Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-14
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The ARREST OF HON. A. o. p. NICHOLSON.
telegram dated Columbia, Tennessee, ID instant,
gives the following particulars Of the of Hon
Mr. Nicholson:
Soce the edmond battles and evacuation Of Corrtb
there has btn great fltter here among the boies OF
the Rshsl' Ia which Senator D. p. Nieho % took
slsc .wp,t The f,n,.irg speaks Ter lbs If:
HEApQuARrERs UsrTED STATES FoRcEs,l
Columbia, July %, 1862.
Capt. Brinker Prorosi Marshal, Sir,-Place in close
confinement, on soldiers fare, the Hon A. o. F. Mich
olson, ayowed traitor TO his country and Tor using
the following language: " That he had been a sympa-
thiser with the South and still sympaihiser with
the rebeion; that he had made up his mind 10 take
the consequence before he would take the OATH"
JAS. S. NEGLrr, Big. Gene
The arrest, which Immediately took place, caused
great excitement large number of gentlemen called
upon Gen. Negey, many, regret To say, being loyal
men, and mportuned for his release. Hut the General
informed them all that he would transgress his duty
should he release vile traitor aud that he had
deliberately announced that he prepared 10 take
all the consequences before he would take The OATH he
must extrcae himself honorably and liberty in
no other way.
In the afternoon of the day Of his arrest the traitors
wife called upon Gen. Negley, and asked permission
take her husband pillow and some food.
The General informed her that he would permit
such thlng that her husband prepared for the
sequences, and he must take them.
But, said the lady, where Is he contneii"
/" In the guardhouse, madam, with a soldier who has
been imprisoned for steaing," was the Generals an
swer.
This cnraged the lady, and she vehemently inquired
Of the officer II he meant to compare the crime OF her
husband to the petty ransgressions Of low BLACKBOARD
Of sOldleri Madam" reloiDed the General, YOU
ask me direct question: and am not in the least III
clined 10 eyade an answer but you must not consider
me indicate when inform you that your husband de-
hanging: and that estimation th|rp %
crime treason TO the United States Co
yernment."
She Immediately bestowed upon the General the
vilest of abuse, and exhausted The vocabulary .! OPP
probrious epthets in rage telling him that her hus
band willing TO take the oath with her consent, but
that he should rot in Jail first.
LINCOLN AND THE NIGER wORsHIPPERs-BLAoK REeI-
MEsTs REJECTED.
A letter dated Washington, August 4th, says:
The efforts Of those who love the negro more than
the Union induce the President TO swerye from has
established policy are unayailing He will neither be
persuaded by promise nor inundated by threats. To-
day he called upon by two United States Senators,
and rather peremplory requested TO accept the SER
vices of two negro regiments. They were fatty and
unequivocally rejected The President did sppre-
ciaie the necessity for employing the negroes TO hight
the battles OF the country and take the positions which
the white of the nation, the voters and of pa
triotic sres should be proud TO occupy there
ploymens in which the negroes Of rebel masters might
well be engaged, but he was not willing 10 place them
upon an equality with our volunteers who had left
home and family and lucrative occupation TO defend
the Union and the Constitution, while there yo-
unieers militia enough in the loyal States 10 main
tain the government without resort 10 this expedlent.
If the loyal people not satisfied with the policy
he has adopted he willing to leave the admnistra-
ton 10 other hands One OF the Senators who had pre-
erred this request mpudent enough TO tell the Pre-
sident he wished tu God lac would resign.
This interview between these apostles of negro ee-
walton and the President has presented direct issue.
The whole country'wlll rejoice that Mr. Lincoln has
expressed his determination not 10 degrade the gallant
volunteers, who are now bleeding and dying for the
Union and the Constitution, by accedng to the demands
Of the few fierce fanatics who would peryert tie war
for the Union into a simple abolition raid.
The decision OF the President in tins settles the
question as TO an admission Of negro brigadcs One Of
the Senators alluded from Kansas, and thus the
Tribunes story Jim Lanes negro regiments is at
once proved bursted bubble ditto Greeleys red
breeched negro brigade and the negro regiments that
have been reported TO be organizing Ia this district
THE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
From detailed account in the Philadelphia Press,
of the exchange Of prisoners at Aikens Landing,
extrac, the following:
Presently the sight offered itself Of negro women,
whom they knew to be slaves, and their CALCULATIONS
were lively The old South really reached last
On they came from their distant houses, troopng TO