Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-07-04

There is, however, hnr regiment of persons
Whose late masters are fugitive rebels" men
who everywhere 1y before the appearance Of the
national flag, Lowing their servants behind them
TO shift M hest they can for themselves. So far
indeed. are the loyal persons composing tbis
regiment from seeking to avoid tho presence of
their late owners that they are row one and ali
working with remarkable industry tn pince them.
selves IN position to join in full and effective
pursuit Of their fugncous and traiorous pro.
Itieturs
answer that the instruoIona given 10 Brig Gen
+. ". Sherman by the Hon. Simon Cameron
| late Secretary of War. anl turned over To me by
succession for my guidance, DO distinctly an.
| Ihorize me to employ all loyal peiPons Offering
their services in deence OF the Union aud for the
| suppression of this rebellion IN any manner
might sec lit, or thAt the circumstances might
call for. There IL no Testrietion ns to the char
ncicr or color of the persons to be employed, or
tho mature OF the employ ment, whether civil or
military, in which their services shall be used
conclude, therefore, TINT have been nuihorl.
aed to enlist fngiye slaves as soldiers, could any
such be found ia 9 department. No such char.
acters, however, have Yet appeared within tho
view Of our most advanced piekets, the oyAl
slaves everywhere remaining on their plantations
to welcome ns, aid us, and supply us with food
| labor and Information. IL Is the masters who
! have in every instance been tho fugitives, ran.
ming from the loyal slaves us well RR from thu
> oyal soldiers, and whom We have only part
been ahc to see, chiefly their heads over "a
! parts, or rifle in hand dodging behind trees ia
the extreme distance In the absence Of any
3 fugitive (mnster) law, the deserted slav,s would
l. be wholly without remedy, had not the crime of
Q treason given them the right to pursue, capture
e and bring back those persons OF whose prottc.
q tiun they have been thus suddenly bsreit
y To the third interFpgItory it IS my painful
IA tu4v Ia ret,lv ttat 1 hnyp uprpr recpived m,
specific authority for issues Of clothing, uniforms
L arms, e9nipmFnta, Nc, 10 the people in question
~ Nv general instructions FROM Mr. Cameron Ia
nf employ them in amy manner might find neces.
is sary, nnd the military oXigences OF the depart.
re- ment being my only, hut in my Judgment suf
r. cient idstihcatnn Neither hhye had any spe.
Mt cilc authority for supplying those persons with
H. shoycls, epades and pick-Axes when employing
n them ns lahorers with boats and oars when
err dsing them as lightermen hut these are not
rg points included in Mr. Wckhlfe's resolution
IA 70 me it seems that the lih rty to employ men
p. in any particular capacity implied with 1t liberty
also to supply them with the necessary tools
r. mud acting upon this faith have clothed, equip.
ion ped and armed the only loyal regiment yet raised
he In South Carolina.
IA. must say n vindication of my own conduct
m that had il not been for the many other dlyers
III fed and imperative claims on my time and alen
ton. much more satisfactory result might hayt
res Detn NOptu luE anu Nhut III lltoo vi bnly uue
,le ~ ut present. at least five or six well drilled
cd brave and thoroughly Rcclimated regiment
are should by this time have been added to the loya
forces of the Union The experiment Of nrminl
blacks, as far as 1 have made it, has been a com
plete and even marvellous success. They al
sober, docc, attentive aud enthusiastic, display
ing great natural capacities for acquiring tn
ca duties Of tho soldier.
They are eager beyond all things to takC til
field and be led into action, and il is the unan
nous opinion of the officers who have had chatg
on of them. that in the peouliar,ies of this cmat
-tL aud country they will prove auxiliaries full
~ a., equal to the similar regiments 80 long and SUI
An oesstully used by the British authorities in Il
IN West India islands,
ed ia conclusion would say il is my hope, thel
,de appearing no possibility of other reinforcement
~, owing to the exigeuees Of the campaign in Il
va peninsula, TO have organized by the ead Of II
iNi next tail. aud to be able to present the COVER
hat lneut from 49, 00O TO so 600 Of ih,se hardy III
ion devoted soldiers.
Trusting that this hitter may form part of 20
-, r answer to Mr., wickiiiio's resolution.
', : - | have the honor to be D.. HUNTER.
the Major General Commanding.
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