New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-06

felt" hostile force Of five thousand. So long ga
the West sends such men 10 the war; the friends of
the Union can be of good heart for they cannot be
beaten.
After q time our conversation turned upon poll
tics, and my new acquaintance said to me- " large
majority OF Rosecrauss men went into tho war
friendly to Slavery; but now no< one of them would
consent 10 any peace that did not destroy il root and
branch. Nine months ago left home Breckin-
ridge Democrat, and now, Sir, j IN as black an
Abolitionist az Wendell Phillips"
"Aud what pray, turned you about 90 suddenly1'
Seeing Slavery as IL rs. One little incident con-
yinced me that negro is man-just as much OF
one US | sm-and therefore not fit TO be slave. IL
occurred where l sm now stationed. Just outside
of our lines lives planter who processes strong
Union sentiments. He used TO mix freely with our
officers, keep open house for them and wss, appar-
emily, a whole -souled hospitable fellow. He owned
good many negroes, and among them quiet,
resi- ectful old darkey of about 60, who supplied my
mess with eggs and poultry. Not long ago our
pickets stationed about 100 yards from this planters
house, were fired upon several times from the woods
near by. 1t WAS done regularly twice week, and
occurred on each occasion, at about o'clock IN the
morning At last of our boys was hit, and, being
in command of the pckets, set about investigating
the matter. There was nothing about the planter,
except the fact of his being STAKEHOLDER, to
excite suspicion, but that convinced me he bad
hand in it. / never knew one Of them, however
strong bis professions Of loyalty, who WAS not al
heart Rebel.
81 sen, for the old darkey, to question him. and,
hearing of it, the planter came TO my quarters, and
insisted tha, he had right 10 hear what his negro
said. felt sure could Mt get the truth on, Of the
slave in bis masters presence, but consented 10 60
on with the examination. put rome leading quei-
tons TO the old man, snd in quiet, straightforward
WAY be told me that an officer of Braggs army had
been in the habit Of visiting the mansion every few
nights for several weeks. That he came about mid.
night left bis horse and orderly concealed In the
woods, and went mp 10 the MISTRESS room m soon
as lie entered the house, the master joining him
there, aud remaining with him generally tor an hour
or two. And he added, with perfect oooIness;
Drec'ly sfer de csp'n wud leab, Sar, ID alters
yere do shootn 'mong de woods. l reekoned DAT
was qusr till fnarly, one day, yered hsssa Il
tellin Missus dat de Cap'p was bound TO wing one
OBJ dem Yankees anyhow. / asked bin why the
officer cane there, and the old fellow scratching bis
wool, and assuming very stupid look, ,aid
40 does Mt knows, Cunnel Iiallers psared berry
quar- ter ms dat be shud come, but reekons Dc Sc
cesh wants ter lsrn whot's gwine on in do camps.
Massa, beseG wus alters berry curious bout dat, an
he sot me, ober an ober agn, ter fine out-toic me
must keep my yeres wide open wheneber toted
you de truck but, You alters hab your mouth 'bet
80 berry close, Cunne dat neber could fine out a
tiDs-not ting, SGr.'
Here the Colonel burst into q 1T Of laughter. A
coon as lie could readjust the muscles Of BIS mouth
to the English dialect, hc continued:
"1irough Tho whole Of this, the planter threat
ened him and he finally storrned, and raved n him
like madman, bu, the old Christian went on a. TN
disturbed as Quaker meeting, only once in while
answering bis master, with You knows i'm de
Lords truth, rns.,a. larp't ray muffin slse, mas
"a; lie berry sorry msssn-'pesrs like Ia die fur
you, natsa, case toted you when yous chile,
TN Ise alters lubed you; but karn't say muffin elss
de Lord woant left me cay muffin else, uhssa No,
He woant!
"The dsrky knew we might march at any mo-
ment and that, when wo did. there were ninety
nine chances in hundred Of bis being whipped 70
death by his master, or by some o! the neighbour II
bis master wasn't left 10 DO it; and Jet ho was as
cool as an Martin Luther, when he went into
Worms, expecting to meet the devil himself didn't
show tho moral courage Of that old negro. lie con-
WINGED ne that the black 10 altogether too much Of
MAN 10 be slave
"And what did you do with the Inasterl"
"Nothing. Our Bngadisr, who had been fro
quent guest at his house. thought it not exactly the
thing TO hang a white man on 'niggers testi-
nopy, and 10 let bin of. II I had had my way, he
would have hung higher than Haman."
"And what became OF the uegro1"
| mot many days after his master was released.
he came to my tent one evening, and with little
hesitation. said 10 NE: Cunne do nj want tsr
suIb you, but do Lord come ter NE lars night, Ear,
an LIE telled ne ter come yero an left you know
what's gwine on
"'And what Is going oni" asked him.
"' Wall, you zee, Cuunel, do debil bab got inter
rassa; an lie swar he m gwiDe ter kill NE fur te'
YOU bout DO secesh Cspn.'
"I assured him would protect him, and accort
ingly, In a day or two, packed him of, with hir
trars and family 10 tho Free States. IL whsn MT e1-
acty according to Tennessee law, and bis owner
protested warmly against it, but advised him to
prove bis loyalty and claim lis property Of Uncle
Sam.
"The old darky lived in little log cabin near
bis masters house, and the day he was to leave
rode out to see him safely started His email amount
Of personal property was slowed away in the smbu'
lance. which was 10 take him to Nashville; and his
wife, a good-looking mua,to the old fellow himself
was blacker than ink)-bad already mounted the
wagon. A pretty quadroon womsn Of abou! thirty,
who passed as the old mans daughter-though ahe
could M have been Of bis blood was helping on to
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