New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-08

persons Of color, herself, end granddaughter, and
h~ouoit theu TO Helena and turned them over 10
RearA1rirsl Sawyer, Superintendent OF Contr'-
bands, who immedia ely rovidsd Tor tLom. Mr.
Camube!i frr her states that OF Friday morning,
Jnly %. 1868, she called upon Brighten. l.. f..
Ross, commanding 40 the aoscuce ri AaJor-Hei:
prentissl, who told her she might take th co!oted
PERSONS slaves with her as they Were her property
She said she did lot wish to Tree them, bat wished
10 yet them home 10 her own place.
The atovs are Mrs. Can pDelPs own statements,
nearly her own words, az the records OF this once
SHOW. 1tlS morning the following order Mas SEM
30 the eli G, which copy;
OyICE OF PEovosr-NAASaAl DISTRICT 9' e., ". A.
Carr: You wiplesse show 10 tie yo.ns sir who accom-
pnnes tbs orderly your headquaftr. tho ooniln@ha.
that IGed 10 you ~ an oN;ci o! 'He suS''''
Coyinston lat evening rf.,
nunber tnat turned to sou. and which WA De
recognized Us Aer mothers negroes by hsf g. poss
ny GiG To% Si Capt. and NJ, Moasctb .tiS.I
Immediately on receiving The above the Snperin-
tendent directed the writer who represents nan 10
proceed to THE Office OF tie Provost aarsiai hnd sss
Mr. Townsend tor copy OF Gen Ross orcer' nis IN,
reply was that Geu. Ross had Dsen at Ills once aiu
made the order verbal; there was no written oruef
from the General, The writer stated to Mr.. Town.
scud that Mr. Sawyer wanted the ORDER az nc "Vuiu
give free papers TO tire colored persons IN question
Sir. Townsend replied that be did not care whether
or not Mr.. Sawyer gave tHem Hss psfe' =,
and full 10 tue NIllct, eA'
have them people forthcoming at his lmyl
Office or he would arrest bin and ieoa
him here Immediately. lie nine perdons o. color
in question We're brought to The oce OF The Super
iutcndent and acquainted with the truth by the 3D.
perintendent himself that they were forever free,
made so by the Presidents Proclamation, aud that
their pretended mistress or orser wiohed to take
them back into Missouri where they wouin De
slaves lie informed them II they returned TO Mis-
souri, they would do 20 OF ther own free Wilt thai
no force could or should DO used 10 compel them "
40 with their pretended owner. Mis-. Louisa H.
Campbell. They, the colored persons. replied TIA,
II they wero free they wished TO remain free, and
did not evlnce any disposition whatever 10 50 further
with their pretended owner. lhereup0n MI oaw'
yer addressed BRIG. Gen. Ross III the following
language: ,....,,
| HELENA, ARA, July "a, ltoS'
BRIG Gen Aois, Commsnalnsi IL. n c.,.us.r ara :,
t!s office snd AZ unwilling TO With hef freed "
TIE Ftsadsugs r. oo!ansion, they are ieA 70 A o~N
fn,thsr Mr, Campbell says ,Ee eonao,rs them still -
.Isyes thai sue does wA intend to nes themi see
ihs; will hold them g. sayes as !ons I. 500 eau &
as we're IN tAe gent and from toe manner he
mistress they OIL svOw thsr unwilling. 20 50 wl
Ter under oonpuon. Inoy shy they Yh uy 20 SUI
pon themssves Ihs whos case ieieried t" your head
R'sf'''' SAMUEL sHwiEit sup, Of cOntrsbsud'
The above was considered, and re,urDed ~ thi'
! oaiee with lie following indoroemenij
EEAIsrAsTERs % ID K A..
LELESA. ARK, JAY -, 1881
The case of these negroes f.ss holly "ihi0 Inem.s"'
decide IL would better iof them TO rotun 20 Missouri
than 10 remain he.e Tie General Commsgsins wooe pc e
that they sLoud 90 oI thsir soSd ss b@ OF St oO
e1umen tiuco tho oGiua.ce % LnlsnoraoE hA' Dce
adopted would hardly be rssoranI TO s.sverJ. peen
IL proper however, ~ sre tvs question ~ ie.n DC ''
thar 10 pesn4son has beer or Will lie used - r,sin .m
! py order Of Bn.-Oea hOS5.
| ~ s. KENDALL, A. A. General
Thus we give 10 the public the record of one Of
the many tina! cone before tie Superintendent
of ConiIatanas. The Superintendent, III dl.posin-
OF THIS case, whersia the prinnp.e Of personal hter!
was involved acted as be thought, In s'fie' aecoId
auce with lhe pol!ey Of the Government, aud ii
Keeping with the true Interpretation OF the Pfesi
dents Proclamation. Ills mind beiug profoundly
impressed with TIE belief that all Government OIL
cals should be guided and controlled by the froc.a
nation, be saw 10 reasons why the niue persons o
color should be returned Us sutjscis VI The slGV'
system Of labor Of the state OF Missouri. y.