, 1862-12-02
C0NTRABANDS IN KEklTUcKY. Y.
Col. Utley Of Wisconsin, and Gen.
Quincy 4. Gilmore.

regiment, ,now In Kentucky has proved himself |
the right man In the right place. He Is STIR |
ring up the rebels and their eymparhisers, as |
no other fIieer in til. West has done since |
Gen. Fremont's proclamation. On the march
of TIE ed from Cincinnati to Lexington, KY,
several coEtrabande came into his lines, whom
the master, violent rebel, demanded OF the
ColoEe'. The Colonel told him he was no
slaye-ca1cler-thnt he had not come into Ken
lucky Tor any such purpose, and hence he
could not do so mean thing. Said master
then went to Brigadier-Genera1 Gilmore, and
got him him to iseue an order for Col. Utley
to Eiye up the contrabands, which order, in
letter to the General, the Colonel refused to
obey. He told the General that he should
obey the laws Of Congress and the President,
in preference to the orders Of any General;
that he had nothing to do with tbs contra
bands coming into his lines, and he should
have nothing to do IN sending them out.
| On the receipt Of the Co1onel's refusal to
obey the order, the General ordered him to
report at headquarters. On entering the Cen
eaars office, in very excited manner he said
to the Colonel: "Sir, I issued an order yes.
terdsy to you, to give up certain contrabands
in your regiment tsAnd, sir" re-
/ piled the Colonel, 1T refused to obey
| that order" TIE Gen. then said, II sla1iissus
tba. order sgain tomorrow morning, and il
| you do net obey it You will enffer the conse-
quence." Tie Colonel replied: "Genern1,
you need not be to the trouble to issue that
order sgaIr, IS shall not obey it; and if you
| hive any ythlng to do with Ice, you can Just as
| Ttn commence IpW as tomorrow" The
I order did not appesr sgaln, but the General
eEdeavored TO get the negroes By strategem.
Al another lntervte~ with the Colonel, he
said he had concluded to brigade all contra
bands coming into his lines, for work, and
politely told The Colonel that he could send
| what he had got for that purpose. Tne Col
cnel replied: When re Eet more than ne
want, General, I will send them to you"
1t Was nGw evident that the coutrabaud5
wsre not TO be obtained by strategy, and that
the Colonel must be frightened to give them
up. Hence the rebel people Of Georgetown,
through which the regiment Eust pass on its
way to Lsxlpgtoa, gave on. ?sord that unless
mob the regiment and take the ccatrab andf
as it passed through the town. It is evident
tia. Gen, Gilmore, and Governor Robin son
wEo lives in Georgetown, and has large
plantation Of negroes in Gulf State, con
| nivcd ut this plan, If they did not suggest 1t
sIrce:the General ordered forward all TIL
other regiments, some five or six, that @ert
with the ed, aud left them to march through
! GeorgetoWna alone, that The people mighs have
, | 3 better opportunity to carry out their threat
II an Interview with Gov Robinson, Col u
leg told him if the people intended to mole
him in lis passage through the town, he nos
!. notified him {the Governor) to clear the tow,
| Of women and children, e5 be should mHrC
through it with loaded :nasket aud tIzed 5ayo,se
} AID it lie, or mis- men, were ineulted in wo1
3 CT Ceed, or any attempt was made TO take an
| frz1 14Ar1da frn11 his rA,sim hp NIL
= level the town With the earth, and not leaY
oae stone upon another.
d When the people aaw tie men they had t
q deal With, aud the fixed ba3onets, thsy vec
;, wisely concluded that getting the 'noys
wouldn't be paying job; and hence th
:. Only demonstration they made Has to ask tn
= Colonel and several Of his officers Out to ze:
l. which lie prudentlg declined.
:. The shove had from the Colonel himsel
it while on visit recently to the army at LIE.
Is ingtsn.
;. tie contraeauds, did nos d.shearten the chi,
s alious rebels, in Union dress, as learned ye
Ie terdsy BY letter from the Colonel that Jads
d Robinson has issued warrant Tor the arre
:, Of him for the violation Of the laws OF Ka
tncky, in stealing negroes, and Instructed tt
Sheriff to serve It it he had to get a naili.aJ
j. force CT the commanding General to asst
10 him.
ta Now then comes tic tug Of war, which is
- settle the question. whether our officers sr
n ecldie1 S in kentucky, are to obey the LAWS
ID Congress aud the President, or snccumb
Il the rule u traitors in di :guiEe We shall no
L. see il the President is longer to be terrif,
an6 hul';ed into Injustice and wrong, at t
ii pe,ii OF the n2tion, BY the threaiH of rebt
s. and treason sYmPatltser6 in Kentucky,
>, whom be has listened already too long. O.
~ thing is sure. ii kentuckiaas can Tighten Il
ID Prceids 1t, they can not the northern army a!
5: the people ef the free States; and il au
al tempt is made to forcib1y arrest Col. UIle7,
49, will resn1t in q bloody battle, aud cause IN
5. tiny in the army. Our soldiers are inteliiga
e1 1ueD, who know aud will do their duty to th
country, They have gone to the field to fl
, torprincip7e and li5esty. They know the pow
-, Of This 1Ation is in the hands Of the seop
Cd and the army, and they will no longer eubn
it | 10 be made tools OF il the hands Of tr.as'
bralnless geEeIals, to sccurc the interest,"
retels.
It the President will not stand by the Ia
g. Of Congress and Col. Utley, the people W
As Robinson should be arrested for treason,
en- giving comfort to the enemy of the nati
en- and tying the laws Of Congress, aud attcm
ha irg to arrest 8 United States officer in /
faithful discharge Of his duty to his count
u and bis obedience 10 the military laws o; |
N, land Either the President must-back do
s1y | from the position he has taken, or the X
ia. lucky rebels must. We shall see which
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