New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-16
RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES!

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pvcur RRTwKEN TEE EYES!
Can DAVID HUNTER, commanding the DE-
y, r,ment Of the South, having ascertained that
the Rebel authorities in his department. were
mpressipg slaves, armiDg them, and organizing
them into o brigade, has issued the following
important Order:
"HuIos HEAD. s. c., May g. lB6l
general ORDERS, No. 1.-THE three States Of
Georgia Flods aud South Carolina comprising the Military
Department Of the South having deliberately declared them
selves no ger under the protection Of the United States Of
America and having taken up sgsust the ssd United
Sses became military necessity to declare them under
martial law This accordingly done on tue 2sh day OF
April 1862 Slarery and martin! Isw in free oosnt'y ave
altogether Incompatible The per'ons in N" hr" States
Georgia Florida and South CaroIina. herss0fe hsd a.
alars', are therefore declared JTras' free
Iof,iall "DAvID HUNTER.
"Msor. General Commanding.
"Ep. w. SIXTH, Acting Assistant -Adj- General"
This Order, we understand, is based upon
explicit instructions to Gen. Hunter to coun-
tervail any attempt of his traitor adversaries
to use negroes against him by the most obvi-
ous and efficient means. The instructions car
ried out by Gen. Sherman would Of themselves
have justified this step, but we believe there
are others to the same purport, but more re-
cent and explicit.
Thus far, the Rebels have had full years
start of us in the employment Of "contra-
bands " in this war. Slaves and free negroes
have alike been compelled to open roads,
throw up intrenchments, construct fortiiica.
tons, plant batteries and do all the fatigue
duty of the War. Slaves have, Of course,
grown the food of the Rebels and produced the
wherewithal to buy all that they did not steal
of their arms aud ammunition. Blacks have
for months been enlisted, mustered, organized,
and drilled, for the support of the Rebellion.
Meantime, our side has almost uniformly
evinced strange reluctance TO avail itself OF
the services of this species of force, which has
led impartial observers to conclude that We
were not in earnest, and that, after decent
show of resistance for forms sake, the Rebel
Confederacy was to be acknowledged. Up TO
this hour, the Rebels, as if thoroughly in
earnest, have welded against the Unionists
every weapon they could clutch; while our side
has seemed specially solcitous not to hurt the
Rebels.
Ave Judge this is now to end at least in
Gen. Hunters department. That majority of
the People of South Carolina who have been
steadily and are heartily loyal is now relieved
of all National obligation to be bought and sold,
whipped and padded, at tbs beck Of the most
obstinate and flagitious Rebels. If compelled
to serve these traitors any longer, it will not
be by authority nor under compulsion OF the
United States.
" But what good will this do ~ it is asked,
since the Rebel soldiery are between US and
the slaves, and will not allow them to know
what we propose to do for them ~
1t will do this good, at least, Sir; 1t will
assure every negro in Gen. Hunters Depart
ment that ours is for him the side of Freedom
that, if he can only escape from the Rebels and
reach the lines of our forces, his Slavery is
ended. He will no longer be puzzled nor con-
fused by the lying assertions Of white scoundrels
that we are seeking TO steal him and sell hin
/ to Cuba: or, if he is, it will not be our fault
But the Rebel masters curses on this order
will convey its purport into every househod,
and very soon nearly every negro in the De-
partment will knoW that Liberty and Union"
are indeed Zone and inseparable." Many are
so benighted, debased, hopeless, that they will
make no effort to escape from their chains;
! but thousands will be ON the alert to gain their
freedom; and consciousness Of this will dis
tract the attention and paralyze the arm Of
the Rebels. They must fight US with one hand,
using the other to collar their bondmen.
At all events, this Order is great fact. IL
indicates Progress. IL points the way to unity
and victory. Revolutions take no backward
steps till their full circle is accomplished. And
this Internal rebellion, fomentcd and inaugurated
in the interest of Slavery, and designed to in
sure to that great wrong boundess asgrandze-
ment. security and sway, is destined, in the
Providence OF God TO work it's utter downfall
and ruin.
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