New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-21
TIE NEGROES N TENNESSEE.
Correspondence Of n. Ciscnn.u G-1ois
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Os nnCrunVkL.Sn. N,fch 10 1901.
Gen. Hgllecks oruer "a exclude fugitive s.aycs
from our incs tie re tcer is doubtless aware bas
been lately reiterated. To the cedi VI our soldiers
re ,euly at Fort Dlnelson, however, 70 l. said that
no attention seemed TO be pali 10 tie ORDER They
had little higher Lave among Themselves and acted
upon il. Nine conlrsbsnds in one drove came in
wbie WAS there; aud scarcely Gay paced nth
ont the arrival Of one or more, who experienced no
difficulty in getting through tie linos hopo thu
the uamo disregard OF il prevails in other divisions
q. IS ell Ne il Gen. B1elrs Department ior, II Avn
not mistaken II il son.ht 10 10 rrieuc-'ly enforced
thou yh not publicly ourced. IN lis aso Tie tGlct
Of no General binds any man 20 recognize snch "a
rule afd the sO.diers tense Of lnsco H. too strong
90 allow him 10 be made The instruments Ok rs o&e-
I oDtiDD.
A large number OF these fugsiv,s are deferred
from coming ia by knowledge oi tao Iisieocp %
this order. thus not OILY ~ great deal OF ysua' 10
Information concerning TIE enemy excluded TOR Tire,
have constituted our clici and iDOtt ir'iiworiDy
source ofsuch informant mi bit those -iave- ho'ifg
to av,il themselves of Tho ~ al t. which they nc
entitled b. forfeiture under all military awr, n. well
Ia tho laws Of Copgress, deprived OF tie OpOr-
unity OF doing Ine 'fieT l. therefore, W inhu-
man il ID itnpV.iiic: for, win TIE exception o.
/ PORT ROYAL the number OF slaves escapaS liio our
iines when such ofuer ess'edi lee never cen 60
great ns 10 gtndtr them bard, me- aud there las al
| III tm.s beou gmpe employment for "A, many as
ouid bc larly under the nOst favorable 'ircum
staices 10 come. Furthermore, the elaves are 80
we'll posted ;hst only those Of Rebels az "a gel,f]i
thing attempt 70 escape. TIE preert that hey " y
act - spies il miserable dodge; for such u rarely
f. ever tie ca-o and if j. were they could sasy be
tent 10 poiris where no Information they could Oh
tain would 10 OF value.
Iii proper 10 AID that no restitution Of fugitive
/ from tcyOud our lines, Ho far az ! know, l, made
,sien once within than ether 20 u Union man or
4 =. 4 fbe.try i.iu al f lie
locaht, ia insurecion SID the law not being opefs-
we outside Of the grOnnd We cover. II, however,
bis n stcr il UnoH man aud hFc' wttfff tue ne',
/ ie ,an come and take him. cui without Lss!si~nce
/ from lie military authorize.
B While was ID tbs Fort, tic neiphb0r o! n dcA
! Rebel living nbout 80 uiles oil simo - reclaim -
elaye Of tho s'er as w-ll gs horse when he con
traband, berg lame, bad appropriated TOR The pun
rose o. acceloraiing hs freed, rllrgltS ~ excuse
itai lr thought he bid worked 10 enough Tor li'
master Ia raw for dc hose" Coil4fIng " bIll, a.,
be lleL him. aud informing lin trat le war gong
40 take either him or biz scaln tho Decor Tor he
,yHs q phy-icianl led bin 0 Gen. GRAM q1Iirft,
" BIZ nennwrile msuiy Protecting that b. ,olld
rot DO taken back Tor hi5 Hs-sf was itclel, aud
oe Doctor snew 1t and wonlcnt deny Il; bcfif7e,
oe law ditnt reach t..r" " BIZ understood lin
self. Tue Doctor didn, deny size IA Q, a1c coudn
have taken hilu wi,boIt Li5 voluntary cunsehi u ne
/ a. CEN Grant said be could d. nothing Tor ini,
either - % the chat el or bore. 50 tie cb"p.Aiicu
DO tor Teil Nd gTa,p, remaining To TIE tttana
err t.dt iii " Z" wODl1 boar watching, Tor re ""r
tho moot rs-rally Niger he ever Lncs Ia iniu-
talon nnon ls personal honor which " bill NJ"
Gf 10 trent with lity osdain; snd IA IL. hDped III
unuhantlg out IerGfked Ia aoife o. We .prttsi"fr
a." Inc ,idnt 10, he nodiu o4t Of lne, dlj lel Knows
what I'm about"
The last | saw Of 1il" he was exuliing'y re-
lny 4. .urccfs aud the DOc'Ors diss omhihie 10 an
iensey Interested cirls of biz fellow contfaannof
All was siroitiug around IT, outside works tie
evening" iefore ! lsii met negro ndlng honr a
mule which he gd had tfa,ed oil from hi, nistor
iou,e Two or three miles distant. Acrosiing me 10
most Gefereuiil manner, the following ccnvefsa-
ton IA near rs can reeoliec., ensued:
a." Mac r wbai DO you 1--we T.
+" Cincinnati"
" Can't you pit nc passport 10 go dar T.
4" phSrVOrt-yOn mean a pass, dobt Won
Yre 90 paper What yun hab To siOw dc guard.
"Nhy what DO YOU want viii pa.s T.
81 wsnis 10 l,ab. and III work Tor any gemman
al ny lie for nuin what II ~ ne away
"Well why don't you ruu away Ion r. Tree
within them now"
!" Yes; but uD,.'r LID inside dc lines, too, and be
can cO Ie aud take me T.
" Bot isu'L he "a Rebel T.
"Yes, lie bga Rebel ia dey is in Dc state, for
be r hiu sAy 80 many time; bat don he prelrho 10
de oil esrs here 10 be "a Union man. ana dey Tub &c
is." ,,..,, H..
Tho sbreyd cont<sb.nd understood his cnse ihor-
onyhIy. Ills master lived within onr hhss' ano
claiming 10 10 "a Union man, an no langi''' pro-"
existing against him. our aspirabI Tor freedom Anf"
th,t h, would be immediately retniep. ," re WIS.,
,,.I;n, Il. cham. 10 yet oil OH boat before he
wo,,,a h, rj..ed aod IA bpIo. OF meeing rome
s,r'.s, ~ n, could oi,,an tho desired ra-s for hiu,
end ,,to him uiong lar servant, have no doubt
e ,oqs oIowiag fsot mule to cseoP, erc'y my 50 a,
10 Gl,nisa ki'n.'C The op''Hb~'y y Pr'sPccfwF
r., arm hbe,is, ansuspect d, wAile hositng tie
1 mule.