Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-11-12

a differences of opinion among them;
some were in favor of shooting i'm, mud
some were in favor of banging aa' bat
they finally got sen ding water and seal
del him 10 death. SensatIon-J linen
they hung up the boIy, and put a label
on it, saving that any man who took
down the corpse should be served In the
same way. My friend and his friends
took him down and buried him, and III
after time there will be monument
raised to his virtues. Ny friends condnc-
ted me to the Union lines. | had tray
elcd before only during the night but
we had TO travel during the day, because
there was a great storm, AMI -ltzwas=e't,'--
eerous to eros, to TalIahatchie during the
night. AT a place caIIol Davis Mil We
found five or six Rebel soldiers; theyrin-
puirel where we came from. lie sail we
were in hunt of oxen, aud asked thcm if
they had seen black OK AMI pied OK.
They had not. They sud | looked rs
though [ had hal The fever AID ague for
year. He told them tliat had come
from Alabama, and my folks thought ]
was almost CONS with the consumption.
Tins satisfied them, a'though- II was
not strictly in aecorilda:s S.t!r. the rules
nf ycrac;ty Wi,,n T o.,+ in son, Of the
Star snangIed Banner NV helil.,s lnay
be more rea. Is, i,fr,a..nei .han described.
A. Ris,z..E f,uql G.n. Asbo,h: | be-
licra he IS Of this State; AM neas by |
fvual G,9. JsfHs}l Z. Div;s, lie Of
ferel me ai ot his c3ta,ry t. get mr
family in. la:oae case It hat rssa;red
TWO cannon AMI = l1rg3 tos5a Of infan
trr - brlnr ~ soma ftnt tss int) the-Ud.
ion lines. found nv fricn /, who bad
escaped when was reqrrestei, there =
Nov. 1 vii say n lev wor 7, n ANSWER u
questions that have been asked me since |
came Horth. 'Htar p1o''5A'n- a,Wnrh
/ soon that viii contain al The mlnutIae.=-
| With regard 70 tbs proclamation, about
which We have beari 50 mach, bel esa
!. IS Yirht, an for thsa reasons When
was amonr th9 soldiers Of the Rebel
army, foun that thoy employed slaves
They had slaves Is sq?p.r5 AL miners,
rs cooks, Is tcp,n,ters rs ar;is ms, in the
blac'.slr.tt's shop, making swords and
knives to cnt the sthroats Of the Union
troops, ma all tbs by compuiSIon; and
| think 1t St a1ga III lecI It va should
not divert this labor from that channel
Great applause. They do not Object 10
it, and why should we
Another roa son WHY think This slave
labor should d, diverted is this: TalIa-
h,tehie County, Miss has but So voters,
and that sen Is 600 soldiers to the R!b3l
army. They have 5000 or 10000
slaves, AMI these slaves arc al york in the
fields. producing the hog nm the hominy
of which YOU hayo heard 50 much. ii
these slaves were liberated These 600
men wonld h, c,m,,Ilel almost 70
man 70 O., bona +, nroduca that bon
anil bominv which j, necessary to the
support o! themselves an their families
am asked if I b ,licyc that this nrocla
nation canbe carr:el ont. Yes, believe
it can be carried oat, iu,t 50 sure AMI Just
50 lonc rs nerroos have le,rs. TLa1ciIter
and annlanse For thew WI eScabe to
the Union lines Mt every opportuuitv.
Tbov came into Tho Union lines Iooe
40, but they learned It was the policy
IF tho Government moi to receive them.
II was onnosed to The views of the Gen
erals. and Gen. Nelson. and Gen. Wool.
and Gen. Ammon. have tel up negroes.
and wbinped them. and have sent them
back. This [ have known to be the case
on1 have socn t. he IN. case One If
them has oone 70 his reward r" More
Of 'em will o,r'I am s.atin1 thipgs
nav tLot 7 Know 10 he trno. flat have
seen with INV evos We are oftsn asked
this onestion: :. VIII IN, slaves make
GOOD soIdiersa Are fllsv sufficiently in
tolIigcptg" Let me tell Won that the
slaves arc more intelii sent than the poor
whites in the S ,uth Wbv went into
\ house not three months ao, and Their.
was !, lalv belonoine TO. Ills elias. Of
s,nJ.bijIers md reuarkoJ Nv ,vav of
y, ssin,r tha lime,a, T was w,;t;ng G,r
her husband thai tl,are was n:et9ra Of
h. pres;laas ..Ye," said Sire: .tbcn,,s
tbr meters Of the Presidents and some Of
'e,n must DO o1ten' m ghtv obi by this
t;mo if thoy amt dead rProIonood
Iauohtcrl remarked. in a,Ll.tioa. that
thai one 1t tn. heal was Gen. Washing
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