New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-11


No small measure of ind gnatIon has been aroused
in the public mind in relation TO the status OF The
" coored population held in confinement st Camp
Chase. Tie Committee Of the Senate, III their re-
port upon the subject, PROFOUND the Inquiry why
these negroes are there at all. And The question was
certainly mos, appropriate one. IL lnrbs ont, upon
inv gatiol however tat they were placed there
as prisoners Of war-a posilion us dlgniiled a- Thai
enjoy ed by their mastere.
Uyou inquiry nio this matter, 1t lie shown that The
negroes were taken an participants IN ibo iSeosi
c.use-some captured with arms IN their hands
sgsnst our loyal troops, and against our nsg Otbers
uiDing their Rebel masters IN camp duty. ihIs
being the case they were sent by Gen. Huleck TO
Camp Chase in The same ca'egory vs. aee'r m"s'e''
were, J. pfi oDers OF war. taken IN battle.
Gen Hsleck made no distinction ss 10 complex
ion; but, from snowy white ~ sooiy.' eontIgbed
ell ibus captured 10 the military p'ison al Camp
Chase. Tie oommhndani OF the pat, Col MOODY,
received them, hot servants II ihe white men
whom they ac,ouipHBi,d, bat as perrons oOusgned
10 bic military charge IN the capacity OF prisoners by
virtue Il the orders Of bi, olsf IN command. When
placed together In tic camp p,ison, the naughty
- Secesb too rliftlss TO wait upon tbemfeIyes
ipcontnently fell back upon their asual o! aH cum
dig.sfafe requiring tho negroes TO serve them; ~
" 81 Likewise their custofn 10 do-seTersl OF them
having been, indeed. the slaves Of 'ome Of these
Secesb oiicerr.
Bot e. til. status Col Moody gave no assent. To
show this We need but refer 10 bis order. concerning
them; Tor when tLd NJ uesf OF an ADDITIONAL i0fee
in bis Hospital Tor washing, nursing, aud ening Tor
Tie Al. generally, Col Moody respected the con-
yeuience of thos. prison gentry little rs TO irsue
an order TO his post-sugeon u detl from Tie pison
all the negro Iuen bo might need Tor that purpose
Inis he old becau,e Of their Icing expef enoed 10
snch personal service, aud without The smallest ne
yard 10, or thought OF their being utder any
elim q service upon the iniolent " Sseesh Of tie
pnsOn
Again, when Col Moody received an order from
the War DE, arimeLt to forward some hiiy Of these
Hseee-h officers To Fort Warren under the guard
of a United States officer ,ent ior that purpose he
made out tho lst IN conformity with the order and
rsued tie necessary MAJ ching order, And behold
when these Fort Warren gentry came forth IRON
their PRISON, Col Moody wa SURPRISED TO nnd NUN
Der Of negroes marching ia tie rear OF heir white
fellow. pflsoners oi re seee-h persuasion, ahd
each negro CARRYING trunk, yalise, car Ct sack &C.,
for thee ioploi icai "ma.ters,' who seemed TO lie
quite unaware that they were not IN Seceisa.
But Col. NJ I'D, speedily dispesd their delusion
on this subject. DO line WA al bait. In voice
of ,tefnesi tones he demanded, " what those negro
men were in tie no fJr r lie wae iusclenily told
by the Seces that ,hs negroes were their servants,
aid were To carry their Lnagsge' mo, SIR,
shouted Col. Moody, I'VE recognize no -uch fela-
tious leie Tor IN thi. country. lou have no such
claim 10 them nor ID their service. 1hen turing
To- The uenoos, Col. Moody orderd item at once
"to lay Gown that baggage snd clear out OF the
line o. The negroes Ie,itaed, Joking alternately
at him and at - Seecsh," 10 II studying which to
obey.
seeing their besi,aiion, Col. Moody shouted, 10
tones tLst left 10 i,u BIT as 10 which had better he
obeyed, Throw down that baggage, aud clear The
line, every one OF you" and 1T the same time o.
derei ali officer and 4 squad OF soldiers 10 SO BIS
order eXecuird, and march the nrgroes bAeA 20
D. ison forthwili-which 3 promptly done-tnd
i secesh were allowed the high pfrile.ooi s'uinB
their trunks aud oth.i traps 70 tie railroad s't'iop
in such manner az rb y bsst coald. Also, "hei the
negroes were detailed TO hospital ,eINlcf, oe'esp'
Col Hanson, offered % furnish the money 10 hh
officer to b.ic "a m a fDr such sefNic', 80 tha' n7
IMAM Jim might be lest COR waiing Oh hiinSen-
but this, Col Mood, abfOl liely r,iGe1'
TIE hub iect receis3ta stormy ven i'diion yesl''-
~ in the llouft--a kind o. March WIND 10 nsbef IN
The f,st IL Apiil Bat Whatever nay cc 'he i'cs
"pe-ntting" Slavery % eAis, al Canp Ihme, VI
the Seonfe 70 ,olation eays, we do mol zee pow
can be charged upol Col. Moody. ne SIMPLY 10
1eiyed The men, blac, and whit, from his ruperof
Office. He kept item IN prison axe. IL he ae
tailed the blacks 10 f,rye for the bo itsi war DC
causc fhey kew mcri than tbeif masters ui' nov
ia max, themsevee nseiul). And Oh every oet'F,9u
where encli CHIN nros, be sternly and peren wpiy
relus.d al recopl nou OF ils validity. we 'ihh tno
sfateretr mace by The officers Of be regin'h, Plp'
lished ia our legislative column, show oil III" A'ai
dainty.