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GEN. HOOKER On CoNrRABAyDs. The
Massachusetts, General Hooker must be
man after the Sentineps own heart. The FL
lowing documents, which were read by Sena-
tor Grimes Of Iowa, in his speech of last
Monday, are interesting as showing up OF
that officer land as indicating how the soldiers
OF one division at least, stand on the contra
band question
HEADQUARTERS Hooker's Division,
Camp Baker, Lower Potomac,
March &c, 1862.
10 Brigade and R,yin,s-tal Commander Of This
Dpiais
Messrs Naliy. Cray, Huntington, Dent, Adams,
Speske, Price. Posey and Cobey, citizens of Mary
land, have negroes supposed to be with some OF
the regiments Of this divis on. The Brigadier-
General commanding directs that they be permit
ted to visit all the camps of his COMMAND, In
search OF their propert and ii found, that they
be allowed to take possession of the same without
any interference whatever. Should any obstacle
be thrown ia, their way By oficcr or soldier in
the division, they will be at once reported by the
regimen,al commanders to these headquarten
By command of Brigader- General HooKER.
JOHN DICKINSON,
Assistant Adjutant Gene al.
The eject produced by the execution Of this
order is thus described
Headquarters S,eord Regiment
Excelsior Brigade, Camp hall,
March q, 1907.
Lisn,Han. In compliluce with verbal direc
tious from BligadIer General d. t. sickles t. re-
port as TO tne occurrence at this camp on toe af-
8 -. ~ hoo a..r 70 ftr1rff
the following
At abous $50 o'clock P. NJ, March 70, 1862.
admission within lines was demanded by
party Of horsemen, (civiiians) numbering perhaps
| fifteen. They presented the lieutenant command
| ing the guard with an order cf entrance from
Brigadier General Jos pa Hooker, commanding
division, (copy appended). The order stating tnai
! nine men should be admitted, l oruered that the
| balance Of the party should remain without the
| lines, which was done. Upon the appearance Of
the Others there was visible dissatisfaction ami
| considerable murmuring among tie soldiers, to SO
great an extent that almost feared for the safety
| Of tbs slave owners At this time Gen Sickles
| opportunely arrived, and instructed me TO order
| them outside the camp. Whicl | did amidst the
loud cheers Of our soldiers. 1t is proper to add.
that before entering our Lies, aud within about
seyenty-fye or one hundred yards Of our camp,
one OF their number discharged two pistol shots
at a negro, who was running past theI, with an
| evident intention OF taxing his lue- ms justly
enraged our men. ALI Of which l. respectfully
submitted.
->Your obcdient servant,
JOHN TOLLEN.
Major Commanding Second Regiment Excelsior
BIigsde.
To Lieut.. J. L. PALMER, in.
A. D. {. aud A. A. A. General
IL Is to be remembered that this order OF
Gen IIojker was in direct violation Ot law
pissed on the 18th Of March, and which con-
tains severe penalty fog such acts. The
same general has since issued a fresh order,
Of which the subj1inel Is an extract
Under no circumstances will officers or ner
having slaves owned in the secession States permit
them TO embark with them, tut direct that they
will be left a, tho depots, ~here they will oe pro
tected Il is in violation Of the laws OF
the land to them for private purposes, mol
will those having slaves orHsd N MsryllHd, lot
this is pillsge.
By command Of
Brigadisr General JOS. HOOKER"
This order, as a piece Of literary compost
tion, Is on level with the law and moral
incuIcated IN it.