, 1862-02-11
Gen. Stone the Slave Catcher.
HOW 0TR LOYAL SOLDIERS ARE Ell
P[OTED.
Especial to the Philadelphia Inquircr.l

WASHINGTON Eeb. T. lSb2-
The COMMITTEE ON THE CONDUCT OF TIE
was placed before the Committee, in order to
let them sec how the war was being conduct
cd by our Genern1s. VIC make no comment
upon tit speaks for itself The flaws of
Maryland" alluded to, are the black code,
which makes it crime to receive or harbor i
fugitive from the rebel army crust Of bread,
or allow them to cross over the Potomac. It
goes further; it requires our troops to arrest
every colored person they may meet who mag
not have pass from Ills master to leave the
EIm. 4 Colonel s;id to the Committee, <s I
enlisted to put down this rebellion; not 10 BE-
come dog, to do this Mingf'
HEADQUARTERS, CORPS OF OBSERVATION.
PooLEsv1LiE. January 2: leG2.
GENERAL ORDER No, 1.-Gcncsal Order No.
16, Of September, 1861, from these hcadqu1r~
tcrs, cautioned The troops Of this command
against violating the law Of The United States
and OF the State in which we are serving, by
advising and encouraging INSTRUMENTATION and
rebellion amongst the negro servants in their
neigbborhood.
This caution, well Observed By most of the
troops, has been disresardcd By a few, who,
While entrusted with rational arms and made
thus guardians Of the national honor, disgrace
themselves and their Government by acting
the part Of oppresso7s and iacezdiarieS among
the very citizens they were sent to protect
4V1u H&h4E1S t4U4Ci4EE+
The General commanding recommends to
| those who feel themselves above the require
ments of lava careful reading Of the thirty
third article Of war; and faithfully promises all
| those who, after this second caution, persist
| in making use Of their armed pescnce here to
| outrage the laws, that, when discovered, they
shall first he properly punished for their DISC
bcdience of orders, and then, OIL rcquisition o1
the civil authorities, shall he turned over to
the civil courts to be dealt with as the LAWS ol
Maryland prescribe for such offenders.
| By order of Brigadier General Stone.
c. STEWART, Assist. Adjutant General.
4 Colonel writes to a friend here 4 letter, o
which the following is quotation. The r;ri
ter is we'll known US one of the best men il
I the army, having left every comfort OF L home
where he was surrounded by all that make;
Life happy, to fight those who arc seeking II
| destroy the Union:
"If i niggcr runs away from Seccsh, aud
one of my men should happen to meet the ne
gro, aud did not arrest hiE., the man would b,
arrested, and I, as the commanding officer, b.
held responsible. The fact is,nearly every eiti
zen around Poolcsvil1c is large Shareholder
sent to hold these traitors, who are ready t
cut our throats should VIC meet With 4 defeat
| have been in and around Poolcsyll1e sine
| August, and know The people very well, an'
as yet have only met Two Union men, IN,
they ratler weak in the knccs-conditiona
Union men. Most all these inhabitants hay
SONS, cousins, brothers, husbands and lover
i'll the rebel arm. III Virginia, and yet tic MI
gers must be kept sacred.
II lave just received a letter from my Lieu
tenant-Coloncl, who tells INC that Stone
down on me, and will bc after ME Us soon as
report myself in camp. So suppose sh;
hive to sutlcr severe rcprinland, and pcrliat
be placed uuder arrest, but am 4 1n:'1l and
, | soldier aud scorn to hurt poor dlstresse
slave but will share my last ration if lie w:,tlt
food, and point hin TO tic north star, and hi
him God speed from the Chains OF Lis oppre:
sur"