne from th,
Adjassna General al the army, dated jan
LBS ls62s requesting nae to farniah yos
with The information necessary to answe,
certain resoiasioas introduced In sh,
House OF representatives,, Juae @. 1862
90 naakinn Of Hon. Mr. Wiaklife, OF Ky.
thair substance being to inquire:
]. Whether had organised, or was Or,
gsnizing . rsgineas Of fngitiTs alavss il
this department.. .a...g a e r.s
2. Whesheg any aalhority had beer
gavan ma froxa the War Dsparsasns fol
such Organization; and
3. Whether ! had been furnished by or.
der Of the Wax Department., With cloth
iRg, aaifarEas, axnss eQaipmenss, DC, fns
such . farce. s -e# - a'ee,
0nly haging received the lsttar sonsern.
Ing thesa Inquiries at . late heur On Sat.
urdsy might, I aFge forward M answes
In time for the steamer sailing To-day.
Monday this haste preventing nae from
entering - RiRately as I aoald wish up-
on many pants Of detail, ouch as the par-
amount importance Of the sabjsos calls
for. 4 - -.st..o,.s,-s $50 rrr-7-,I !
\, Bus 10 visw OF the Near terzainasion of
the present session Of Cengress, and the
vide spread interest which must have
been Awakened by Mr.. Wieklifzs rssoln.
tion, prefer sanding even this imperfect
anawar % waiting the petiod necessary tor
the collection Of fullar and more oonpse-
hensiVe data -
To the frat question, therefore, reply
that no regiment OF fugitive slavss has
heen or Ia being organised ip this De
pa<tment. Tiers is, kosesusT, q 6as req
fmest Of pszssas sOhoss Lass nsasters ore
!. 'sJugitins rsbesso everywhere aY be-
fore the appearance Of the National hag,
leaving sheir servants behiad than to shifs
as hest they can foz themselves.
So far, indeed, ara the loyal persons
composing this regiment, from seeking to
avoid the presence Of their late ownars,
that they are nav, one and all, working
with remarkable industry 10 place them
selves in position to join in fnll and ef-
fective pursuit OF their Jsgaeioss and
traitoroas proprietors. ~.
To the second question have Eha hon
or to aRswev that the Instructions given
20 BTigadisr General T. W. Sherman By
the Hon. Simon Cameron, late Secretary
Of War, and turned over 70 me, By sno.
eession, for Dy guidance, do directly au-
1horizs ms to employ the loyal persons
offering thsir service IN defsnoa of the
URion, and for the suppression of this re-
bailion, ia any manner mighs see 6t, or
that the circumstances mighE call fog. s>.
There Ia no restriction as to the char.
aeser, or color of the persons to be en-
plaYed, oE the nature OF ths employment,
whether civil or military, in which theiE
services should be used. | conclude,
therefore, that have beea authorised to
enlist fugitive slaves as soldiers, could
any swch be found in the department. 4
Such characters, however, have not
yea appeared within view of eur most ad~
vance picketa, the loyal slaves everywhere
on their plantations to welcome
as, aid us, and supply us with good labor
and information. az
Ii il che masters who hare in every in-
stance been the fugiEiyes, running away
from loyal slaves as well rs loyal soldiers
and whom We haFs only been partially
able to see, chiefly With. their heads over
he rampartss or rife in haad dodging be-
hind trees in the extFesas distance.
La the absence Of any fugitive master
aw the deserted slaves wauld be wholly
#itheut remedy had not their time of trea-
'op given The Eight TO pursue, capture,
md bring back these persons, or whose
sgotection they have been thus suddenly
,ereft. &= r.+&FF~
To the third interrogation, il is my
PAINFUL duty to rely that I have never re- |
'eived aay specific aathority foE issues of |
Uniforms, arms, equipments, 60, to shs |
Foops in question, my general instrue-
ions from ME. Cameron 70 employ them |
n any manner might fnd necessary, and /
he military exigeucies Of the Department /
md the country being my only, and in nav
adgmeut, sufficient justification.
Neither have bad any specific author
sy for supplying those persons with shour
La, spsass and piek-axes, when employ
ng than aslahorersr sRor With boats and
,ars when using them as Gghtsr-msn; bat
hess are not paints indicated la Ars
Fiekliff's resolution. f's@ ..f9a'
To me 1t seemed thar liberty to employ |
hem in the partteaiar capacity, implied
sfth it liberty also to supply them with
be necessary tools; and, acting upon this
aith, Thavs clothed, equipped and aru-
dths ezals loyal regiment gel reised in
south CaYoitHa. ssH Ia ss-5r@s
must say ia vindication of 10y own
onduet, that had il not been for the
nAny asheg dfTaFsiiSsd sand imperative
laims on nay tims and attention, d much |
aore satisfactory result might haye been
loped for; and shat In the pIscs Of only |
ne - al present, At lesst Ave or six well T
Eillsd, brave, and Ehogonghly aoclimAted
sgimsnss shosild by this time, have been
dded to the loyal forces of ths Union.
The experiment. at arming the blacks.
o FAR as have made IL, has been COM.
Iete aad ssen marvelous success. They
re sober, decile, attentive and enthusi%
site, displaying great natural capacities
or acquiring tho duties of the sold ier.-~-
hey are eager beyond al things, 20 take
be haId and b led into action. and il il
hs unanimoas opinioa of the offcsrs who
are had charge Of them, that In the PEI
nliaxitiss of the climate and county they |
riil prove valuable auxiliaries, fully equal
Q the similar regiments 80 long and sue
sssfuiiy used BIZ the Brltish authorities
d the West India Islands,
In conclusion, TWoaId say il ID my hops
here appearing No possibility of rein-
orcenents, uRing 10 the exigeney OF the
ampAisn In the peninsula, TO have or
znised BY the end of next fall, and 20 be
hla to pressst the 6avesnmsnE from Jov.
y-ssghs 10 fifty thousand ef thsss heszy
Vi Al e. FndSs
- Eaas torn aspars vi yeax answer to
gr. Waekliass resolution,
hay !he nofcf Vi be most respectfully, L
xet# gx.ss. xsHgvery ekssslesl aeEFsnt,
o. HrETER, MAJOR den. conan nandlns.
We take the foregoing lester from Col |
n Boas Hunter, nfssmss Republican par
sr. which pablishes Il WITH delight. II
in reality pert and silly letter. Gear
raj Hunter ID aow The military Idol of
| u Il I a. n II