The national Republican., 1862-06-26

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A nsw slave case, involvins a coll .i"a bs'
tween the civil and military auth h,r,''t' a
AlAznnAsiA. .hAk Seaaank. orsasas s-.-sAxcitr
DsqtAsd " sstslssDsnt will have an important
|tsdtkgsps6 & sh6Ssand similar casee, which
saas spsaae - -hsia0. k-tha 1axyianA- Asve'
Al l!llIili Il I : !. j..
.l.'s At. ars.st yiTfisiAa M, 90 Hsssa.'.' 9. 1
who, With his family, hes bss3 lisiss q Aisx-
Iandta hor lsq6 v6(b6A ~ wksss ~ 4
'rsSA.hy empioysd.' fSs slr W nos saAs
under Tho .Ensitve Slave Act but nrdse u
law Of VtiuiA ~ man " sr~sst, ss{
instead of taking him To j,il, thsre 70 avait -
usual Legal proceeding in such ossss, ths q.
csss look lin directly " lhs3 ferry boas. y
ss,s sua.asy psoossaisgs sihe nsn dsmurrsd,
and 'bsssely resissed H,s rosistaocs was ~.
covered ~ soma soldIstS who At ooceI inlsfs
sSrsa. sud took ~ Whossl psry hslaeSs W
proses. nsssha. Who tpany d.sidsd this "
alleged fuslgv should % irss. ~ o,ssnsn.s,
howsvet, srs uoi satisRsd, aud hayS, us updsr
stand, sppcaled 70 Tie, sscrstssy'Of wsr Tor .
redress of grievances ~ ss sS'iseAs Ai5 VA; 90 L,
A singular part Of this busihess II thst, ~
iAoashahe Mayor Of AisxAnirls, y regarded
Is aId9ai citizen, he administered 10 tbe e,ain
snt an oath Of sllssisaes, drawn By hlmsslf,
instead Of the oath provided BY The Govern
man' I. is aIso, sssa ,aas. ths unlSn sitissp,
II A,essndris ssstaia thsr sh,ps hsalerr, and
oppose the action q Col Gregory, who haa ybe
dnar,inc. @ exsvciss his sa.berit y,in lAysarof
jus,ic" aud oi freedom. '''" '..teT ~
Ths following standardization, by citizen
Of Alexsndria, gives The dstails Of the affair,
which will be read with intsrest: l. .ilt
..g-,.,., .ALExASpntA, Vi Jun" "a, 1862.
MsssRs EiiFtsRs: L+Ii saturday ailefh6on.
NJ. John Hauter, 1T Pcioc, G.rtgs's county
Mssnkfg. took out Rsrrant, no. L,w,.
'ou' "' coy 49,, ,,..
"Mss,ts Edsliu .apd jGrNiw.ll arre't and
conmit ~ Jail. II necessary, Robert, l.s~c.
jsmea, GrnSAisos. And Am. 1dvs siasos, q the
pruprTtycf John Hunter. VI Prinse Gsorx.'r
county, Miryiaud, II comm tted u jaif, The
j.il tees tp b. pnd By Mr.. Hunter h.a5a
Pc Ivy = a,'tsws MCKsNzis, J. p"
lp ssdsr 10 make The oass " strong al possi
hIe, he took the following oathia a.rr0 -.
STATE OF viaaiSiA, .,.. tr,,-,,. ".,,t1..r'
"AbsxaHDe1A COUSrY: EriJig
al John iluotsr, Of The county Of Prioce
f;sorgas, IN the State OF Maryland, solspinly
swa,r that ain y true and loyal citixep nc The
gpieSi States, and that I will support the Con-
'dthfioi herSsf b thS Suprrma iap ~ aha
land, and that will to the eSIspt Of my abilil
ies uphold and maintain it. | will to the
II m g. OF my power give l,ii,ams sliou OF every N
d,snxer '~asi n.y9 9thpsatsot., so telpfps'
49, Sworn " ,bciyrs me, ,hi. liss day Of June,
1864 ii i Lewis Mex sHxIE, J. Pn
Tn. ably loaabs Sss '.S,vidad and sdmius-
tered ~ gt's Nryos h,tfYLycpdiog rs, ,fsct
tiai W. ais supplied wiA dfs The CIV rn-
mont, in ,hs k,iioxins form, which we think
mucr tbs hest. % It pi,.ttes jdst Sters W. And
a,rsspgs "StAte 1ightsiY D,tz vus.
Il, -, do solrmnly = that I viii SUPP
port. Project and defend the Constitution and
Goveruwenr ot lthi Unitad Ssstss. agi,pstl all
sdenfrs, whether domestic OF 'forsigS ,sndi thS,
| will bssr true faith, allegiance and l6ysity to
the re'ns, any ordinance, rssolu don or law Of
any Stats, Convsntion. or Legislature 10 tho
cDoirary notwithstanding Apd further. that l
10 this with full determinktf6i, pledge aud
purpose, without any mental reservation Or
evasion whatsoever: 80 help me God"
Ia coajuuction with some friends, he pro,
caoded to execute the warrant. aud carry OF
the chattel."
In Attempting TO take The m,u to the wharf,
they met with IN obstiuats resistance from him.
which created considerable disturbance, and
attract some OF The soldisrs OF The Ninety
fest regiment Prnosy ylvsnis volunteers which
Is nov on duty hsrs " provost guard. Accord
lug to their usual custom IN cases Of disorder,
they carried the parties before the prov 1st
msrshsl. Col. Eigsr U. Gregoey. 5i6.a!T E'
Tbe case was bald under sdvisement until
the following Monday evening, when II was
called up for decision, 4
Al the hearing, IL appeared that whsu Abe
troops first snquirsd 40 70 the cause Of the sr-
rest ahd disturb ince, one of VA Ao0netablcs gave
w reason, that tho man bad stolen horse;
bat oa the iusl hearing, his point was aban
doued. '-E''
Mt. Hunter prdedrcd ths presence Of soms oi
his friends, who corrsborsIed his statement that
the man was bic pr0perty.
The negro, on 'ha contrary, s,ssrted that he
bad bsen the slave Of n man residing st our,
time within q Nv rns,essf AlexNndris, but Who
left with thu rebel atpy. He wiis boiOg ex
| sn,nesl aud queatiSpedl apart from him, gave
the sa,ue hislury aud circumstances oi the cage
| q himself, 4" ~ tth'''h'h 80 ,tEEl
| Alter, a patient Inv +stigatIou, the msfshsl
decided against the claim Of Mr. Hunter Sqd
rclrsaed the mauI--d declaring, at the same inS
thei i was not hts intsntion to allow cit,z ,Ss
Of Maryland, or sny other State, 70 come hets
and arrsst or carry Oh any one on the plea bI
being fugitive slaye, a, - u.a..T
From cironmatanee which hays come 10 OUT
Knowledge, itlwould appear that there "a wide
spread determination u make the military an
| thor ties the instruments ot siave huotsrs.