Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1862-01-03
Fugitive Slaves.


courses in regard to the policy to be pursued
towards fugitive slaves:
One of the first orders Of Gen Halleck, on
assuming the command of the All my in Nilsson
ri, was to exclude fugitive slaves from the
camps, as they have been detected giving mili-
tary information TO the rebels. This is the ex
perence OF nearly ali our military men brought
Ia contact with fugitive slaves. They are unrs
Liable, tricky and deceitful. We have yet to
Know OF an instance where the negro has shown
u disposition to aid the friends of the Union.
1hey come to our camps, procure what infor>
Oh alton they can, and IN q short time sturn up
missing. 1t is the impression of many milita>
~ men slaves have been used as enissaries to
convey Intelligence to the rebels. We not
surprised, therefore, that General Halleck has
given orders to exclude fugitive slaves from
the camps.
! Many OF them, who rushed to meet sol.
diers On landing on South Carolina after work
ing day or two for the Federal forces, took
French leave and left for parts unknown. The
great advantages TO be gained in putting down
rebellion by the uprising of the negro popula-
! ton OF the South. 50 much harped upon by the
blatant Aboiitionisss, is ali moonsbine. There
| is nothing oft. We have not heard of the
first demonstration made by them, and we are
sorry to hear it, not much on the darkles'
account as it lessons the prospect OF extfrmina-
ting the curse Of slavery. Trusting on the
slave population to aid in pnttmg down rebel.
lion is leaning very frajl reed. They have
exhibited disposition TO help themselves or
the friends Of the Union, aud we have no hope
that they will.
C1use's Report-Eupenses Of the Yankee
| Gover7au5eqt Iaoo Millions per Diem
/ The Baltimore papers of the 10Th contain there
port OF Salmon P Chase, ,Lincolns Secretary ofthe
Treasury,
The document is very long, and it would be diff
fcut to follow through his statements OF how mo-
nsy was and will be raised The report shows
that ne has only succeeded IN raising one hundred
and fifty millions of dollars. The amount of de-
mand notes put ii circulation is twenty one milli-
! ons. The revenue derived from customs has disap
pointed Chase.
| To enable the Government to obtain the means
still necessary to prosecute the to a final issue,
he suggests the proprety OF depiving the banks of
the country of the authority to circulate notes in
their own issue, and to substitute in their stead
notes issued by the United States Government
Two plans have been suggested First, by grad
ual withdrawal from circulation Of notes OF corpo-
atoms and the issue in their place of United States
| notes payable in coin demand and, secondly
national banFing institution, which shalt dlstrb>
ute notes of the bank to local banking institution
to be secured by pledge of United States bonds.
Chase favors the latter plan. He estimates that
the national debt Ill reach, July 1st, 1863, tue
sum of eight hundTed 0r1 ninety sevea msaiaons
| three hundred and seventy two thousand eight
hundred aud tago dollars and three cents. Ihe
present expenses Of the Government amount to $z
| coo, ,oo0 per diem.
| The steamship Africa has arrived st New York
with Liverpool dates TO the Esd November. Ihe
Arago bad arrived cut with Gen. Scout and family
| on board.
| large number of uatteras prisoners, including
eleven officers. will be released in very lew
| Gays.
| Counterfeitimg the Ezog.-The .rick adopted
! by the Yankees in their various battles with
the Contederates of raising the Confederate flag
and initiating the secret signals of the Confea~
crates is unprecedented in civilized warfare
| No nation on the earth has ever before been
base enough to descend to such;vile expedientss
No chivalrc people would desire an advantage
gained by such infamous knavery. Yet our de
praved adversaries actually pride themselves
upon the smartress Of such a cowatdly and
wicked trick It strikes us that the Confeder-
ate Generals should adopt the most summary
measures to compel the Yankees to adhere to
the rules of honorable warfare. They should
| formally notify the Federal Generals that eve-
ry Yankee captured under the Confederate flag
or making Confederate signals, should be hung
upon the battle field forthwith, and his miser-
able carcass left to feed the vultures.
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/ The ISasaags en- Nsa0 York.. IA 4s
/ The New York Herald calls upon the peo~
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