New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-21
Why did you expect protection - Heard so In
MARYLAND, before the Proclamation"
Where did you hear about the Proclamation Y

"Where did you hear about The PROCLAMATION I
Read it, Sir in Richmond paper
"Wbat is IL I"
That every slave is to be emancipatei on and
af,er the 18Th day Of January. can t state it,
boss" 80,
" Something like IT, When did You learn to read T.
"In 40, Sir / was head waiter at Mrs. Neyitrs
clearinghouse in Savannah, aud Miss Waieott
New-York lady who WA stopping there, taught
me-"
docs your master know il
"Capt Rhe,t doesn't know it, Sir; bu, he isn't
nv Il aster He thinks I'm free, and hired me at
as month, but he never paid me any OF IL. be-
long to Mre. John Spring OF Stratord, Conn. She
used to hire NE out Summers and have me wait on
her every Winter when she came outh Aiter the
war sha couldn't come, aud they were going to cell
me for Government because belong TO North
erner Sold great many negroes IN mat way bu'
| slipped away TO the army have 'risu 70 come VI
You twice before in Mary land, but couldn't pass our
pickets."
Were you at An'ietam ?"
dyes, bOss. Mighty hard battle
"WhO WHIPPED
"Yous all. ma.sa They say you didn't but saw
it, ana know. Ii you bad fought us thatn day,
Tbursday-vou would have captured whole
army. They say so theuselve5'
"Who z"
"Our officers, Sir"
"Did YOU ever hear of old John Browns"
"Hear Of HIM ? Lord bless you, yes, bcsa. I've
read biz life and have Il now in my trunk IN Charles
ton; sent TO New-YOrk By the steward OF the james
Adger and got IT, I've read il to heaps Of the coced
folks Lord they think John Brown was almost q
God. just say Won was friend Of lis, and any
slave will almost kiss your feet II you lei lin. They
say If be was only alive now be would be king.
How it did iriXhen the white folks when he raised
the insure tionl II was Sunday when we heard O.
it. They wouldn't lei negro 20 into the atrseis. l
was waiter AZ the Mill, House IN Charleston There
was lady from Massachusetts who cane down 70
kt4ft that morning at my table. John, she
says | want to see q negro church; where Is the
! principal one p Not any open to-day, lmstTes-,
\ / told her. 'Why mott Because Mr. john
Brown has raised an insurroction IN Nlginiy.
All she says well they belterlook out, or they'll
get the white churches shut up IN that way one oil
these days, too Mr.. Nicholsor, one Of the rropre-
tons was listening from the ice 20 hear what she
said Wasn't tlat lady watched after that have
a History Of San Domingo, too. and Lille OF sred.
, Douglass, in my trunk, that got IN the same way.
i "What 90 the slaves thiuk about the wal =
\ "Wel, boss, they All with the Yankee army
would come The white folks tell them AL sorts OF
bad stories about YOU all but they don't believe
them. They know that Mr.. Fremont and MI.
Mcclellan and Mr. Burnside won't hurt hem."
D.. John was taken 70 Gen. Mcclellan, 10 whom he
gave all the information he possessed about The posi-
ton numbers and organization OF the Rebel army.
His knowledge was full and valuable, and IL cor
roboraied by all the facts we have learned from
other source8. The I<incipal features Of il have
already Transmitted 20 you by telegraph. AZ Tic
close Of TIE interview, he asked anNlously;
General YOU won send me back; will yor ~
"yes, replied the General with Il SMILE Il be-
lieve ! will"
81 hope you WON'T General. II you cay co,
know viii have to go; but come to yois ali for
protection, end hope you won't.
"WeIl, then suppose we will not. No, John,
you are at liberty 10 20 where you please. Stay
win the army ii you Ike. No Ole can ever take
you against your will
"May the Lord bless you, General 4 hoHgit
You woulin drive RE out. Yols the best friend |
ever had; shall never forget you till de And
John made the salute remouuted his borse and rode
back to the rear, his dusky face almost white WIKI
radiance
An hour Later he was on duty "a the servant Of
\ Capt. Bachelor, QuarteTma-ter Of COUGHS Second
Division; and l do not believe there another
heart IN corps 70 light biz, IN tie unworied
JOY ot Freedom fear il will be long tire before
Capt. RLett the butter and eggs for which bi,
palate yesrned, to cay Loihins u the horse or oi
John himself.
/ The interview with Gen. Mcclellan 7 did not
witness, AID give only from bearsay. The other
conyersa'icn, emitting vert.age, have eIdrayored
10 record Ia the exact words which cane from the
I lips OF the Intelligent Cob;faosnd. A.D.u.