, 1862-08-29
GEN. R.Ea,L,s DEpARTmESr.
Remarkable Statements of q Cores
p9n1eAI.

An army correspondent Of the Cleyeiand
{Ohio) Leader, who writes from Stevenson.
Ala, thus de1ipeates the condition OF W.T. mat
teEs at That point:
ADVENTURE WITH REBEL.
Gen. Buell. feels it his religious ob1iyation
to satisfy the traitors that he is not to hurt
nrEboey in northern alabama. One of our
earnest and energetic colonies WAS sent from
T1scum ba to To"n Creek to repair the
bridge The rebel yandalz had burned st thu
pom. Living ad jlceut is one OF the most un-
ltitigated rebels in all the South-Isaae Win
ston, jr. He had over ! 800 bushels OF corn,
togeth.r with cattle and cotton; when asked
10 sell us some corn. he replied, mo; before
9ht Cd Lincoln 4anAves should have one
ear o1 uly corn or anything Else, / would
burn it.'' Nher.upon The colonel sant his
quaFtermaster and took some corn, otf-rias
Ainl Eovs FunleEt voucher, whicu he indig-
nausly E!urued, but said ''It the Southern
aria} werc Eere they should have my corn and
CATTLE want you TO understand thu: | a:u
Your eEeray to-day and will tiGh- yon 1O.rnor-
low." lie then wrote 3 note back to the col
ohcl commanding, asking him how long he
would give him to burn and destroy his prop
erty, whereupon the colone: wrote hin: that
LIE was id traitor, and must be Insane or
bis s5EP4tly; If the hitter then lie ought to
he 1aE.IG.h
He It fused to let our men hare the b:,ck-
smiths tools at his shop, and when they had
gone AID taken POSSESSION of the shop during
The Gay, tbIt III ght he sent Ills slaves and ti,ok
the tools oil fifteen miles. The colonel then
ordered his arrest. For these things, this
some ma11, Isaac Winston, jr., writes to Gen
Buell., at Huntsville, as to an old friend, with
apparent perfect contid:uce, asking MIN
whether he approves such conduch ln 4 fed
tral ottlceF, il The letter acknowledging that
I 1t r1I oCf-r -
OF honor would compel hun to sell his prop
trty 10 bis eae. i=s: On Z letter SO 1la5Tant
Gen. Buell. asks an explanation.
RELUCTANT ENFORCEMENT OF TIE CONF1sCA-
TON LAM.
Reluctantly the pFo-6layery officers Of the
ar1ly carry out The designs OF the conf iscasion
law. To build the tort1dcatinns at this place
the commanding officer sent out par:ics to
press the elayes OF rebel owners int3 the ser
vice. But the orders einanating from head
quarters strictly enjoined that receipts should
De given for the ind1s cIimiuate return OF these
persons pressed into the service. thereby as
suming to decide the validity of claims to rhe
slave, which is 1nsnifestIy q violation of s1e
last clause Of the tenth section OF the conas-
cation bill, which reads: "aud no person tn.
gastd III the military or naval service Of tie
United States SHALL under any pretcnce what
ever, assume to decide on the validity of the
claim OF any person to the service or labor Of
claimant, On pain of bein dismissed from the
serricc.f
-Four hundred q contrabands'' Of al. cosors
are now employed upon the public for:itiea-
tlons here. sud happier, more willing set oi
1aen neyvr welded spade or axe. Il would
Ut mercuess cruelty to eeud these noble fel.
| lows back to whips and chains. God grant
| ttat the Administration may perceive the
truth 1h.tt loyal black men are good e1on n
Kill dislo;al white rebel trlisors, aud sudsl
! them to fight for their own liberty end tht
salvation ot the republic.
WHITE "coSGnADASD"
Amcpg the 'contrahands /" was fonnd one
| White znan, si2ty-1hree years old, Of pure An.
| glo-Saxon rloou, without any African taint
! wh;> has bttn Il sllve 1ur sixty-th7ee yeArs
! ke9red in the slaye-rens OF Virginia, doubt
lest the child Of mistort une, but thought te
be more valuable for lhe Il shan 5t:. - ,nan II
'is4rangl:,H he his been herded With the Ne
srccs, Compelled to live Lie fo. mora thaz
thTcescoTe years. Nhat'a tield OF an1uish i:
open to the imagination? We Immediately
dispatched hifE 1oF,h Oh the oyc71rou:4d rair
| road to Governor Mort''u Q: Iadi .ul, t. sho1
"hat are the Ep-ciuleus Q. the =y:ten that no r
! Cties the government.
a system tlas denies marriage, sh1ts gu
| kno "1cd.e, cEaEscl4.,s luna1iity, 6h3ui1 u,
| sanctioned By EcEc III SC, uttd by a.:.
INCIDENTS 1T TIE TRIAL or TTRC;1ES.
When the Colonel asked that .ho men. b.,
fore he would rive tten projection, $Aoai
TAX. the cath If a.!e:;i s4ce, or sign i Il:l.
| to iafurm on The .ur1iia 5rjd5e-oura3r:, Vi
Judges said, My Gcd. ~ouij you ave thes
i;:en turn iIfo7uie1s asainst th=ir oFn souE
!yutiers ard fathers: ::
RESULT or DTELL's CANCELLATION I'oL1CT.
and for refusing 10 protect these rascal:
Gen. Buell., on f;'s way to CAntt .1.C-., ac
..me suddenly a!i-.-d with the sc'.:-ci
a:es," aud. hor1iti..d at the stern rule OF iuI
ctin, under General Mitchell, he was p"-sua
ded TO step on his WAY 10 Chattanooga an
Huntsville <1he plac:, that ou mt to hav' hee
captured in ten days Aft-r tie ev4cneti II {
Corinth), anu make an etlort, throu- / III: t.
| cious forns OF i eourt-zna-7il.. to s:.'!at;' =
rtbei citizens ct northern Alabama :A2t l.
rot the design Of the Lifted States g.oSerI
1neut to hurt anybody.
In the meantime the rebels took adv a',tag
OF his hall to interpose Il, ,UER} men bet veg
hin aEd Chattanooga, and despatch h"ev
t>odies OF cavalry to harTass the scattered d
visions OF his a-mr, and cut oH MS co:nnla
ration with Nashville; also, suadered seytr
sinles lis communication with Corinth. Il
advance Majors General M:Cook's and Cri
t.ndep's divisions, reaching Battle Crcel
twenty-eight miles from Chattanooga, VEL
compelled to halt, and there the troops ha,
:sen lay in. tor i've weeks, doi2g nothing, (
TX: 70 Eolhirg. In short, B1rl'. with - O
, .urr, il now doing just what Gen. Mitch
did with 4,ot0-occuc5ing noFthcra Al