The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-06
No l42.
rhe Enlistment OF SIavssIn MARI
iRnd---uhe Exodus.


iRnd---Thc Exodus.
The EAston Gazette Of Saturday lss,
says: 1
The steamer Cecil arrived at the wharf
At Easton Point on Thursday night last,
with a Government officer on board for
the purpose ofrecruiting persona Of color.
There were some two hundred left on
Friday morning in the steamer Cham
pion, while the steamer Cecil remained,
aud will take of a load in short time.
Shareholders who have encouraeed the
rebellion now begin 10 see the terrible
dilemma into which they have placed
themselves,
A report became extensively circulated
throughout the town on Monday last that
about two hundred negroes had made
their appearance in the town Just before
| daylight TO enlist In the Government
service, but there being no one to receive
them, they speedily made tracks for the
adjoining woods, The news spread
with the rapidity Of lightning, and in q
short time a number of those who still
declare that we have no Government and
cling TO the "nigger" in preference to eve
rything else, were on the spot 20 render
valuable assistance whenever their SER
vices might be called for. One picket
volunteered to enter on the perilous duty
TO seek out the whereabouts of these flu
gitives, but we think he returned in ex-
cellent order without meeting with the
enemy.
Night came on aud the ghosts of these
two hundred negroes became more hid
eous as the sun set behind the western
hills, and the mantle of night began TO
shroud everything around Ia darkness.
In the meantime the sheriff was sent for
distance of some twelve or fifteen
miles--and nothing would satisfy this
Southern chivalry but the summoning .
large posse TO conTol the town and the
surrounding country; men were soon
seen with their guns on their shoulders
and pistols in their pockets, and one who
did not understand the drift of matters,
would readily have supposed that old
John Brown and his colleagues had con-
quered death and were marchiDg forth
with their pixies aud sabres to annihilAts
the entire population.
Alter this procedure had gone 10
q considerable extent Captain Fra
zier, the Provost Marshal Of this DIS
trict became acquainted with the fat
when he sent one Of his officers 70 in
form these gentlemen that be kept mill
tary guard and when the services sf the
citizens We're needed they would be call
ed upon. The crowd very soon quietly
dispersed, some of them looking, as
though their last hope Of raising an ex-
citement on Che "niggerF had fled, and
that they must meet the stern reality as
il 10, without the least shadow of chance
Of turning the tide of public sentiment
upon the question Of emancipation. The
day has passed when these men could
influence the public mind and make the
people believe that the institution of
slavery was paramount TO every other
consideration. IL is the people that now
have the predominancy and not the aris-
tOcrats, who have SO long been controlling
the public affairs Of the country.
From the Centreyille Citizen we take
the following
There has been considerable excite
ment in our county during the present
week in consequence of the constant alb
sconding Of slaves from their masters
On Sunday night very large number
left the neighbOrhOod of Oenterville, and
repaired 10 Queenstown, where q Gov
ernment steamer was lying for the pur-
pose Of recruiting colored troops. On
Monday and Tuesday large numbers de-
liberately walked away from their mas
ters, leaving them without labor TO
conduct their farming operations. We
cannot attempt TO enumera.e the names
of those who have suffered in this re-
spect. The stampede is so great that
owners make no effort Whatever to re-
tain their slaves. We understand \
steamer arrived in Corsica creek, on
Tuesday night, for the purpose Of taking
away these willing recruits, aud they
are freely embracing the opportunity
thus offered 10 fight for "MsssA Lincoln"
There will no doubt be great peouniary
endorsements, on account OF these
proceedings
/ The Cambridge Intelligencer says:
Nearly three hundred slaves have been
,, recruited in Talbot county this week.
,, Aud the recruiting officers, not wishing
A, 60 slight the Secesh chivalry Of Dorset
intend paying them q visit in q few
: days. Oh give us back our niggers
The Annapolis Republican Of Satur-
day says
Keziah, slave of Mrs. Saucer, and 9
: negro woman and child, slaves Of Edwin
9 Duvsll, Esq, ran away from this city
1 on Wednesday last and were caught on
I the north Of Severn on Thursday. Al
: the same time, was arrested Ike = free
: negro who was, il il supposed, plotting
y them. They were lodged in the county
I Jail.