The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-11-21

Government because 1 belonged TO
Northerner. Sold great MANY negroes
in that way. But slipped away to the
army. Have tried to come to you twice
before III Maryland, bit couldn't pass
our pickets."
"Were you at Antietam?"
"Yes, boss. Mighty hard battle"
"Who whipped"
"Yous all, massa. They say you
didn't; but saw it, and know. lfyou
had fought us that next day-Thurs!ay
you would have; captured our whole ar
my. They say SO themselves"
"Who?"
"Our officers, sir"
"Did you ever hear Of old John
Bro*n9"
"1Iear of hims Lord bless you, yes,
boss. I've read his life, and have it now
in my frank in Charleston; sent to New
York by the steward of the James Adger
and got it. I've read it to heaps Of the
colored folks. Lord, they think John
Brown was almost God. Just say you
was friend of his, and any slave will
almost kiss your feet if you let him.
They say if he was only alive now he
would be king, How 1t did ftighten
the white folks when he raised the nsur-
rection! 1t was Sunday when we heard
of it. They wouldn't let a negro go into
the streets. l was waiter at the Mills
House in Charleston. There was lady
from Massachusetts Who came down to
breakfast that morning at my table,
John, she says, 4 want to see negro
church; where is the principal oue?"
Not any open to-day. mistress | told
her. why not?' Because Mr.. John
Brown has raised an insurrection in vir-
ginny.' 'Ah,' she says, well they had
better look oat, or they'll get the white
churches shut up that way one Of these
days, too Err. Nicholson, one of the pro-
prietors, was listening from the Office to
hear what she said Wasn't that lady
watched after that? I have History of
San Domingo, too, and the Life of Fred
Douglass, in my trunk, that l got in the
same way"
"What do the slaves think about tie
WARP"
"Wel, boss, they all wish the Yankee
army would come. The white folks tell
them all sorts of bad stories about you all
but they don't believe them. They know
that Mr.. Freniont and Mr.. Nc CleIlan and
Mr.. Burnside won't hurt Mem."
John was taken to Gen. Mcclellan, to
whom he gave all the information he pos.
sessed about tie position, members, and
of the Rebel army. His
knowledge was full and valuable, and is
corroborated by all the facts we have
learned from other sources. The princi-
pal features of it I have already transmit
ted to you by telegraph AT the close of
the interview, he asked anxiously:
General, you won't send me back,
will you?''
"Yes," replied the General, with
smile; Il believe l will"
81 hope you won't, General. If you
say so, l know will have TO go; but |
some to yous all for protection, and
hope you won't"
"Well, then l suppose we win Tot
No, John, you are at liberty to go where
'ou please. Stay with the army if you
ike. No one can ever take you against
'our will"
MAY the lord bless,.you, General. l
toaght you wouldn't drive me out. You's
he best friend | ever had; l shall never
orget you till l die" And John made
he salute, re-mounted his horse, and rode
ack to the rear, his dusky face almost '
ihite with radiance.
An hour later he was on duty as the '
ervant of Capt. Bachelor, Quartermas- y
er of COUGHS Second Division and | $
o not believe there was another heart in U
ur corps so light as his, in the unwonted 3"
~ Of Freedom. l fear it will be long
me before Captain Rhett sees the butter
nd eggs for which his palate yearned, to t.
~ nothing of the horse or of John him e
liz.
The interview with Nc CleIan did n
OF witness, and give only from hearsay. Il
he other conversation, emitting verb
re, I have endeavored to record in the ST