The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-04-03

Is IT Solve copy the following article
from a late number Of The NaSh05Ac Patriot -
Is IL true that, "whenever the fugitives come in
to the lines of Gen. McCook, they are secured,
and record made oftheir names and the names
of their owners?' 1t seems to US that the res
oution lately passed by Congress and approved
by President Lincoln declaring that no General
Of the army should return fugitive slaves to
those claiming them, should put stop to this
kind of trading to rebel Shareholders, And how
convenient, according to The PGtrt0t il Is made
for those owners. Il continues:
"All the owner has to do is to apply either in
person or through an Agent, examine the record
or look at the slaves, and if he finds any that
belongs TO him, take them away -
Gen. McCook must be a model General in the
estimation Of the rebels and traitors Of Tennes-
see, he makes it SO easy for them to procure
fugitive slaves. II he is SO prominent rebel
that it would be unsafe to ture into the Fed
era camp to look for slaves, he has only TO send
an agent No proof OF ownership, even, is de-
manded. If a rebel finds fugitive whose ap-
peslance suits hin he las only 80 make his I'M
supported claim, and .alle him away. We would
like TO know if everything We eat, drink or wear
is to be taxed to secure" and detain and sup
port all the slaves in the rebel States who come
into the Federal lines, until ,Eeir masters can
come or send agents to take them away, in ad-
dition to the $4,000, 900 day it takes to carry
on the war?
The United States Army and Fugjti0e Shares,
We have heard it stated epeatedIy that con
siderable number OF fugitive slaves are follow
ing the United States army on It's march South
through this State. These negroes, we presume,
have generally abscondod, believing that they
would be protected By the army, and, if not I'M
mediately, ultimately be freed. The action oil
the army leaders on this subject is Of vast i'm
portance TO the owners of slaves, and, we are
gratfied to state, on the authority Of a gentle
man Of this city, who has mad occasion to test
the matter, that they are disposed to be just and
honorable He visited the camp Of Gen. Nc
| Cook, in Maury county, i'll quest OF fugitive,
and that officer, instead OF throwing obstacles
! in the way, afforded him every facility for the
successful prosecution of his search That Gen.
treated him in the most courteous aud gentle
manly manner, as also did Gen johnson, and
Capt. Blake, the Brigade Provost Marshall
Their conduct towards him was, IN all respects
that Of high-toned gentlemen, DESTROYS of dis
charging their duties promptly and honoraby.
1t is impossible for the army to prevent slaves
from following them; but whenever the fugi,
lives come into the lines Of Gen. Nice ook, they
are secured, and record made OF their names
and the names of their owners. All the owner
has to do is to apply either in person, or through
an agent, examine the record, or look ct the
slaves, and if he finds any that belong to him
take them away.
I II 81 af MI In lyo
these statements, which acquit the Federal army
and its officers of conniying at the escape o.
slaves. Their conduct Is having Il tendency tC
make that class OF our population, that is, th'
IporEion of them who axe restless and inclined
| to run away--satisfed that they cannot get
away through the instrumantaIiry of the army
and that they had better remain at home