New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1863-03-27
FROM WASHINGTON. @
Special Correspondence of the Chicago Times

Special Correspondence OF the Chicago Times
WAsHlNGToN, March IA.
I met with a highly intelligent gen
tlemen yesterday, wbohas just returned
from Port R"val, 'l,lton head, ana the
coast of South Carolina, where he has
heen for several weeks, an acute ohscr
yer of the progress ofthe preparations
for the siege of Charleston. could
fill column with this graphic descrip
ton of the immense naval force now
threatening thut city: hut, as that
might give some information to the
enemy which they d. not know. for
hear. What he SAYS about Gen Hunter
however is matter Of public concern,
and the public ought toknow it, because
what Gen. Hunter is doing will cause
the failure Of the whole expedition, and
he is doing it in obedience to cxnress
and imperative orders from the admin
straton.
Indeed. am satisfied, from what
this gentleman saws, that the object of
this expedition is not to reduce Charles
ton or to capture Savannah. hut to raise.
organize, and drill regiments Of negro
soldiers. and to :ncite and aid negr,
insnrrections in the interior Of South
Carolina. A more fiendish design was
never entertained by demon. The
statement made by Greeley in the 7ri
buue, two or three weeks ago. th't Gen
Hunter was organizing an expedition to
I've composed of negro"s. to penetrate
into the interior Of South Carolina, the
object Of which was to cause negro in
surrections all over the State is h'er
ally true. The onlv reason why tn
expe lition has not started before now
is that enough blacks cannot be found
courageous en- us to make up the ex-
pedition. All the attempt of the tools
Of the administration to seduce the
slaves of that State from their masters
have miserahlv failed. Gen Hunter
has not vet secceelelin gettin thnus
and abla-bo,lie,i men, and. of all the
runaway slaves that have como into his
lines. not one in ten is willing to fight
Still, Gen Hunter spends all his
time and all his energies in this negro
business and his own orders on the
subject are such that obedience to them
compel!s him to dismiss and send north
all officers who do not believe IN negro
equality, in serving with negro regi-
ments !; AMI who do not believe, also
that the emancipation of the slaves
ought to he regarded as the gr'at OBJ
ject of the war. Gen. Foster could not
believe this, and he was sent away
His staff officers, and several othe,
Generals and Col,nels, and large
number Of Captains and Lieutenants
could not believe it. and they have all
been sent away. Gen Henry VI. M
glee (upon whom the command of Gen
Fosters troops dev i've after the dis.
missal of the latter officer) could no
believe it, and n he has been sen,
awav, and ordered to Nov York Gen
Naglee's often . consisted in an ener
getic but respectful, protest against
Gen. Hunter proceeain gs. which wat
sent to Washington. Gen. Hunter CON
silered this protest as I" ffensive," and
hence Gen. Naglee's Punishment. The
sending away Of Gen. Naglee has cre-
ated feeling of dissatisfacti n Am 'ng
his own and Gen Fosters late troops.
amounting aim st to mutiny. No les
than four Of the hest Brigadier Gen
G Is with the ex! ior, together with
a d Zen Cm'nels and fly Captains
and Lientenants, openly declare that
they will not be accamplices in any
such designs as Gen. Hunter contemp
lates, and that they will soon follow
Gen. Foster and Gen. Nnglee to the
North.
This fe cling is by no means confined
TO the officers. The men are Justly in
dignant at the deception that has been
pract1cea upon them. an at being de
prived of their officers. They, too, have
expressed their determination not