New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-27
mr.. COX AND THE SLAVE WHO WAS
WHIPPED TO DEATH.
10 nc ySiio, e( The ~. Y. TriLu.s.

10 nc ySiio, af The ". " Triiu.,.
Sic: The case of Negro Jack" WIS in pat pub
ished in The Ckrisfda Adrocate and Journal Of
his CITY in December last from letter from Chap
AN BOOZE OF tho 9TH Excelsior. Ths gentleman
Informed me thai lbo wkOe truth was nos written, in
or Ter that certain persons OF the regiment might
escape c-nsure; but that now, inasmuch ar tie la.
denial 10 made by the friends Of Cox to the fc,s Of
he csse, there ID 10 louger ncy in cause
for coDcealWent.
NV for the facts: "Neero JACK" did inform the
Gers Of the 9TH Regimen; Excelsior Of the Seces
sion sympathie, Of hs cruel master, aud through he
information the discoveries were made-slready
noticed in this letter III dad roi live wi'h the rcgi-
IN, nj ep tie Jury represent Their was he d COM
.tapt guide 70 them. II lac drank whisky IN 'seess
i, war no more than members Of that jury do
my eyes teing witneH-l ano, ~ Que POINT, i~ we
more respectable than they: the soldiers never Jaw
lack drunk pubiciy. Cox and Davis were gem
,rany TO- For his pstri0uc aud valuable .eiucea
Jack Was promise IN he h0BOr ~ m DWc'r, by
The Lieutenant or r whose command the scout "ts
made that lie should not De given Hp Co his ina-t,
20 be punished, should he Cox be permli'td 10
iulurc him.
Tins was necessary, inasmuch Cox bad become
terribly enraged 1T The for discoVtiibg tNe
movements OF Srcesti nistr 10 the military. \ de-
achncnt oflhc 5th regiment had left Tor Buddsferf
CaN~ before slt ftU4AIN'E N'.H.'s'..fH W."
rdered 10 iOin them II Sas shiie this second de-
IA bment wa. Oh the march that the capture Of Jack
look olare. The detachment WAS under command
A,tiug Major Clue Ben Franklin rays ths
when the regiment I'D Cetachmcntl lrii Port To
40 ti,ey were followed bv Mr. Cox in company
with about - or 20 other citizens Of he county,
ielDse siares md ieit ruth the sind rcPtm'Ht.'
Nov. this latter Insertion pronounce AZ incXcus-
able falseho)d--a plain, bsrefaced lie. Not ,laye
went with the regiment; and ia proof OF this as.
seri ,ha, those rs or 20 gc1tcmen TOOK To'iii9n
in the square Of the town and closely inspected NE
eou,,lries AZ thew flied past them the march, on
the lookout for their slaves, ondJa"ed 10 a5coter
st III, " cb0ftei
T. 4, their slaves did very uRerafefuig leave their
ktad-heari,d masters aud cone into camp 49, rclnH
10 Guc freedom uuder te Union nag u true, but
whose wns the blamc Why did they leave IL
he army 10 be ccusufod lor the ouiglsaing nspirl-
ioE VI freedom h. the ieau Of tie oppressed black
when they yany imagine tne starr u our glory ana
oar shame are floating IN tteir fght ss tho beacon
OF ffredom These slave yuiture. seeking tier
prey bad obtained az order from Gen. Hooker re-
quiriug the commandant OF the 5th Regiment 10
DIVE oul from the camp all tde haryldnd negroer,
fJgitivcs. THIS order presented 10 MAJOR bla-s
by Come Of inc Pame " fifteen or twenty Gizena,
who also asked Of Major CLAIR that he crige neg 70
q certain pUiat where suey could be buucuiled by
the drivers and captured. This, 10 tho honor ~
MAJOR q lars be II sad be used 20 90 " Tor Gen.
Hooker or any other General" bit would only issue
command for them 70 leave TIE camp, tor the woods
or anywhere else.
When the second detachment lad marched about
three or more miloa from Port Tobacco Cor in COM
psny with others horseback, drove fufIOusiy up
to the OF the batalOD and without v ord oil
waning, he, Cox, rushed upon the rank. where lie
SOW his memo. JACK had joined tLe regiment On tbc
hhiclI. " Ben Franklin raw that Cox " was nct
upon by the soldiery." The TACT 10 that Cox broke
ihto the ranks aud witt the butt-end Of q heavy
whip began 10 g ser upon" Jack head ana Ia doing
tbir, bci"P drunk, he stuck several Of ths soldiers
IL wi.s for tbis hat they go upoI' him and x,ter
tney saw tho IusOlent slave yutures on horse head.
lng for ihe ranks rome fixed bsyonets and ,,yOre
tuaI II they drew fep nearer they would run them
| through. Cox continued 10 use his heavy vybiD
striking Unfortunately sOlders snd The negro and
~ lir drunken names, h's stout, clo1ely init
po~e ful frame, bls eyes glar.ng al on ire with
rage and wLbky, no seemed more Ike an iuearrate
Ceyil han representative Of human and
The officer IA command al length qnelled Ito di,-
Ia bauCe and brought the men 70 quiet; aud 4 IA
rue as Inserted by Franklin" that had !, mo-
cen for Las reference Cox would have b,eD
XII eli. But why : Not because the soldiers thls,cd
E,r hir blood but IN h. insanity OF passion he con-
rnued 10 strise at them with his h.ls fnd whip 10
obtain bic negro, rs though hey too-An,erlcrns oil
were cha lels "wudsis. MAJOR CLAIR do, ~
The presence oil those soldiers. rebuke Cos 10 ihe
stIongest terms for HE M warranted and mad assault
nd sad, " You have intuAcd these meuj they un-
lerrtand Law a. well rs you, and they Know that
yoar attack IL criminal. You should lie than.iul,
Sir that you have escaped with your lie. am
commander OF THE battalion aud You and these gen
lemen sbonld have applied to ue. and not have com
pilled such aD outrage" Nov, Il NAV quct The
conscieuccs Of some directors 10 be informed nat
hethcr The Obiccr IN command nor Oneof the S0diers
engaged az me- Egt w0s an Ab0i,tOh.0 nor R'Put
hcag. lhle Is asserted upon personal know edge
OF their politics ard sentiments.
After order wa, restored the regiment rof- 'ed H.
saIca, And now 0o.uu liz u.Osi ehsnci-i part Of