Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-12-10

Question.
The one Huudredth Ohio, Colonel JoHH G.
GRoom, of this city, is now encamped near Lex
lDgton, Kentucky. Under the direction Of It's
gallant Colonel, seconded by It's other able off
GERS, the regiment is rapidly improving 10 dis
cpline, and preparing for active and efficient
, service In the field. Beside the different real
tations In the schools for the instruction Of com
missioned and non-commissioned officers, the
regiment is engaged in drilling from six to
eight hours daily.
The One Hundredth Ohio is attached TO the
Division commanded by General @. A. Gil
MORE. General GILMORE stands high as an off,
Ger and gentleman. He Is an Ohioan, and is
the distinguished Engineer who made the prep
tarations for the reduction of Fort Pulaski, and
obtained his Brigadier Generalship as reward
for meritorious military services. The officers
aud men in his command unite in his praise
Under him and led by their gallant Colonel, we
shall expect to hear good report from the off,
ccrs and men Of the One Hundredth Ohio.
Loyal citizens of Kentucky are resorsing to
the civil tribunals of the State and suing out
writ, Of replevin for the recovery Of their fugi.
tive slaves. Many of these slaves are found in
our military camps. Col. Groom, when the
subject was practically presented to him, adopt.
ed the following course in regard to this vexed
"coptraband" question--a line of policy which,
we understand, has been also adopted by Gen.
GILMORE:
When an officer from q civil court, comes
within the lines of Col GRooM's camp for the
purpose of taking an alleged slave, on a writ
Of replevin, from one OF the officers Of bis
command, who has euch alleged slave in his
employ as s,rvsnt, the Colonel has been
guided by the following rules, and has, when
called on for advice or counsel, given the same
t, his oficer,:
Let. He assumes that Kentucky is loyal
State; that she is fully represented In the Con-
gress of the United States; that martial law
has not been declared there, and that, therefore,
the civil process of the State is above the mill
tary, and the military subaelvient to the civil
power.
81. That he has no right to resist the exer-
cse and execution of any civil process properly
issued by competent authority.
81 That the eff ,ers and men under his COM
mand set up no claim to any right Of property
or interest Of any kind in any slave within the
lines Of their camp
4.h. That if any tuch prep rty as that de-
scribed in the writ OF replevin is within their
camp, they are not aware Of it.
5th. That If the civil officer fnds any such
property, he must take his own mode of secur-
ing il without any assistance from the officers
or men in the camp.
6:h That if the civil officer does ild such
property within the camp, the Colonel will not
deliver it to him, or permit it to be done by any
one under his command; nor will he permit the
civil officer to be interfered with while iu the
proper exercise or discharge OF his official
duties.
7th. No negro will be turned out Of the
camp for the purpose of enabling his master,
an officer or other person to get possession OF
him.
Col. Groom has also requested the officers
under his command not to give employment to
an escaped slave, when the fact is established
that he Is the slave Of loyal master. 1t ia
stated that they have all aoquiesced most
heartily, and indorsed the policy.