The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-16

CORRESPONDENCE CoEckH5lso CuNraABAvps.
Coatrsbsnds continue toAo1k shroush the Van.
kee iines. many Of them SeSui1se work in The ser.
vice Of the United sfsteA Unisn ueu ~ vvll N
seeessionists have been this loesrs .. win bs seem
from Inc following eosrsspoaaspsss
HxxpaEs Aaut4 Cs.rK. Va,
June 81, iec2 I II
slr-I have your letter of ~ 2sth Inst. r,ati ,r
that you have negro man Il this place, thirty.
years Of sge paaaing by the rRne Of Charles
Waters, and that unlesa ynn hase the negro or hJs
fare Congress hare no knowledge ~ 10 The psr.
son you refer to- cantrabanta ara under the ssps-
clsl charge of Lieut.. koss, Acting Assistant Quar-.
terrlaster. II the 4 here and desres 10 return
threats or violence. induce hlm to return, win
neither offer nor suffer any resistance Nv duty
here Ii simply TO enforce the EonstiiuIon and laws
as construed by the Early fahsra and In osedi nee
to my superior officers ssso osa sss.gsss,''y' Il sns,y'
Col s5th Rest N. 7. Sfats Vol Inf. com po.t
Thomas Il. MiLlev, Esq, ChArlts co.. Md.
CHARLES COUNTY. MD.. July e. 1852
Lieutenant Ross. Dear Sir--Colorel Biddls re-
iers me to yOu In the matter of runaway negroes
will esteem II favor to be fnrnished with GER
tihcate, endorsed BY the Colonel Of the fact Of nv
negro man, who calls hiInstif Charles Wsters
being at Aqua creek, In Government employ. Col
B. says he has no knowledgp Of this fset. The
my property Mesars Chllda, Adams, and Mitch
ell, who visited Aqua crssk sems shoIs time since
to see after negroes Of their own INFORM me Of this
fact They also talked vita tins negro who was
employed In unloading boatE Col Fiddle closes
bis letter to me by saying, Il am simply here TO
enforce the Constitution and iaws" in this State
the receiving or employing runaway negroes is
called harboring and il penal offence. hsvs ye.
To learn that the statutes of Maryland ere yiolatye
Of the Constitution. There IL no man In Maryland
more loyal than ], or who has encountered more
odium for defending the Government NY lOys.ty
here has been regarded ss Of the most ultra kind In
proof OF which can refer TO every prominent
Union man In the State. I stood by Hicks holding
commission a. one OF his aids. have also tue
same position on the staff of our preseut Union
Governor, Dir. Bradford / can also refer to Gen.
hooker. with whom | am we'll acquainted, and
who knows my anteceden,s
The negro man LETT for no proyocaticr His wife
and children are at Aqua creek, and be left me on
their account am informed by Colonel B. that if
! CONS over and can induce this negro 10 return
With mo he will see there IL no interference. EN-
net willing 10 consult this negro at all in matter
., I'M" sort. lie ID MY property, my money paid
Iof hm, and II The Government requires REF eg.fnent
OF soldiers 10 stand between me aud my lust
c;a only say must submit Am but an indi-
vidua II is not the yalue of the property that SO
much concerns me; II Is the principle it involves
Are we OF the border States be taxed to furnish
fatons To our own negroes II officers in the arioy
caat catch slaves for their lawful owners how il it
they can catch them for themselves or for the Gov.
ernmentf II you order this man and his family
from your post, they will be likely to come home
Maryla negroes, presume don't cone under the
head Of contratsrda
Respectfully, yours
THOMAS A. MILLER,
Nau.esm0y, Charles county Md