The New York herald., 1862-10-26

v protect the black ard the white piotec iag folds
are not coniaed u color. The master cannoi pn.sh =
slave without committing oicncc against m'rtai aw
and doriag the ex seuce Of martial tw more = ~ .usn
thing rs slavery Thy are INC 'lnpatihe' heous wv
proclamation ~ let this be known
This is the heaviest have ye hoard IRON the
columns OF the Nee Err and caused doubt, by tie
following letter from Brisadicr General reery % coloac
II not ARrrss USrrRp STATES goaGys,)
Fasr PULASKI. KEY WESr, No.. &c, ,
kE. WISH, Fla, Angus. IA, lo62
cafoNE-A considerable number of tn inhabiians or
Key West are nogroes who either have beea he
now hold slavery is therefore probable that cases
involving he relation OF master and slave WIN from lime
time baofe you for decision The following raes
are established lcr your guidance Ia sllh
l. No aii viii 10 given 10 any master TO cal0e him 20
conpc his sa.e % obey him, or 10 ab,r for him by
the act OF Congress, approved March iS, 1862, 'al OH
GERS or pcrsons IN the military r nava service OF the
United Sta.e nre proh6tcd rom employing any OF the
forces under their respective commands for the rnrp0se
o returning sitycs from labor or service who may have
escaped from pcrso 10 ho such service or labor
claimed 70 be daen slave whom bis master cannot
compel 60 remain Ia his household and render him ooo
dencc and service has escaped" from his master and
this escape complete and perfect although the slave
may remain iu the vicinity Of his master II in such
the military pore compeis tho tabor obedience
Of the slave IL II restores tho authority and control of the
master. 1t .srcturnsr ''cscapcd slave, aud violates
the law the land.
9 Inquiry will be made into all OF alleged cruel
treatment Of slaves and punishment win DO promptly IN
tcicd upon those who may DO guilty OF II. Inc proper
punishment this ,fscnce and tho best precauiion
against its repettol Is 70 the slave from ms
masters casOy and control Aggravated cases may re-
quire still further punishment 1t tho duty or all gov
ernments, whether civi! military to forbid and punish
cruelty and nhumiiIty within their jurisdioston:
8. The slaves OF all persons who have fed from Kcy
West for purpose OF joining ia aiding tho rebellion
and or all persons knownt be ia arms against the United
Staios win ne regarded abandoned ytheir masters,
and no agent or representative thcir will be
permitted control or interfere with them or TO receive
IL behal o. thor principals any portion OF the fruits oe
the labor " sicA s,alps.
4 sioeGcc publicly oacred ~ one person TO another,
whether tact other be slave freeman and III the case
nr lttn0
obcdence ana enforcing service or ior any oihe pur
pose, a disturbance o that public order which, where
martial aw prevails il is the daty The military power
to maintain, II viii he promptly suppressed
have TIL honor 10 be, Colonel, most res2esniJ your
obcdient servant, A.FREi' q. Ihithl' ~
Brgadier General Commanding.
Colonel Jos 5. MORGAN, Commanding olhcer al Key
West.
These instructions Of General Terry founded, we
presume the following order of the War Department.
and tha General appears determined consider Key West
part and parcel of the State Forida like the rest
o the State in actual rebellion against the government
kxEcUI,yE ORDER.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, July - 1852.
P'cs.-ocdered that military commanders within The
States OF Virginia South Carolina, &c ,rga, Fierda, Ala
bama. Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas aud Arkansas
orderly manner seize any property real per-
several commands for supplies, for other military
ses and that while property may be destroyed for
proper military objects. shall be destroyed
,onness or malice
Secoud--Ihat military and naval commanders shall
p'oy AS aboreTs, within and from said States 50 many
persons Of African descent be used
ior military or naval purposes giving thom reasonable
wages for their labor.
1aird-Tha. TO bo property persons OF African
descent shall be kept sufficiently accurate and
in detail TO show quantities and amounts and from whom
both property and such persons shall have come,
basis upon which conpeDsaon can be made in proper
and tbs sevora. departments of this government
shall attend to and perform their appropriate parts TO-
wards The execution Of these orders; ,,or,,,,,
EDWIN NJ STANTON Secretary OF War;
We now come to the last act OF the drama order
proclamation. whatever may be called Of Coloner
Morgan, whereby all the slaves Of Key West de-
claed free and under the protection Of the military
thorities:- --
HEApQuAgTERs NiyyT..-.H H:.!xESr, CaMP MORGAN
sand oT ky Wi.sr, sept s, lSc2. !
A necessity hSng occurred BY the prevailing epi
demc FOR the employment o. persons OF African descent,
including those held service aborunder state laws,
III the various parts Of this command, the Provost Mar
sha is authorized to employ such persons seeking
poyment. and send them 10 the headquarters Of the
Quarcrmaster Aud IL shall be the duty o. tue Quarter
accurate lists TO be made sufficient in de-
tail to show from whom such persons sha, have come.
Persons subject rnd so employed have always un.
dcrsto ID that after best received into the military
OF tile United states, in any calacy they could
never be reclaimed by their former owners except they
did understand II in this way the order 81 the President
would be inoperaiive). The Coonet there
f,e and from yeas,s aiyeody es0bthed feels dn1r-
lied clare thai az, persons empoyed as olor: stated
shall reseire niary protection against any
pusory yefnn a condition, OF ser,.tpds
No influence must be used slaves frem their
masters and iugves desire TO return 10 their masters
they will permitted do so; but, the other hand,
force undue persuasion will be permitted 10 be used
10 recover such fugitive property.
Officers pi this command must not employ such fugi
tvcs Tor The government provides " each
officer distinct pay Tor his servant, aud this is ample
ior the iire Of freeman By c9mm,nao c,,,,o,
). T. RAYMOND, First Lieutenant and Adlal'nt.
Maay Of tue slaves employed under above order
we're the property OF men who have always been truly
loyal, who have never By word or deed done aught
agsns, the governments and yet, because employed IN
he military service Of the United States, Colonel Morgan
declares them free hereafter should they desire 10 be
We learn many of the females who have been sit
ting up night after night with officers ara soldiers
sick with the yellow fever compelled TO do their
work. because Colonel Morgan has seen dt to
declare their servants and property free.
II cannot possible that Colonel Morgan's orders
This matter the Of General Terry, will be
recognized by the government The proclnatons of
President apply only those ia rebellion, and the
slaves Of against the government will
secured to them should tnsy return again TO their
allegiance prior TO the lst day OF January next.
by what authority Colonel Morgan mas presumed 10
issue sIch an order have yet learn That he has
none other than Of General Terry conf.
dent and we cannot consider that document OF such
fmsy nature as this letter will be recognized by the
| government as authorizing Colonel Morgan to assume
such power.
We now learn that the last act o. the Colone is 10
10 those negroes he freed aud who house
less and homeless permission to take possession of
and occupy, notwithstanding who the may be,
any property they may find vacant
COroners' Inquests.
FATAL BURNING FLUID cAsrALrY-Coroner Collin held
inquest yesterday Bellevue Hospital upon the body Of
James Mccormack, child. who burned to death by
Of 6ud dlnunn hnar
canal boat No 435 Of the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company The lamp exploded while the child was asleep
In the cabin OF the boat and the mother In her exerons
ex nguish tho uaines badly burned that her
lie is despaired Of Verdict in accordance with the